03.06.2025 |
Announcement according to Section § 65 (1b) of the Stock Corporation Act in connection with Section 119 (7) of the Stock Exchange Act and Sections 2 and 3 of the Austrian Publication Ordinance
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Share Buyback/AGM/EGM
On 2 June 2025, the 26th Annual General Meeting of UNIQA Insurance Group AG, 1029 Vienna, Untere Donaustraße 21, FN 92933t, has passed the following resolution as to item 7 on the agenda:
“The Management Board shall be authorized to purchase own shares pursuant to Section 65 (1.8) and (1a) and (1b) of the Stock Corporation Act, subject to approval by the Supervisory Board, up to a maximum of 10% of the share capital, including other own shares already purchased and still held by the Company (which are to be counted toward the maximum number of own shares allowed pursuant to Section 65 (2) of the Stock Corporation Act), with the option of making repeated use of the 10% limit, on the stock exchange and over the counter, also excluding the shareholders’ proportional tender option. The authorization can be exercised from and including 7 December 2025 up to and including 6 June 2028, i.e. over a period of 30 months, for the purchase of own shares at a minimum price of EUR 1.00 and a maximum price of EUR 15.00 per share. The authorization granted to purchase own shares also includes the purchase of shares of the Company by subsidiaries of the Company (Section 66 Stock Corporation Act).
The Company’s own shares can be sold, subject to approval by the Supervisory Board, within a period of five years from the date of authorization other than on the stock exchange or by public offering, (i) for the purpose of setting up an employee participation program, either including members of the Management Board and/or senior employees or exclusively for members of the Management Board and/or senior employees, or for a stock option plan for employees, either including members of the Management Board and/or senior employees or exclusively for members of the Management Board and/or senior employees of the Company and, if so decided, of affiliated companies, including, if applicable, through transfer to an employee participation foundation in the meaning of Section 4d (4) of the Income Tax Act, or (ii) as consideration for the acquisition of companies, establishments, parts of establishments or shares in one or several companies in Austria or abroad, or (iii) for an over-allotment option (greenshoe option) or (iv) for the rounding of fractional amounts."
The Management Board shall be authorized to withdraw own shares bought back with the approval of the Supervisory Board but without further authorization to be granted by the Annual General Meeting, and the Supervisory Board is authorized to adopt amendments to the Articles of Association required as a result of the withdrawal of shares.
UNIQA Group
The UNIQA Group is one of the leading insurance companies in its core markets of Austria and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). More than 21,000 employees and exclusive sales partners serve more than 17 million customers across 17 countries. UNIQA is the second largest insurance group in Austria with a market share of about 21 per cent. In the CEE growth region, UNIQA is present in 14 markets: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine. In addition, insurance companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein are also part of the UNIQA Group.