Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG
OVB Holding AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG
Cologne (pta019/22.12.2025/16:25 UTC+1) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement
Voting Rights Announcement
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | OVB Holding AG |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 391200YVRGI53NXMSV66 |
| Street: | Heumarkt 1 |
| Postal code: | 50667 |
| City: | Köln, Germany |
2. Reason for notification
Voluntary notification due to change of company name and relocation of registered office
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Helvetia Baloise Holding AG
City and country of registered office:
Basel,
Switzerland
4. Names of shareholders holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
Baloise Leben Beteiligungsholding GmbH
Generali CEE Holding B.V.
SIGNAL IDUNA Lebensversicherung a. G.
SIGNAL IDUNA Krankenversicherung a. G.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
05.12.2025
6. Total positions
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.) | % of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) | Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.) | Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | 96.98 | 0.00 | 96.98 | 14,251,314 |
| Previous notification (if applicable) | 96.98 | 0.00 | 96.98 |
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN | Absolute direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) | Absolute indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) | In % direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) | In % indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE0006286560 | 0 | 13,820,790 | 0.00 | 96.98 |
| Total: | 13,820,790 | 96.98 |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
| type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total: | 0 | 0.00 |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
| type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical transaction | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| Total: | 0 | 0.00 |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
| Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helvetia Baloise Holding AG | 85.50 | 85.50 | |
| Baloise Delta Holding S.à r.l. | |||
| Baloise Beteiligung B.V. & Co. KG | |||
| Baloise Lebensversicherung AG Deutschland | 85.50 | 85.50 | |
| Baloise Leben Beteiligungsholding GmbH | 96.98 | 96.98 | |
| - | |||
| Helvetia Baloise Holding AG | 85.50 | 85.50 | |
| BASLER Saturn Management B.V. | |||
| Baloise Beteiligung B.V. & Co. KG | |||
| Baloise Lebensversicherung AG Deutschland | 85.50 | 85.50 | |
| Baloise Leben Beteiligungsholding GmbH | 96.98 | 96.98 |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting: N/A
Holding total positions (6.) after general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | % |
10. Other useful information
With reference to our last voting rights announcement, published on 10 December 2025, we hereby advise that in connection with the merger of Baloise Holding AG with Helvetia Holding AG, which took effect on 5 December 2025, Helvetia Holding AG has been renamed Helvetia Baloise Holding AG and its registered office has been relocated to Basel.
Date
19.12.2025
(end)
| Emitter: |
OVB Holding AG Heumarkt 1 50667 Köln Germany |
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|---|---|---|
| Contact Person: | Brigitte Bonifer | |
| Phone: | +49 221 20 15-288 | |
| E-Mail: | bbonifer@ovb.eu | |
| Website: | www.ovb.eu | |
| ISIN(s): | DE0006286560 (Share) | |
| Stock Exchange(s): | Regulated Market in Frankfurt; Free Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart |