Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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Summary of Basic Earnings Per Share

	2021			2020			2019
Net result attributable to owners of Aegon N.V.		1,980			(146	)		1,235
Coupons on perpetual securities		(39	)		(38	)		(88	)
Net result attributable to owners for basic earnings per share calculation		1,941			(184	)		1,148
Net result attributable to common shareholders		1,928			(182	)		1,140
Net result attributable to common shareholders B		13			(1	)		8
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in million)		2,043			2,044			2,042
Weighted average number of common shares B outstanding (in million)		559			561			572
Basic earnings per common share (EUR per share)		0.94			(0.09	)		0.56
Basic earnings per common share B (EUR per share)		0.02			-			0.01