39. Other disclosures
Significant events after the reporting date
Merger of RZB and RBI
On 24 January 2017 the decision was taken in an extraordinary General Meeting of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) to proceed with a merger of Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft (RZB). UNIQA holds 2.5 per cent of RZB. The exchange ratio of RZB shares to RBI shares is 1 : 31.55. To achieve this exchange ratio, RBI share capital was increased excluding subscription rights. Following the merger, UNIQA holds 1.7 per cent of RBI.