AEGON announces the pricing of an offering of USD 500 million of 8.00% non-cumulative subordinated notes due 2042 in an underwritten public offering in the United States registered with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
As part of the offering, AEGON has granted the underwriters
a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional USD 75
million of notes to cover over-allotments. If this option
is exercised in full, the gross proceeds of the offering
will be USD 575 million.
The notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 8% and will
not be cumulative and are priced at 100% of their principal
amount. The coupon may be cancelled under certain
circumstances. The notes will be issued in denominations of
USD 25. Application will be made to list the notes on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The offering is expected to
be settled on January 31, 2012 and the notes are expected
to be admitted for trading on the NYSE within 30 days
thereafter. The proceeds from the issuance of the notes
will be used for general corporate purposes.
The joint book-runners for the offering of the notes are
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Wells
Fargo Securities. A prospectus may be obtained from BofA
Merrill Lynch at 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY
10080, Attention: Prospectus Department or e-mail: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.
A prospectus may also be obtained for free by visiting the
SEC website at .
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