Die Patria Genossenschaft erwirbt Baloise-Aktien von Cevian Capital

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Helvetia Holding AG / Schlagwort(e): Sonstige

Die Patria Genossenschaft erwirbt Baloise-Aktien von Cevian Capital

25.04.2025 / 07:15 CET/CEST

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St.Gallen, 25. April 2025

Die Patria Genossenschaft hat Helvetia Holding AG (Helvetia) mitgeteilt,

dass sie am 25. April 2025 von Cevian Capital 4 282 758 Aktien der Baloise

Holding AG (Baloise), entsprechend 9.351 Prozent des Kapitals und der

Stimmrechte, erworben hat. Der Kauf unterliegt keinen Bedingungen. Damit

wird die Patria Genossenschaft an der am 23. Mai 2025 stattfindenden

ausserordentlichen Generalversammlung der Baloise betreffend der am 22.

April 2025 angekündigten Fusion mit Helvetia mit diesen Aktien abstimmen

können. Über den Kaufpreis haben die Parteien Stillschweigen vereinbart.

Gleichzeitig hat Baloise Helvetia mitgeteilt, dass sie im Zusammenhang mit

der Fusion mit Helvetia auf die Nomination eines siebten Mitglieds de

Verwaltungsrates verzichtet. Damit wird der Verwaltungsrat der fusionierten

Gesellschaft Helvetia Baloise Holding AG mit der Fusion insgesamt 13

(anstatt 14) Mitglieder umfassen. Die Kandidaten wurden bereits in der Ad

hoc-Mitteilung vom 22. April 2025 und den Fusionsunterlagen mitgeteilt.

Analysten Peter Eliot Leiter Medien Jonas Grossniklaus Leiter

Investor Relations Telefon: +41 Corporate Communications Telefon:

58 280 59 19 +41 58 280 50 33

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Über die Helvetia Gruppe

Helvetia Versicherungen mit Sitz in St. Gallen hat sich seit 1858 zu einer

erfolgreichen internationalen Versicherungsgruppe mit starken Schweizer

Wurzeln, über 14 000 Mitarbeitenden (FTE) und mehr als 6.7 Millionen

Kundinnen und Kunden entwickelt. Seit jeher ist Helvetia für ihre Kundinnen

und Kunden da, wenn es darauf ankommt.

In den Segmenten Schweiz, Spanien und GIAM (German, Italian and Austrian

Markets) positioniert sich Helvetia als Local Customer Champion und

begleitet die Kundinnen und Kunden ein Leben lang als bevorzugte Anbieterin.

Zudem liegt ein Schwerpunkt von Helvetia auf dem schnell wachsenden Segment

der Kundinnen und Kunden über 50. In allen Segmenten und insbesondere im

Segment Specialty Markets strebt Helvetia als Global Specialist Wachstum im

internationalen Specialty-Lines-Geschäft und in der Rückversicherung an.

Dank schlanker und flexibler Strukturen kann Helvetia sich in einem

zyklischen Geschäft auf die Profitabilität fokussieren. Gleichzeitig nutzt

Helvetia ihr Know-how in ihren europäischen Retailmärkten, um KMU-Kunden

Specialty-Lösungen anzubieten.

Bei einem Geschäftsvolumen von CHF 11.6 Mrd. erzielte Helvetia im

Geschäftsjahr 2024 Un-derlying Earnings von CHF 528.5 Mio. und ein

IFRS-Periodenergebnis von CHF 502.4 Mio. Die Aktie der Helvetia Holding AG

wird an der Schweizer Börse SIX Swiss Exchange gehandelt.

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Unternehmen: Helvetia Holding AG

Dufourstrasse 40

9001 St.Gallen

Schweiz

E-Mail: media.relations@helvetia.ch

Internet: www.helvetia.com

ISIN: CH0466642201

Valorennummer: 46664220

Börsen: SIX Swiss Exchange

EQS News ID: 2123898

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