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Relaunch of www.wienerborse.at

Goldman Sachs joins Wiener Börse as a new trading member

Index adjustments on December 18, 2006

New listing: A-TEC INDUSTRIES AG part of the prime market

Launch of the CECE Sector Indices

Last trading day on December 28, 2006

ATX Performance in November 2006

Specialist and market maker performance

Monthly statistic

Top-performers

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> RCB and Erste Bank expect a friendly stock market year in 2007 - Birgit Kuras, Chief Analyst at Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB), believes that the leading index in Vienna, the ATX, will hit 4,600 points by year-end 2007. “The outlook is generally good,” said Ms. Kuras. She expects a plus of 10% in 2007. The prospects are brighter for investments in stocks in Europe than in the US, according to Erste Bank Chief Analyst Friedrich Mostböck. Erste Bank believes the ATX will reach 4,550 points by the end of 2007.

> An "investable wage" would liven up Austria’s capital market – In the opinion of capital market experts, the model currently being discussed in Germany of an “investable wage” should also be promoted in Austria. “If there were a possibility of investing part of one’s income with a tax relief in the company one works for, most Austrians would take advantage of this,” said Mr. Dirk Herrmann, Managing Director of Fidelity International in Austria. The investable wage model offers the option of receiving part of one’s wages in the form of shares in the company, for example, in stocks or convertible stocks.

> Bank Sal. Oppenheim: CEE remains key factor for ATX – The economic development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will continue to be a central factor for Austrian stocks in the coming year 2007 as well. “The CEE region is the growth driver of Europe, posting rates more than twice as fast as the EU average,” said Peter Szopo, Head of Research at Sal.Oppenheim Österreich. “Exchange-listed Austrian companies will also ride on the second wave of EU enlargement,” stated Mr. Szopo. Their strong and growing commitment in CEE is allowing ATX companies to benefit from the market opportunities in the region.

> Austria invests diligently in Eastern Europe – Austria is the third-largest investor in Eastern Europe after Germany and the Netherlands. Measured by the percentage of investment-to-GDP, Austria is even the largest investor, stressed Director Josef Christl of Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) on the occasion of this year’s “Conference on European Economic Integration” that was held by OeNB in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on 20 November.

Wiener Börse AG has launched its completely revamped website at www.wienerborse.at.

New Price Information System

The price information system of Wiener Börse has been integrated into the website with this relaunch. Starting immediately, users can query all relevant information on listed companies such as price data, ratios, news, company profiles, important dates, capital actions and annual reports. Moreover, the website now features a toolbox with interactive analysis tools such as charts, asset and currency calculators.

» Details about the new price information system


Wiener Börse Live

Wiener Börse Live customers are now offered a new service by Wiener Börse: Price changes and the orderbook are displayed fully automated – similar to a professional trading screen. Additionally, Wiener Börse Live has been enlarged to include daily ticker data and the real-time display of the individual trading phases (market maker qualifier).

» Details about Wiener Börse Live

Other Innovations

Interested users can now access the newcomer portal straight from the homepage of Wiener Börse; there they can learn step-by-step about the world of investing.

Important news on listed companies is now displayed directly on the homepage and updated every day. As a special service, users can subscribe to stock news and the calendar of corporate events via RSS (Really Simple Syndication).

» General overview

As of December 13, 2006, Goldman Sachs International, one of the world’s leading investment banks, joined Wiener Börse as a new trading member. “We are very happy to be able to expand our trading activitiesfor our clients in Austria and Eastern Europe by becoming a full member of Wiener Börse. The excellent development of the Austrian capital market and the lively issuing activity encouraged our decision to take this step for the future,” said Christoph Stanger, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International in London. [» price information]

As of Monday, December 18, 2006, the shares of A-TEC INDUSTRIES AG will be included in the ATX Prime and WBI. [» All index adjustments on December 18, 2006]

On December 1, 2006, A-TEC INDUSTRIES AG has been included in the prime market of Wiener Börse. The offer price for the A-TEC share was set at EUR 100.00. [» price information]

As of November 22, 2006, the following Sector Indices are available:

• CECE Banking

• CECE Oil & Gas

• CECE Health Care

• CECE Telecom

The CECE Sector Indices are capitalization-weighted price indices consisting of blue chip stocks listed in Bucharest, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague, Sofia, Warsaw and Zagreb. Calculated in EUR and disseminated in real-time by Wiener Börse AG, the CECE Sector Indices are designed as tradable indices and used as underlying for structured products.
[» more]

There will be no changes in the trading times for stock and derivatives trading on December 28, 2006. [» Exchange holidays 2006 and 2007]

The ATX closed at 4,093.26 points on 30 November, 2006, which is a gain of 11.62% over year-end 2005 (3,667.03 points). The monthly high was 4,150.96 points (16 November, 2006), the monthly low was 4,005.45 points (28 November, 2006). The change against previous month (4,098.28 points on 31 Oktober, 2006) was -0,12%.

The ATX Prime closed at 2,073.66 points on 30 November, 2006, which is a gain of 13.45% over year-end 2005 (1,827.85 points). The change against previous month (2,065.74 points on 31 October, 2006) was +0.38%.

A list of the average fulfilment rates of the specialist and market maker obligations for the month of November 2006 for the cash and derivatives market is available on the website of Wiener Börse AG, www.wienerborse.at

Monthly statistic for November 2006.

Price gains as per Ultimo 2005 through 15 December, 2006.
Securities with specialists in the XETRA^® trading system.
 

1	Hirsch Servo	+ 145.70%
2	Raiffeisen International	+ 96.20%
3	voestalpine	+ 94.95%
4	Oesterreichische Post	+94.21%
5	Intercell	+ 87.71%
6	Wolford	+ 85.71%

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