172 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AEGON N.V.  NOTE 15.2 - 15.4 NOTE 15.2 SHARE PREMIUM  2010 2009 2008 At January 1 7,906 7,096 7,101 Additions – 810 – Share dividend – – (5) AT DECEMBER 31 7,906 7,906 7,096 Share premium relating to: - Common shares 5,854 5,854 5,044 - Preferred shares 2,052 2,052 2,052 TOTAL SHARE PREMIUM 7,906 7,906 7,096 The share premium account reflects the balance of paid-in  amounts above par value at issuance of new shares less the  amounts charged for share dividends. On the balance sheet date AEGON N.V. and its subsidiaries held  29,245,571 of its own common shares with a face value of  EUR 0.12 each.  Movements in the number of repurchased own shares held by  AEGON N.V. were as follows: NOTE 15.3 TREASURY SHARES  2010 2009 2008 Number of shares  (thousands) Number of shares  (thousands) Number of shares  (thousands) At January 1 27,572 60,265 133,828 Transactions in 2010: Sale: 1 transaction, price EUR 4.75 (52) – – Transactions in 2009: Sale: 1 transaction, price EUR 5.25 – (32,654) – Sale: 1 transaction, price EUR 3.18 – (39) – Transactions in 2008: Purchase: 10 transactions, average price EUR 8.32 – – 26,300 Sale: 1 transaction, price EUR 10.28 – – (93) Withdrawal of common share capital – – (99,770) AT DECEMBER 31 27,520 27,572 60,265 policyholders. These shares have been treated as treasury  shares and are (de)recognized at the consideration paid or  received. As part of their insurance and investment operations,  subsidiaries within the Group also hold AEGON N.V. common  shares, both for their own account and for account of 