20.07.2006 – 08:36

AvW Invest AG

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AvW Invest intends to raise dividend by 100 per cent

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20.07.2006

The Austrian company AvW Invest AG intends to double its dividend in
the 2006 financial year, increasing it from EUR 0.30 to EUR 0.60.
According to Wolfgang Auer von Welsbach, Chairman of the AvW Board of
Management, this measure is aimed at enabling all shareholders to
participate in the company's strong profitability growth. For the
current financial year, AvW is expecting an increase in net profits
of at least 50 per cent. The mid-year figures will be released on
August 17. Over the next years, the growth company plans to increase
its dividend even further.

About AvW Invest AG:  AvW Invest AG is a company of the AvW Group
(www.avw.at). AvW’s shares are listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange on
the ATX Prime Market (ISIN number: AT0000930409, Reuters: AVWI.VI).
The Austrian company, which is domiciled in Krumpendorf at Lake
Wörthersee, specialises in the fields of financial services, equity
investments and real estate.

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 20.07.2006 08:02:17

Further inquiry note:

AvW Invest AG
Nicole Kahn
Investor Relations
Tel.: 04229/3621-25
mailto:n.kahn@avw.at

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: AT0000930409
WKN: 892661
Index: Prime.market
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Wiener Börse AG / official dealing