aeb-11k_20171231.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2018.

 

1934 Act File No. 1-10882

 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

 

 

Form 11-K

 

 

Annual Report

 

 

Pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

Transamerica 401 (k) Retirement Savings Plan

6400 C Street

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499

(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if

different from that of the issuer named below)

 

 

AEGON N.V.

AEGONplein 50

PO BOX 85

2501 CB The Hague

The Netherlands

 

 

(Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to
the plan and the address of its principal executive office)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Required Information

Financial Statements

Because the Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) filed is subject to ERISA, the Plan’s financial statements and schedules filed as part of this Annual Report have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA.

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP)

1

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - December 31, 2017 and 2016

2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - year ended December 31, 2017

3

Notes to Financial Statements

4

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Year Ended December 31, 2017
With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 


 

TRANSAMERICA 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

Year Ended December 31, 2017

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP)

1

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

3

Notes to Financial Statements

4

 

 

Supplemental Schedule

 

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

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*

Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 

 

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Administrator and Plan Participants of Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).  In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits.  We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.  Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Supplemental Information

 

The supplemental Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2017 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements.  The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

 

 

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

 

 

 

Peoria, IL

 

June 25, 2018

 

We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 2014.

 

 

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TRANSAMERICA 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at fair value

 

$

1,453,786

 

 

$

1,257,242

 

Insurance contract at contract value

 

 

422,961

 

 

 

436,742

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

 

28,445

 

 

 

29,068

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

1,905,192

 

 

$

1,723,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TRANSAMERICA 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

Year Ended December 31, 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Changes in net assets attributed to

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

214,939

 

Dividends and interest

 

 

24,834

 

Total investment income

 

 

239,773

 

Interest income on notes receivable from participants

 

 

1,007

 

Contributions

 

 

 

 

Employer

 

 

23,502

 

Participants

 

 

63,432

 

Other

 

 

2,016

 

Total contributions

 

 

88,950

 

Transfers of net assets from other plans

 

 

10,326

 

Total changes attributed to investment income, contributions and transfers

 

 

340,056

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

 

(157,895

)

Other expenses

 

 

(21

)

Change in net assets

 

 

182,140

 

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year

 

 

1,723,052

 

Net assets available for benefits at end of year

 

$

1,905,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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TRANSAMERICA 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

1. Description of Plan

The following description of the Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”), provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan’s Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all U.S. employees of affiliates (within the meaning of Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)) of Transamerica Corporation (the “Company”). The Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Aegon N.V., a limited liability share company organized under Dutch law. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and Section 401(a) of the Code.

 

Eligibility

Each eligible employee classified as a regular, full or part-time employee is immediately eligible to participate in the Plan. Each eligible employee classified as a Transamerica Agency Network Employee, temporary employee, or on-call employee is eligible to participate as of the entry date that coincides with or next follows the completion of six months of continuous service. Alternatively, an employee may participate in the Plan if the employee works at least 1,000 hours during either the employee’s initial 12-month period of service or any plan year.

Plan Amendments

On January 20, 2017, the Company amended the Plan to clarify the crediting of eligibility service and vesting service to independent contractors who are hired as eligible employees and to update the list of participating employers in Schedule B of the Plan.

Contributions and Transfers of Net Assets from Other Plans

Participants generally may contribute up to 100% of annual compensation to the Plan, subject to certain limits. Participants make deferral contribution elections by accessing their account on-line or contacting Transamerica Retirement Solutions. The Plan automatically enrolls Participants, not including Transamerica Agency Network Employees, who have not made an affirmative contribution election at a deferral rate of 3%, 30 days following the date they become eligible to participate. The deferral rate of automatically enrolled participants is automatically increased by 1% each year to a maximum of 10%.  Participants may change their deferral rate or opt out of the Plan at any time. Subject to the consent of the Plan administrator, participants may also rollover amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions.

The employer matches 100% of participant contributions up to 3% of their eligible compensation per pay period. Participants may direct the investment of their contributions into any of the Plan’s investment options.

The Plan accepts transfers of net assets from the Company plans and other qualified plans at fair value at the date of transfer.

Participant Accounts

Participant’s accounts may consist of (a) participant contributions; (b) employer contributions; (c) rollover contributions; (d) loans; and (e) earnings (losses) on investments less any partial distributions from the Plan.

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The Plan allocates employer and participant contributions to participants’ accounts each scheduled pay day. The Plan allocates investment income (loss) to participants’ accounts daily based on their investment in each fund.

Participants have the right to direct the investments within their plan accounts. They may allocate their investments among a variety of investment options. Participants may change their future investment designations at their discretion. In addition, participants may transfer their existing balances to other funds. The Company chose Transamerica Retirement Solutions automated allocation and rebalancing service, PortfolioXpress, as the Plan’s Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA). Accounts of participants who do not affirmatively elect investment options for their account will be invested in an asset allocation mix assuming a “moderate” risk preference and retirement at age 65. Participants may elect out of the QDIA at any time.

Vesting

The Plan fully vests participants’ before tax and Roth contributions at all times. Participants vest in employer contributions according to a four-year graded vesting schedule. The Plan uses forfeited amounts to reduce employer contributions. Forfeitures of $1,377 and $752 were used to reduce employer contributions for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Additionally, unallocated forfeitures of $76 and $9 were available at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to replace future employer contributions.

Plan Termination

Although the Company has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA and the Code. Upon termination of the Plan, each participant becomes fully vested and will receive the participant’s account balance.

Payment of Benefits

The accrued benefit of a Plan participant equals the value of the participant’s vested account as of the day the Plan disburses the funds. Participants or their beneficiaries may elect to receive their benefits in the form of a joint and survivor annuity, lump sum, or in monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual payments. The Plan, within limitations, also permits partial distributions of account balances. Hardship withdrawals are permitted as outlined in the Plan Document.

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow from their accounts in increments of $1 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of 1) $50 reduced by the excess of the highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding 12-month period over the outstanding loan balance on the day of the loan or 2) 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from 1-5 years or up to 20 years for the purchase of a primary residence. A participant may not have more than two loans outstanding at any point in time. The loans bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates at the date of issuance as determined quarterly by the plan administrator. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. If a participant terminates employment with the Company, the participant may continue to make loan payments through a pre‑authorized check agreement. If the loan is not repaid in accordance with the terms of the Plan, a Participant will have a period of three months following the end of the calendar quarter in which the Participant terminates employment or ceases making payments to repay the outstanding principal loan balance.

 


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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Financial Statements are prepared on an accrual basis of accounting, in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Current Accounting Guidance

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)

 

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). The amendments in this Update remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The amendments also remove the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. The amendments in this Update were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Plan adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2017 and it was applied retrospectively for all periods presented. Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Plan’s Financial Statements. See Note 3 for disclosure impacts.

Investments

The Plan's investments consist of pooled separate accounts, a self-directed brokerage account, a common collective trust, mutual funds, and Aegon N.V. common stock, which are reported at estimated fair value. The investment in the pooled separate accounts is investments in the general and separate accounts of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company ("TFLIC"). The investment in the common collective trust is in a Diversified Investment Advisors ("Diversified") Collective Trust. TFLIC and Diversified are affiliates of the Company within the meaning of Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code. The self-directed brokerage account investment is referred to as the Personal Choice Retirement Accounts. The Plan also invests in a fully benefit responsive GIC with TFLIC, which is accounted for at contract value.

TFLIC Separate Accounts

The TFLIC Separate Accounts represent contributions invested primarily in domestic and international common stocks, mutual funds or collective trusts, and high quality short to intermediate term debt securities. The Plan values the TFLIC Separate Accounts at the net asset value (“NAV”) of each fund. The NAV is equal to the total value of all the securities in each fund’s portfolio, less any liabilities. TFLIC computes the Separate Account’s NAV once a day based on the closing market prices of the underlying securities on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each valuation date.

Personal Choice Retirement Accounts

The Plan invests in various common stock, mutual funds, unit trusts, and other investments within a Personal Choice Retirement Account. The Plan values these securities, based on exchange listed price quotations, NAV provided by the fund manager, or third party pricing services. Purchases and sales are recorded on a trade-date basis.


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Common Collective Trust, Mutual Funds, and Aegon N.V. Common Stock Fund

The Diversified Collective Trust, mutual funds, and Aegon N.V. common stock fund represent contributions invested primarily in domestic and international common stocks, including that of the Company’s indirect parent, mutual funds or collective trusts. The Plan values the Diversified Collective Trust at the NAV as a practical expedient, whereas the mutual funds are valued at NAV (announced by the investment advisor daily) not as a practical expedient and Aegon N.V. Common Stock Fund is valued based on the closing market prices of the underlying securities on the NYSE on each valuation date. Dividend income attributable to Aegon N.V. common stock is accrued on the ex-dividend date. Purchases and sales of investments in all of these funds are recorded on a trade-date basis.

Guaranteed investment contract (“GIC”)

The Plan invests in a fully benefit-responsive GIC with TFLIC, where TFLIC maintains the contributions in a general account (“Stable Fund”). TFLIC credits the account with participant contributions and earnings and charges the account for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The GIC issuer contractually must repay the principal and a specified interest rate that the issuer guarantees to the Plan.

The Stable Fund consists of stable fund segments based on the date the Stable Fund receives contributions. TFLIC establishes a guaranteed rate of interest for each segment and credits a rate of interest at least equal to the guaranteed rate for that Stable Fund segment until the Stable Fund segment maturity date. On the Stable Fund segment maturity date the guaranteed rate of interest for that Stable Fund segment will expire. Stable Fund segments mature at the end of each calendar year. Upon written notice TFLIC will transfer the amount in that Stable Fund segment to any of the investment funds maintained under the contract. If TFLIC does not receive written notice from the contract holder prior to the Stable Fund segment maturity date, TFLIC will automatically transfer the amount in the Stable Fund segment to a successor Stable Fund segment. Quarterly, TFLIC declares an interest rate for the Stable Fund segment established for contributions received during the quarter and guarantees the interest rate until the end of the calendar year. At the end of the year, the Stable Fund combines the quarterly segments into one segment for that year. Annually, TFLIC declares an interest rate for the Stable Fund segments for each prior year that still has a balance.

The average yields for the Stable Fund are as follows:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Based on actual earnings

 

 

3.27

%

 

 

3.17

%

Based on average interest rate credited to participants

 

 

3.27

%

 

 

3.15

%

 

The GIC is reported at contract value because it meets the criteria of a fully benefit-responsive contract. Contract value is the relevant measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because this is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. Transfers from the Stable Fund elected by the Plan are subject to a market value adjustment. However, transfers from the Stable Fund at a Stable Fund segment maturity date will not be subject to a market value adjustment.

Certain events may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the insurance company and the financial institution issuer. Such events include (1) the Plan no longer constituting a tax qualified plan according to Section 401(a) or 404(a) of the Code; (2) TFLIC determining that it can no longer continue to provide benefits under the contract because of a change in the Plan; (3) TFLIC does not receive deposits as described in the contract for three consecutive contract years; (4) TFLIC receives direction from the Plan to transfer assets outside of the contract, and such outside fund or funding vehicle is not available under the entities listed in the attachment to the contract; (5) deposits are made to any fund that is not included in the contract or is not available under the entities listed in the attachment to the contract; (6) TFLIC is informed that Transamerica Retirement Solutions Corporation (“TRS”) has received, or has given, notice that TRS will no longer be providing services to the Plan; or (7) in the opinion of TFLIC, the Plan violates any provision of the contract. The Company does not believe that the occurrence of any such events that would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants is probable.

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Either the Plan or TFLIC may suspend the contract by giving written notice. Upon receipt of such written notice, the contract is immediately suspended. TFLIC is not permitted to pay or transfer the value of the contract, without consent from the Plan, prior to the scheduled maturity date. Upon suspension of the contract the Plan shall elect, prior to the date of transfer, one of two options regarding payment of the value of the Stable Fund:

 

 

(a)

TFLIC will pay the value of each Stable Fund segment on each applicable Stable Fund segment maturity date.

 

(b)

TFLIC will pay the balance of the Stable Fund to the contract holder or designated payee in a single sum. Any such payment may be subject to a market value adjustment.

Notes Receivable from Participants

The Plan provides for loans to active participants as notes receivable. The Plan treats the loans as a participant directed investment of the participant’s account. The borrowing participant’s account shares in the interest paid on the note and bears any expense or loss incurred because of the loan. The notes bear interest at a rate established at the time the Plan makes the loan.

Notes receivable from participants are stated at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the Plan administrator deems the participant loan to be in default, the participant loan balance and accrued interest will be treated as a distribution from the Participant’s Plan accounts.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments are recorded when paid.

Subsequent Events

The Financial Statements are adjusted to reflect events that occurred between the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits date and the date when the Financial Statements are issued, provided they give evidence of conditions that existed at the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits date.

Events that are indicative of conditions that arose after the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits date are disclosed, but do not result in an adjustment of the Financial Statements themselves. No subsequent events have been identified that require adjustments to the Financial Statements.

In January 2018, the Company entered into a multi-year administration arrangement with an outside third-party. As part of this arrangement, 1,980 of the 17,012 total Plan participants, who held account balances of $115,611 as of the transition date, were involuntarily terminated. In accordance with the Plan Document dated January 1, 2014, this was deemed to be a Partial Plan Termination and the participants were considered 100% vested.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities have various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks, including a concentration of investment in a single entity risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably certain that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.


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Other Contributions

A law suit, Lequita Dennard, et al. v. AEGON USA, LLC, et al., was filed by plan participants in 2015 on behalf of the plan claiming, among other things, that asset based fees charged for investment products offered on the 401(k) platform were higher than those generally available in the market for plans its size. On October 28, 2016, the court approved a $3,800 settlement. The independent settlement administrator distributed $1,867 by April 21, 2017 to pay plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, administration costs, independent fiduciary fees, case contribution awards to named plaintiffs, taxes or distributed to former participants that were no longer in the Plan. The remaining $1,933 was deposited into the Plan and allocated to participants on April 6, 2017. Settlement proceeds allocated to participants are reflected in Contributions Other on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

 

3. Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value Hierarchy

Fair Value Measurements

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

The Plan has categorized its financial instruments into the three level hierarchy based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the Plan bases the category level on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

Financial assets recorded at fair value on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits are categorized as follows:

Level 1. Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in an active market.

Level 2. Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset. Level 2 inputs include the following:

 

a)

Quoted prices for similar assets in active markets

 

b)

Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in non-active markets

 

c)

Inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable

 

d)

Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means

Level 3. Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions classified in Level 3. The circumstances for using unobservable measurements includes those in which there is little, if any, market activity for the assets. Therefore, the Plan must make assumptions about inputs that a hypothetical market participant would use to value the assets.

 


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The following tables present the Plan’s hierarchy for its assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock fund (a)

 

$

46,640

 

 

$

1,288

 

 

$

 

 

$

47,928

 

Mutual funds (b)

 

 

505,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

505,699

 

Self-directed brokerage account (c)

 

 

60,023

 

 

 

9,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,488

 

Investments measured at NAV (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

830,671

 

Total assets

 

$

612,362

 

 

$

10,753

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,453,786

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock fund (a)

 

$

43,447

 

 

$

1,292

 

 

$

 

 

$

44,739

 

Mutual funds (b)

 

 

391,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

391,275

 

Self-directed brokerage account (c)

 

 

49,621

 

 

 

9,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,248

 

Investments measured at NAV (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

761,980

 

Total assets

 

$

484,343

 

 

$

10,919

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,257,242

 

 

(a)

The fair value of the assets of the Common stock fund is determined using quoted prices in active markets for Aegon N.V. common shares and is classified as Level 1. Cash and cash equivalents including short-term investments are carried at amortized cost and are classified as Level 2.

(b)

Mutual funds are valued based on NAV provided by the fund managers, whose NAV’s are quoted in an active market and therefore considered Level 1.

(c)

In accordance with ASU No. 2015-12 Subtopic 962-325, investments measured using fair value in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits or in the notes shall be presented by general type. Self-directed brokerage accounts are considered a general type and are presented as one line item for both December 31, 2017 and 2016. The fair value of assets determined using identical assets in an active market are classified as Level 1. Assets carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, are classified as Level 2.

(d)

Amounts are comprised of certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy in accordance with Subtopic 820-10. NAV is provided by the fund managers, is not quoted in an active market and these investments do not have lockup periods.

 

December 31, 2017

 

Fair Value

 

 

Unfunded

Commitments

 

Redemption Frequency

(If Currently Eligible)

 

Redemption Notice Period

Investments measured at NAV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Collective Trust

 

$

17,083

 

 

None

 

Daily

 

None

TFLIC Separate Accounts

 

 

813,588

 

 

None

 

Daily

 

None

Total investments measured at NAV

 

$

830,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

Fair Value

 

 

Unfunded

Commitments

 

Redemption Frequency

(If Currently Eligible)

 

Redemption Notice Period

Investments measured at NAV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Collective Trust

 

$

17,158

 

 

None

 

Daily

 

None

TFLIC Separate Accounts

 

 

744,822

 

 

None

 

Daily

 

None

Total investments measured at NAV

 

$

761,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Plan recognizes transfers between levels at the beginning of the quarter. During 2017 and 2016, there were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2.

 

4. Income Tax

The Plan received a favorable determination letter (December 11, 2013) from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. In connection with this determination by the IRS, the Company amended and restated the Plan. Once qualified, the Plan must operate in conformity with the provisions of the Plan and the Code to maintain its qualification. The plan administrator has indicated that it will take necessary steps to bring any Plan operational defect, if any, into compliance with the Code. The Plan has been amended subsequent to receiving the favorable determination letter. However, the plan administrator believes that the Plan, as amended and restated, remains qualified and the related trust remains tax-exempt.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The Plan recognizes the Financial Statement effects of a tax position when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2017, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the Financial Statements and does not believe this position will change in the next twelve months. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Section 6501 of the Code imposes a three year limitations period on assessment of additional taxes. As a result, the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for tax years prior to 2014.

 

5. Parties-in-Interest Transactions

 

The Company and its affiliate, TRS, provide all administrative services at no charge to the Plan. The Company does not determine the cost of its services.

 

The Plan invests in shares of Aegon N.V. common stock and at December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan held 7,406,240 and 7,856,566 shares with a cost basis of $96,258 and $105,340, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Plan recorded dividend income from Aegon N.V. common stock of $2,150. During the year ended December 31, 2017, there were $3,629 of purchases and $8,513 of sales of Aegon N.V. common stock.

 

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan had invested $813,588 and $744,822, respectively in TFLIC Separate Accounts, $17,083 and 17,158, respectively in the Diversified Collective Trust and $422,961 and $436,742, respectively in the Stable Fund. During the year ended December 31, 2017, there were $97,338 of purchases and $150,105 of sales of TFLIC Separate Accounts, $3,898 of purchases and $4,805 of sales of the Diversified Collective Trust and $53,331 of purchases and $84,109 of sales of the Stable Fund.

 

The net appreciation in fair value of investments reflected on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 for Aegon N.V. common stock, TFLIC Separate Accounts, and Diversified Collective Trust were $5,931, $122,335, and $868, respectively. Interest reflected on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 for the Stable Fund was $14,058.

 

Notes receivable from participants are considered parties-in-interest transactions.

 

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

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TRANSAMERICA 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

EIN 42-1310237 PLAN NO. 003

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS

(HELD AT END OF YEAR)

As of December 31, 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description of investment including maturity date,

 

 

 

Current

 

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or similar party

 

rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated insurance contract - general account

 

Deposits in unallocated contracts in general account of insurance company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

Stable Fund

 

**

 

$

422,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits in unallocated contracts in

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate Accounts of insurance company

 

Separate Accounts of insurance company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

Mid-Value Fund

 

**

 

 

68,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

Large Growth Fund

 

**

 

 

224,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

Core Bond Fund

 

**

 

 

99,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

Large Value Fund

 

**

 

 

141,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

International Equity Fund

 

**

 

 

66,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

High Quality Bond Fund

 

**

 

 

35,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

Large Core Fund

 

**

 

 

80,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

High Yield Bond Fund

 

**

 

 

45,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company *

 

Small Core Fund

 

**

 

 

52,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Separate Accounts of insurance company

 

 

 

 

 

 

813,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Investment Advisors*

 

Shares of collective trust - Real Estate Fund

 

**

 

 

17,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aegon N.V. *

 

Shares of common stock - 7,406,240

 

**

 

 

46,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managed by Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust

 

Short-term investment fund

 

**

 

 

1,269

 

 

 

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TRANSAMERICA 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

EIN 42-1310237 PLAN NO. 003

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS

(HELD AT END OF YEAR) (continued)

As of December 31, 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description of investment including maturity date,

 

 

 

Current

 

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or similar party

 

rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International stock fund - Oppenheimer

 

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

 

**

 

 

21,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic stock fund - Goldman Sachs

 

Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund

 

**

 

 

26,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic stock fund - Vanguard

 

Vanguard Instl Index Instl Plus

 

**

 

 

313,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic stock fund - Vanguard

 

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Instl

 

**

 

 

36,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic stock fund - Vanguard

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

 

**

 

 

19,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic stock fund - Vanguard

 

Vanguard Small Cap Index Instl

 

**

 

 

61,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic stock fund - Vanguard

 

Vanguard Inflation Protected Secs Instl

 

**

 

 

27,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

505,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal choice retirement account

 

Self-directed brokerage account

 

**

 

 

69,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable from participants*

 

Loans to participants with maturities through 2038 and interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 10.0%

 

 

 

28,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,905,192

 

* Indicates parties-in-interest to the Plan

** Not required for participant-directed investments

 

 

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ C. Michiel van Katwijk

 

 

C. Michiel van Katwijk

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

and Treasurer of Transamerica Corporation

 

 

 

June 25, 2018

 

 

 

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