EANS-Adhoc: Vienna Insurance Group plans senior sustainability bond and strengthening of capital structure

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20.01.2021

Vienna –

In line with the Group’s long-term capital planning and based on the current interest rate situation, the Managing Board initiated the issuance of a senior sustainability bond at its meeting today. The focus is on expanding investments in socially and ecologically sustainable projects.

Depending on market conditions, the senior sustainability bond with a volume of EUR 500 million is to be issued in the first half of 2021. The structure and the issue date have not yet been finalised. The details of the issuance as well as the sustainability bond framework including the second party opinion of an independent rating agency will be published in the course of the issuance.

In view of the available capacities and taking advantage of the currently favourable environment, the issuance of a subordinated restricted tier 1 bond with a total volume of EUR 300 million got also initiated. This instrument will be fully subscribed by VIG’s main shareholder, Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein.

The following securities of VIG are admitted for trading on a regulated market:

ISSUE TITEL ISIN TRADING SEGMENT
Share AT0000908504 Vienna and Prague Stock Exchange,
Official Market
VIG subordinated bond 2015 AT0000A1D5E1 Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Second
Regulated Market
VIG subordinated bond 2013 AT0000A12GN0 Vienna Stock Exchange, Second Regulated
Market

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issuer: Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe Schottenring 30
A-1010 Wien
phone: +43(0)50 390-22000
FAX: +43(0)50 390 99-22000
mail: investor.relations@vig.com
WWW: www.vig.com
ISIN: AT0000908504
indexes: VÖNIX, WBI, ATX
stockmarkets: Wien, Prague Stock Exchange
language: English

Digital press kit: http://www.ots.at/pressemappe/7674/aom

VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG
Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
1010 Vienna, Schottenring 30

Wolfgang Haas
Head of Group Communications & Marketing, Spokesperson of the Group
Phone: +43(0)50 390-21029
Fax: +43 (0)50 390 99-21029
E-Mail: wolfgang.haas@vig.com

Nina Higatzberger-Schwarz
Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +43 (0)50 390-21920
Fax: +43 (0)50 390 99-21920
E-Mail: nina.higatzberger@vig.com

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