Aegon today announces the completion of its EUR 1.535 billion share buyback. As announced on July 6, 2023, EUR 1.5 billion of the share buyback relates to the transaction to combine Aegon the Netherlands with a.s.r. On April 9, 2024, Aegon announced that this share buyback was increased by EUR 35 million in relation to the share-based compensation plans for senior management.
Between July 6, 2023, and June 28, 2024, 301 million common shares were repurchased for a total amount of EUR 1.535 billion, at an average price of EUR 5.0966 per share. As previously announced, Aegon intends to cancel all of the shares related to the EUR 1.5 billion share buyback. A portion of these shares were already cancelled in December 2023, and Aegon plans to cancel the remaining 126,960,718 common shares. The shares related to the share-based compensation plans will be held as treasury shares until they are allocated to the plan participants.
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