O-STA

Press conference: Volksbank International (VBI) gains a strong new owner in Sberbank

Closing of the sale of VBI to the Russian Sberbank

on Wednesday, 15 February, 2012

at 16:15 o'clock

in Ballroom of the Vienna Stock Exchange

A-1010 Wien, Wipplingerstraße 34

Herman Gref, CEO of Sberbank, Sergey Gorkov, deputy CEO of Sberbank, Gerald Wenzel, CEO of ÖVAG, Michael Mendel, deputy CEO of ÖVAG and Friedhelm Boschert, CEO of Volksbank International AG will discuss the details of the sale as well as the strategy of the VBI network in Central and Eastern Europe.

arrival by subway: Lines U2 und U4, Station Schottenring

arrival by tram: Line D, Station Börsegasse/Wipplingerstraße

arrival by car: Parking is available in nearby parking garages

Contact:

Please RSVP by 13. February, 2012 to:

Konstantin Huber, be.public

T +43-1-5032503-29

huber@bepublic.at