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Change in trading hours as of January 2, 2009

Launch of CEERIUS

Increase in the number of shares: bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and RHI AG

ATX watchlist for December 2008

ATX Performance in December 2008

Specialist and market maker performance

Monthly statistic

Top-performers

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> Erste Group: Stock markets bottom out - According to the assessment of the analysts at Erste Group, stock markets have bottomed out in the past few weeks. Volatility has diminished though it is still extremely high according to Henning Eßkuchen, Head of CEE Equity Research at Erste Group. Indicators such as capital flows and stock exchange trading volumes point out that the peak of the massive sell-off is over though markets will continue to move sideways for some time to come. Furthermore, governments are managing to calm markets by taking fast support measures.
(PA Erste Bank CEE Equity Research, 8 Jan 2009)

> IVA: Private investors cautiously optimistic despite financial crisis – Contrary to the largely pessimistic scenarios of economists and analysts, the majority of private shareholders (52%) expect the ATX to rise by year-end. 33% believe that the ATX will be trading at over 2,000 points by the end of 2009. However, some 31% expect prices to drop and the ATX to slip below 1,400 points. This was revealed by a survey conducted by the Investors' Association (Interessenverband der Anleger, IVA). (APA, 8 Jan 2008)

> RCB expect stock markets to recover in 2Q 2009 – "The countermovement of stock prices might be very strong and fast," said Bernd Maurer, analyst at Raiffeisen Centrobank. Two-thirds of the companies in the leading Viennese index ATX are trading below their book value. A lot will depend on how steeply the earnings of domestic companies decline. "We expect the economic downswing to reach the trough in 1Q, but as is well-known stock markets frequently anticipate developments," stated Mr. Maurer. (OÖN, 8 Jan 2009)

> ECB: No risk of deflation in Europe  – Despite the economic slump and dropping inflation rates, Lucas Papademos, Vice President of the ECB no longer expects prices to drop across a broad front. The risk of a sustained deflation in the euro zone is practically zero according to Papademos. Should the current crisis becomes worse he believes that further interest rate cuts by the ECB are feasible. "When the downside risk for price stability increases, easing monetary policy would be a suitable move to secure price stability over the medium term," stated Mr. Papademos. (APA, ORF, 5 Jan 2009)

> Bank of England lowers the key lending rate to 1.5%  – The British central bank cut interest rates sharply again to counteract recession and lowered the key lending rate from 2.0% to 1.5% on 8 January. Key lending rates have never before been this low in Great Britain. Already at the beginning of December, the guardians of the currency responded to the economic crisis by easing monetary policy and cutting rates by one full percentage point. (APA, ORF.at; 8 Jan 2008)

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The sustainability index CEERIUS (CEE Responsible Investment Universe) is a capitalization-weighted price index which is composed of the leading companies in reference to social and ecological quality that are traded on stock exchanges in the region of Central, Eastern and South- Eastern Europe. The index is calculated and disseminated on a real-time basis in EUR. It is designed as a tradable index and can be used as underlying for structured products and standardized derivatives (futures & options).

The base level of CEERIUS was set at 1,000 points on January 2, 2009.

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As of Friday, January 2, 2009, an increase in the number of shares of bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and RHI AG is effective.
 

Name	bwin Interactive Entertainment AG
New number of shares	32.730.718
Old number of shares	32.728.763
ISIN	AT0000767553
Short Code	BWIN

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Name	RHI AG
New number of shares	37.927.039
Old number of shares	37.817.039
ISIN	AT0000676903
Short Code	RHI

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The watchlist is used as a basis for the admission and/or deletion of ATX stocks at the semiannual (March and September) reviews of ATX basket.

• ATX watchlist December 2008 (PDF-File 19 KB)

The ATX closed at 1,750.83 points on 30 December, 2008, which is a loss of 61.20% over year-end 2007 (4,512.98 points). The monthly high was 1,795.19 points (10 December, 2008), the monthly low was 1,638.78 points (19 December, 2008). The change against previous month (1,801.10 points on 28 November, 2008) was - 2.79%.

The ATX Prime closed at 770.40 points on 30 December, 2008, which is a loss of 63.81% over year-end 2007 (2,128.73 points). The change against previous month (790.42 points on 28 November, 2008) was - 2.53%.

A list of the average fulfilment rates of the specialist and market maker obligations for the month of December 2008 for the cash and derivatives market is available on the website of Wiener Börse AG, www.wienerborse.at

Monthly statistic for December 2008.

Price gains in the prime market. Securities with specialists in the XETRA^® trading system.

Performance 2008
 

		28 Dec 2007-30 Dec 2008	31 Dec 2002-30 Dec 2008
1	OESTERR. POST AG*	+ 0.46%	+ 26.84%
2	BRAIN FORCE HOLDING AG	- 1.56%	- 34.33%
3	UNIQA VERSICHERUNGEN AG	- 13.79%	+ 126.03%
4	INTERCELL AG**	- 17.58%	+ 297.09%
5	UNTERNEHMENS INVEST AG	- 29.35%	+ 20.37%
6	JOWOOD PRODUCTIONS SOFTWARE AG	-29.58%	- 64.78%

* first day of trading: 31 May 2006
** first day of trading: 28 Feb 2005
 
Year to date Performance 2009
 

		31 Dec 2008-14 Jan 2009	31 Dec 2002-14 Jan 2009
1	IMMOEAST  AG*	+ 84.78%	- 85.84%
2	IMMOFINANZ AG	+ 40.82%	- 87.92%
3	SEMPERIT AG HOLDING	+ 36.44%	+ 28.90%
4	S&T SYSTEM INT.&TECH. DISTR.AG**	+ 29.55%	+ 42.68%
5	CONWERT IMMOBILIEN INVEST SE	+ 28.13%	- 61.45%
6	CENTURY CASINOS INC***	+ 26.51%	- 81.83%

* first day of trading: 12 Dec 2003
** first day of trading: 11 Apr 2003
*** first day of trading: 12 Oct 2005

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