EANS-Adhoc: Vienna Insurance Group with preliminary first half-year profit before taxes 2016 of about EUR 200mn and changed valuation approach and consolidation of non-profit housing societies

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet
03.08.2016

VIG announces preliminary consolidated profit before taxes of about
EUR 200mn for the first half-year 2016. Thus, the result is in line
with the given earnings outlook for the financial year 2016.
Consolidated shareholders' equity will be adjusted due to the change
in the valuation method from the currently at-equity consolidated
non-profit housing societies.

This amendment is based on the official notification of the Austrian
Financial Market Authority (FMA) under Section 3 (1) 3 of the
Accounting Control Act dated 2 August 2016. According to this
notification, the method of inclusion of the non-profit housing
societies is seen as non IFRS-compliant. The examination included the
consolidated financial statements for FY 2014 and FY 2015 as well as
the half-year reports as of 30 June 2014 and 30 June 2015. According
to this notification, the regulatory restrictions applied for
non-profit housing societies in terms of profit distribution and
liquidation have not adequately been considered neither for
calculation of fair value nor for including the profit share of these
entities. According to the FMA notification, this implies after a
first and preliminary review a reduction of the profit before taxes
by about EUR 45mn and of shareholders' equity (own shares and
non-controlling interests) by about EUR 550 - 580mn for the financial
year 2015.

In the meantime, the Supervisory Boards agreed upon Vienna Insurance
Groups' regaining of controlling influence over the non-profit
housing societies. Most likely from August 2016, participations in
the nine companies will be fully consolidated and relevant assets,
amongst others real estate with a book value of roughly EUR 3.5bn,
will be included in the balance sheet. Based on preliminary half-year
2016 data, the share of non-profit housing societies in shareholders'
equity increases by about EUR 1bn when fully consolidated. Going
forward, this increase will be separately shown under
'non-controlling interests' in the consolidated balance sheet.

These accounting changes have no impact on the Solvency II ratio. So
far, the own funds calculation for regulatory solvency reason out of
non-profit housing societies was already based on future dividend
payouts, in which the specific distribution restrictions for
non-profit housing societies are fully taken into account.

Moreover, management confirms the earnings outlook for 2016. The
Group aims to at least double its profit before taxes up to EUR 400mn
in 2016.

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

Issue title ISIN Trading segment

Aktie AT0000908504 Vienna and Prague Stock Exchange,
Official Market
VIG nachrang. Anl. 15 AT0000A1D5E1 Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Second
Regulated Market
VIG nachrang. Schuldv.13-43 AT0000A12GN0 Vienna Stock Exchange, Second
Regulated Market
Wr.Staedt. Hybridkap-Anl. 08 AT0000A09SA8 Vienna Stock Exchange, Second
Regulated Market
Wr.Staedt.Vers. EK-Anl. 05-22 AT0000342696 Vienna Stock Exchange, Official
Market
Wr.Staedt.Vers. var EK-Anl. 05 AT0000342704 Vienna Stock Exchange, Official
Market

Further inquiry note:
VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG
Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
1010 Wien, Schottenring 30

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

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

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Vienna Insurance Group Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
Schottenring 30
A-1010 Wien
phone: +43(0)50 390-21919
FAX: +43(0)50 390 99-23303
mail: investor.relations@vig.com
WWW: www.vig.com
sector: Insurance
ISIN: AT0000908504
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official market: Wien, stock market: Prague Stock Exchange
language: English