Ad-hoc | 3 October 2007 22:35
Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG / Capital Increase
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Vienna, 3 October 2007. Today Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG
fixed the subscription and offer price for its new bearer shares at EUR
104.0 per share, on the basis of the subscription and purchase orders
received and taking into account the current share price. The subscription
and offer price is thus EUR 1.25 or 1.2 per cent below the closing price of
Raiffeisen International shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange on 3 October
2007. The offer consisted of a rights offering as well as an offer of those
new shares for which subscription rights were not exercised. Based on the
strong demand, all 11,897,500 new shares offered were allocated. The total
volume of the placement thus amounts to EUR 1,237.3 million. This
transaction will increase the nominal share capital of Raiffeisen
International by 8.3 per cent, from EUR 435,448,500.00 to EUR
471,735,875.00.
Prior to the capital increase, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB),
the main shareholder of Raiffeisen International, held 70.0 per cent of the
shares. RZB exercised a portion of its subscription rights indirectly
through 'Cembra Beteiligungs GmbH', a 100 per cent subsidiary, which
subscribed 5,948,750 shares. After the capital increase, the RZB Group will
hold 68.5 per cent of the shares in Raiffeisen International.
At the subscription and offer price existing shareholders (excluding RZB)
exercised approximately 24.5 per cent of their subscription rights. The
remaining shares were offered to retail and institutional investors in
Austria, as well as to institutional investors worldwide through private
placements. Excluding subscription orders the order book was approximately
two times subscribed at the subscription and offer price. The capital
increase attracted great interest among Austrian and international
investors. As a consequence of the capital increase, the free float will
increase from 30.0 per cent to approximately 31.5 per cent.
The first trading day for the new shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange is
expected to be 5 October 2007. Closing of the transaction is expected to
take place on 9 October 2007. The new shares carry full dividend rights
from and including the fiscal year 2007.
For further information please contact:
Susanne Langer
Vice President Investor Relations
Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG
Am Stadtpark 9
1030 Vienna
Austria
investor.relations@ri.co.at
Phone: +43-1-71707-2089
http://www.ri.co.at
THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION TO
BUY ANY SECURITIES. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE ALREADY BEEN
SOLD.
THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE SUCH AN OFFER IS ILLEGAL. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE 'SECURITIES ACT'),
AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR
AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THESE MATERIALS
ARE NOT BEING ISSUED IN THE UNITED STATES AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO
U.S. PERSONS OR PUBLICATIONS WITH GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS DOCUMENT IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS (I) WHO ARE OUTSIDE THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR (II) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO
INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (AS AMENDED) (THE
'ORDER') OR (III) WHO FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) ('HIGH NET WORTH
COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS ETC.') OF THE ORDER (ALL SUCH
PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS 'RELEVANT PERSONS'). ANY PERSON WHO
IS NOT A RELEVANT PERSON MUST NOT ACT OR RELY ON THIS COMMUNICATION OR ANY
OF ITS CONTENTS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS
COMMUNICATION RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE
ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.
03.10.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG
Am Stadtpark 9
1030 Vienna
Österreich
Phone: +43-1-71707-2089
Fax: +43-1-71707-2138
E-mail: investor.relations@ri.co.at
Internet: www.ri.co.at
ISIN: AT0000606306
WKN: A0D9SU
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Wien; Freiverkehr in Berlin, München,
Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt
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