Allen & Overy LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
October 3, 2006
Re: AEGON N.V. file no. 001-10882
Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed March 31, 2006
Dear Mr. Rosenberg,
I am writing on behalf of AEGON N.V. to confirm receipt of your letter to Mr. Streppel of AEGON N.V. dated September 25, 2006 and notify you that, per my telephone conversation with Ms. Hartz of the Division of Corporation Finance on September 28, 2006, AEGON N.V. currently plans to submit its response to your letter on October 20, 2006.
Very truly yours,
A. Peter Harwich