Brief: UNIQA Says Plaintiff Increases Amount Claimed In Complaint For Damages

UNIQA Insurance AG

04/05/2022 12:16

May 4 (Reuters) - UNIQA INSURANCE GROUP AG  UNIQ.VI :
    * COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INFINUS INVESTOR
CLAIMS
FILED AGAINST UNIQA ÖSTERREICH VERSICHERUNGEN / INCREASE /
UPDATE OF A DISCLOSURE OF INSIDE INFORMATION PURS. TO ART 17 MAR
OF 13 NOV 2020
    * PLAINTIFF HAS NOW INCREASED AMOUNT CLAIMED IN ITS
COMPLAINT TO A
TOTAL OF APPROX. EUR 99,200,000
    * NO SIGNIFICANT NEW FACTS OR ALLEGATIONS ARE PRESENTED BY
PLAINTIFF IN ITS FILING OF INCREASED CLAIM.
    * UNIQA ÖSTERREICH STICKS TO ITS POSITION THAT ARGUMENTS
PRESENTED
AND ALLEGATIONS RAISED IN COMPLAINT (AND OUT OF COURT) ARE
UNFOUNDED
    * UNIQA ÖSTERREICH WILL CONTINUE TO CONTEST CLAIMS RAISED
AND WILL
RESORT TO LEGALLY AVAILABLE MEASURES TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST
ALLEGED CLAIMS
    * IN OPINION OF UNIQA, INCREASE OF AMOUNT CLAIMED DOES NOT
LEAD TO
A RELEVANT CHANGE OF UNIQA'S RISK ASSESSMENT.

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