Aegon N.V. — Capital/Financing Update 2005

Oct 4, 2005

AEGON

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PRESS RELEASE

AEGON COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF NATIONWIDE POLAND

The Hague, October 4, 2005 – AEGON has completed the acquisition of Nationwide Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen na Zycie S.A. (Nationwide Poland) from Nationwide Insurance Company. The agreement on the acquisition was announced on June 6, 2005.

The company will be renamed AEGON Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen na Zycie S.A. (AEGON Poland). The completion of this acquisition reflects AEGON's previously stated strategy of expanding further in Central and Eastern Europe.

About AEGON N.V.

AEGON N.V. is one of the world's leading listed life insurance companies ranked by market capitalization and assets. AEGON's head office is in The Hague, the Netherlands. At the end of 2004, AEGON companies employed about 27,000 people worldwide.

AEGON's businesses focus on life insurance and pensions, savings and investment products. The group is also active in accident and supplemental health insurance and general insurance, and has limited banking activities.

AEGON's three major markets are the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In addition, the group is present in a number of other countries including Canada, Hungary, Slovakia, Spain and Taiwan. AEGON is also active in China, Poland and the Czech Republic.

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