241 ANNUAL REPORT 2010 NOTE 16  ACCOUNTANTS REMUNERATION  NOTE 17  EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE SUPERVISORY BOARD  EXECUTIVE BOARD On March 15, 2011, AEGON repurchased EUR 750 million  in principal amount of convertible core capital securities  from the Dutch State. The total payment to the Dutch State  amounted to EUR 1.125 billion of which EUR 750 million related  to the repurchase of 187.5 million convertible core capital  securities and EUR 375 million related to the premium  attached to this repurchase.  On March 1, 2011, AEGON completed the sale of 173,604,912 new  common shares of AEGON N.V. with a nominal value of EUR 0.12.  The shares were sold at a price of EUR 5.20 per share. The  proceeds of EUR 903 million were used to fund part of the  repurchase of the convertible core capital securities described  below.  The new shares have been listed on Euronext Amsterdam,  the principal market for AEGON’s common shares.  On March 15, 2011, Vereniging AEGON exercised its option rights  to purchase 41,042,000 class B preferred shares at par value in  order to avoid dilution of its voting rights following the issuance  of 10% new common shares completed on March 1, 2011.  The Hague, March 23, 2011 Alexander R. Wynaendts  Jan J. Nooitgedagt  Robert J. Routs  Irving W. Bailey, II Antony Burgmans  Arthur W.H. Docters van Leeuwen Shemaya Levy Karla M.H. Peijs Kornelis J. Storm Ben van der Veer Dirk P.M. Verbeek Leo M. van Wijk SHARPENING OUR FOCUS Total renumeration Of which Ernst & Young accountants LLP (NL) 2010 2009 2010 2009 Audit 23 24 6 7 Other audit 3 2 3 1 Tax – – – – Other services – – – – TOTAL 26 26 9 8