Aegon has published the agenda for the shareholder vote that will decide whether it goes ahead with relocating from Bermuda to the United States - a move that will eventually see the insurer's name disappear from the group's headline branding in favour of Transamerica.
The Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) is set for October 8, 2026, and will be held virtually. Aegon published a Shareholder Circular on August 26 setting out what shareholders are being asked to approve: the redomiciliation itself, a new set of governance and organisational documents, and an Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Filings seen by Insurance Business with the US Securities and Exchange Commission show the plan is for Aegon Ltd - currently incorporated in Bermuda - to domesticate as a Delaware corporation under the name Transamerica Inc. That changes where the company is legally incorporated, not just where its people sit. Aegon's SEC filing confirms the EGM will decide the matter, following the direction Aegon set out at its Capital Markets Day in December 2025.
Vereniging Aegon, the group's largest shareholder with roughly 18.4% of currently exercisable voting rights, has signed a Voting Undertaking agreeing to back both the redomiciliation and the incentive plan proposal at the EGM. That removes a meaningful amount of uncertainty about the outcome before shareholders even log on.
Aegon's UK arm has been one of the country's largest investment and pensions platforms, and Aegon agreed in April 2026 to sell Aegon UK to Standard Life for a total consideration of £2 billion - cash plus a 15.3% shareholding in Standard Life. That deal is due to close around the end of 2026, on a similar timeline to the US redomiciliation vote.
The two processes are connected. Aegon agreed to a lock-up period on the Standard Life shares it receives, running until whichever comes first: 18 months after the sale completes, or the completion of the US redomiciliation. How quickly Aegon can move on that stake is tied directly to the outcome of the October vote.
For UK advisers and platform users working through what the Standard Life takeover means for their clients, the redomiciliation vote runs as a second, related clock alongside the acquisition one - both converging around the same period at the end of this year.
Aegon describes itself as an international financial services holding company aiming to become a leading US life insurance, annuity and retirement group, built around its Transamerica business. Reporting at the time of the December 2025 announcement suggested the US arm already accounts for the large majority of group earnings, which explains why leadership wants the corporate structure - and eventually the brand - to reflect that.
Outside the US and UK, Aegon has said it will keep investing in its international joint ventures and partnerships, including in Spain, Portugal, Brazil and China, as well as its Bermuda-based life insurer.
Shareholders wanting the full detail - including the proposed governance framework and Omnibus Incentive Plan - can find the Shareholder Circular and registration details on Aegon's dedicated EGM webpage.
