THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 28 /PRNewswire/ --     AEGON has completed its acquisition of Rotterdam-based OPTAS N.V.,
following approval from the regulator DNB and the Dutch competition authority
NMa. AEGON announced an initial agreement to acquire OPTAS on March 15, 2007.

OPTAS, a life insurance company specializing in employee benefit products
and services, will strengthen AEGON's position in the group pension market in
the Netherlands. OPTAS' extensive business relationships with companies and
employees in the ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam will allow AEGON to broaden
its overall client base. Combining OPTAS' particular strengths and expertise
with AEGON's existing pension operations will lead to the creation of a
highly effective and efficient platform to serve the group pension market in
the Netherlands. The transaction will have a slightly positive effect on
AEGON N.V.'s earnings per share in 2007.

OPTAS N.V., the successor of Stichting Pensioenfonds voor de Vervoer- en
Havenbedrijven (a pension fund for companies in the transport and port
industries), will become a subsidiary of AEGON The Netherlands. At the end of
2006, OPTAS had over 60,000 policyholders and total assets of EUR 4.5
billion. Last year, the company reported total gross written premiums of EUR
86 million.

About AEGON

AEGON is one of the world's largest life insurance and pension companies,
and a strong provider of investment products. AEGON empowers local business
units to identify and provide products and services that meet the evolving
needs of customers, using distribution channels best suited to local markets.
AEGON takes pride in balancing a local approach with the power of an
expanding global operation.

With headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands, AEGON companies employ
approximately 29,000 people worldwide. AEGON's businesses serve millions of
customers in over twenty markets throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia,
with major operations in the United States, the Netherlands and the United
Kingdom.

Respect, quality, transparency and trust constitute AEGON's core values
as the company continually strives to meet the expectations of customers,
shareholders, employees and business partners. AEGON is driven to deliver new
thinking with the ambition is to be the best in the industry.

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