32. Other financial obligations and contingent liabilities

Leasing

In € thousand

1–12/2018

1–12/2017

Current lease expenses

11,702

5,470

 

 

 

Future leasing rates

 

 

up to 1 year

6,558

4,975

more than 1 year and up to 5 years

11,168

5,315

more than 5 years

2,910

0

Total

20,636

10,290

Options to purchase granted

There are bilateral option agreements in place between UNIQA and the two remaining non-controlling shareholders in UNIQA Insurance Company, Private Joint Stock Company (Kiev, Ukraine) to acquire additional company shares in 2020 based on previously agreed purchase price formulas.

There is also the possibility of exercising a mutual option between UNIQA and the minority shareholders in the SIGAL Group for the purchase of additional company shares in the option window between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021 based on previously agreed purchase price formulas.