euro adhoc: AvW INVEST AG / Annual Reports / Strong Q1 to Q3 in 2006 for AvW INVEST AG

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07.11.2006

Following the first three quarters of 2006, the financial group AvW
INVEST AG has shown strong growth in the fields of financial services
and equity investments. The operating result rose by 47 per cent to
EUR 6.103 million, the profit before taxes by 28 per cent to EUR
6.099 million, and the profit after taxes (net profit for the period)
by 22 per cent to EUR 4.365 million. In the first nine months of the
current financial year, the earnings per share have increased by 22
per cent to EUR 1.45. The driving force within the various business
segments is the financial services business, with earnings from
derivatives transactions and asset management once more showing a
particularly strong development by comparison with the same period in
the previous year. In the investment business segment, some smaller
holdings in industrial companies have been disposed of. Real estate
business is proceeding according to plan.

Acquisitions were primarily focused on the German and Austrian IT
sector. The share in S&T (SNTS.VI) was increased to 20 per cent, and
the share in Cancom (COKG.DE) to over 10 per cent.

For the year as a whole, Wolfgang Auer von Welsbach, Chairman of the
Board of Management of AvW INVEST AG, expects a similar trend. Net
profits are projected to rise by 60%. Earnings per share should range
between EUR 2.35 and EUR 2.40.

|Key financial figures |Q1-Q3 2006|Q1-Q3 2005|Increase|
|in EUR mill. | | | in% |
|Operating income |8.415 |6.208 |31% |
|Operating result |6.103 |4.159 |47% |
|Profit before taxes(POA) |6.099 |4.771 |28% |
|Net profit for the period|4.365 |3.585 |22% |
|Balance sheet total |45.623 |32.155 |42% |
|Equity capital |35.666 |27.820 |28% |
|Earnings/share in EUR |1,45 |1,19 |22% |
|Employees |216 |193 |12% |
The financial statements of AvW are prepared in accordance with IAS and
structured in conformity with the Austrian Banking Act. The full report for the
first three quarters is available on our website at www.avw.eu.
About AvW Invest AG: www.avw.eu
AvW's shares are listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange on the ATX Prime
Market(ISIN number: AT0000930409, Reuters: AVWI.VI, XETRA Vienna: AWS).
The Austrian company, which is domiciled in Krumpendorf at Lake
Wörthersee,specialises in the fields of financial services, equity investments
and real estate.

end of announcement euro adhoc 07.11.2006 08:08:10
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Further inquiry note:
AvW INVEST AG
Dr. Wolfgang Auer von Welsbach
CEO
Tel.: 04229/3621
mailto:info@avw.at

AvW Invest AG
Nicole Kahn
Investor Relations
Tel.: 04229/3621-25
mailto:n.kahn@avw.at

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: AT0000930409
WKN: 892661
Index: Prime.market
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