a.s.r. to hold General Meeting of Shareholders on 25 May

Pensioenfonds ING joined the ASR Dutch Farmland Fund on 1 January 2023. Pensioenfonds ING, alongside existing investors a.s.r, BPL Pensioen and DELA, will invest in this unlisted real estate fund of a.s.r. real estate for a total amount of € 100 million. The ASR Dutch Farmland Fund manages 36,000 hectares of Dutch farmland worth € 1.8 billion.

The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), initiated by the United Nations and the international insurance industry, yesterday launched the Alliance’s first Target-Setting Protocol (TSP) at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. An important milestone 18 months after the Alliance was founded. The protocol – the first of its kind for the global insurance industry – assists member (re)insurers in setting their first intermediate net zero targets with a target year of no later than 2030. a.s.r. signed the NZIA in December 2021 and was one of those involved in drawing up the TSP.

ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) announces the repurchase of ordinary shares in the amount of € 10 million. These shares are repurchased for the share plan for employees of a.s.r. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) held today, a.s.r.’s shareholders approved the acquisition by a.s.r. of the shares of Aegon Nederland N.V. and thereby the combination of the two businesses. The Supervisory Board also shared  its intention to extend Jos Baeten’s appointment as CEO of a.s.r.  and the EGM approved the appointment of Daniëlle Jansen Heijtmajer and Lard Friese as members of the Supervisory Board of a.s.r. 

a.s.r. real estate makes sustainable impact in 2022 with 8 billion invested assets a.s.r. real estate closes the year with over €650 million of capital raised and a total invested assets of €8 billion. These assets, from 30 institutional investors including a.s.r., were invested in 2022 in, among other things, the purchase of offices in Eindhoven and Delft, retail properties in Utrecht and Eindhoven and 50 homes for people over 55 in Heerhugowaard. In addition, a.s.r. real estate also purchased two wind farms and a solar park on behalf of a.s.r., and had more than 12,000 new trees planted that will be good for the storage of 1,600 tons of CO2 in the future.

a.s.r. has again been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World Index) and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI Europe Index), the indices that monitor companies for sustainability on a global and European level. This was announced by S&P Dow Jones Indices on Friday 9 December. With the inclusion in the DJSI World Index a.s.r. ranks amongst the 10% most sustainable insurers worldwide.

A Dutch pension fund is committing € 250 million to the ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund. Over the years, the residential fund has grown to € 2.2 billion in size. With this new investment, a.s.r. real estate’s residential fund continues to expand its portfolio, focusing on investments in the mid-priced rental segment and sustainability.

a.s.r. has won the award for the most innovative and inspiring HR policy in the Netherlands. Last Thursday, the HR Proffie ceremony 2022 was held in Amsterdam. AON and Heembouw were the other contenders.

Today, ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) is publishing the convocation and accompanying documents for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM), to be held on Tuesday 17 January 2023 at 10:00 CET, at the office of a.s.r. in Utrecht.

ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) today successfully launched and priced a € 1 billion subordinated Tier 2 capital instrument (“Tier 2 Notes”). The Tier 2 Notes are priced at 430 basis points over the 11 year EUR mid-swap rate, with a fixed rate coupon of 7%. The Tier 2 Notes have a scheduled maturity date in 2043 and are first callable at a.s.r.’s discretion in 2033.

Today, ASR Nederland N.V. ('a.s.r.') announced the intention, subject to market conditions, to issue a Euro denominated 21NC11 callable Tier 2 capital instrument (“Tier 2 Notes”), following investors calls commencing on Monday 14 November 2022. The Tier 2 Notes will have a fixed-rate coupon (resettable after 11 years). The Tier 2 Notes offering is intended to partly finance the business combination with Aegon N.V. ("Aegon") to create a leading insurer in the Netherlands, as announced on 27 October 2022 (the "Transaction").

a.s.r. has acquired wind farm Strekdammen from Pondera and Rebel. The wind farm, which has been in operation since mid-2022, consists of two wind turbines at the breakwaters in Eemshaven. It is the fourth wind farm acquired by a.s.r. real estate on behalf of a.s.r., thus strengthening its contribution to the energy transition and a sustainable living environment.

BPL Pensioen and DELA joined the ASR Dutch Farmland Fund with effect from 1 October. They will be the first participants, besides a.s.r, to invest in this unlisted real estate fund of a.s.r. real estate, totalling € 310 million. The ASR Dutch Farmland Fund consists of 36,000 hectares of Dutch agricultural land worth € 1.8 billion.

ASR Nederland N.V. ("a.s.r." or the "Company") announces that it has successfully raised approximately €593.6 million by way of an accelerated bookbuild offering of 13,805,720 new ordinary shares in the Company with a nominal value of €0.16 per ordinary share (the "New Shares"), which was announced yesterday (the "Share Placement"). The New Shares have been placed at a price of €43.00 per New Share (the "Issue Price"). The Share Placement is intended to partly finance the business combination with Aegon N.V. ("Aegon") to create a leading insurer in the Netherlands, as announced yesterday (the "Transaction").

ASR Nederland N.V. ("a.s.r." or the "Company") launches a capital increase of up to 13,805,720 new ordinary shares of the Company (the "New Shares") in a private placement of such shares by way of an accelerated bookbuilding offering. The offering is intended to partly finance the business combination with Aegon N.V. ("Aegon") to create a leading insurer in the Netherlands, as announced earlier today (the "Transaction").

Today, ASR Nederland N.V. (“a.s.r.” or the “Company”) announces that it has reached a conditional agreement on a business combination with Aegon N.V. (“Aegon”), to create a leading insurer in the Netherlands (the “Transaction”). The Transaction covers all insurance activities, including the mortgage-origination and servicing operations, the distribution and services entities and the banking business of Aegon Nederland N.V. (“Aegon Nederland”).