# C_2017064EN.01000701.xml

| 28.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 64/7 |
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28.2.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 64/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8257 — NN Group/Delta Lloyd)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 64/07)

| 1. | On 22 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which NN Group N.V. (the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Delta Lloyd N.V. (the Netherlands) by way of a public bid. |
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On 22 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which NN Group N.V. (the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Delta Lloyd N.V. (the Netherlands) by way of a public bid.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   NN Group N.V.: the provision of life and non-life insurance policies, pension products, banking and asset management services to both individuals and corporations, in a number of European markets and outside Europe,
  —   Delta Lloyd: the provision of life, non-life and distribution of health insurance policies, the provision of pension products, banking and asset management services to both individuals and corporations in the Netherlands and Belgium. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   NN Group N.V.: the provision of life and non-life insurance policies, pension products, banking and asset management services to both individuals and corporations, in a number of European markets and outside Europe,

NN Group N.V.

—   Delta Lloyd: the provision of life, non-life and distribution of health insurance policies, the provision of pension products, banking and asset management services to both individuals and corporations in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Delta Lloyd

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8257 — NN Group/Delta Lloyd, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8257 — NN Group/Delta Lloyd, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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