33. Other financial obligations and contingent liabilities

Leasing

In € thousand

1–12/2017

1–12/2016

Current lease expenses

5,470

3,018

 

 

 

Future leasing rates

 

 

up to 1 year

4,975

2,186

more than 1 year up to 5 years

5,315

4,363

Total

10,290

6,549

Options to purchase granted

There are option agreements in place with the 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.