Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
August 19 2021 - 9:40AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of
Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d/16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 2021
Aegon N.V.
Aegonplein 50
2591 TV
THE HAGUE
The Netherlands
Aegons press release, dated August 19, 2021, is included as appendix and incorporated herein by
reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Aegon N.V.
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(Registrant)
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Date: August 19, 2021
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By
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/s/ J.O. van Klinken
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J.O. van Klinken
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Executive Vice President and
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General Counsel
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The Hague August 19,
2021
New ex-dividend and record dates set for the interim dividend 2021 for holders of Aegons New York
Registry Shares
Aegon announces changes to the ex-dividend and record dates for the interim dividend 2021 for holders
of Aegons New York Registry Shares (ISIN: US0079241032). These shares will be quoted ex-dividend on August 26, 2021, instead of on August 20, 2021. The record date is changed from
August 23, 2021, to August 27, 2021. For holders of Aegons New York Registry Shares, the election period for shareholders will run from August 27 up to and including September 10, 2021. The dividend will be payable as of
September 17, 2021 (unchanged).
As a result of these changes, the ex-dividend date, the record date and the date of the
start of the dividend election period for New York Registry Shares differ from the dates that apply to shares listed on Euronext Amsterdam. Furthermore, no issuance nor cancellation of New York Registry Shares will be possible from close of business
August 23, 2021, until close of business August 27, 2021.
About Aegon
Aegons roots go back more than 175 years to the first
half of the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has grown into an international company, with businesses in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Today, Aegon is one of the worlds leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance,
pensions and asset management. Aegons purpose is to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security. More information on aegon.com.
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Contacts
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Media relations
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Investor relations
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Dick Schiethart
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Jan Willem Weidema
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+31 (0) 70 344 8821
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+31 (0) 70 344 8028
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dick.schiethart@aegon.com
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janwillem.weidema@aegon.com
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The Hague August 19, 2021
Forward-looking statements
The statements contained in this document that are
not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following are words that identify such forward-looking statements: aim, believe, estimate, target, intend, may, expect,
anticipate, predict, project, counting on, plan, continue, want, forecast, goal, should, would, could, is confident, will, and similar expressions as they relate to Aegon. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Aegon undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
merely reflect company expectations at the time of writing. Actual results may differ materially from expectations conveyed in forward-looking statements due to changes caused by various risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include
but are not limited to the following:
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Changes in general economic and/or governmental conditions, particularly in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom;
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Changes in the performance of financial markets, including emerging markets, such as with regard to:
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The frequency and severity of defaults by issuers in Aegons fixed income investment portfolios;
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The effects of corporate bankruptcies and/or accounting restatements on the financial markets and the resulting decline in
the value of equity and debt securities Aegon holds; and
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The effects of declining creditworthiness of certain public sector securities and the resulting decline in the value of
government exposure that Aegon holds;
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Changes in the performance of Aegons investment portfolio and decline in ratings of Aegons counterparties;
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Lowering of one or more of Aegons debt ratings issued by recognized rating organizations and the adverse impact such action may
have on Aegons ability to raise capital and on its liquidity and financial condition;
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Lowering of one or more of insurer financial strength ratings of Aegons insurance subsidiaries and the adverse impact such action
may have on the written premium, policy retention, profitability and liquidity of its insurance subsidiaries;
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The effect of the European Unions Solvency II requirements and other regulations in other jurisdictions affecting the capital Aegon
is required to maintain;
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Changes affecting interest rate levels and continuing low or rapidly changing interest rate levels;
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Changes affecting currency exchange rates, in particular the EUR/USD and EUR/GBP exchange rates;
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Changes in the availability of, and costs associated with, liquidity sources such as bank and capital markets funding, as well as
conditions in the credit markets in general such as changes in borrower and counterparty creditworthiness;
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Increasing levels of competition in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and emerging markets;
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Catastrophic events, either manmade or by nature, including by way of example acts of God, acts of terrorism, acts of war and pandemics,
could result in material losses and significantly interrupt Aegons business;
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The frequency and severity of insured loss events;
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Changes affecting longevity, mortality, morbidity, persistence and other factors that may impact the profitability of Aegons
insurance products;
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Aegons projected results are highly sensitive to complex mathematical models of financial markets, mortality, longevity, and other
dynamic systems subject to shocks and unpredictable volatility. Should assumptions to these models later prove incorrect, or should errors in those models escape the controls in place to detect them, future performance will vary from projected
results;
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Reinsurers to whom Aegon has ceded significant underwriting risks may fail to meet their obligations;
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Changes in customer behavior and public opinion in general related to, among other things, the type of products Aegon sells, including
legal, regulatory or commercial necessity to meet changing customer expectations;
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Customer responsiveness to both new products and distribution channels;
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As Aegons operations support complex transactions and are highly dependent on the proper functioning of information technology,
operational risks such as system disruptions or failures, security or data privacy breaches, cyberattacks, human error, failure to safeguard personally identifiable information, changes in operational practices or inadequate controls including with
respect to third parties with which we do business may disrupt Aegons business, damage its reputation and adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;
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The impact of acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, product withdrawals and other unusual items, including Aegons ability
to integrate acquisitions and to obtain the anticipated results and synergies from acquisitions;
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Aegons failure to achieve anticipated levels of earnings or operational efficiencies, as well as other management initiatives
related to cost savings, cash capital at Holding, gross financial leverage and free cash flow;
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Changes in the policies of central banks and/or governments;
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Litigation or regulatory action that could require Aegon to pay significant damages or change the way Aegon does business;
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Competitive, legal, regulatory, or tax changes that affect profitability, the distribution cost of or demand for Aegons products;
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Consequences of an actual or potential break-up of the European monetary union in whole or in
part, or the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union and potential consequences if other European Union countries leave the European Union;
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Changes in laws and regulations, particularly those affecting Aegons operations ability to hire and retain key personnel,
taxation of Aegon companies, the products Aegon sells, and the attractiveness of certain products to its consumers;
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Regulatory changes relating to the pensions, investment, and insurance industries in the jurisdictions in which Aegon operates;
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Standard setting initiatives of supranational standard setting bodies such as the Financial Stability Board and the International
Association of Insurance Supervisors or changes to such standards that may have an impact on regional (such as EU), national or US federal or state level financial regulation or the application thereof to Aegon, including the designation of Aegon by
the Financial Stability Board as a Global Systemically Important Insurer (G-SII); and
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Changes in accounting regulations and policies or a change by Aegon in applying such regulations and policies, voluntarily or otherwise,
which may affect Aegons reported results, shareholders equity or regulatory capital adequacy levels.
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This document contains
information that qualifies, or may qualify, as inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014). Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting Aegon are described in its filings with
the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. Except as required by any applicable law or
regulation, Aegon expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Aegons expectations with regard thereto or any change
in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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