EANS-Adhoc: AvW Invest AG / AvW Invest AG: With net profits of EUR 1.36 million in Q3, the company is on the plus side for the second consecutive quarter

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quarterly report

09.11.2009

- EUR 1.36 million in net profits for the third quarter
- Cautiously positive outlook for 2009 as a whole
- Portfolio of equity holdings consistently expanded

AvW Invest AG, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, was able
to close the third quarter of 2009 with a positive result. In the
period from July to September 2009, the company achieved net profits
of EUR 1.36 million. "This demonstrates that the company succeeded in
achieving a sustained reversal of its operating trend, which had
already begun to emerge in the second quarter, which was also closed
with a positive balance", says Wolfgang Auer-Welsbach, Chairman of
the AvW Invest Management Board. The positive development of the
third quarter of 2009 is mainly to be attributed to significant
increases in the market prices of AvW Invest AG´s strategically
structured equity participations and to income derived from dividends
and real estate transactions.

Despite the positive figures of the second and third quarters, the
overall result for the first nine months of 2009 is still slightly
negative.

The operating income came to EUR 673,054 in the third quarter of 2009
(Q1 to Q3 2008: EUR 15.442 million), and the profit on ordinary
activities (POA) stood at EUR -904,635 (Q1 to Q3 2008: EUR -6.995
million). Overall, the first nine months of 2009 closed with a net
loss of EUR -103,396 (Q1 to Q3 2008: EUR -7.436 million).

EUR million First to third quarter 2009 First to third quarter 2008

Sales revenues 0.442 15.253
Operating income 0.673 15.442
Earnings
before tax (POA) -0.905 - 6.995
Net profit/loss -0.103 -7.436
Balance sheet profit 3.793 13.680
Balance sheet total 28.227 52.934
Equity capital 20.950 33.836
Earnings/losses
per share -0.03 -2.47
Employees 13 318*

*incl. freelance employees/financial partners (in the course of the
voluntary surrender of the company´s Securities Supervision Act (WAG)
license, all financial partners were deregistered with the Austrian
Financial Market Authority in November 2008)

Financial reporting has been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Due to
the surrender of the WAG license in October 2008, classifications
pursuant to the Austrian Banking Act (BWG) were not used. As a
result, the provisions of the Austrian Business Enterprise Code (UGB)
apply to the first three quarters of 2009. The values of the first
three quarters of 2009 have been adjusted accordingly.

In light of the expected further consolidation in the financial
markets, AvW Invest AG is cautiously optimistic about the 2009
financial year as a whole. There are, however, uncertainties with
regard to the outcome of pending legal disputes.

AvW Invest AG´s portfolio of equity investments will be further
expanded, with particular focus on the IT sector. "We are
concentrating our investment efforts on favourably rated companies
with strong growth and good perspectives for the future", says
Wolfgang Auer-Welsbach. In the first three quarters of 2009, the
company made new investments in the German IT companies Pironet AG
(PNGG.DE), Group Business Software AG (INWG.DE) and GFT Technologies
AG (GFTG.DE).

The full report for the first three quarters of 2009 is available on
our website at www.avw.eu

About AvW Invest AG:

AvW Invest AG (ISIN number: AT0000930409, Reuters: AVWI.VI, XETRA
Vienna: AWS), which is domiciled in Krumpendorf at Lake Wörthersee,
is active in two core business areas: equity investments and real
estate. AvW´s shares are listed in the Standard Market Auction
segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange.

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Further inquiry note:

AvW INVEST AG

Mag. Brigitte Burger

Tel.: 04229/3621-24

mailto:b.burger@avw.eu

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: AT0000930409
WKN: 892661
Index: Standard Market Auction
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Stuttgart / free trade
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