EANS-Voting Rights: UNIQA Insurance Group AG
Publication of an Announcement
after art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication
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Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide
distribution
Publication of a joint announcment according to Section 91 et seq. BörseG of
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft (in its own name and in its
capacity as parent company for its relevant subsidiaries; Section 91 para 3
BörseG), Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung (in its
own name and in its capacity as parent company of Austria Versicherungsverein
Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH; Section 91 para 3 BörseG) and Collegialität
Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung.
Due to the completed increase of UNIQA Insurance Group AG's ("UNIQA") share
capital from EUR 214,247,900.00 by EUR 88,102,100.00 and by issuing 88,102,100
new ordinary no-par value bearer shares with voting rights with a calculated
notional amount of EUR 1.00 per share in exchange for cash contributions to
EUR 302,350,000.00 (the "Capital Increase") the holdings of the Core
Shareholders (as defined herein) who did not exercise their subscription rights
have been diluted.
After the completion of the Capital Increase UNIQA's share capital amounts to
EUR 302,350,000.00 and is divided into 302,350,000 ordinary no-par value bearer
shares with voting rights.
Further, in relation to the offer of up to 101,026,283 shares in UNIQA on the
basis of the prospectus approved by the Austrian Financial Market Authority
(FMA) on 23 September 2013 and published on the same day (the "Prospectus"), two
of the Core Shareholders of UNIQA have made available no-par value shares with
voting rights in UNIQA to Raiffeisen Centrobank AG, 1015 Vienna,
Tegetthoffstraße 1, due to a stock lending agreement and in order to be able to
fulfil the over-allotment option as described in the Prospectus, as follows:
RZB Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH 3,247,395 no-par value shares 1.07 %
Austria Versicherungsverein
Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH 3,402,605 no-par value shares 1.13 %
(together the "Transfer"). The Transfer was executed on 14 October 2013. The
stock lending is agreed without consideration. It ends on 21 December 2013 at
the latest.
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft (in its own name and in its
capacity as parent company for its relevant subsidiaries; Section 91 para 3
BörseG), Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung (in its
own name and in its capacity as parent company of Austria Versicherungsverein
Beteiligungs-
Verwaltungs GmbH; Section 91 para 3 BörseG) and Collegialität
Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung jointly disclose (see Section 5 para 3
Austrian Transparency Regulation (TransV)) the following status of their voting
rights in relation to UNIQA.
According to guidance by the FMA, independent and separate disclosures must be
made in relation to voting rights (pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 BörseG) and
financial instruments (pursuant to Section 91a BörseG), resulting in two
different lines of disclosures (see 2.3.1 of the Circular of the Financial
Market Authority dated 19 June 2013 regarding disclosure and publication
obligations of issuers (the "Issuers' Circular")). In addition, Section 91a
para 7 BörseG provides that voting rights pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 BörseG
and financial instruments pursuant to Section 91a BörseG need to be aggregated.
1. Voting rights in UNIQA attributable to Raiffeisen Zentralbank
Österreich Aktiengesellschaft
1.1 Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft, 1030 Vienna, Am
Stadtpark 9, companies register number (FN) 58882t ("RZB"), is the sole
shareholder of RZB - BLS Holding GmbH, 1030 Vienna, Am Stadtpark 9, FN 217070x
("RZB - BLS"), who in turn is the sole shareholder of RZB
Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH, 1030 Vienna, Am Stadtpark 9, FN 217072z ("RZB
VERSBET").
RZB VERSBET directly holds shares in UNIQA (see below at 1.5 regarding
the status before and after the Capital Increase and the Transfer). Pursuant to
Section 92 no 4 BörseG RZB VERSBET's holding in UNIQA is attributed to RZB.
1.2 RZB VERSBET directly holds a controlling interest in BL Syndikat
Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H., 1030 Vienna, Am Stadtpark 9, FN 152819i
("BL SYNDIKAT").
BL SYNDIKAT directly holds shares in UNIQA (see below at 1.5 regarding
the status before and after the Capital Increase and the Transfer). Pursuant to
Section 92 no 4 BörseG BL SYNDIKAT's interest in UNIQA is attributed to RZB.
1.3 RZB VERSBET is the sole shareholder of UQ Assekuranz Holding GmbH,
1030 Vienna, Am Stadtpark 9, FN 217075d, who in turn is the sole shareholder of
UQ Beteiligung GmbH, 1030 Vienna, Am Stadtpark 9, FN 217104x ("UQ BETEILIGUNG").
UQ BETEILIGUNG holds a direct interest in UNIQA (see below at 1.5
regarding the status before and after the Capital Increase and the Transfer).
Pursuant to Section 92 no 4 BörseG UQ BETEILIGUNG's interest in UNIQA is
attributed to RZB.
1.4 Insofar as Raiffeisen Centrobank AG, in its function as market maker, has
a variable shareholding in UNIQA, such interest shall not be included in the
calculation of voting rights pursuant to Section 91 para 2a BörseG.
1.5 The total of voting rights attributable to RZB pursuant to Sections 91 and
92 BörseG (before and after execution of the Capital Increase and the Transfer)
therefore consists of the following (rounded and in percent):
Number of voting rights / Number of voting rights /
percentage percentage
BEFORE Capital Increase AFTER Capital Increase
and Transfer and Transfer
RZB VERSBET 16,453,266 / 7.68 % 13,205,871 / 4.37 %
BL SYNDIKAT 70,328,919 / 32.83 % 70,328,919 / 23.26 %
UQ BETEILIGUNG 10,230,585 / 4.78 % 10,230,585 / 3.38 %
Total 97,012,770 / 45.28 % 93,765,375 / 31.01 %
Therefore, in relation to voting rights attributable to RZB VERSBET
pursuant to Section 91 BörseG, RZB VERSBET's holding has fallen belowthe
relevant threshold of voting rights of 5%. Further, in relation to voting rights
attributable to RZB VERSBET pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 BörseG (including
BL SYNDIKAT and UQ BETEILIGUNG), RZB VERSBET's holding has fallen belowthe
relevant thresholds of voting rights of 45%, 40% and 35%.
Therefore, in relation to voting rights attributable to BL SYNDIKAT
pursuant to Section 91 BörseG, BL SYNDIKAT's holding has fallen belowthe
relevant thresholds of voting rights of 30% and 25%.
Therefore, in relation to voting rights attributable to UQ BETEILIGUNG pursuant
to Section 91 BörseG, UQ BETEILIGUNG's holding has fallen belowthe relevant
threshold of voting rights of4%.
Therefore, in relation to voting rights attributable to RZB pursuant to
Sections 91 and 92 BörseG, RZB's holding has fallen below the relevant
thresholds of voting rights of 45%, 40% and 35%.
RZB VERSBET's right to have 3,247,395 no-par value shares (= voting
rights) retransferred to it based on the stock lending is an other comparable
(derivative) instrument within the meaning of Section 91a para 1 no 1 BörseG
(see 2.3.2 of the Issuers' Circular) and the obligation pursuant to Section 91a
para 7 BörseG to aggregate all voting rights within the meaning of Sections 91
to 92 BörseG results in a total of voting rights pursuant to Sections 91 and
92 BörseG and financial instruments pursuant to Section 91a BörseG attributable
to RZB:
Number of voting Number of voting
rights / percentage rights / percentage
aggregated pursuant to
Section 91a BörseG
RZB VERSBET 16,453,266 / 5.44 % 3,247,395 / 1.07 %
BL SYNDIKAT 70,328,919 / 23.26 % 0 / 0.00 %
UQ BETEILIGUNG 10,230,585 / 3.38 % 0 / 0.00 %
Total 97,012,770 / 32.09 % 3,247,395 / 1.07 %
Upon aggregation of all voting rights attributable pursuant to Sections 91 to
92 BörseG the following relevant thresholds of voting rights have been fallen
below:
RZB VERSBET 45%, 40% and 35%
BL SYNDIKAT 30% and 25%
UQ BETEILIGUNG 4%
RZB 45%, 40% and 35%
2. Voting rights in UNIQA attributable to Austria Versicherungsverein auf
Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung
2.1 Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung,
1020 Vienna, Untere Donaustraße 25, FN 94598s ("AUSTRIA PS"), is the sole
shareholder of Austria Versicherungsverein Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH,
1020 Vienna, Untere Donaustraße 25, FN 266947w ("AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS
VERWALTUNG").
AUSTRIA PS and AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG each have a direct
holding in UNIQA (see below at 2.2 regarding the status before and after the
Capital Increase and the Transfer). AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG's holding in
UNIQA is attributable to AUSTRIA PS pursuant to Section 92 no 4 BörseG.
2.2 The total of voting rights attributable to AUSTRIA PS pursuant to
Sections 91 and 92 BörseG (before and after execution of the Capital Increase
and the Transfer) therefore consists of the following (rounded and in percent):
Number of voting rights / Number of voting rights /
percentage percentage
BEFORE Capital Increase AFTER Capital Increase
and Transfer and Transfer
AUSTRIA PS 21,279,295 / 9.93 % 21,279,295 / 7.04 %
AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG
73,204,188 / 34.17 % 69,801,583 / 23.09 %
Total 94,483,483 / 44.10 % 91,080,878 / 30.12 %
Therefore, in relation to voting rights attributable to AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS
VERWALTUNG pursuant to Section 91 BörseG, AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG's
holding has fallen belowthe relevant thresholds of voting rights of30% and 25%.
Therefore, in relation to voting rights attributable to AUSTRIA PS pursuant to
Sections 91 and 92 BörseG, AUSTRIA PS's holding has fallen belowthe relevant
thresholds of voting rights of 40% and 35%.
AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG's right to have 3,402,605 no-par value
shares (= voting rights) retransferred to it based on the stock lending is an
other comparable (derivative) instrument within the meaning of Section 91a
para 1 no 1 BörseG and due to the obligation to aggregate all voting rights in
the sense of Sections 91 to 92 BörseG pursuant to Section 91a para 7 BörseG
results in a total of voting rights pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 BörseG and
financial instruments pursuant to Section 91a BörseG attributable to AUSTRIA
BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG:
Number of voting rights / Number of voting rights /
percentage aggregated percentage pursuant to
Section 91a BörseG
AUSTRIA PS 21,279,295 / 7.04 % 0 / 0.00 %
AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG
73,204,188 / 24.21 % 3,402,605 / 1.13 %
Total 94,483,483 / 31.25 % 3,402,605 / 1.13 %
Upon aggregation of all voting rights attributable pursuant to Sections 91 to
92 BörseG the following relevant thresholds of voting rights have been fallen
below:
AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG 30% and 25%
AUSTRIA PS 40% and 35%
3. Voting rights in UNIQA attributable to Collegialität
Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung
3.1 Collegialität Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung, 1020 Vienna, Untere
Donaustraße 25, FN 75733y ("COLLEGIALITÄT"), has a direct interest in UNIQA
(see below at 3.2 regarding the status before and after the Capital Increase and
the Transfer).
3.2 The total of voting rights attributable to COLLEGIALITÄT pursuant to
Sections 91 and 92 BörseG (before and after execution of the Capital Increase
and the Transfer) therefore consists of the following (rounded and in percent):
Number of voting rights / Number of voting rights /
percentage percentage
BEFORE Capital Increase AFTER Capital Increase
and Transfer and Transfer
COLLEGIALITÄT 7,166,041 / 3.34 % 7,166,041 / 2.37 %
No relevant threshold of voting rights pursuant to Sections 91 and
92 BörseG has been reached, exceeded or fallen below.
COLLEGIALITÄT does not hold any financial instruments within the meaning
of Section 91a BörseG.
4. Attribution pursuant to Section 91 para 1 in conjunction with
Section 92 no 1 BörseG
Pursuant to Section 92 no 1 BörseG, due to the shareholders' agreement between
RZB, BL SYNDIKAT, AUSTRIA PS and COLLEGIALITÄT (together the "CORE
SHAREHOLDERS") including a pooling of votes, the voting rights directly or
indirectly held by each individual CORE SHAREHOLDER in relation to UNIQA are
mutually attributable to all other CORE SHAREHOLDERS respectively.
The total of voting rights attributable to the CORE SHAREHOLDERS
pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 BörseG (before and after execution of the Capital
Increase and the Transfer) therefore consists of the following (rounded and in
percent):
Number of voting rights / Number of voting rights /
percentage percentage
BEFORE Capital Increase AFTER Capital Increase
and Transfer and Transfer
RZB (attributable): 97,012,770 / 45.28 % 93,765,375 / 31.01 %
AUSTRIA PS
(attributable): 94,483,483 / 44.10 % 91,080,878 / 30.12 %
COLLEGIALITÄT: 7,166,041 / 3.34 % 7,166,041 / 2,37 %
Total CORE SHAREHOLDERS:
198,662,294 / 92.73 % 192,012,294 / 63.51 %
The CORE SHAREHOLDERS have therefore fallen belowthe relevant thresholds
of voting rights of 90 % and 75%in relation to the voting rights attributable to
them pursuant to Sections 91 und 92 BörseG.
RZB VERSBET's and AUSTRIA BETEILIGUNGS VERWALTUNG's right to have
6,650,000 no-par value shares (= voting rights) retransferred to them based on
the stock lending is an other comparable (derivative) instrument within the
meaning of Section 91a para 1 no 1 BörseG and due to the obligation pursuant to
Section 91a para 7 to aggregate all voting rights in the sense of Sections 91 to
92 BörseG BörseG results in a total of voting rights pursuant to Sections 91 and
92 BörseG and financial instruments pursuant to Section 91a BörseG attributable
to the CORE SHAREHOLDERS:
Number of voting rights / Number of voting rights /
percentage aggregated percentage pursuant to
Section 91a BörseG
RZB (attributable): 97,012,770 / 32.09 % 3,247,395 / 1.07 %
AUSTRIA PS
(attributable): 94,483,483 / 31.25 % 3,402,605 / 1.13 %
COLLEGIALITÄT: 7,166,041 / 2.37 % 0 / 0.00 %
Total CORE SHAREHOLDERS:
198,662,294 / 65.71 % 6,650,000 / 2.20 %
Upon aggregation of all voting rights attributable to the Core Shareholders
pursuant to Sections 91 to 92 BörseG the relevant thresholds of voting rights
of 90% and 75% have been fallen below.
Further inquiry note:
UNIQA Insurance Group AG
Norbert Heller
Tel.: +43 (01) 211 75-3414
mailto:norbert.heller@uniqa.at
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: UNIQA Insurance Group AG
Untere Donaustraße 21
A-1029 Wien
phone: 01/211 75-0
mail: investor.relations@uniqa.at
WWW: http://www.uniqagroup.com
sector: Insurance
ISIN: AT0000821103
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English
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