Allianz SE, DE0008404005
26.05.2023 - 19:13:02EQS-CMS: Allianz SE: Release of a capital market information
Munich, May 26, 2023
On May 10, 2023, the Board of Management of Allianz?SE has resolved to carry out a share buy-back programme with a volume of up to 30,000,000 shares of Allianz?SE (ISIN: DE 000 840 400 5) for a total purchase price (excluding incidental costs) of up to EUR 1.5 billion ("Share Buy-Back Programme 2023"). The buy-back via the Xetra-trading system of the Frankfurt stock exchange will begin on May 29, 2023 and will be conducted for a period up to December 31, 2023. The repurchased shares of Allianz?SE will be redeemed.
The Share Buy-Back Programme 2023 will be carried out based on the authorization of the Annual General Meeting of Allianz?SE on May 4, 2022. Under this authorization, Allianz?SE is authorized to acquire until May?3, 2025 treasury shares in an amount of up to 10% of the capital stock of Allianz?SE at the time of the resolution on the authorization. If the shares are repurchased over a stock exchange, the purchase price per share (excluding incidental costs) shall not exceed by more than 10%, and not fall short of by more than 10%, the opening auction price on the trading day in Frankfurt am Main in the Xetra-trading system (or any comparable successor system).
The purchase of treasury shares by way of the Share Buy-Back Programme 2023 will be carried out by instructing one or several credit institutions. To the extent it is intended to repurchase shares of Allianz?SE during a closed period within the meaning of Art.?19(11) of Regulation (EU) No?596/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of?April?16, 2014 or during a period in which Allianz?SE has decided to delay the public disclosure of inside information in accordance with Art.?17(4) of Regulation (EU) No?596/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of?April?16, 2014, Allianz?SE will instruct a credit institution to execute such repurchases. The credit institution will make its trading decisions concerning the timing of the purchases of the shares of Allianz?SE independently of and without any influence from Allianz?SE within the meaning of Art.?4(2) lit.?b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of the Commission of March?8, 2016. Insofar, Allianz?SE will not exercise any influence over the credit institution's decisions.
Allianz?SE will carry out the purchases in accordance with Art.?5 of Regulation (EU) No?596/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of?April?16, 2014 as well as the provisions of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of the Commission of March?8, 2016 and on the basis of the aforementioned authorization by the Annual General Meeting of Allianz?SE on May?4, 2022. To the extent Allianz?SE will instruct one or several credit institutions to purchase the shares of Allianz?SE, Allianz?SE will obligate these credit institutions accordingly.
The shares of Allianz?SE will be purchased at market prices in accordance with the conditions for trading pursuant to Art.?3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of the Commission of March?8, 2016. In particular, the shares of Allianz?SE will not be purchased at a price higher than the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent purchase bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out. In addition, Allianz?SE will not purchase on any trading day more than 25% of the average daily volume of the shares on the trading venue on which the purchase is carried out. The average daily volume is calculated based on the average daily volume traded during the 20 trading days preceding the date of the respective purchase.
To the extent required and legally permissible, the Share Buy-Back Programme 2023 can be suspended and also resumed at any time.
Independently of the Share Buy-Back Programme 2023, companies of the Allianz group have the possibility to buy and sell own shares or derivatives on own shares, inter alia, for the "Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)" of Allianz or to hedge stock appreciation rights under the programme "Allianz Equity Incentive (AEI)". In doing so, they comply with the provisions of the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting of Allianz?SE on May?4, 2022.
Information on the transactions relating to the Share Buy-Back Programme 2023 will be adequately disclosed no later than by the end of the seventh daily market session following the date of execution of such transactions in a detailed form and in an aggregated form. In addition, Allianz?SE will post on its website (www.allianz.com) under section "Investor Relations" the transactions disclosed and keep that information available for the public for at least a 5-year period from the date of public disclosure.
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