Aegon has completed the share buyback program announced on September 17, 2021, aimed at neutralizing the dilutive effect of the 2021 interim dividend paid in shares. The repurchased shares will be held as treasury shares and will be used to pay future dividends in shares. Between October 1, 2021 and October 26, 2021 common shares for an amount of EUR 96 million were repurchased. A total of 21,531,927 common shares were repurchased at an average price of EUR 4.46 per share. For further details visit our share buyback updates page at aegon.com. About Aegon Aegon's roots go back more than 175 years – to the first half of the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has grown into an internati

Aegon announced today that it will repurchase common shares for an amount of EUR 96 million to neutralize the dilutive effect of its 2021 interim dividend paid in shares. These shares will be held as treasury shares and will be used to pay future dividends in shares. Shareholders were given the opportunity to choose between receiving the 2021 interim dividend of EUR 0.08 per common share in cash or in shares. 58% of shareholders elected to receive the interim dividend in shares. The repurchase will commence on October 1, 2021 and is expected to be completed on or before October 26, 2021. Aegon will engage a third party to execute the transactions on its behalf. The common shares will be r

Aegon has completed the share buyback program to neutralize the dilutive effect of the 2020 final dividend paid in shares and certain share-based variable compensation plans for senior management, as announced on July 7, 2021. The repurchased shares will be held as treasury shares and will either be used to cover future dividends to be paid in shares or will be allocated to the participants of share-based variable compensation plans. Between July 8, 2021 and August 20, 2021 a total of 35,933,035 common shares were repurchased, at an average price of EUR 3.7013 per share. For further details, visit our share buyback updates page on aegon.com. About Aegon Aegon's roots go back more than

Aegon announces changes to the ex-dividend and record dates for the interim dividend 2021 for holders of Aegon's New York Registry Shares (NYSE:AEG). 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 Aegon's 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

Steady progress on strategic priorities and financial targets supports increase in dividend Net result of EUR 849 million in the second quarter of 2021 reflects strong operating result and fair value gains on investments from favorable market movements All segments contribute to the increase of the operating result by 62% compared with the second quarter of 2020 to EUR 562 million, driven by expense savings, increased fees due to higher equity markets, and a normalization of claims experience in the United States Cash Capital at Holding increases to EUR 1.4 billion, and remains in the upper half of Aegon's operating range. Capital ratios of all three main units are above their respect

Aegon announced today that it will repurchase common shares for an amount of EUR 133 million to neutralize the dilutive effect of both its 2020 final stock dividend and certain share-based variable compensation plans for senior management. Shareholders were given the opportunity to choose between receiving the 2020 final dividend of EUR 0.06 per common share in cash or in stock. 58% of shareholders elected to receive the final dividend in stock. To neutralize the dilutive effect of the 2020 final stock dividend, Aegon will repurchase shares for an amount of EUR 72 million. These shares will be held as treasury shares and will be used to pay future stock dividends. Aegon will also repurcha

Aegon N.V.'s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) today approved all resolutions on the agenda. These include adoption of the Annual Accounts for the financial year 2020 and a final dividend for 2020 of EUR 0.06 per common share, bringing Aegon's total dividend for 2020 to EUR 0.12 per common share. The AGM approved the proposal to reappoint Mr. Matt Rider as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board. Shareholders also approved the proposal to reappoint Mr. William Connelly, Ms. Dona Young and Mr. Mark Ellman as members of the Supervisory Board. Mr. Jack McGarry was appointed as a new member of the Supervisory Board. The full details of the resolutions approved dur

Strong progress on expense savings program and plans to improve risk profile Net result of EUR 386 million in the first quarter of 2021 reflects increased operating result and benign credit environment Operating result increases by 20% to EUR 431 million, mainly driven by expense savings and higher equity markets, partly offset by adverse claims experience in the United States mostly due to COVID-19 Cash Capital at Holding amounts to EUR 1.2 billion, in the upper half of Aegon's target range; capital ratios of all three main units are around or above their respective operating levels Free cash flow of EUR 75 million in the first quarter of 2021 compared with EUR 61 million in the fi

Today, Aegon N.V. has published the agenda for its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on Thursday June 3, 2021. The Executive Board will propose to the AGM that shareholders adopt the Annual Accounts 2020 and approve a final dividend for 2020 of EUR 0.06 per common share, which brings Aegon's total dividend for 2020 to EUR 0.12 per common share. As previously announced, the agenda includes the proposal to reappoint Mr. Matt Rider as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Member of the Executive Board for another term of four years as of June 3, 2021. It is also proposed to reappoint Mr. William Connelly, Ms. Dona Young and Mr. Mark Ellman, as well as to appoint Mr. Jack McGarry as a

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of "a+" (Excellent) of the U.S. life/health (L/H) subsidiaries of Aegon Ltd. (Bermuda) (NYSE:AEG). Aegon Ltd.'s U.S. L/H companies are Transamerica Life Insurance Company (Cedar Rapids, IA) and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (Harrison, NY) and referred to collectively as Aegon USA Group (Aegon USA). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect Aegon USA's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. AM

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following is an Investment Opinion Issued by Spruce Point Capital Management Illustrates Why We Believe World Financial Group Operates an Aggressive Multi-Level-Marketing Business but Has Faced Allegations of Being a Pyramid Scheme Provides Evidence of FTC "Warning Signs" Such as Aggressive Claims in Their Recruiting and Sales Tactics Questions Management's Choice to Rely on Indexed-Universal Life Insurance Sales for Growth Expresses Concerns Over an Upstart Competitor Founded by One of World Financial Group's Former Top Producing Agents and the Impact It Could Have On World Financial Group's Recruiting Goals Estimates That a Sum-of-Parts Illustrative Valuatio

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of "a+" (Excellent) of the U.S. life/health (L/H) subsidiaries of Aegon Ltd. (Bermuda) (NYSE:AEG). Aegon Ltd.'s U.S. L/H companies are Transamerica Life Insurance Company (Cedar Rapids, IA) and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (Harrison, NY) and referred to collectively as Aegon USA Group (Aegon USA). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect Aegon USA's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. Aeg

St. Louis acquisition delivering on performance and opportunities TORONTO, July 31, 2023 /CNW/ - Today Aegis Brands Inc. (TSX:AEG) ("Aegis") reported financial results for the second quarter, ended June 25, 2023.  HighlightsThe addition of St. Louis Bar & Grill ("St. Louis") to the Aegis family has provided encouraging results in the second quarter with net income from the brand of $1,304,000 for the quarter and $2,256,000 year-to-date.St. Louis system sales increased 2.2% in the quarter to $32,450,000, and 10.1% year- to-date to $70,306,000, over the same periods in 2022.Same store sales at Bridgehead for the second quarter increased 17.4% over the second quarter of 2022, with system sales

TORONTO, May 9, 2023 /CNW/ - Aegis Brands Inc. (TSX:AEG) announces starting today, St. Louis Bar & Grill's Devilishly Good! menu is now available across the country for delivery directly to Canadians' doorsteps through Uber Eats. The new, added option for delivery of its signature items, like its world famous wings, golden fries, and mouthwatering Garlic Dill sauce, makes St. Louis even more readily available to meet the demand of the brand's rapidly growing fanbase. "This partnership brings together two established brands and expands our reach into the homes of millions of Canadians. It also simultaneously positions our dedicated team of franchisees for success at the same time, so it's a w

TORONTO, May 8, 2023 /CNW/ - Aegis Brands Inc. (TSX:AEG) ("Aegis," "the Company") announced today that all the resolutions put to shareholders at the Corporation's Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") held in person at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on May 5, 2023 were duly passed. The results for each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting are set out below.  All nominees listed in the Corporation's Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2023 were elected as directors of the Corporation. The Corporation received proxies and in-person votes at the Meeting for each of the nominees as follows:   Nominee     # Votes For     % Votes For     # Votes Withheld     # Non Votes    

St. Louis Brand positioning itself for organic and new store growth while focusing on franchisee profitability TORONTO, May 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, Aegis Brands Inc. (TSX:AEG) has reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 26, 2023.  HighlightsThe first full quarter with St. Louis being part of the Aegis family has provided encouraging results with a net income from that business unit of $953,000.Same store sales at Bridgehead for the first quarter increased by 37.2% over the first quarter of 2022 with system sales increasing by of 53.9%.Aegis' EBITDA for the quarter was $684,000 compared to an EBITDA loss of $1.4 million a year ago.Aegis' net loss for the quarter was $973,0

Agreement Supports Aegon AM's US CLO Platform Growth While Expanding Lakemore's Global Institutional Client Base CHICAGO, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aegon Asset Management today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Lakemore Partners Ltd. and its group entities ("Lakemore"), a leading private credit investment firm primarily investing in super-majority control collateralized loan obligation (CLO) equity. The agreement aims to expand Aegon AM's leading credit capabilities through the growth of its US CLO platform. Simultaneously, the partnership grows Lakemore's repertoire of top-tier institutional clients.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of "a+" (Excellent) of the U.S. life/health (L/H) subsidiaries of Aegon N.V. (Netherlands) (NYSE:AEG). Aegon's U.S. L/H companies are Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company and referred to collectively as Aegon USA Group (Aegon USA). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect Aegon USA's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. Aegon N.V., Aegon USA's ultimate paren

CHICAGO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) is pleased to announce the successful completion of an equity investment for Canopy Villa Apartments, the first asset within its $600 million ESG-centric equity venture with Taurus Investment Holdings LLC (Taurus) to acquire value-add multifamily assets and considerably reduce the energy consumption and carbon output of those buildings. Canopy Villa Apartments is a 1981 vintage, 296-unit apartment complex located in Orlando, Florida. Under the partnership, Aegon AM and Taurus Investment Holdings will lever