Publication of a notification pursuant to section 93 of the Austrian stock exchange act (BÖRSEG) with the objektive of Europe-wide publication

Raiffeisen-Landesbanken-Holding GmbH (Wien, Österreich), R-Landesbanken-Beteiligung GmbH (Wien, Österreich), Raiffeisen-Landesbanken (as defined below), RLB-Holdinggesellschaften (as defined below), RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Wien, Österreich), Raiffeisenbankengruppe OÖ Verbund eGen (Linz, Österreich), RLB-Stmk Verbund eGen und RLB-Stmk Holding eGen (both Graz, Österreich) notified UNIQA Insurance Group AG (FN 92933 t, “UNIQA”) pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 subparagraphs 4 and 7 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act (BörseG) in their letter of 18 July 2016 as follows:

1. Starting situation: Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft – allocable share of voting rights in UNIQA

1.1. Allocable share of voting rights in UNIQA pursuant to Sections 91 and 92(no.4) BörseG:

A total of 26,683,851 shares of the UNIQA Insurance Group AG (“UNIQA”), FN 92933t, shall be allocated to Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft (“RZB“), FN 58882 t, through its 100% interest in RZB – BLS Holding GmbH (“RZB-BLS”), FN 217070 x, which, in turn, holds a 100% interest in RZB Versicherungsbeteiligung GmbH (“RZB VERSBET”), FN 217072 z. This is equivalent to an approximate 8.64% share of voting rights.

RZB VERSBET holds a direct controlling interest in a BL Syndikat Beteiligungs Gesellschaft m.b.H. (“BL SYNDIKAT”), FN 152819 i. BL SYNDIKAT directly holds 70,328,919 UNIQA shares, which is equivalent to an approximate 22.76% share of voting rights. The interest of BL SYNDIKAT in UNIQA shall be allocated to RZB pursuant to Section 92(no.4) BörseG.
The number of voting rights allocable to RZB pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 BörseG is 97,012,770 UNIQA shares, which is equivalent to an approximate 31.34% share of voting rights.

1.2. Allocable share of voting rights in UNIQA pursuant to Sections 91(1) and 92(no.1) BörseG:

Due to the syndicate agreement between BL SYNDIKAT, UNIQA Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung (“UNIQA PS”), FN 94598 s, Collegialität Versicherungsverein Privatstiftung, FN 75733 y (“COLLEGIALITÄT“), and RZB (RZB, BL SYNDIKAT, UNIQA PS and COLLEGIALITÄT collectively the “SYNDICATE ¬PARTNERS”), the share of UNIQA voting rights held directly or indirectly by one of the SYNDICATE PARTNERS shall be allocated to the respective other SYNDICATE PARTNERS reciprocally pursuant to Section 92(no.1) BörseG.

UNIQA PS directly holds 21,279,295 UNIQA shares, which is equivalent to an approximate 6.89% share of voting rights, and indirectly 73,204,188 UNIQA shares through their 100% subsidiary, Austria Versicherungsverein Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH, FN 266947 w, which is equivalent to an approximate 23.69% share of voting rights. A total of 94,483,483 UNIQA shares shall thus be allocable to UNIQA PS, which is equivalent to an approximate 30.58% share of voting rights.

COLLEGIALITÄT directly holds 7,398,741 UNIQA shares, which is equivalent to an approximate 2.39% share of voting rights.

The total number of voting rights allocable to the SYNDICATE PARTNERS pursuant to Sections 91 and 92 BörseG is 198,894,994 UNIQA shares, which is equivalent to an approximate 64.37% share of voting rights.

1.3. R Landesbanken-Beteiligung GmbH, FN 171328 d (“RL-Beteiligung“) has a majority interest in RZB. Raiffeisen-Landesbanken-Holding GmbH, FN 174310 p (“RL-Holding“) is the sole shareholder in RL-Beteiligung. With merger agreements of 14 July 2016 it was agreed that (i) the RL-Beteiligung be merged upstream with RL-Holding as the absorbing entity and (ii) RL-Holding be merged with RZB as the absorbing entity.

With the merging of RL-Holding downstream with RZB, the RZB shares held by RL-Holding shall be transferred to intermediate holding companies of Raiffeisen-Landesbanken (see Item 2.2).

1.4. The approximate 64.37% share of UNIQA voting rights allocable to RZB shall also be allocable directly and indirectly to RZB shareholders. As a result, the following notifications are submitted pursuant to Sections 91 et seq. BörseG.

2. Raiffeisen-Landesbanken-Holding GmbH and R-Landesbanken-Beteiligung GmbH – allocable share of voting rights in UNIQA (Sections 91 and 92(no.4) BörseG)

2.1. RL-Beteiligung and RL-Holding shall currently be allocated the UNIQA voting rights allocated to RZB pursuant to Sections 91 and 92(no.4) BörseG. RL-Beteiligung and RL-Holding shall therefore be allocated a relevant share of voting rights from a total of 198,894,994 UNIQA shares (which is equivalent to an approximate 64.37%), in which case the relevant threshold values of 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50% pursuant to Section 91(1) BörseG are exceeded by RL-Beteiligung and RL-Holding.

2.2. With the effective date of the merger of RL-Beteiligung with RL-Holding (Item 1.3), the allocation of voting rights from UNIQA shares to RL-Beteiligung shall cease, which shall therewith fall below the relevant threshold values of 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 and 4% pursuant to Section 91(1) BörseG. With the effective date of the merger of RL-Holding with RZB, the RL-Holding shall cease to exist and the RZB shares held by RL-Holding shall be “disbursed” to the RL-Holding shareholders (Section 224(3) Stock Corporation Act (AktG)). The RL-Holding shareholders are direct and indirect holding companies of the Raiffeisen-Landesbanken respectively (see Item 3.2 below). With the termination of RL-Holding, the allocation of UNIQA voting rights to RL-Holding shall cease, which shall then fall below the relevant threshold values of 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 and 4% pursuant to Section 91(1) BörseG.

3. Raiffeisen-Landesbanken – allocable share of voting rights in UNIQA (Sections 91 and 92(no.7) BörseG)

3.1. Syndicate agreements exist between RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN AG, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft, Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG, Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG, Raiffeisenlandesbank Burgenland und Revisionsverband eGen, Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg Waren- und Revisionsverband registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Raiffeisenverband Salzburg eGen und Raiffeisenlandesbank Kärnten – Rechenzentrum und Revisionsverband, registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (“Raiffeisen-Landesbanken“) as (indirect) shareholders of RZB. Subsidiaries of Raiffeisen-Landesbanken who directly or indirectly either hold RZB shares and/or have a stake in the RL-Holding have entered into these syndicate agreements; these are RLB Burgenland Sektorbeteiligungs GmbH, RLB Verwaltungs GmbH, RLB Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH, RLB NÖ-Wien Sektorbeteiligungs GmbH, RLB NÖ-Wien Holding GmbH, RLB OÖ Sektorholding GmbH, RLB OÖ Unternehmensholding GmbH, Agroconsult Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H., RLB OÖ Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH, KONKRETA Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH, HST Beteiligungs GmbH, HSE Beteiligungs GmbH and RLB Tirol Holding Verwaltungs GmbH (“RLB-Holdinggesellschaften“). The voting rights allocable to RZB (up to the effective date of the mergers also of RL-Beteiligung and RL-Holding (see Item 2.2 above)) from 198,894,994 UNIQA shares, equivalent to approximately 64.37%, shall also be allocated to the individual Raiffeisen-Landesbanken acting in concert respectively pursuant to Sections 91 and 92(no.7) BörseG. Due to entering into the syndicate agreements, a corresponding allocation to the RLB Holding companies shall be used as a basis pursuant to Sections 91 and 92(no.7) BörseG. These allocations mean that the relevant threshold values of 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50% pursuant to Section 91(1) BörseG are exceeded respectively by every Raiffeisen-Landesbank and RLB holding company.

3.2. In detail:

RL-Beteiligung shall hold a majority share of RZB until the effective date of the merger of RL-Beteiligung and RL-Holding (see Item 2.2 above). RL-Holding is sole shareholder of RL-Beteiligung and holds RZB shares directly.
The following Raiffeisen-Landesbanken hold an interest in RL-Holding through 100% subsidiaries respectively: RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN AG holds the interest through the RLB NÖ-Wien Holding GmbH; this, in turn, through RLB NÖ-Wien Sektorbeteiligungs GmbH, which has a stake in RL-Holding. Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft holds an interest in the RL Holding through RLB OÖ Sektorholding GmbH; Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG through KONKRETA Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH; Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG through RLB Tirol Holding Verwaltungs GmbH; Raiffeisenlandesbank Burgenland und Revisionsverband eGen through RLB Burgenland Sektorbeteiligungs GmbH; Raiffeisenverband Salzburg eGen through Agroconsult Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H.; and Raiffeisenlandesbank Kärnten-Rechenzentrum und Revisionsverband, registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung through RLB Verwaltungs GmbH, this through RLB Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH, which has a stake in RL-Holding.

Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg Waren- und Revisionsverband registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung has a direct stake in RL-Holding.

Raiffeisen-Landesbanken also hold shares directly and/or indirectly (through 100% subsidiaries respectively) in RZB: RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN AG directly and indirectly through RLB NÖ-Wien Holding GmbH and this through RLB NÖ-Wien Sektorbeteiligungs GmbH; Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft directly and (i) indirectly through RLB OÖ Sektorholding GmbH and (ii) indirectly through RLB OÖ Unternehmensholding GmbH and this through RLB OÖ Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH; Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG directly and indirectly through HST Beteiligungs GmbH and this through HSE Beteiligungs GmbH; Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg Waren- und Revisionsverband registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG, Raiffeisenlandesbank Burgenland und Revisionsverband eGen and Raiffeisenverband Salzburg eGen directly respectively; Raiffeisenlandesbank Kärnten-Rechenzentrum und Revisionsverband, registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung directly and indirectly through RLB Verwaltungs GmbH and this through RLB Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH.

3.3. Some Raiffeisen-Landesbanken have companies that hold a controlling interest in a Raiffeisen-Landesbank as per Section 92(no.4) BörseG. These holding companies shall be allocated the voting rights from UNIQA shares pursuant to Section 92(no.4) BörseG allocable to their subsidiaries respectively.

RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, which holds a controlling share in RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN AG; Raiffeisenbankengruppe OÖ Verbund eGen, which holds a controlling share in Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft; RLB-Stmk Verbund eGen, which holds a controlling share in RLB-Stmk Holding eGen; and this, in turn, as sole shareholder of Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG, shall be allocated a relevant share of voting rights from a total of 198,894,994 UNIQA shares, which is equivalent to approximately 64.37%, accordingly pursuant to Section 92(no.4) BörseG, in which case the relevant threshold values of 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,  35, 40, 45 and 50% pursuant to Section 91(1) BörseG are exceeded.

Vienna, 18 July 2016