Ad-hoc | 1 June 2006 18:00

Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG:Raiffeisen International sells Raiffeisenbank Ukraine

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Vienna, 1st June 2006. This evening Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG (Raiffeisen International) (ISIN: AT0000606306) signed a contract to sell 100 per cent of the shares of JSCB Raiffeisenbank Ukraine to OTP Bank Ltd. The sale is still subject to a successful closing, in particular the approval of the Austrian Financial Market Authority, the National Bank of Ukraine and the anti-monopoly authorities in Ukraine and Hungary. Raiffeisenbank Ukraine has been operational since 1998 and had total assets of over Euro 1.2 billion, as well as 39 branches, at the end of 2005. The bank, which had a net asset book value of Euro 139 million at the end of 2005, will be sold for Euro 650 million. Raiffeisen International’s management reiterates that it does not intend to follow a similar strategy in Russia in connection with the purchase of Impexbank. The sale of Raiffeisenbank Ukraine will eliminate merger costs with Bank Aval, which was purchased in 2005. Furthermore it will be possible to speed up the transformation process. The Raiffeisen brand will not be included in the sale, instead it will be incorporated into the Bank Aval name. The Aval brand will be re-branded into Raiffeisen Bank Aval. Raiffeisen International’s further expansion in the high growth banking sector in Ukraine will be continued by Raiffeisen Bank Aval. After closing, Raiffeisen Bank Aval will still play a leading role as the second largest bank in the Ukrainian market, with total assets of Euro 3.4 billion and 1,342 branches. For further information please contact: Susanne E. Langer Head of Investor Relations Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG A-1030 Vienna, Am Stadtpark 9 Tel.: +43 (1) 717 07 2089 Fax: +43 (1) 717 07 2138 investor.relations@ri.co.at http://www.ri.co.at (c)DGAP 01.06.2006 ————————————————————————— 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 —————————————————————————