21. Treasury shares

Authorisations of the Management Board

In accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting dated 26 May 2014, the Management Board is authorised to increase the company’s share capital up to and including 30 June 2019 with the approval of the Supervisory Board by a total of up to €81,000,000 by issuing up to 81,000,000 no-par value bearer or registered shares in exchange for payment in cash or in kind, one time or several times.

In accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting dated 28 May 2018, the Group Management Board was again authorised to acquire, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, treasury shares for a period of 30 months from 29 May 2018. The proportion of the share capital represented by newly acquired shares, together with the proportion of other treasury shares that the company has already acquired and still holds, may not exceed 10 per cent of the share capital. The authorisation to acquire treasury shares also includes the acquisition of shares in the company by subsidiaries of the company.

The treasury shares held via UNIQA Österreich Versicherungen AG stem from the merger of BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H., the transferring company, with UNIQA Insurance Group AG, the acquiring company. These shares held are not to be counted towards the 10 per cent limit.