EANS-Voting Rights: OVB Holding AG / Release according to article 27 a, section 2 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:

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Name: see below
Place: see below
State: see below

Company data:
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Name: OVB Holding AG
Address: Heumarkt 1, 50667 Köln
Place: Cologne
State: Germany

OVB Holding AG, Cologne

ISIN DE0006286560

Publication pursuant to Section 27a (2) WpHG

On 19 July 2010, our company received the following notifications pursuant to
Section 27a (1) sentence 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act):

I. Balance Vermittlungs- und Beteiligungs-AG, Hamburg, Germany

"This notification refers to the voting rights notification of Balance
Vermittlungs- und Beteiligungs-AG (hereinafter also called Balance) pursuant to
Section 21 (1) WpHG issued on 7 July 2010, announcing that the percentage of
voting rights in OVB Holding AG (hereinafter also called the Company) had
exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10%, and 15% as of 30 June 2010, amounting
to 17.54% as of that date.

Pursuant to Section 27a (1) WpHG, the following information is conveyed with
regard to the objectives pursued with the announced acquisition of voting
rights and the origin of the funds utilized for financing the acquisition:

1. The investment serves the implementation of strategic goals, particularly
the positioning as long-term investor.

2. It is not intended to acquire or otherwise obtain additional voting rights
in the Company within the next twelve months.

3. It is not intended to aim at influencing the appointment or revocation of
members of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of the Company. In
performance of the Divestiture Agreement (Entflechtungsvertrag) effective 30
June 2010, Balance has concluded a new Framework and Voting Trust Agreement
with Deutscher Ring Krankenversicherungsverein a.G. (hereinafter also called DR
Kranken), IDUNA Vereinigte Lebensversicherung aG für Handwerk, Handel und
Gewerbe (hereinafter also called IDUNA), and the subsidiaries of the Bâloise
Group with indirect investments in the Company through Deutscher Ring
Beteiligungsholding GmbH (hereinafter also called BHG), superseding an earlier
similar agreement. According to the new agreement, the contracting parties
commit themselves to exercise their respective voting rights in the General
Meeting in such a way that the Supervisory Board will at any time include two
representatives of the Bâloise Group, two representatives of the SIGNAL IDUNA
Group, one representative of the Generali Group (hereinafter also called
Generali), and one independent expert member for the purpose of Section 100 (5)
AktG. Balance, IDUNA, SIGNAL Krankenversicherung a.G. (hereinafter also called
SIGNAL Kranken), and SIGNAL Unfallversicherung a.G. (hereinafter also called
SIGNAL Unfall) coordinate the exercise of voting rights with one another in
view of the Company pursuant to Section 2 (1) of the Horizontal Group Agreement
(Gleichordnungskonzernvertrag) of 16 February 2009 of which they are
contracting parties.

4. It is not intended to aim at a significant change of the capital structure
of the Company, particularly with regard to the ratio of equity financing and
debt financing and the dividend policy.

5. The voting rights in the Company were acquired with equity funds."

II. Deutscher Ring Krankenversicherungsverein a.G., Hamburg, Germany

"This notification refers to the voting rights notification of DR Kranken
pursuant to Section 21 (1) WpHG issued on 7 July 2010, announcing that the
percentage of voting rights in the Company had exceeded the thresholds of 3%,
5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50% as of 30 June 2010, amounting to 50.88% as
of that date.

Pursuant to Section 27a (1) WpHG, the following information is conveyed with
regard to the objectives pursued with the announced acquisition of voting
rights and the origin of the funds utilized for financing the acquisition:

1. The investment serves the implementation of strategic goals, particularly
the positioning as long-term investor.

2. It is not intended to acquire or otherwise obtain additional voting rights
in the Company within the next twelve months.

3. It is not intended to aim at influencing the appointment or revocation of
members of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of the Company. In
performance of the Divestiture Agreement effective 30 June 2010, DR Kranken has
concluded a new Framework and Voting Trust Agreement with Balance, IDUNA, and
the subsidiaries of the Bâloise Group with indirect investments in the Company
through BHG, superseding an earlier similar agreement. According to the new
agreement, the contracting parties commit themselves to exercise their
respective voting rights in the General Meeting in such a way that the
Supervisory Board will at any time include two representatives of the Bâloise
Group, two representatives of the SIGNAL IDUNA Group, one representative of
Generali, and one independent expert member for the purpose of Section 100 (5)
AktG. Balance, IDUNA, SIGNAL Kranken, and SIGNAL Unfall coordinate the exercise
of voting rights with one another in view of the Company pursuant to Section 2
(1) of the Horizontal Group Agreement of 16 February 2009 of which they are
contracting parties.

4. It is not intended to aim at a significant change of the capital structure
of the Company, particularly with regard to the ratio of equity financing and
debt financing and the dividend policy.

5. The voting rights in the Company were acquired with equity funds."

III. IDUNA Vereinigte Lebensversicherung a.G., Hamburg, Germany

"This notification refers to the voting rights notification of IDUNA pursuant
to Section 21 (1) WpHG issued on 7 July 2010, announcing that the percentage of
voting rights in the Company had exceeded the thresholds of 30% and 50% as of
30 June 2010, amounting to 50.88% as of that date.

Pursuant to Section 27a (1) WpHG, the following information is conveyed with
regard to the objectives pursued with the announced acquisition of voting
rights and the origin of the funds utilized for financing the acquisition:

1. The investment serves the implementation of strategic goals, particularly
the positioning as long-term investor.

2. It is not intended to acquire or otherwise obtain additional voting rights
in the Company within the next twelve months.

3. It is not intended to aim at influencing the appointment or revocation of
members of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of the Company. In
performance of the Divestiture Agreement effective 30 June 2010, IDUNA has
concluded a new Framework and Voting Trust Agreement with Balance, DR Kranken,
and the subsidiaries of the Bâloise Group with indirect investments in the
Company through BHG, superseding an earlier similar agreement. According to the
new agreement, the contracting parties commit themselves to exercise their
respective voting rights in the General Meeting in such a way that the
Supervisory Board will at any time include two representatives of the Bâloise
Group, two representatives of the SIGNAL IDUNA Group, one representative of
Generali, and one independent expert member for the purpose of Section 100 (5)
AktG. Balance, IDUNA, SIGNAL Kranken, and SIGNAL Unfall coordinate the exercise
of voting rights with one another in view of the Company pursuant to Section 2
(1) of the Horizontal Group Agreement of 16 February 2009 of which they are
contracting parties.

4. It is not intended to aim at a significant change of the capital structure
of the Company, particularly with regard to the ratio of equity financing and
debt financing and the dividend policy.

5. The voting rights in the Company were acquired with equity funds."

IV. SIGNAL Unfallversicherung a.G., Dortmund, Germany

"This notification refers to the voting rights notification of SIGNAL Unfall
pursuant to Section 21 (1) WpHG issued on 7 July 2010, announcing that the
percentage of voting rights in the Company had exceeded the thresholds of 3%,
5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 50% as of 30 June 2010, amounting to 50.88% as of
that date.

Pursuant to Section 27a (1) WpHG, the following information is conveyed with
regard to the objectives pursued with the announced acquisition of voting
rights and the origin of the funds utilized for financing the acquisition:

1. The investment serves the implementation of strategic goals, particularly
the positioning as long-term investor.

2. It is not intended to acquire or otherwise obtain additional voting rights
in the Company within the next twelve months.

3. It is not intended to aim at influencing the appointment or revocation of
members of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of the Company. In
performance of the Divestiture Agreement effective 30 June 2010, IDUNA,
Balance, DR Kranken, and the subsidiaries of the Bâloise Group with indirect
investments in the Company through BHG have concluded a new Framework and
Voting Trust Agreement, superseding an earlier similar agreement. According to
the new agreement, the contracting parties commit themselves to exercise their
respective voting rights in the General Meeting in such a way that the
Supervisory Board will at any time include two representatives of the Bâloise
Group, two representatives of the SIGNAL IDUNA Group, one representative of
Generali, and one independent expert member for the purpose of Section 100 (5)
AktG. Balance, IDUNA, SIGNAL Kranken, and SIGNAL Unfall coordinate the exercise
of voting rights with one another in view of the Company pursuant to Section 2
(1) of the Horizontal Group Agreement of 16 February 2009 of which they are
contracting parties.

4. It is not intended to aim at a significant change of the capital structure
of the Company, particularly with regard to the ratio of equity financing and
debt financing and the dividend policy.

5. The voting rights in the Company were acquired with equity funds."

V. SIGNAL Krankenversicherung a.G., Dortmund, Germany

"This notification refers to the voting rights notification of SIGNAL Kranken
pursuant to Section 21 (1) WpHG issued on 7 July 2010, announcing that the
percentage of voting rights in the Company had exceeded the thresholds of 3%,
5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 50% as of 30 June 2010, amounting to 50.88% as of
that date.

Pursuant to Section 27a (1) WpHG, the following information is conveyed with
regard to the objectives pursued with the announced acquisition of voting
rights and the origin of the funds utilized for financing the acquisition:

1. The investment serves the implementation of strategic goals, particularly
the positioning as long-term investor.

2. It is not intended to acquire or otherwise obtain additional voting rights
in the Company within the next twelve months.

3. It is not intended to aim at influencing the appointment or revocation of
members of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board of the Company. In
performance of the Divestiture Agreement effective 30 June 2010, IDUNA,
Balance, DR Kranken, and the subsidiaries of the Bâloise Group with indirect
investments in the Company through BHG have concluded a new Framework and
Voting Trust Agreement, superseding an earlier similar agreement. According to
the new agreement, the contracting parties commit themselves to exercise their
respective voting rights in the General Meeting in such a way that the
Supervisory Board will at any time include two representatives of the Bâloise
Group, two representatives of the SIGNAL IDUNA Group, one representative of
Generali, and one independent expert member for the purpose of Section 100 (5)
AktG. Balance, IDUNA, SIGNAL Kranken, and SIGNAL Unfall coordinate the exercise
of voting rights with one another in view of the Company pursuant to Section 2
(1) of the Horizontal Group Agreement of 16 February 2009 of which they are
contracting parties.

4. It is not intended to aim at a significant change of the capital structure
of the Company, particularly with regard to the ratio of equity financing and
debt financing and the dividend policy.

5. The voting rights in the Company were acquired with equity funds."

Cologne, 22 July 2010
The Executive Board

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Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0006286560
WKN: 628656
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
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