Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. Named as a Lipper Best Money Manager September 2012

DENVER, CO – December 14, 2012 –Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. announced today that nine of its strategies were recipients of the Lipper Best Money Manager Awards across multiple categories and time periods. Transamerica Emerging Markets Debt (Class I ) was ranked second for the four quarters ended September 30, 2012 in the International Fixed Income (All Mandates) and (Emerging Markets) categories out of 166 and 48 peers. For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, Transamerica Emerging Markets Debt (Class I) ranked third in both categories out of 188 and 58 respective peers.