Personnel expenses1)

2014

2013

in € thousand

 

 

1)

Data is based on IFRS measurement.

Salaries and wages

388,352

389,930

Termination benefit expenses

3,573

63

Pension expenses

52,375

28,091

Statutory social security contributions as well as remuneration-dependent levies and mandatory contributions

108,676

110,429

Other social expenses

8,498

8,981

Total

561,473

537,494

of which selling

160,183

151,388

of which administration

368,358

355,487

Average number of employees

2014

2013

Total

14,336

14,277

of which selling

5,821

5,893

of which administration

8,515

8,384

in € thousand

2014

2013

Termination benefit and pension expenses were attributable to

 

 

Members of the Management Board and executives as defined by section 80(1) of the Aktiengesetz (AktG Austrian Stock Corporation Act)

8,319

8,352

Other employees

39,013

41,331

Both figures include the expenses for pensioners and surviving dependants (basis: Austrian Commercial Code measurement). The indicated expenses were recharged to operating subsidiaries based on defined company processes.

The active salaries of the members of the Management Board at UNIQA Insurance Group AG amounted to €3,344 thousand in the reporting period (2013: €4,923 thousand). The amount expended on pensions in the reporting period for former members of the Management Board and their survivors was €2,706 thousand (2013: €2,699 thousand).

The compensation to the members of the Supervisory Board for their work in the 2013 financial year was €380 thousand. Provisions of €444 thousand have been recognised for the remuneration to be paid for this work in 2014. The amount paid out in attendance fees and cash expenditures in the financial year was €33 thousand (2013: €31 thousand).

There are no advance payments or loans to or liabilities for members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Share-based remuneration agreement with cash settlement

In the 2013 financial year, the UNIQA Group introduced a share-based remuneration programme for members of the Management Board of UNIQA Insurance Group AG and for selected members of the Management Board of UNIQA Österreich Versicherungen AG, Raiffeisen Versicherung AG and UNIQA International AG. In accordance with this programme, entitled employees are conditionally awarded virtual shares effective 1 January of the relevant financial year which give them the right to a cash payment after the end of the benefit period. The first conditional award took place retrospectively effective 1 January 2013 and included 246,888 virtual shares in the UNIQA Insurance Group AG. The length of the benefit period for each tranche runs until 31 December 2016. No further shares were awarded.

The precise payment amount is contingent upon achieving performance targets, building up and holding UNIQA ordinary shares in real terms and holding an employment contract as a member of the Management Board by the end of the relevant benefit period. The amount of the cash payment at the end of the fourth year is linked to the average price for the ordinary share in the second half of 2016 and on achieving both performance targets, which are both weighted 50%.

  • Performance Target 1 – Total Shareholder Return (TSR): The degree of target achievement depends on the rank of the TSR of the UNIQA ordinary share among the companies managed in the DJ EuroStoxx TMI Insurance index.
  • Performance Target 2 – Return on Equity (ROE): The degree of target achievement depends on the rank of the ROE of UNIQA among the companies managed in the DJ EuroStoxx TMI Insurance index.

Determination of the fair values

Determination of the first component (Performance Target 1) is based purely on market-based criteria (TSR), which results in an expected degree of achievement of 45%. The fair value was determined using Monte Carlo modelling. No employment and market independent performance conditions (Performance Target 2) linked to business transactions were taken into account in determining the fair value. Measurement of the second component (Performance Target 2) is contingent upon non-market based criteria. The expected degree of achievement of 80% was determined based on performance as at 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2014, resulting in 80% target achievement.

The provision amount determined at year-end is split up into both components of the share-based obligation as follows:

in € thousand

1/1/2014

31/12/2014

TSR tranche (Performance Target 1)

209

214

ROE tranche (Performance Target 2)

218

380

Total provision

427

594

The following parameters were used to determine the fair value on the date of the award and on the measurement date for the virtual shares:

 

Award date 1/1/2013

Valuation date 31/12/2014

TSR tranche (Performance Target 1)

 

 

Fair value (in EUR)

6.69

3.47

Share price (in EUR)

9.32

7.78

Simulated share price as at 31/12/2016

 

7.71

Exercise price (in EUR)

0.00

0.00

Expected volatility (weighted average, in per cent)

19.7

Expected life (weighted average, in years)

4.0

2.0

Discount rate (based on AA corporate bonds, in per cent)

1.2

0.1

ROE tranche (Performance Target 2)

 

 

Fair value (in EUR)

8.75

6.17

Share price (in EUR)

9.32

7.78

Exercise price (in EUR)

0.00

0.00

Expected volatility (weighted average, in per cent)

0.0

0.0

Expected life (weighted average, in years)

4.0

2.0

Discount rate (based on AA corporate bonds, in per cent)

1.2

0.1

The expected volatility is based on an assessment of historical volatility for the Company’s share price over the past year.

No virtual shares were forfeited or exercised in the current financial year.

The obligations from share-based remuneration are stated under Other provisions (Note 27) and are also included under the statements on Related party transactions – individuals.

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