347 Changes in registrant’s certifying accountants Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers  As announced at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2012, the audit of Aegon’s accounts from 2014 was put to tender in  2012. In February 2013, after a thorough process the Audit Committee and the Board decided to propose to shareholders to appoint  PwC as the company´s independent auditor for the annual accounts of 2014 through 2016. These proposals were approved at the  Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2013. The reports of Ernst & Young Accountants LLP on the Company’s financial statements for the past two fiscal years did not contain an  adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In connection with the audits of the Company’s financial statements for each of the two fiscal years ended, there were no  disagreements with Ernst & Young Accountants LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement  disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young Accountants LLP would have  caused Ernst & Young Accountants LLP to make reference to the matter in their report.  Period Total number of  shares purchased 1) Average price paid  per share in EUR Total number of  shares purchased as  part of publicly  announced plans or  programs 2) Maximum number of  shares that may yet  be purchased under  the plans or programs  at end of month 2) January 1 - 31, 2013 6,215 5.27 - - February 1 - 29, 2013 8,269 5.27 - - March 1 - 31, 2013 5,210 5.27 - - April 1 - 30, 2013 10,294 4.52 - - May 1 - 31, 2013 6,837 5.27 - - June 1 - 30, 2013 6,924 5.27 - - July 1 - 31, 2013 7,301 5.27 - - August 1 - 31, 2013 5,760 6.03 - - September 1 - 30, 2013 10,997,091 5.60 10,990,305 8,057,053 October 1 - 31, 2013 8,062,179 5.66 8,057,053 - November 1 - 30, 2013 4,078 6.78 - - December 1 - 31, 2013 4,832 6.78 - - Total 19,124,990 19,047,358 1  The shares have been purchased as part of a share purchase program, to neutralize the dilution effect of issued stock dividends and agent related incentive  programs. Excluding Aegon shares purchased by index funds controlled by Aegon. Such purchases are made to the extent necessary to maintain a basket of  securities within the relevant fund reflecting the underlying index. 2  On September 17, 2013, a repurchase program to neutralize the dilutive effect of the 2013 interim dividend paid in shares was announced. As a consequence  approximately 19 million shares have been repurchased between September 17 and October 2014, 2013.