Exhibit 99.1
Press Release Source: Transamerica Finance Corporation
TRANSAMERICA FINANCE CORPORATION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES CONSENT
SOLICITATION OF ITS PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., January 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transamerica Finance
Corporation (the "Company" or "TFC") today announced that it has received the
requisite number of consents from holders of its outstanding public debt
securities, listed in the attachment to this release, pursuant to a consent
solicitation to amend certain terms and to waive certain rights of the holders
under the indentures governing the debt securities subject to the consent
solicitation. TFC will enter into supplemental indentures effecting such
amendments to the related indentures as soon as is practicable. The consent
solicitation is subject to the terms and conditions contained in the prospectus
supplement and consent solicitation statement dated November 18, 2003 and the
related prospectus dated November 17, 2003, as supplemented by the supplement
dated January 2, 2004. Pursuant to the consent solicitation, AEGON N.V., the
indirect parent of TFC, will provide guarantees relating to all series of the
Company's outstanding public debt securities as soon as is practicable.
Following the issuance of such guarantees, TFC intends to cease filing periodic
reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of such securities in
any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted. Such offer
is only made by the prospectus supplement and consent solicitation statement and
accompanying prospectus referred to above which have been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Holders of the debt securities may obtain
additional copies of the prospectus supplement and consent solicitation
statement and related materials from the Information Agent, Georgeson
Shareholder Communications, Inc., 17 State Street, 10th Floor, New York, New
York 10004, by calling (866) 295-8149 (toll free) or (212) 440-9800 (call
collect). UBS Securities LLC ("UBS") has acted as the Solicitation Agent.
Disclaimer
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Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believes", "estimates", "intends", "may",
"expects", "anticipates", "predicts", "plans", "continues", "wants", "should",
"would", and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to us are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are
difficult to predict. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their
dates. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations, including, among others, general economic and business conditions,
competition, changes in financial markets (credit, currency, commodities and
stocks), changes in foreign, political, social and economic conditions,
regulatory initiatives and compliance with governmental regulations, judicial
decisions and rulings, and various other matters, many of which are beyond the
Company's control.
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Attachment to Press Release dated January 12, 2004
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Debt Security CUSIP Number
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6 1/2% Debentures due March 15, 2011 893502 AH 7
Zero Coupon Debentures due September 1, 2007 893502 AM 6
Zero Coupon Debentures due March 1, 2010 893502 AN 4
Zero Coupon Debentures due September 1, 2012 893502 AP 9
7.50% Senior Notes due March 15, 2004 893502 BQ 6
6.40% Senior Notes due September 15, 2008 893502 CX 0
Medium Term Notes, Series E, due August 15, 2005 89350L GM 8
Medium Term Notes, Series E, due August 25, 2005 89350L GP 1
Medium Term Notes, Series E, due December 6, 2010 89350L GR 7
Medium Term Notes, Series E, due December 6, 2010 89350L GS 5
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due January 27, 2004 89350L HY 1
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due January 28, 2004 89350L JA 1
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due February 2, 2004 89350L JC 7
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due February 4, 2004 89350L JE 3
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due February 12, 2004 89350L JK 9
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due March 25, 2004 89350L JN 3
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due May 14, 2004 89350L JR 4
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due January 14, 2009 89350L HU 9
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due January 26, 2009 89350L HX 3
Medium Term Notes, Series F, due January 28, 2009 89350L JB 9
SOURCE: Transamerica Finance Corporation