• DNB fine imposed on DELTA LLOYD Leven set at € 22,680,000
• Delta Lloyd accepts the ruling and will not lodge an appeal
• CFO Emiel Roozen decides to step down
• Supervisory Board chairman Jean Frijns to resign as of 1 October 2015
• AFM fine of € 750,000 imposed on Delta Lloyd Asset Management

Last Friday, the administrative court in Rotterdam delivered a ruling in the proceedings brought against the fine^[i] imposed on Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering NV (Delta Lloyd Leven) by the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and against DNB's instruction to 'dismiss' the CFO of Delta Lloyd NV. Delta Lloyd had requested the court to deliver a ruling about a difference of opinion with DNB^[1]. Now that the ruling has been handed down, Delta Lloyd seeks to resolve the situation as soon as possible in the interest of all stakeholders, which is why it will not lodge an appeal.

Court ruling

In its ruling, the court endorsed the view taken by DNB and, as a result, upheld the fine that DNB imposed on Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering NV. The court did lower the fine by € 120,000, reducing it to € 22,680,000. The court allowed Delta Lloyd's appeals against the dismissal of CFO Emiel Roozen, suspended the instruction and ordered DNB to come up with a new decision on the objections filed by Delta Lloyd.

DNB will also have to take a new decision on the publication of the fining decision once it becomes irrevocable. The ruling of the administrative court will be posted later today on www.rechtspraak.nl. For a summary of the court ruling, see the annex to this press release.

Summary of other implications

• In the interest of the company, CFO Emiel Roozen has decided to step down as resign his position as of today.
• Emiel Roozen's portfolio will temporarily be spread across the members of the Executive Board. The Delta Lloyd Supervisory Board has every intention of nominating a new CFO later this year.
• Supervisory Board chairman Jean Frijns has resigned his position and will step down on 1 October 2015.
• Delta Lloyd plans to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) to fill the resulting vacancies. Further details will follow through the usual channels.
• The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) imposed a € 750,000 fine on Delta Lloyd Asset Management in its capacity as the competent regulator. AFM conducted its own investigation into the events of June 2012. This investigation focused on the organisational structure of Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV, the Delta Lloyd NV investment business, and the degree to which this structure guarantees sound and ethical operational management (Section 4:14(1) of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act^[ii]). Delta Lloyd has filed a pro forma objection to this fine with AFM.

Delta Lloyd Supervisory Board chairman Jean Frijns:
"A few months ago, Delta Lloyd announced that it would seek a court ruling about a difference of opinion with DNB. The court delivered a ruling last week in which it upheld DNB's arguments for imposing a fine. At this time, Delta Lloyd feels that it is in the best interests of Delta Lloyd and all its stakeholders that we put this matter behind us as soon as possible. In the interest of the company, CFO Emiel Roozen has stepped down as of today. The Supervisory Board respects Emiel's decision and is grateful to him for the commitment, dedication and expertise he has shown Delta Lloyd over the past 13.5 years. I too draw my conclusions now that the court has made such a different assessment of the facts than the Supervisory Board. As a result, I will resign my position as chairman of the Supervisory Board. In order to allow for the succession procedure to be followed with due care, I will step down on 1 October 2015."

Jean Frijns: "The steps we are taking today are designed to aid in a swift resolution of this matter. Over the past period, many efforts have been undertaken to shore up Delta Lloyd's risk and compliance functions, including the appointment of a Chief Risk Officer. We, the Supervisory Board, will continue to team up with the Executive Board to demonstrate our commitment to increasing our mutual trust with the regulators in order to continue a constructive supervisory relationship."

Emiel Roozen: "It has been my pleasure and privilege to work for Delta Lloyd and I wish the company and its entire staff the very best. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their spirit of community and cooperation over the past years."

Conference call for media, analysts and investors
Jean Frijns, chairman of the Supervisory Board, will comment on this press release in an English-language conference call with the media, analysts and investors on 3 August 2015 at 9 a.m. (CET). The number for this conference call is + 31 (0)20 531 5871.

More information about this press release:

Media Relations                             +31 (0)20 594 44 88
mediarelations@deltalloyd.nl

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About Delta Lloyd NV
Delta Lloyd has been a trusted partner for insurance, pensions, investing and banking since 1807. It is our goal to offer financial security, now and in the future. We deliver clear, reliable and contemporary products and services that meet our customers' needs and create value for them, our shareholders and our employees. Our primary markets are the Netherlands and Belgium. In the Netherlands, we operate under the Delta Lloyd, OHRA and ABN AMRO Verzekeringen brands, while in Belgium we use the Delta Lloyd brand. We employ 4,443 (FTE) permanent staff, of which 3,735 in the Netherlands, 524 in Belgium and 184 in Germany. In 2014, we achieved a premium income of € 3.9 billion and a gross operational result of € 618 million. Our shareholders' funds amount to € 3.1 billion and we manage investments worth € 85 billion. Delta Lloyd is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels, and included in the DJSI World, DJSI Europe, AEX- and Bel-20 indices.

Annex^[2]

Fine
The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has imposed a € 22,800,000 fine on Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering N.V. ("DL Leven") for breaching Sections 3:10 and 3:17 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act ("the Act") in the period from 27 June 2012 to 2 July 2012.

After close of trade on 2 July 2012, DNB announced the introduction of an Ultimate Forward Rate (UFR) for insurance companies as of 30 June 2012. The UFR is a fixed actuarial interest rate for insurance liabilities with terms to maturity in excess of 20 years, which has since been used to calculate the financial strength of Dutch insurance companies.

DNB claims that, surrounding the introduction of the UFR, DL Leven acted in breach of Section 3:10(1) of the Act by conducting transactions based on confidential information with a view to achieving a financial gain. DNB also alleges that DL Leven breached Section 3:17(1) of the Act by acting in contravention of internal risk and governance rules when conducting these transactions. As a result, DNB imposed a fine on DL Leven. The fine amounted to € 21,600,000 (i.e. the financial gain DNB claims DL Leven achieved) plus € 1,200,000 in the form of an (additional) penalty. The court in Rotterdam has ruled that DNB was correct in its assessment that DL Leven acted in breach of Sections 3:10 and 3:17 of the Act. DNB was justified in imposing a fine on DL Leven for its infringement. The grounds for appeal against the calculation of the achieved financial gain have also been rejected. The court has moderated the fine by € 120,000 (10% of € 1,200,000) because DNB missed a deadline in providing a number of documents to Delta Lloyd N.V. ("DL") and DL Leven. As a result, the total fine amounts to € 22,680,000.

Publication of fine
DNB has decided that it will publish the fining decision under Section 1:97 of the Act early, i.e. before it has become irrevocable. The arguments presented against this decision included the assertion that early publication of the fining decision is in contravention of the principle of legal certainty. The violations were committed in 2012, while DNB has only been competent to publish fining decisions for such violations since 1 August 2014. The court endorsed this view, just like the provisional relief court in its ruling of 29 January 2015 (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2015:618). The court awarded the appeals against the publication decision and revoked DNB's decision to publish the fining decision early.

Dismissal of Roozen
DNB claims that E.A.A. Roozen ("Roozen") is no longer suitable as an executive director of DL and as a supervisory director of DL Leven. For this reason, DNB has instructed DL and DL Leven, pursuant to Section 1:75 of the Act to dismiss Roozen as soon as possible, but by 1 January 2016 at the latest, by having him resign as an executive director of DL and a supervisory director of DL Leven.

The court in Rotterdam has ruled that DNB did not properly substantiate why the supervisory history between DNB and DL in the period prior (and unrelated) to the introduction of the UFR might corroborate the conclusion that Roozen is not suitable as an executive director of DL and as a supervisory director of DL Leven. In respect of Roozen's actions at the time of the introduction of the UFR, the court has ruled that DNB was correct in taking the view that this is relevant to the Roozen's suitability and affects it negatively. However, the claimants are right in arguing that DNB's accusations against Roozen affect his integrity at least as much as his suitability. Given that DNB does not doubt Roozen's integrity, the upholding of the legal effects of the instruction for reasons of unsuitability merely because of his actions at the time of the introduction of the UFR does not automatically stand to reason. In addition, the court has ruled that DNB acted in contravention of the Policy Rule on Suitability 2012 by failing to make sufficient allowance for the changes in the composition of the DL Executive Board and the DL Leven Supervisory Board, and for the competencies of the other executive and supervisory directors in its assessment. The court allowed the appeals and suspended the dismissal instruction for up to three months after publication of the new decisions on the objections of DL, DL Leven and Roozen.

Document availability
Ruling on fine and publication of fining decision: case number ROT 15/2850 and ROT 15/2851; ELCI:NL:ROT:2015:***
Ruling on dismissal of Roozen: case numbers ROT 14/8944 and ROT 15/318; ECLI:NL:ROT:2015:***