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persons (as suchterms are defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act). The issuewas more than four times oversubscribed and successfully placed across Europeand Asia.Copies of the documentation relating to this offering are available on AEGON’scorporate website Notes have not been and will not be registered under the United StatesSecurities Act of 1933 as amended (the ‘Securities Act’) and are subject tocertain United States tax law requirements. At December 31, 2008, datedsubordinated and senior debt accounted for 1.3% of the total capital base. Thenet proceeds of the issue will be used for general corporate purposes.The joint book runners are Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas and HSBC. AEGON applies leverage tolerances to itscapital base and targets dated subordinated and senior debt to comprise amaximum 5% of the total capital base*).

And to that, I say?if you are going to wrap up six million dollars in Marty Havlat, I believe that having two playoff-ready goaltenders in certainly worth it. Many are skeptical of wrapping up 12 million dollars in goaltending alone this year. So to sign Huet to push Khabibulin this year, and Crawford for three years after that, is a great move by Dale Tallon. In my honest opinion, I don’t believe that Crawford is a starting NHL goaltender.  His huge contract is up at the end of the year?and before yesterday, it was assumed that Corey Crawford would be handed the keys to the crease in 2009 This was viewed withskepticism from fans. When he is on his game, hetruly is one of the best goaltenders in the world The problem is, those times are few and far between.