Information in accordance with Section 243a


Information in accordance with section 243a (1) of the Austrian Commercial Code

  1. The share capital of UNIQA Insurance Group AG (“the Company”) amounts to € 309,000,000 and is composed of 309,000,000 no-par value bearer shares. Of the share capital, € 285,356,365 is fully paid up and € 23,643,635 is contributed by way of non-cash contributions. All shares offer the same rights and obligations.
  2. Due to their voting commitments, the shares of Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung, Austria Versicherungsverein Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH, BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H., Collegialität Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung, UQ Assekuranz Holding GmbH and RZB Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH are counted together. Reciprocal purchase option rights have been agreed between the first four of these shareholders.
  3. Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft indirectly holds a total of 31.40 per cent of the share capital of the Company (allocated in accordance with the Austrian Stock Exchange Act) via BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H., RZB Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH and UQ Assekuranz Holding GmbH; Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung holds a total of 30.58 per cent of the share capital of the Company (allocated in accordance with the Austrian Stock Exchange Act) directly and indirectly via Austria Versicherungsverein Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH (equity interests as of 25 October 2013).
  4. No shares with special control rights have been issued.
  5. As part of the capital increase (re-IPO) in October 2013, employees of UNIQA Insurance Group AG and its affiliated Group companies in Austria subscribed for a total of 564,315 new no-par value bearer shares at a discount of 20 per cent off of the offer and subscription price.
  6. There are no provisions in the Articles of Association or other provisions that go beyond the statutory provisions for appointing Management Board and Supervisory Board members or for modifying the Articles of Association with the exception of the provision that, when a Supervisory Board member turns 70 years of age, he or she shall retire from the Supervisory Board as of the end of the next Annual General Meeting.
  7. The Management Board is authorised to increase the Company’s share capital, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, by a total of up to € 12,371,850 up to and including 30 June 2018. The Management Board is also authorised to buy back up to 21,424,790 treasury shares via the Company and/or via subsidiaries of the Company (section 66 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act) up to and including 27 November 2015. The Company held 819,650 treasury shares as of 31 December 2013.
  8. With regard to the holding company STRABAG SE, there are corresponding agreements with other shareholders of this holding company.
  9. There are no reimbursement agreements for the event of a public takeover offer.

Information in accordance with section 243a (2) of the Austrian Commercial Code

The most important features of the internal controlling and risk management system with regard to the financial reporting process are described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements (risk report).

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