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New listing: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

Austrian stocks at the focus of attention of institutional investors

ATX Performance in April 2008

Specialist and market maker performance

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Top-performers

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> Vienna Stock Exchange - ATX among European top performers with a gain of 14% since end of March - The CEO of the Vienna Stock Exchange, Heinrich Schaller, is very pleased with the development of the Vienna Stock Exchange in the past few weeks. The market developed excellently and proved its capacity for absorbing fresh capital as shown by the most recent capital increases conducted by Wienerberger and the Vienna Insurance Group. With a gain of around 14 percent since the end of March, Vienna’s leading index has performed the best of all European indices. Austrian companies presented excellent results and the economic indicators released are a positive signal said Mr. Schaller.
(APA, 12 May 2008 )

> Capital increase of Vienna Insurance Group raised EUR 1.14bn – The Vienna Insurance Group (Wiener Städtische) fixed the subscription and offer price for news shares at EUR 49.50 after the book-building period ended on 7 May. The high demand made it possible to place all of the 23 million shares of the capital increase. The offer was oversubscribed several times. At a volume of some EUR 1.14bn, the capital increase of the Vienna Insurance Group represents the largest share placement ever conducted by an insurance company through the Vienna Stock Exchange. Demand from institutional investors came from Austria, Great Britain, the US and Japan. (APA, 7 May 2008)

> Government wants to attract private equity – In order to attract more venture capitalists to Austria, tax reliefs are to be granted for profits from sales by investment firms. This measure was recently discussed at the Ministry of Finance. The body discussing the issue included the Minister of Finance Wilhelm Molterer, the Special Representative for the Capital Market Richard Schenz, the CEO of the Vienna Stock Exchange Heinrich Schaller and chief analysts of domestic banks. The most important outcome of the capital market summit: A new capital market law to strengthen the market is to be sent out for commentary before the start of summer in a move to promote the Austrian capital market. (WirtschaftsBlatt, 7 May 2008)

As of May 20, 2008, shares of AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG (ISIN: AT0000969985, Short Code: ATS) will be listed on the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. Raiffeisen Centrobank AG will assume the obligation as specialist (max. spread: 4%, min. size: 1,500 shares).

The interest of institutional investors in Austria stocks is increasing steadily and sustainably – this is the key message of the “Institutional Ownership Study” conducted by the market intelligence company, CapitalBridge, on behalf of the Vienna Stock Exchange.

A breakdown by country shows that investors from the US constitute the most important group of institutional investors on the Vienna Stock Exchange, followed by Great Britain, Germany and France. Institutional investors from Austria ranked fourth with a share of 8.5% in the country ranking.

For more details, see the fact sheet (PDF-File 37 KB) (German only)

The ATX closed at 4,264.79 points on 30 April, 2008, which is a loss of 5.50% over year-end 2007 (4,512.98 points). The monthly high was 4,264.79 points (30 April, 2008), the monthly low was 3,855.44 points (14 April, 2008). The change against previous month (3,765.91 points on 31 March, 2008) was + 13.25%.

The ATX Prime closed at 2,005.58 points on 30 April, 2008, which is a loss of 5.78% over year-end 2007 (2,128.73 points).The change against previous month (1,797.30 points on 31 March, 2008) was + 11.59%.

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

Monthly statistic for April 2008.

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

		28 Dec 2007- 16 May 2008	28 Dec 2002- 16 May 2008
1	BRAIN FORCE Holding AG*	+ 26.04%	- 15.91%
2	SEMPERIT AG HOLDING	+ 20.80%	+ 141.79%
3	OESTERR. POST AG**	+ 19.97%	+ 51.47%
4	INTERCELL AG***	+ 16.53%	+ 461.45%
5	RHI AG	+ 14.32%	+ 339.09%
6	VERBUNDGESELLSCHAFT AG KAT. A	+ 12.61%	+ 552.39%

* first day of trading: 22 Mar 2004
** first day of trading: 31 May 2006
*** first day of trading: 28 Feb 2005

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