The present document is a quarterly statement pursuant to Section 51a of the Exchange Rules for the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (BörsO FWB). The consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statement of income, consolidated statement of comprehensive income and consolidated cash flow statement were drawn up according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that are to be used within the European Union and released for publication by a resolution of the Executive Board on 24 April 2018. The accounting policies were the same as those applied in the preceding consolidated annual financial statement. Changes that were necessary in specific justified cases are reported separately.
On 18 April 2018 Hannover Rück SE placed a senior unsecured bond with a nominal value of EUR 750.0 million on the capital market. The bond has a final maturity of 10 years and carries a fixed coupon of 1.125% p. a.