❏ ABOUT AEGON AEGON Direct Marketing Services (ADMS)  Throughout their working lives and into retirement, millions of  people around the world rely on AEGON to help them secure  their long-term financial futures. As an international life  insurance, pension and asset management company, AEGON has  businesses in over twenty markets in the Americas, Europe and  Asia. AEGON companies employ approximately 27,500 people  and serve some 40 million customers across the globe. AEGON  uses its strength and expertise to create added value for  customers, shareholders, employees, and the wider community.  AEGON does this by encouraging innovation and by growing its  businesses profitably and sustainably. AEGON’s ambition is to be  a leader in all its chosen markets by 2015. ADMS is present in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany,  Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore,  Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Americas  AEGON companies  in the United States can trace  their roots back to the mid- nineteenth century. Today,  AEGON has businesses across  the United States, as well as  in Canada, Brazil and Mexico.  AEGON’s US subsidiary  Transamerica is one of the  best known names in the US  financial services industry.  The Netherlands  AEGON’s  history in the Netherlands  goes back more than  150 years. Today,  AEGON The Netherlands is  one of the country’s largest  providers of life insurance,  pensions and long-term  investment products. United Kingdom  AEGON UK  is a leading provider of life  insurance and pensions, and  also has a strong presence in  both the asset management  and financial advice market. New Markets  In the past  few years, AEGON has  significantly expanded its  international presence  outside its three established  markets. In particular, AEGON  has seen strong growth in  its businesses in Central &  Eastern Europe, as well  as in Asia. Mexico Brazil The Netherlands United Kingdom France Spain Japan Central & Eastern Europe * * Czech Republic  Hungary  Poland  Romania  Slovakia  Turkey United States Canada China India