Media release: Helvetia to repay bond

Media release

St.Gallen, 8 April 2019

Helvetia to repay bond

Helvetia will today repay a bond from the year 2013 with a volume of CHF 150 million and thus reduce its debt ratio.

In 2013, Helvetia Holding AG issued a senior bond (ISIN: CH0209472064) with a volume of CHF 150 million. After six years, the bond falls due today, 8 April 2019. Helvetia has decided to reduce its debt ratio and to no longer refinance this bond.

This media release is also available on our website www.helvetia.com/media.

For further information please contact:

Analysts Susanne Tengler Head of Investor Relations Phone: [phone] [e-mail]

Media Jonas Grossniklaus Senior Manager Corporate Communications & PR Phone: [phone] [e-mail]

About the Helvetia Group

In 160 years, the Helvetia Group has grown from a number of Swiss and foreign insurance companies into a successful international insurance group. Today, Helvetia has subsidiaries in its home market Switzerland as well as in the countries that make up the Europe market area: Germany, Italy, Austria and Spain. With its Specialty Markets market area, Helvetia is also present in France and in selected regions worldwide. Some of its investment and financing activities are managed through subsidiaries and fund companies in Luxembourg. The Group is headquartered in St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Helvetia is active in the life and non-life business, and also offers customised specialty lines and reinsurance cover. Its business activities focus on retail customers as well as small and medium-sized companies and larger corporates. With some 6,600 employees, the company provides services to more than 5 million customers. With a business volume of CHF 9.07 billion, Helvetia generated an IFRS result after tax of CHF 431.0 million in financial year 2018. The registered shares of Helvetia Holding are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol HELN.

Cautionary note

The purpose of this document is to inform the financial community of Helvetia Group and the public of the bond issue of Helvetia Group. This document does not constitute an offer or a solicitation to exchange, buy or subscribe to securities, nor does it constitute an offering circular as defined by Art. 652a and Art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus as defined by the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd. Should Helvetia Group raise capital in the financial market in the future, investors should make their decision to buy or subscribe to new equities, bonds or other securities solely on the basis of the relevant offering circular. This document is also available in German. The German version is binding.

This document and the information contained herein are not intended to be passed on to the United States of America (U.S.) or within the U.S. and must not be passed on to «U.S. persons» (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended («Securities Act»)) or to publications with a general circulation in the U.S. This press release does not constitute an offer or a solicitation to buy securities in the U.S. The securities of Helvetia Holding Ltd have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered, sold or delivered to U.S. persons without prior registration under the Securities Act or without an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. No public offer of securities of Helvetia Holding Ltd is made in the U.S.

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