Information in accordance with Section 243a


Information in accordance with Section 243a paragraph 1 of the Austrian Commercial Code

  1. The share capital of UNIQA Versicherungen AG (“the Company”) amounts to € 142,985,217 and is comprised of 142,985,217 individual no-par value bearer shares. The share capital is fully paid up. All shares offer the same rights and obligations.
  2. Due to their voting commitments, the shares of Austria Versicherungsverein Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH, BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H., Collegialität Versicherung auf Gegenseitigkeit, UQ Beteiligung GmbH and RZB Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH are counted together. Reciprocal purchase option rights have been agreed between the first three of these shareholders.
  3. Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft indirectly holds a total of 39.78 per cent of the Company’s share capital via BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H. (effectively), UQ Beteiligung GmbH and RZB Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH’; Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung holds a total of 38.24 per cent of the share capital of the Company indirectly via Austria Versicherungsverein Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH and indirectly (effectively) via BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H. (equity interests as communicated to the 12th Annual General Meeting on 30 May 2011).
  4. No shares with special control rights have been issued.
  5. There are no employee capital participation models.
  6. There are no provisions in the Articles of Association or other provisions that go beyond the statutory provisions for appointing Management Board and Supervisory Board members or for modifying the Articles of Association with the exception of the provision that, when a Supervisory Board member turns 70 years of age, he or she shall retire from the Supervisory Board at the end of the next Annual General Meeting.
  7. The Management Board is authorised to increase the Company’s share capital, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, up to and including 30 June 2015 by a total of up to € 71,492,608. The Management Board is further authorised until 18 May 2013 to buy back up to 14,298,521 treasury shares via the Company and/or via subsidiaries of the Company (section 66 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act). As at 31 December 2011, the Company held 819,650 treasury shares.
  8. With regard to the holding company Strabag SE, there are corresponding agreements with other shareholders of this holding company.
  9. There are no reimbursement agreements for the event of a public takeover offer.

Information in accordance with Section 243a paragraph 2 of the Austrian Commercial Code

The most important features of the internal controlling and risk management system with regard to the financial reporting process are described in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (risk report).

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