EANS-Adhoc: UNIQA Insurance Group AG
Greenshoe Option for 6,650,000 new shares
has been exercised
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Capital measures
16.10.2013
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES,
AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN
Greenshoe Option for 6,650,000 new shares has been exercised
In connection with its Re-IPO, UNIQA Insurance Group AG (UNIQA) has been
informed today that the syndicate banks have exercised the over-allotment-option
(greenshoe option) comprising 6,650,000 shares in full. As already mentioned on
October 9, 2013, additionally to the 88,102,100 newly issued shares, 6,650,000
over-allotment shares pursuant to a stock lending agreement with the core
shareholders were sold at the subscription price of EUR 8.00. UNIQA will
accordingly resolve tomorrow upon an increase of its share capital by a further
EUR 6,650,000 through issuance of 6,650,000 new no-par value bearer shares with
a calculated notional amount of EUR 1.00 per share at the final subscription and
offer price of EUR 8.00 per share. UNIQA's share capital will increase from EUR
302,350,000 to EUR 309,000,000.
After the capital increase free-float will increase to 35.4%. Raiffeisen
Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft will hold 31.4% of UNIQA shares
indirectly via BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H, RZB
Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH und UQ Beteiligung GmbH. Austria
Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung will hold directly and
indirectly via Austria Versicherungsverein Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH 30.6%
of UNIQA shares, Collegialität Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung will hold
directly 2.3% of UNIQA shares.
The stabilization manager has not engaged and will not engage in any
stabilization activities.
LEGAL NOTICE
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase shares (the "Shares") of UNIQA Insurance
Group AG (the "Company" or "UNIQA") in the United States, Austria or any other
jurisdiction. The Shares have already been sold.
This announcement must not be distributed outside of Austria, in particular not
in or into the United States of America, Canada, Japan or Australia, to "U.S.
persons" as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or to
any publication media with a general circulation in or into the United States of
America, Canada, Japan or Australia. The Shares have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or with any securities
regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.
No U.S. federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority has
approved or disapproved of the Shares or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of
the information in this announcement. Any statement to the contrary is a
criminal offense in the United States of America. There will be no public
offering of the Shares in or into the United States or outside of the United
States to "U.S. persons" as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the applicable
securities laws of Canada, Japan or Australia and, subject to certain
exceptions, may not be offered or sold directly, or indirectly, in or into
Canada, Japan, or Australia.
This announcement contains statements that refer to future developments. These
statements are appraisals that are made based on all information available to
UNIQA at the current point in time. If the assumptions on which they are based
do not occur, actual events may vary from the results currently expected. For
this reason, UNIQA cannot accept liability for such statements.
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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