Österreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft
EANS-Adhoc: Österreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft
Clarification
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.02.2012 For clarification purposes VBAG announces that due to the strategic corporate decision agreed by the Republic of Austria, the owners and VBAG to approve a cut in capital effective 31 December 2011 and to reduce the participation capital held by the Republic of Austria not more than 70 %, this cut in capital will as well affect the investors of other participation capital issues of VBAG (ISIN AT0000755665, XS0359924643 and AT0000A018V0). These issues will be reduced by the same ratio as the participation capital held by the Republic of Austria. Stock exchange listed issues of participation capital issued by Österreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft: ISIN: AT0000755665 Österreichische Volksbanken-AG Partizipationsscheine XS0359924643 EUR 500,000,000 Perpetual Non Cumulative Participation Capital Certificates The five biggest listed issues of Österreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft in terms of issue volume: ISIN: XS0451759012 XS0417722393 XS0412533399 XS0271095357 AT000B053442 The issues of Österreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft are admitted on the following stock exchanges: Second Regulated market of Wiener Börse AG Official trading of Wiener Börse AG EUWAX segment of Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse Regulated market of Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse Regulated market of the Prague Stock Exchange Regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Open Market of Berlin Stock Exchange Open Market of Stuttgart Stock Exchange Open Market of Frankfurt Stock Exchange Further inquiry note: Walter Gröblinger Tel.: +43/ (0) 50 4004-0 E-Mail: walter.groeblinger@volksbank.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Österreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft Kolingasse 19 A-1090 Wien phone: +43 0 50 4004-0 WWW: www.volksbank.com sector: Banking ISIN: AT0000755665 indexes: Standard Market Auction stockmarkets: Regulated free trade: Wien, stock market: Prague Stock Exchange language: English