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Exhibit 4.01

 EXHIBIT 4.01 
 AEGON USA COMPANIES 
 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN 2008 
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
  

	1.	DEFINITIONS 

 In this Option Plan, unless the
context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings: 
  

	 	(a)	“Option Plan” or “Plan”: this AEGON USA Companies Employee Stock Option Plan 2008; 

  

	 	(b)	“Option” or “Options”: the right to acquire Shares at the Exercise Price per Share; 

  

	 	(c)	“Shares” or “Share”: common shares of AEGON of New York registry having a par value of EUR 0.12 per share; 

  

	 	(d)	“Reference Date”: March 10, 2008, the date on which the Option is granted; 

  

	 	(e)	“Exercise Price”: the official closing price of the Shares on the Reference Date on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Market N.V.; 

  

	 	(f)	“AEGON”: AEGON N.V.; 

  

	 	(g)	“AEGON USA Companies” or “Company:” Those U.S. affiliates of AEGON as of March 10, 2008, or prior thereto and as set forth in Schedule A;

  

	 	(h)	“Eligibility Date”: shall mean March 10, 2008; 

  

	 	(i)	“Participant”: those eligible employees as set forth in these Terms and Conditions of the Plan; and 

  

	 	(j)	“Vesting Date”: for the purposes of this Plan, shall mean that date on which Options granted hereunder, subject to a “vesting period,” have become fully vested
with the Participant (March 10, 2011). 

  

	2.	ELIGIBILITY 

 Those persons eligible for
participation in the Option Plan shall be only those employees of an AEGON USA Company as set forth on Schedule A (including international employees working with an AEGON USA Company who have United States source income) who will have been employed
on a 12-month continuous full-time or regular, part-time basis of at least 20 hours per week as of, and still employed, on the Eligibility Date (hereinafter referred to as the “Eligible Employee”). No bridging of service shall apply.

  

	3.	PARTICIPATION 

  

	 	3.1	Each Eligible Employee shall automatically become a Participant in the Plan and have an Option for 300 Shares. 

  

	 	3.2	Eligible Employees will receive notice that they are Participants in the Plan. 

  

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	4.	OPTION RIGHTS 

  

	 	4.1	Beginning on the Reference Date, each Eligible Employee shall receive his or her applicable Option grant. All Options granted pursuant to the Plan are subject to a three-year
“vesting period” after the Reference Date. All Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall vest fully on the Vesting Date. 

  

	 	4.2	The Option shall be exercisable only as directed by the Company. 

  

	 	4.3	The Option has a maximum duration of seven years from the Reference Date and shall expire at the close of business March 10, 2015 (“Expiration Date”). The Participant
must properly submit a request to exercise the Option by 3:00 p.m., Central time on March 09, 2015. 

  

	5.	EXERCISE 

  

	 	5.1	An Option granted to a Participant under Section 4.1 may be exercised only as directed by the Company on or after the Vesting Date and only on trading days of the applicable
stock exchange, subject to the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof. The Participant must be continuously employed by an AEGON USA Company or an affiliate until the Vesting Date in order to exercise any rights, including the right to exercise any
Options, under this Plan. 

  

	 	5.2	Each Participant must provide the Company or its designee appropriate notice that the Participant wishes to exercise his or her Option under procedures established by the Company.

  

	 	5.3	The Option shall be exercisable only in whole but not in part and shall be conducted only by purchasing the Shares in accordance with the directions established by the Company. The
Participant may elect to immediately sell the Shares received after the exercise of the Option and receive the proceeds, if any. 

  

	 	5.4	If the Participant elects to receive cash proceeds, the Company or its designee shall sell the Shares for the risk of the Participant. An AEGON USA Company shall pay to the
Participant the proceeds from the sale reduced by the costs of the sale, including applicable taxes, fees and other costs, if any. 

  

	 	5.5	If the Participant elects to have the Shares transferred to the Participant, the Company shall arrange for the Shares to be transferred to the Participant upon receipt of the amount
due in U.S. Dollars (the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares received upon exercise of the Option and divided by the exchange rate as stated in Section 5.7 plus applicable taxes, fees and other costs, if any) on the account of the
Participant. 

  

	 	5.6	The Exercise Price shall be converted into U.S. Dollars at the official exchange rate for Euro/U.S. Dollars at the end of the day before the date of exercise.

  

	 	5.7	Any difference in price, either resulting from the price on New York Stock Exchange or from the currency rate of exchange, a non-sale, as well as an overdue sale of the Shares are
for the account and risk of the Participant. The proper and timely notice of exercise also is for the account and risk of the Participant. 

  

	 	5.8	Any amounts received or retained by any of the AEGON USA Companies for taxes and other costs, if any, in accordance with United States law, are for the account and risk of the
Participant. 

  

	 	5.9	If AEGON alters its share capital, AEGON may adjust the Exercise Price or the number of Options subject to grant and shall inform the Company accordingly. AEGON, in its sole
discretion, shall determine whether it has altered its share capital. 

  

	 	5.10	AEGON, in its sole discretion, may amend the process of exercising Options under the Plan. 

  

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	6.	SALES AND CHANGE OF CONTROL 

  

	 	6.1	Change of Control shall mean the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of more than 50 percent of the assets of AEGON’s United
States operations to an entity that is not affiliated with AEGON. 

  

	 	6.2	In the event of a Change of Control, all Options shall immediately and without any action by any person become fully exercisable for a period of two months from the date of the
Change of Control pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Plan. 

  

	 	6.3	In the event of any divestiture, sale or other disposition of an operating division or business unit (other than a transaction specified in Section 6.1 of the Plan) prior to
the Vesting Date, any employee of any division or business subject to such divestiture, sale or other disposition (each, a “Transferred Employee”) shall be treated for all purposes of this Plan as having terminated employment with the
AEGON USA Company as of the date of such divestiture, sale or disposition, and all Options held by any Transferred Employee shall automatically terminate, forfeit and expire as of the date of such divestiture, sale or disposition.

  

	7.	FORBIDDEN EXERCISE/BLACKOUT PERIODS 

  

	 	7.1	Except as provided in Section 7.6 or 7.7, neither the exercise of the Option nor the sale of any Shares as part of the exercise of the Options is permitted during any Blackout
Period or at any other time when the Participant has “Insider Knowledge.” Under no circumstances shall the Participant exercise the Option or sell any Shares to the extent such action would violate applicable law. 

 

	 	7.2	For purposes of the Plan, “Insider Knowledge” means knowledge of information concerning AEGON or the AEGON N.V. common shares, of which the Participant is in possession
that is material and non-public including, without limitation, information that may influence the price of the AEGON N.V. common shares, in either direction, on any stock exchange. 

  

	 	7.3	Without limiting the generality of an AEGON USA Company’s policies with regard to share dealing and treatment of confidential information or other legal obligations applicable
to a Participant, each Participant is expressly prohibited from communicating any “Insider Knowledge” to any third party, unless he or she does so to comply with a statutory or legal obligation after consultation with counsel or in the
performance of and expressly in furtherance of his or her job responsibilities to the AEGON USA Company. Under no circumstances shall the Participant purchase or sell any AEGON securities, including without limitation Shares or solicit or induce a
third party to purchase, sell, or not to trade any such securities based on Insider Information or otherwise in a manner prohibited by applicable law. 

  

	 	7.4	The exercise of any Options is not allowed during the following periods: 

  

	 	(a)	two calendar months immediately preceding the release of the annual earnings of AEGON; 

  

	 	(b)	twenty-one days immediately preceding the publication of the six-months results and the quarterly results or the announcement of any dividend or interim dividend, as well as on the
trading day(s) after the announcement of AEGON’s (interim) dividend on which the AEGON share is not yet quoted ex-dividend; 

  

	 	(c)	one month immediately preceding the first publication of a prospectus for an issue of AEGON N.V. common shares. Each period referred to in this Section 7.4 (a), (b) and
(c) is, individually and collectively referred to as a “Blackout Period.” 

  

	 	7.5	AEGON shall publish and distribute notices of the Blackout Periods set forth in Sections 7.4(a), (b) and (c) to all Participants in any reasonable manner, including
electronically. 

  

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	7.6	If a Participant would forfeit his or her Option because it would expire during a Blackout Period or at a time when the Participant has Insider Knowledge, the Participant may in
that circumstance exercise the Option during one of the last five working days prior to the expiration of the Option; provided however that such Participant may not thereafter sell the Shares so acquired until such time as a Blackout Period is no
longer in effect and such Participant no longer has any Insider Knowledge. In order to exercise this right, a Participant must provide a written exercise request under procedures established by the Company which request indicates that the Option is
to be exercised but the Shares underlying the Option are not to be sold by or on behalf of the Participant and which request indicates which day of the five working days before expiration of the Option on which the Participant wishes to exercise the
Option. Each of the five working days prior to expiration must be a business day on which the applicable stock exchange is open for business. If the Participant does not explicitly state which day of the five working days prior to expiration the
Participant wishes to exercise the Option, the Company will exercise the Option on the last day the Option can be legally exercised. Any request by the Participant in accordance with this Section 7.6 is irrevocable once made.

  

	7.7	If at a time that is neither a Blackout Period nor a time when a Participant is then in possession of Insider Knowledge, a Participant provides a written exercise form to exercise
his or her Option under procedures established by the Company not less than two months or more than three months in advance of the expiration date of the Options, and such election is scheduled in such notice to take place on a date that is during a
Blackout Period or when such Participant is or may be in possession of Insider Knowledge, then such request may nevertheless be granted, the Option exercised on the date specified in such request and, if the request so indicates, Shares received
upon such exercise sold in the market with the proceeds delivered to such Participant. The Participant shall not be permitted to exercise any discretion over how, when or whether to effect such sale once such a written exercise request has been
received, and any sale of Shares effected pursuant to such an exercise may be conducted by an independent third party that is not in possession of any Insider Knowledge. 

  

	7.8	If (i) a Participant terminates employment during a Blackout Period, (ii) the Option granted hereunder became vested on or before the Participant terminates employment,
(iii) the Participant’s right to exercise any Option granted hereunder would end during the same Blackout Period and (iv) the Participant has provided to the Company a properly completed exercise form prior to the end the Blackout
Period and before the Option expires, then the Plan shall exercise the Option granted hereunder on the first day after the then current Blackout Period ends. If the Participant does not provide to the Company a properly completed exercise form prior
to the end of the Blackout Period, then the Participant shall forfeit his/her Options. 

  

	8.	FURTHER CONDITIONS 

  

	 	8.1	Except as specifically provided herein, the Option is strictly personal and the Participant cannot transfer in any way or in any other manner the passing of title.

  

	 	8.2	The Participant cannot pledge, assign or encumber the Option in any way. 

  

	 	8.3	Any attempt to pledge, transfer, or encumber the Option in any manner in contravention of Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of the Plan shall be null and void and will result in the
Participant’s forfeiture of the Option. 

  

	 	8.4	A Participant may not “hedge,” or otherwise sell or purchase options on AEGON securities, whether or not marketable, in connection with the Options granted under this
Plan. 

  

	 	8.5	In the event a Participant’s employment with an AEGON USA Company terminates prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant shall forfeit any and all rights to any Options granted
under this Plan. 

  

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	 	8.6	In the event a Participant’s employment with the AEGON USA Companies terminates for any reason (except for retirement, total and permanent disability, or death) on or after the
Vesting Date, the Participant shall have a period of sixty (60) days from the date of termination, or the Expiration Date, whichever is earlier, in which to exercise his or her Options granted under this Plan. In the event that the Options are
not exercised within this 60-day period, all such Options granted to such Participant shall terminate automatically, and the Participant shall forfeit any and all rights to any Options granted under this Plan. 

  

	 	8.7	In the event a Participant’s employment with the AEGON USA Companies terminates due only to retirement or death on or after the Vesting Date, the Participant (or his or her
legal representative, as applicable) shall be required to exercise his or her Options within one (1) year following the date the Participant terminates employment, or the Expiration Date, whichever is earlier. The heirs or appointed personal
representatives of the deceased Participant shall acknowledge and agree that they are subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and shall duly complete any required documentation that is reasonably required in order to exercise any Options
under this Plan. In the case of death of the Participant, the heirs or appointed personal representative(s) must exercise all Options granted under the Plan at the same time. 

  

	 	8.8	In the event a Participant terminates employment with the AEGON USA Companies due to total and permanent disability (as defined in the AEGON USA, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan),
the following rules shall apply: If a Participant receives 26 weeks of continuous short term disability under the AEGON USA, Inc. Short-Term Disability Program, the Participant shall have 60 days after the date short term disability benefits end to
exercise his/her Options under the Plan. If the Participant does not exercise his/her Options under the Plan, and the Participant does not qualify for benefits under the AEGON USA, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan, then the Participant shall no longer
have a right to exercise his/her Options under the Plan. If the Participant exercised his/her Options under the Plan during the aforesaid 60-day period and the Participant subsequently receives benefits under the AEGON USA, Inc. Long Term Disability
Plan, the Participant will have no further rights to exercise Options under the Plan. If the Participant in the Plan receives benefits under the AEGON USA, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan and has not exercised his/her Options under the Plan, then the
Participant shall have 60 days from the date of termination of employment to exercise his/her Options under the Plan provided; however in no event, shall the Participant be able to exercise his/her Options after the period specified in
Section 4.3. The exercise or non-exercise of Options pursuant to this paragraph 8.8 is solely at the risk of the Participant. 

  

	 	8.9	Those Options of any Participant that the Participant does not exercise shall lapse and become null and void, without any right to compensation, at the close of AEGON business on
the Expiration Date, or such earlier period as set forth in the Plan. 

  

	 	8.10	Neither AEGON nor any AEGON USA Company shall have any duty or obligation to inform the Participant of the possible forfeiture of the Option, nor the actual termination of the
Option. In addition, neither AEGON nor any AEGON USA Company shall be liable under any theory of recovery for a Participant’s failure to exercise his or her Option during the term of the Option as described herein. 

  

	 	8.11	Subject to 8.15, AEGON, in its sole discretion, has and retains the absolute authority to amend or terminate the Plan and other rules of this Plan any time, with or without notice
to the Participants, if made necessary due to changes in the laws of The Netherlands or of the United States of America. 

  

	 	8.12	This Option Plan is governed by Dutch Civil Law. 

  

	 	8.13	AEGON or its designee, including a committee established by the Company, shall have full and absolute authority and discretion to make a final determination with regard to any
conflict or issues regarding the interpretation or application of the terms of this Plan. 

  

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	 	8.14	While the Plan shall be legally enforceable, it shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between Participants and AEGON or any AEGON USA Company or their
affiliates or to be a consideration or inducement for the employment of any Participant or eligible employee. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant or eligible employee the right to be retained in the service of
either AEGON, or any AEGON USA Company, nor to interfere with the right of AEGON or any AEGON USA Company to discharge any Participant or Eligible Employee at any time regardless of the effect which such discharge may have upon him or her as a
Participant in the Plan. 

  

	 	8.15	AEGON or its designee retains the right to amend either this Plan or any Option awarded under the Plan either retroactively or prospectively if any aspects or provisions of this
Plan are later found to subject Plan benefits to additional tax under the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. 

  

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 SCHEDULE A 
 AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc. 
 AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. 
 Clark Consulting, Inc. 
 Monumental Life Insurance Company 
 Premier Solutions Group, Inc. 
 Stonebridge Life Insurance Company 
 Transamerica Capital, Inc. 
 Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

 Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. (excluding employees who are Members of Transamerica Investment Management, LLC) 
 Transamerica Life Insurance Company 
 Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of
Ohio 
 World Financial Group, Inc. 
  

 7Merger Agreement between Banco de Chile and Citibank Chile

 Exhibit 4.1 
 Merger Agreement 
 Banco de Chile and Citibank Chile 
 In Santiago de Chile, as of December 26, 2007, between Banco de Chile, represented herein by its General Manager, Mr. Fernando Cañas
Berkowitz, both domiciled in this city, at Ahumada 251, and Citibank Chile, represented herein by its General Manager, Fernando Concha Ureta, both domiciled in this city, at Avenida Andrés Bello No. 2.681, Las Condes, hereinafter, the
“Banks” or the “Parties”, and 
 WHEREAS: 
 1°. Quiñenco S.A., the controlling person of Banco de Chile, on the one hand, and, on the other, Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation (together with Citigroup, Inc., “Citigroup”), have
entered into a Master Joint Venture Agreement (“Framework Agreement”), dated as of July 19, 2007, with the intention to establish a Joint Venture, which will include all the Financial Businesses and Services and which will
enable them to use more effectively their capabilities and knowledge of the Chilean and global financial markets for the benefit of the end users of the services of each line of business. In furtherance thereof, the basic principles of the Joint
Venture were set forth by the Parties, which principles are, in any event, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions and requirements set forth in the Framework Agreement and its corresponding Exhibits. The Joint Venture shall be implemented in
up to three stages, in each case in accordance with the terms set forth in the Framework Agreement. In the first stage, the holding company of Citigroup that owns Citigroup Chilean Subsidiaries will be merged into, or contributed to, LQIF, and
certain Citigroup Chilean Subsidiaries will be merged into certain Quiñenco Financial Subsidiaries and, in consideration therefor, Citigroup will acquire a 32.9556% equity interest in LQIF. In the later stages, Citigroup may increase, through
the exercise of the Options, its equity interest in LQIF from 32.9556% up to 50%, provided that Quiñenco always retains Control of LQIF, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement. 
 2°. The exchange terms set forth in the Framework Agreement assign a 10,44% interest in the merged bank, assuming the subscription of all shares issued
pursuant to the resolutions of the Shareholders Meeting held on May 17, 2007, to the contribution from Citibank Chile of net assets in an amount equal to not less than UF 15,152,201.99, including excess capital of UF 5,622,338.40 over the
minimum capital level required by Chilean regulations, given a capitalization index of 10,5% (assets risk-weighted) plus financial risk. The exchange terms consider, with respect to Citigroup Chilean subsidiaries, the existence of annual recurrent
profits of at least UF 1.278.489,26. As a result, the current shareholders of Banco de Chile will hold an 89,56% interest in the merged bank. 
 3°.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chile Limitada (hereinafter “J.P. Morgan”) performed a valuation and specific examination of the banking corporation that will be the successor of the businesses of the
Agency in Chile of Citibank, N.A. (hereinafter “Citibank Chile”) and of Banco de 

 
Chile. For this purpose, they took into consideration the fact that the profits of the Banks for the 2007 fiscal year are going to be distributed to the then
current shareholders of each institution prorated to their corresponding pre-merger equity interest. The sale by Banco de Chile of its branches in the U.S. for US$130 million is not part of the relative valuation analysis performed by J.P. Morgan.
Finally, in the opinion of J.P. Morgan, the exchange term pursuant to which the shares of Citibank Chile will be exchanged for 8.443.861.140 shares of Banco de Chile is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of Banco de Chile.

 4°. The results of the due diligence performed with respect to Citibank Chile revealed that certain disparities exist in credit evaluation
models used with respect to individuals, that the recurrent profit was greater than the amount estimated in the Framework Agreement (UF 1.278.489,26) and that it is necessary to make certain accounting adjustments prior to the first closing date,
which adjustments will not modify the exchange percentages set forth in Clause 2 above. 
 5°. The studies performed concluded that the merger is
attractive to the shareholders of both banks given the benefits and risks associated therewith. Among the benefits, the following are notable: (i) Increase in market participation by Banco de Chile; (ii) Duplication of volume of consumer
credit business of Banco Credichile; (iii) Opportunity to create value by means of greater economies of scale and capture of synergies, of revenue and costs; (iv) Strengthening of the capital base for future growth and leverage
through issuance of subordinated debt; (v) Positioning associated with the value of certain trademarks and international visibility; and (vi) Learning and transfer of know-how with respect to products, technology and processes. Risks are
considered to include difficulties related to the operational, technological and informatic integration and its eventual impacts; cultural integration; dependency on milestones and third party technological providers’ activities; potential loss
of clients and potential deterioration of the commercial relationship with other international banks. In summary, such studies concluded that the merger of both institutions would be convenient given that both banks would complement each other, that
as a result of the merger the resulting entity will strengthen its competitive position, provide its clients with products from an international global network and obtain significant cost savings. 
 6°. The Boards of Directors of Banco de Chile and Citibank Chile agree that the merger is attractive to their respective shareholders given the main benefits
to the merged bank that will result from the projected merger with Citibank Chile: a) An excess capital base that will support the growth of assets for more than two years; b) Consolidation of a network of more than 400 branches; c) Doubling assets
in the mass consumer market, which will surpass the relevant competitors in such segment; d) Complementation between the local knowledge and leadership of Banco de Chile and the worldwide knowledge and leadership of Citigroup; e) Offer of global
products and services to our clients, potentializing especially the areas of investment and corporate banking, private banking, international personal banking, global transactional services and international financing operations; f) Potentializing
the use of Banco de Chile trademarks with the support of a global partner as Citigroup; and g) Consolidation of a human team by excellence that will allow the merged bank to assume a leading position in the country. 
  

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 7°. And, finally, whereas the Boards of Directors of both Banks have approved this Merger Agreement,
authorizing their respective General Managers to undersign it. 
 THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 
 FIRST: The Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions through Letter No. 209, dated December 26, 2007, has authorized the merger between Banco
de Chile and Citibank Chile whereby the former will absorb the latter, pursuant to the provisions of articles 35 bis and 36 of the Chilean Banking Law (Ley General de Bancos) and article 25 of Law No. 19.396. It is the intention of the
Boards of Directors of such banking institutions that the merger be agreed upon on December 27, 2007, effective as of January 1, 2008. The merger of Banco de Chile with Citibank Chile shall be approved by their respective Extraordinary
General Shareholders Meetings pursuant to the provisions of Article 67 of Law No. 18.046 on Corporations, with the favorable vote of two-thirds of the issued shares. In addition, pursuant to Article 31 of the Chilean Banking Law (Ley General
de Bancos), the approval from the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions to amend the By-laws and for the early dissolution of Citibank Chile shall be obtained at the appropriate moment. The decision of the Superintendency approving
the merger agreements adopted by the Shareholders Meetings of the Banks and the early dissolution of Citibank Chile shall be registered with the Commercial Registry of Santiago and published in the Federal Registry (Diario Oficial).

 The Banks declare that the provisions contained in this Agreement are subject to the condition that the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meetings
effectively adopt the merger agreements in the terms and conditions set forth in the Second Clause of this Agreement. 
 SECOND: The Banks agree to
submit for the approval of their respective Extraordinary General Shareholders Meetings the merger of Citibank Chile into Banco de Chile upon the terms set forth in this Merger Agreement, whereby Banco de Chile will acquire all the assets and assume
all of the liabilities of Citibank Chile, and will succeed to all of its rights and obligations, resulting in Banco de Chile having all of the assets of Citibank Chile and the shareholders of Citibank Chile becoming shareholders of Banco de Chile.
As a result, Banco de Chile will be the legal successor of Citibank Chile, which will cease to exist. The exchange terms for the merger of both banks shall be 10,497% for the shares of Citibank Chile and 89,503% for the shares of Banco de Chile. The
proposed Merger is subject to the condition that both Extraordinary Shareholders Meetings approve this merger. 
 In addition, the Banks shall propose the
approval of this “Merger Agreement” and, as applicable, of the “Agreement for the Purchase of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities” of the New York and Miami Branches of Banco de Chile between this institution and
Citibank, N.A.; the “Global Connectivity Agreement” and the “License Agreement” between Banco de Chile and Citigroup Inc. and/or Citibank and/or its subsidiaries. 
  

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 THIRD: The Banks agree to propose to their respective Extraordinary General Shareholders Meetings the following:

 1.1. A position with respect to any conditions that might be imposed by the Central Bank of Chile when deciding and informing the Superintendency
of Banks and Financial Institutions pursuant to the provisions of article 25 of Law No. 19.396 on the Treatment of the Subordinated Obligation, and/or the conditions that might be imposed by the Superintendency of Banks and Financial
Institutions when authorizing the merger pursuant to the provisions of article 35 bis of the Chilean Banking Law (Ley General de Bancos). 
 1.2. Approval of the audited balance sheets of Banco de Chile and of the legal predecessor of Citibank Chile, Agency in Chile of Citibank, N.A., as of December 31, 2006, and the expert reports on assets and liabilities of Banco
de Chile and Citibank Chile pursuant to the provisions of articles 15 and 99 of the Chilean Corporate Law (Ley de Sociedades Anónimas). 
 1.3. Agreement to the exchange terms for the merger of both banks so that Citibank Chile will hold a 10,497% interest and Banco de Chile an 89,503% interest in the merged entity. In the event that the 439.951.628 unsubscribed shares
issued pursuant to the resolutions of the Shareholders Meeting held on May 17, 2007 are effectively subscribed on the day of the Shareholders Meeting, Citibank Chile will hold a 10,440% interest and Banco de Chile an 89,560% interest in the
merged entity, or other percentages, as applicable. 
 1.4. Approval of the increase of capital of Banco de Chile in an amount not less than
15.152.201,99 development unities (unidades de fomento), which will be subscribed and paid with the contribution of the total assets and liabilities of Citibank Chile, for which payment Banco de Chile shall issue 8.443.861.140 series
“Banco de Chile-S” registered common shares, with no par value, that will be delivered to the shareholders of Citibank Chile, pro-rated to the shares of Banco de Chile for each share of Citibank Chile as determined at the
Shareholders Meeting. The exchange of shares will be made in the manner, term and conditions determined by the Board of Directors of Banco de Chile. 
 By
application of Agreements No. 1.167-03-041209 and No. 1.333-01-070510 of the Central Bank of Chile, the shares “Banco de Chile-S” shall not be considered covered by the Exchange Convention entered into with the Central
Bank of Chile and later amendments, and, as a result, shall not benefit from the exchange regime existing pursuant to former Chapter XXVI Title I of the International Exchange Rules Summary. Likewise, the shares “Banco de Chile-S”
shall only have the right to receive dividends for the profits that Citibank Chile obtained during the 2007 fiscal year. 
 1.5. Agreement that the
merger will be effective as of January 1, 2008 or another date as determined by the Shareholders Meeting, and that the profits of each bank that correspond to the 2007 fiscal year shall correspond separately to the shareholders of each
financial institution in the manner and conditions determined by the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting of the merged bank. 
  

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 2. Approval of the amendments to the By-laws of Banco de Chile with respect to the matters listed below:

 2.1. Amendment to Clause Fifth to establish the amount of the new capital of Banco de Chile and the number and series of subscribed and paid
shares; 
 2.2. Amendment to Clause Eighth regarding vacancies of Regular and Alternate Directors; 
 2.3. Amendment to Clause Tenth regarding call and notice of extraordinary meetings of the Board of Directors; 
 2.4. Amendment to Clause Fifteenth regarding substitution of the President of the Board of Directors; 
 2.5. Amendment to Clause Nineteenth regarding election of Directors; 
 2.6. Elimination of Transitory Clauses that are no longer in effect or moot as of the date of the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting; 
 2.7. Incorporation of new Transitory Clauses whereby the merger of Citibank Chile into Banco de Chile and the dissolution of Citibank Chile are agreed and approved, effective as of January 1, 2008; 
 2.8. Incorporation of new Transitory Clauses setting forth the manner for subscription and payment of the new capital of Banco de Chile and the issuance of the
new shares series “Banco de Chile-S”, which shall be issued by Banco de Chile for exchange in proportion to each share of Citibank Chile as determined by the Shareholders Meeting, in payment for the contribution of the totality of
its assets and liabilities. The exchanges shall be made in the dates determined by the Board of Directors. Contemplate the distribution of separate profits for 2007 fiscal year to the respective shareholders of the merged banks. 
 3. Approval of a new revised, coordinated and systematized version of the By-laws of Banco de Chile, numbering the Titles and Clauses according to the
corresponding amendments, additions, complementations, deletions and insertions listed above and that are eventually agreed by the Shareholders Meeting. 
 4. Adoption of all other agreements necessary to effect the merger. 
 5. Grant of the necessary powers to effect the agreements
adopted about the matters listed above, including the designation of the persons authorized to convert the minutes of the Shareholders Meeting into a public deed and execute the documents necessary to effect the merger and any other agreements

  

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adopted; to obtain the approval of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of the agreements adopted, being able to accept, on behalf of
Banco de Chile and in the name of its shareholders, by means of a public deed, the observations that such Superintendency may have with respect to the agreements adopted in the Shareholders Meeting, as well as grant the powers and execute the
documents necessary for the delivery, performance and perfection of the transfer of all the assets and liabilities from Citibank Chile to Banco de Chile, and for the perfection and authentication of the merger. 
 FOURTH: The Banks declare that the following agreements have been entered into by separate documents: 
 a) Agreement for the Purchase of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities between Banco de Chile and Citibank, N.A. 
 b) Global Connectivity Agreement between Banco de Chile and Citigroup, Citibank, N.A. and its subsidiaries; and 
 c) License Agreement between Banco de Chile and Citigroup, Citibank, N.A. and its subsidiaries. 
 This agreement and the agreements mentioned in this Clause will be presented to the Extraordinary Shareholders Meetings for their approval. 
 FIFTH: The Banks declare that they were informed about the Framework Agreement mentioned in Clause First of this agreement, and that the obligations arising out of such Framework Agreement shall be fulfilled by
the parties that have signed such document at the corresponding levels and through the respective directors and/or representatives in the Shareholders Meetings of Banco de Chile. 
 The execution of this agreement does not grant or impose any rights or obligations to the Banks other than the ones expressly agreed to in this document and/or in the agreements entered into by them, or in the By-laws
of Banco de Chile. 
 SIXTH: Notwithstanding that Banco de Chile is subject to the applicable laws and regulations in force in Chile, the Banks agree
that, given the substantial interest that Citibank, N.A. will indirectly hold in Banco de Chile, which will result in Banco de Chile being considered a subsidiary of Citibank, N.A. for purposes of the applicable laws of the United States of America,
and in the context of the Cooperation Agreements existing between the regulatory authorities of the United States of America and the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile, such regulatory authorities of the United States of
America may request the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile to obtain access to the systems, information and procedures of Banco de Chile for the purposes indicated in the Framework Agreement, pursuant to the above mentioned
Cooperation Agreements. 
 Likewise, with the aim to allow Banco de Chile, as a subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., to comply with the requirements of the
applicable federal banking laws of the United States of America, its Board of Directors shall approve and implement Policies and Procedures (“Approved Policies and Procedures”), which policies and procedures shall be the ones
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applicable to Banco de Chile, taking into consideration Chilean laws, under the federal banking laws of the United States, and which policies and procedures
shall be based on, and be reasonably consistent with, the “Required Policies and Procedures” as required by Citigroup or a relevant authority. 
 Similarly, considering the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs, and aiming to allow Banco de Chile and its subsidiaries to adhere to the maximum level of compliance possible, and to agree to the amendments to this subject matter that
may from time to time be proposed, the Banks acknowledge and agree that: (a) the officer in charge of compliance, which includes the anti-money laundering program, shall have a channel of communication with, and shall be up to date with respect
to, the independent legal compliance unit of Citigroup in Latin America, aiming to ensure the update of, and compliance with, the Approved Policies and Procedures; (b) Banco de Chile shall request from time to time to Citigroup and
Citigroup, through its compliance unit in Latin America, agrees to provide to the officer in charge of compliance in Banco de Chile with, consultancy, support and training services with respect to the subject matters covered by such compliance unit.
Each request notice to and from Citigroup on this matter shall include the General Manager of Banco de Chile and the responsible for the compliance unit of Citigroup; (c) the officers in charge of legal compliance in Banco de Chile and the
compliance unit of Citigroup in Latin America shall share their best practices in terms of compliance; (d) such compliance officers shall report to the General Manager, the Executive and Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of Banco de
Chile, and such officers shall be subject to Banco de Chile’s rules in all administrative and compensation respects. 
 SEVENTH: Citigroup
obtained authorization from its United States regulatory authority to effect the merger between Citibank Chile and Banco de Chile, in the understanding, among other aspects, that the Audit and Risk Review Risk Unit of Citigroup would have access to
the systems, information and procedures of Banco de Chile with a view to verify from time to time the level of progress in the implementation of, and compliance with, the Approved Policies and Procedures. 
 Given that such condition was essential in obtaining the above mentioned approval, and with the only purpose to make the conclusions of such review available to
Citigroup’s regulator, the banks that are parties to this Merger Agreement have agreed that: 
 (i) the Audit and Risk Review Unit of
Citigroup shall perform reviews from time to time regarding the level of progress in the implementation of, and compliance with, the Approved Policies and Procedures; 
 (ii) for such purpose, Citigroup shall enter into a strict confidentiality special agreement; 
 (iii) the
review process shall be performed jointly with the internal audit of Banco de Chile and pursuant to a Plan previously agreed with the Executive and Audit Committee. The parties declare that they will act in good faith in trying to reach the above
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 (iv) the report with the conclusions about the review process will be made available to the Executive and
Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of Banco de Chile, to the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions and, through Citigroup and its Audit Committee, to the banking authorities of the United States; 
 (v) in any event, and under any circumstance, the review process shall not include any information subject to bank secrecy pursuant to the provisions of
article 154 of the Chilean Banking Law (Ley General de Bancos), article 1 of the Law on Bank Checking Accounts and Checks, article 6 of Law No. 19.913 on the Financial Analysis Unit and any other information covered by any other current
or future Chilean law similar to the ones previously indicated dealing with protection of entity secrets; and 
 (vi) a summary of the
conclusions of the above mentioned reports shall be included in the Annual Report of Banco de Chile and made available to the shareholders of Banco de Chile in the opportunities set forth in article 54 of the Chilean Corporate Law (Ley de
Sociedades Anónimas). 
 The Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, through a letter dated December 18, 2007, has informed the
Banks that there is no legal inconvenient for them to proceed in the manner above mentioned described. 
 EIGHTH: The Banks agree that, during the
merger process and until such merger is concluded, they will not incorporate any significant changes to their business and commercial policies in effect as of this date, and that in the event such modifications are incorporated, they will consider
in good faith the impact that such new policies may have in the proposed merger. 
 Likewise, the parties agree not to modify, during the merger process and
until such process is concluded, their respective methods for accounting transactions, unless such modifications are approved by the parties or arise out of a request from an Authority. 
 NINTH: The Banks have established a Merger Committee that shall function during the time period prior to the merger with a view to maintain a coordination between both Banks in all aspects relating to
commercial, operational and legal matters. 
 TENTH: The Banks express their interest for the merger agreement adopted by the Extraordinary General
Shareholders Meetings to be effective as of January 1, 2008, and for the approvals from the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions given after the Shareholders Meetings and other legal formalities to be obtained and duly
materialized within the shortest period of time possible. 
 ELEVENTH: This agreement shall be governed by the laws of Chile. Any dispute between the
Parties in respect of this agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration pursuant to the Arbitration Rules of the ICC by three arbitrators appointed pursuant to such Rules. The seat of the arbitration shall be the city of 

  

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Paris and all the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the Spanish language. Each Party agrees to pay a proportional portion of the administrative
charges and advances of costs of the ICC, unless the arbitrators determine otherwise in the final award. In such final award, the arbitrators may award the payment of attorneys’ fees and other costs in favor of the party not liable under the
arbitration, as they deem appropriate. 
  

					
	/s/ Fernando Cañas Berkowitz	 		 	/s/ Fernando Concha Ureta
	Fernando Cañas Berkowitz	 		 	Fernando Concha Ureta
	Banco de Chile	 		 	Citibank Chile

  

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