Ad-hoc | 10 May 2006 08:03

Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG: First Quarter Results 2006

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— – Consolidated profit is up 34%, in comparison to 1Q 2005, to more than EUR 124 million – ROE before tax improves to 23.7% in comparison to 21.8% at year end 2005 – Cost/income ratio 58.4% – Number of customers now exceeds 10 million and is currently growing by more than 100,000 per month – Retail strategy gains momentum through acquisition of 100% stake in Impexbank – Profit before tax contribution from CIS segment now 30% Income Statement in EUR mn 1-3/2006 1-3/2005 Net interest income after provisioning 322.8 230.2 Net commission income 185.0 83.5 Trading profit 29.9 55.1 General administrative expenses (347.5) (240.9) Profit before tax 193.9 133.3 Profit after tax 151.5 109.3 Consolidated profit (after minorities) 124.2 92.8 Balance Sheet in EUR mn 31.03.2006 31.12.2005 Equity (incl. minorities and profit) 3,414 3,277 Balance-sheet total 41,983 40,695 Bank Specific Information 31.03.2006 31.12.2005 Core capital ratio (Tier 1), banking book 8.6% 9.0% Core capital ratio (Tier 1), incl. market risk 7.6% 8.0% Own funds ratio 9.4% 9.8% Performance 1-3/2006 1-3/2005 Return on equity (ROE) before tax 23.7% 24.7% Return on equity (ROE) after tax 18.5% 20.3% Cost/income ratio 58.4% 59.9% Risk/earnings ratio 14.6% 11.0% Earnings per share in EUR 0.87 0.74 Resources 31.03.2006 31.12.2005 Number of staff 44,101 43,614 Business outlets 2,508 2,443 For further information please contact: Susanne Langer Head of Investor Relations Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG Am Stadtpark 9 1030 Vienna investor.relations@ri.co.at phone +43-1-71707-2089 Austria http://www.ri.co.at (c)DGAP 10.05.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG Am Stadtpark 9 1030 Vienna Österreich Phone: +43-1-71707-2089 Fax: +43-1-71707-2138 email: investor.relations@ri.co.at WWW: www.ri.co.at ISIN: AT0000606306 WKN: 60630 indices: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Wiener Börse; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München; Open Market in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————