Proposed Resolutions – Supervisory and Management Boards
Unofficial translation from the German language-only the German language version is legally binding
23rd Annual General Meeting on
Joint resolutions proposed by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board
(with the exception of Agenda Item 4 and Item 7, under which a resolution is proposed exclusively by the Supervisory Board)
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1. Item 1 of the Agenda
Presentation of the approved and officially adopted Non-consolidated Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements of
UNIQA Insurance Group AG for the year ended31 December 2021 , the Management Report and the Group Management Report, the Consolidated Corporate Governance Report of the Management Board, the separate Consolidated Non-financial Report of the Management Board, and the profit distribution proposal of the Management Board together with the report of theSupervisory Board for the 2021 financial year pursuant to Section 96 of the Stock Corporation ActNo motion or resolution to be adopted in respect of this agenda item.
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2. Item 2 of the Agenda
Resolution on the appropriation of the net profit shown in the Company's Annual Financial Statements for the year ended
31 December 2021 Pursuant to Section 108 (1) of the Stock Corporation Act, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company propose that the Annual General Meeting adopt the following resolution:
"The net profit for the 2021 financial year in the amount of
EUR 171,031,286.15 shall be appropriated as follows: Distribution of a dividend ofEUR 0.55 for each no-par-value share carrying dividend rights (309,000,000 no-par-value shares in circulation as of31 December 2021 , less treasury shares held directly by the Company on the day the resolution is adopted), representing a share ofEUR 1.00 each in the share capital. The residual amount shall be carried forward to new account."
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3. Item 3 of the Agenda
Resolution on the approval of the actions of the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company for the fiscal year 2021
Pursuant to Section 108 (1) of the Stock Corporation Act, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company propose that the Annual General Meeting adopt the following resolution:
"The actions of the members of the Management Board of the Company (in the 2021 financial year) shall be approved for the 2021 financial year."
Pursuant to Section 108 (1) of the Stock Corporation Act, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company further propose that the Annual General Meeting adopt the following resolution:
"The actions of the members of the Supervisory Board of the Company (in the 2021 financial year) shall be approved for the 2021 financial year."
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4. Item 4 of the Agenda
Election of the auditor of the Non-consolidated and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 2023 financial year
The Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board recommended to the Supervisory Board that PwC WirtschaftsprüfungGmbH be elected auditor of the non-consolidated and consolidated financial statements for the year ending31 December 2023 . The auditor proposed for election provided the information specified in Section 270 of the AustrianCompany Code and Rule 80 of the Corporate Governance Code, confirming its authority to audit a stock corporation and the absence of reasons for exclusion. It provided a statement of the total fee received from the Company in the previous financial year, broken down by type of service, confirmed that it participates in the external quality assurance system established on the basis of the Auditor Oversight Act (including its registration in the public register of the
Auditor Oversight Authority ), and disclosed and documented all circumstances which could give rise to a conceof bias or lead to exclusion (such circumstances do not exist), and has taken all the necessary measures to ensure an independent and unbiased audit. PwC WirtschaftsprüfungGmbH audited the non-consolidated and consolidated annual financial statements ofUNIQA Insurance Group AG for the first time for the year ended on31 December 2013 . The Audit Committee submitted its proposal for the election of the auditor for the 2023 financial year after a public tender process (pursuant to Section 270a point 1 of the Austrian Company Code).Based on the proposal of the
Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board , theSupervisory Board of the Company proposes pursuant to Section 108 (1) of the Stock Corporation Act that the Annual General Meeting adopt the following resolution:
"PwC Wirtschaftsprüfung
GmbH shall be elected auditor of the Non-consolidated and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending31 December 2023 ."
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5. Item 5 of the Agenda
Resolution on the Remuneration Report indicating the remuneration of the Management Board and the
Supervisory Board for the 2021 financial yearThe Management Board and the Supervisory Board of a listed company have to draw up a clear and comprehensible remuneration report indicating the remuneration of the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board pursuant to Section 78c and Section 98a of the Stock Corporation Act.
The remuneration report for the last financial year is to be submitted to a vote by the Annual General Meeting. The vote is deemed to be a recommendation. The resolution cannot be challenged (Section. 78d (1) of the Stock Corporation Act).
On
7 April 2022 , the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company adopted the Remuneration Report for the 2021 financial year. The Remuneration Report is available on the website of the Company, as entered in theCompanies Register (and attached to this proposed resolution).The Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company propose pursuant to Section 108 (1) of the Stock Corporation Act that the Annual General Meeting adopt the following resolution:
"The Remuneration Report indicating the remuneration of the Managing Board and the
Supervisory Board for the 2021 financial year, as attached to this proposed resolution as Enclosure 1 (and available on the website of the Company entered in theCompanies Register ), shall be adopted." -
6. Item 6 of the Agenda
Resolution on the daily allowances and the remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board
The Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company propose pursuant to Section 108 (1) of the Stock Corporation Act that the Annual General Meeting adopt the following resolution:
"The remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board shall amount to a total of
EUR 835,000.00 for the 2021 financial year. The distribution among the individual members of the Supervisory Board is subject to a resolution by the Supervisory Board. The daily allowances for members of the Supervisory Board shall be set aEUR 500.00 per meeting and per participating member of the Supervisory Board." -
7. Item 7 of the Agenda
Election of a member of the Supervisory Board
Mr. Martin Grüll announced his intention to step down from his position as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company effective as of the end of the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Company on
23 May 2023 .
The Supervisory Board presently consists of ten members elected by the Annual General Meeting. The number of members elected by the Annual General Meeting is toremain unchanged. On account of the termination of Mr. Martin Grüll's Supervisory
Board mandate, one member has to be newly elected to the Supervisory Board in order to again attain the number of ten members of the Supervisory Board elected by the Annual General Meeting.
Pursuant to Section 86 (7) of the Stock Corporation Act, the supervisory board of a listed company has to comprise at least 30% women and at least 30% men, if the supervisory board consists of at least six capital representatives and the workforce consists of least 20% employees. These prerequisites are met by
The candidate proposed for election to the Supervisory Board has been selected in compliance with the requirements of the Corporate Governance Code. The principles set out in Section 87 (2a) of the Stock Corporation Act, in particular the requirement of professional and personal qualification, a balanced composition of the Supervisory Board in terms of expertise represented, diversity, internationality and a clean criminal record, have been complied with. The candidate proposed for election, i.e. Mr.
The Annual General Meeting is bound by the proposal for election on the basis of the provisions referred to in the following. The candidate proposed by the
Corporation Act for each person proposed, have to be published on the Company'swebsite no later than on the fifth working day prior to the Annual General Meeting, failing which the person(s) concerned must not be included in the vote. Further details and the prerequisites for such candidacies proposed by shareholders to be taken into account are contained in the convocation to the 23rd Annual General Meeting (reference to shareholder rights pursuant to Section 106 (5) of the Stock Corporation Act) and the document onFurther information on shareholder rights pursuant to Sections 109, 110, 118 and 119 of the Stock Corporation Act.
Pursuant to Section 108 (1) and (2) of the Stock Corporation Act and considering Section 86 (7) and (9) and Section 87 (2) and (2a) of the Stock Corporation Act, the Supervisory Board of the Company proposes that the Annual General Meeting adopt the following resolution:
"Mr.
The election shall be effective as of the end of the 23rd Annual General Meeting for a term of office until the end of the Annual General Meeting resolving on the approval of the actions of the Management Board and the
Enclosures
Enclosure 1 ad Agenda item 5: Remuneration Report indicating the remuneration of the Management Board and the
Enclosure 2 ad Agenda item 7: Declaration pursuant to Section 87 (2) of the Stock Corporation Act
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