Annual Financial Statements 2008 of Bank Austria
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>
Contents<br />
I. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> 5<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> Statesments:<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group *)<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong>ing Enviroment in <strong>2008</strong> 5<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
for <strong>2008</strong> 8<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in<br />
accordance with IFRSs *) 38<br />
Income statement 38<br />
Balance sheet 39<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> changes in equity 40<br />
Cash flow statement 41<br />
Notes to the consolidated financial<br />
statements incl. risk report 42<br />
Concluding Remarks<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Management Board 126<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> the UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
for <strong>2008</strong> Statement by Management 127<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the auditors 128<br />
II. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 131<br />
Preliminary remarks on the financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2008</strong> 132<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 133<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> statements <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2008</strong> 152<br />
Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 157<br />
List <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies and<br />
equity interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 178<br />
Supervisory Board and Management<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 181<br />
Signatures <strong>of</strong> the Management Board/<br />
Auditors`Report 183<br />
Statement by Management 186<br />
Investor Relations, ratings,<br />
financial calender, imprint 188<br />
*) Part <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRSs<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> at a Glance<br />
Income statement figures<br />
(€ m) <strong>2008</strong> 2007 +/–<br />
Net interest income 5,367 3,936 36.3%<br />
Net fees and commissions 2,076 2,124 –2.2%<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value loss/income –414 141 –<br />
Operating income 7,231 6,414 12.7%<br />
Operating expenses –3,935 –3,351 17.4%<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 3,296 3,063 7.6%<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,505 2,740 –45.1%<br />
Consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it 1,144 2,254 –49.2%<br />
Volume figures<br />
(€ m) 31 dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 dec. 2007 +/–<br />
Total assets 222,152 209,186 6.2%<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 131,973 115,216 14.5%<br />
Primary funds 127,761 119,699 6.7%<br />
Equity 14,237 15,332 –7.1%<br />
Risk-weighted assets (overall, Basel I) 131,981 117,993 11.9%<br />
Key performance indicators<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Return on equity after tax (ROE) 7.8% 17.0%<br />
Cost/income ratio 54.4% 52.2%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 18.8% 12.3%<br />
Provisioning charge/avg. lending volume (cost <strong>of</strong> risk) 0.80% 0.46%<br />
Marginal Economic Value Added € 1,091 m € 1,262 m<br />
Marginal RARORAC 12.5% 15.8%<br />
Total capital ratio (<strong>2008</strong>: Basel II, 2007: Basel I) 9.19% 11.16%<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 6.82% 8.20%<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio without hybrid capital (Core Tier 1 capital ratio) 6.52% 7.86%<br />
Staff *)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 dec. 2007 +/–<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> (full-time equivalent) 67,002 54,387 23.2%<br />
Central Eastern Europe business segment 56,058 43,648 28.4%<br />
Other business segments 10,944 10,739 1.9%<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 10,175 9,953 2.2%<br />
*) Employees <strong>of</strong> companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method are included at 100%<br />
Offices *)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 dec. 2007 +/–<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> 3,166 2,343 35.1%<br />
Central Eastern Europe business segment 2,824 1,977 42.8%<br />
Other business segments 342 366 –6.6%<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 331 348 –4.9%<br />
*) Offices <strong>of</strong> companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method are included at 100%. From <strong>2008</strong> without representative <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>:<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group 5<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong>ing Enviroment in <strong>2008</strong> 5<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for <strong>2008</strong> 8<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in<br />
accordance with IFRSs 38<br />
Income statement, balance sheet,<br />
statement <strong>of</strong> changes in equity,<br />
cash flow statement 39<br />
Notes to the consolidated financial<br />
statements incl. risk report 42<br />
Concluding Remarks <strong>of</strong><br />
the Management Board 126<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group for <strong>2008</strong><br />
Statement by Management 127<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Auditors 128<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>:<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for <strong>2008</strong> 5<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong>ing Environment in <strong>2008</strong> 5<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2008</strong> 8<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> Business Segments 18<br />
Balance sheet developments 31<br />
Further information 33<br />
Outlook 34<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for <strong>2008</strong><br />
The <strong>Bank</strong>ing Environment in <strong>2008</strong><br />
� The financial market crisis that started in the US affected all<br />
segments <strong>of</strong> global capital markets in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, escalating<br />
into a banking crisis which threatened the financial system in<br />
September / October <strong>2008</strong>. Stabilisation programmes put in place by<br />
governments helped to cushion the adverse impact. With some time<br />
lag, the crisis spread to the real economy as the year progressed.<br />
From the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, it became clear that Europe and the Asian<br />
growth markets would not escape recession. Fears <strong>of</strong> inflation quickly<br />
turned into fears <strong>of</strong> deflation and a global economic crisis. As expectations<br />
were more or less the same around the world, leading<br />
indicators <strong>of</strong> industrial activity fell dramatically in the autumn, in an<br />
unprecedented synchronous movement. The particularly strong international<br />
links in the automotive industry were one <strong>of</strong> the factors triggering<br />
this development. Investors worldwide withdrew from high-risk<br />
asset classes in response to the financial crisis and the economic<br />
downturn. Recently, financial flows from private investors to emerging<br />
markets – a precondition for global prosperity – all but dried up. The<br />
repricing <strong>of</strong> risks finally affected corporate finance in the last four<br />
months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, after years <strong>of</strong> excess liquidity and declining loan loss<br />
provisions.<br />
➔ The downward trend gradually impacted banking business in our<br />
core markets via different paths on the supply and demand sides:<br />
� first, through direct effects on trade and capital markets and in the<br />
form <strong>of</strong> increasingly difficult funding conditions and market expectations<br />
<strong>of</strong> higher capital ratios;<br />
� second, through customers’ response to the new asset price<br />
structure, especially that <strong>of</strong> disconcerted investors and also companies<br />
in commercial business. Demand for banking products and services<br />
tended to shift from capital market products and derivatives back<br />
to traditional on-balance sheet banking business;<br />
� and third, via the macroeconomic impact in <strong>Austria</strong> and, above all,<br />
in highly-exposed CEE countries, which became clearly visible in the<br />
fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> and strongly dampened volume growth in<br />
banking business.<br />
� Over a period <strong>of</strong> about twelve months, efforts to deal with the<br />
financial market crisis included the workout <strong>of</strong> a broad range <strong>of</strong> structured<br />
capital market products as well as the recapitalisation and bailout<br />
<strong>of</strong> banks and insurance companies. The collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman<br />
Brothers, one <strong>of</strong> the systemically important market participants with<br />
links throughout the world, on 15 September <strong>2008</strong> marked a turning<br />
point for the global banking sector, leading to an unprecedented loss<br />
<strong>of</strong> confidence in interbank business. Notwithstanding large-volume,<br />
globally coordinated intervention including open-market operations by<br />
central banks, interbank rates – especially in the US dollar but also in<br />
the euro – rose sharply, temporarily exceeding the rates on central<br />
bank funds (3-month interest rate swap, OIS) by 4 and 2 percentage<br />
points, respectively, and significantly increasing liquidity costs for<br />
banks. Moreover, CDS spreads rose sharply from an already high<br />
level.<br />
Investors moved faster to exit all high-yield and risk-carrying asset<br />
classes as the year progressed, and this made it more expensive for<br />
emerging markets to raise funds, especially for those countries which<br />
depended on steady capital inflows to build their economies.<br />
Global investors’ flight to safe havens favoured the US dollar: from a<br />
low <strong>of</strong> 1.6038 on 21 July, it appreciated against the euro by 30 % to<br />
reach a high on 28 October. Low-interest currencies such as the<br />
Japanese yen (+ 47 %) and the Swiss franc (15 %), which until then<br />
had been attractive currencies for debt vehicles, strengthened.<br />
Sterling, on the other hand, depreciated by 23 % against the euro, reflecting<br />
the difficult situation in the banking sector and the recession<br />
partly caused by these difficulties.<br />
The reduction <strong>of</strong> investment positions, temporarily in panic reactions,<br />
also impacted commodity prices in the summer. After reaching an alltime<br />
high <strong>of</strong> 147.50 US dollars per barrel on 11 July <strong>2008</strong>, crude oil<br />
prices fell by 75 % to a level <strong>of</strong> 36.20 US dollars per barrel by December.<br />
Prices for industrial metals and agricultural commodities also<br />
declined significantly. Major factors in this context were the gloomy<br />
outlook and, later on, the downturn in global economic activity (see<br />
shipping futures index).<br />
World stock markets (MSCI World), which had recovered slightly in the<br />
spring, lost almost one half <strong>of</strong> their value from May to the low in<br />
November, and fell by 41 % year-on-year. Share prices in emerging<br />
markets, both Asia (– 49 % year-on-year, including China) and Europe<br />
(– 65 %, <strong>of</strong> which Russia: – 73 %), were particularly hard hit, after<br />
many years in which they saw increases in value.<br />
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As a result <strong>of</strong> the sharp rise in commodity prices and fairly resilient<br />
growth in the first six months, inflation (HCPI) in the euro area<br />
reached 4.0 % in June <strong>2008</strong>. Prompted by fears <strong>of</strong> excessive inflation,<br />
the ECB raised key interest rates one last time to 4.25 % at the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> July. When it became clear that the European economy<br />
could not uncouple itself from global developments, and the primary<br />
objective <strong>of</strong> economic policy was to resolve the banking crisis, the<br />
ECB lowered key interest rates in four stages to 2.25 % at the end <strong>of</strong><br />
the year (currently 1.5 %). The money market followed suit, although<br />
credit spreads were exceptionally high.<br />
Flat yields on 10-year benchmark bonds, still 4.66 % in the middle <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>, fell faster than money market rates to 2.93 % at the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
year due to strong demand from risk-averse investors. This resulted in<br />
a variety <strong>of</strong> interest rates that matched the respective bond ratings.<br />
Even within the euro area, credit spreads <strong>of</strong> government bonds <strong>of</strong><br />
highly indebted countries reached unprecedented levels. Yields <strong>of</strong> corporate<br />
bonds rose significantly in October: at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, yields<br />
<strong>of</strong> BBB-rated bonds were about 1.5 percentage points above the level<br />
at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the year. This increase in the credit spread corresponded<br />
to more than double the interest rate reduction <strong>of</strong> benchmark<br />
government bonds. Lending rates (over and beyond increased<br />
corporate risk) were subsequently accompanied by higher liquidity<br />
and funding costs <strong>of</strong> the banking sector, which were partly absorbed<br />
by margins.<br />
� <strong>Austria</strong> felt the full impact <strong>of</strong> the global economic downturn later<br />
in the year: in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Austria</strong>’s economic performance<br />
shrank for the first time in 30 quarters. As economic trends<br />
in <strong>Austria</strong> follow international developments with some time lag, the<br />
quarter-on-quarter decline <strong>of</strong> 0.2 % was significantly lower than in the<br />
euro area. Real GDP in <strong>2008</strong> as a whole still grew by 1.8 %, driven by<br />
the strong momentum early in the year. However, the <strong>Austria</strong>n economy<br />
was increasingly impacted by the sharp decline in global<br />
demand via the export-oriented industrial sector with its close links as<br />
a supplier. Towards the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, exports fell at double-digit rates<br />
compared with the previous year. Industrial companies strongly<br />
reduced output, cut investment and started to adjust employment.<br />
The year-end <strong>2008</strong> number <strong>of</strong> unemployed persons exceeded the<br />
December 2007 level by more than 30,000 or 12 %. Supported by the<br />
significant decline in inflation, to a level <strong>of</strong> 1.3 % in December <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
private consumption continued to grow in the fourth quarter, though<br />
at a moderate rate. In <strong>2008</strong>, the inflation rate averaged 3.2 % and<br />
private consumption rose by 1 %. The savings ratio continued to grow<br />
from quarter to quarter – as it usually does in times <strong>of</strong> uncertainty –,<br />
rising to an annual average <strong>of</strong> over 12.3 %.<br />
Loss <strong>of</strong> confidence in interbank markets<br />
Interbank/central bank funds<br />
(3-month Libor/3-month OIS)<br />
4.0<br />
3.5<br />
3.0<br />
2.5<br />
2.0<br />
1.5<br />
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
Higher credit spreads<br />
800<br />
700<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
Turnaround in currency markets<br />
1.15<br />
1.25<br />
1.35<br />
1.45<br />
1.55<br />
Economic downturn and oil price<br />
1,000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
Shipping Futures<br />
(Baltic Dry Index)<br />
Credit Default Swaps<br />
(iTraxx Crossover, 5yr)<br />
Emerging markets (EMBI+)<br />
bond yields; benchmark spread<br />
Euro<br />
US dollar<br />
BBB corporate bond yields;<br />
benchmark spread<br />
Spillover to emerging markets (regional MSCI indices)<br />
100<br />
Emerging Asia<br />
JPY per EUR<br />
(inverted scale)<br />
USD per EUR<br />
(inverted scale)<br />
London Brent<br />
Crude Oil USD/bl.<br />
World stock index<br />
Emerging Europe<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2009<br />
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900<br />
800<br />
700<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
125<br />
135<br />
145<br />
155<br />
165<br />
175<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
As the situation in financial markets escalated, the final quarter <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong> saw an even stronger trend towards shifting private financial<br />
assets into liquid forms <strong>of</strong> investments, all the more so as the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
government provided an unlimited guarantee on deposits held by<br />
private individuals. <strong>Bank</strong> deposits accounted for two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the<br />
increase in holdings <strong>of</strong> financial assets; deposit growth in <strong>2008</strong> was<br />
7%, matching the figure for 2007. Bond holdings, the second most<br />
important form <strong>of</strong> investment behind bank deposits, also increased at<br />
a disproportionately high rate. The two asset categories recorded<br />
combined growth that was stronger than the overall increase in holdings<br />
<strong>of</strong> financial assets, as there was a significant switch mainly out<br />
<strong>of</strong> mutual funds. In <strong>2008</strong>, the mutual fund industry in <strong>Austria</strong> recorded<br />
outflows <strong>of</strong> over € 15 bn or more than 9 % <strong>of</strong> total volume. Added to<br />
these outflows were price losses totalling over € 22 bn. As a result,<br />
total fund volume fell by about € 38 bn or almost 23 %. Lending<br />
growth reached 7 % year-on-year, exceeding the expansion recorded<br />
in previous years; the absolute increase <strong>of</strong> € 20 bn (also adjusted for<br />
exchange rate effects) was the strongest growth ever seen in the<br />
history <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n banking. While the growth momentum in loans to<br />
private households weakened in the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, corporate<br />
loans continued to grow very strongly until the end <strong>of</strong> the year.<br />
� In the first half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, the economies <strong>of</strong> the CEE countries still<br />
grew at a rate matching that <strong>of</strong> previous years. The dynamic growth<br />
continued in the third quarter, but business conditions were now less<br />
favourable (reversal in oil prices, risk-averse behaviour <strong>of</strong> investors)<br />
and some countries in the region were facing specific problems. All<br />
countries however felt the full force <strong>of</strong> the sharp downturn <strong>of</strong> the<br />
global economy in the last few months <strong>of</strong> the year, although the<br />
effects varied from country to country. The close production links<br />
maintained with Western Europe in some key European industries,<br />
coupled with the worldwide decline in demand for raw materials, led<br />
to the collapse <strong>of</strong> the region’s exports, the key driver <strong>of</strong> economic<br />
growth, towards the end <strong>of</strong> the year. The countries were impacted by<br />
developments in <strong>2008</strong> to a varying degree in light <strong>of</strong> different production<br />
structures, convergence levels and the external funding gap. Real<br />
economic growth in the CEE region consequently slowed from almost<br />
6.5 % in the last five years to an average 4.3 % in <strong>2008</strong>. The sharp<br />
contraction at the turn <strong>of</strong> the year is reflected in the downward revision<br />
<strong>of</strong> the forecast for 2009 to minus 1 %. The difference in the<br />
growth rates between CEE and Western Europe indicates that these<br />
developments represent an externally triggered temporary deviation<br />
from the long-term upward trend and from the catching-up process<br />
which is still underway.<br />
The cyclical economic downturn hit the CEE countries’ most vulnerable<br />
spot, namely external and internal funding flows. Initially, the inflationary<br />
pressure from commodity prices multiplied the homemade<br />
inflation <strong>of</strong> many countries, which encountered stabilisation problems;<br />
this has limited the scope for monetary measures. Most importantly,<br />
however, global investors withdrew almost entirely from both highyield<br />
investments and emerging markets in the second half <strong>of</strong> the<br />
year. Stock exchange prices and CDS spreads deteriorated gradually<br />
as the year progressed, and this deterioration was particularly dramatic<br />
after the collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman Brothers. The deleveraging <strong>of</strong> the<br />
global banking sector took place at the cost <strong>of</strong> emerging markets. As<br />
a result, countries which – over and beyond direct investments – depended<br />
on a steady flow <strong>of</strong> portfolio investments or short-term loans<br />
to finance their current account deficit were faced with balance <strong>of</strong><br />
payments problems. Highly-indebted countries moreover found it increasingly<br />
difficult to roll over their debt. In addition, countries with a<br />
current account surplus and / or substantial foreign exchange reserves<br />
were classified as a sovereign risk from one moment to the next.<br />
Countries with the highest macro vulnerability were generally those<br />
which had previously experienced a boom (Baltic countries, Bulgaria,<br />
Romania, Russia and Ukraine). The adjustments required <strong>of</strong> countries<br />
whose currency was tied to another currency or standard had a direct<br />
impact on domestic demand, while nations with a flexible exchange<br />
rate system were in danger <strong>of</strong> becoming trapped in a devaluation<br />
spiral towards the end <strong>of</strong> the year. This significantly increased these<br />
countries’ costs for servicing their private and public foreign currency<br />
debt; in some cases the IMF and the EU had to help out with stabilisation<br />
facilities and loans to support the balance <strong>of</strong> payments.<br />
The funding problems <strong>of</strong> the CEE countries cannot be compared with<br />
the Asian debt crisis in the second half <strong>of</strong> the nineties: the ratio <strong>of</strong><br />
foreign exchange reserves to short-term debt is better, direct investments<br />
play a much more important role than short-term speculative<br />
capital flows, and convergence with the EU is intact. Capital flows –<br />
investments in the economic integration <strong>of</strong> the CEE region and the<br />
West – should again be based more on fundamental data. The countries<br />
best placed to benefit from a renewed upturn are those which<br />
previously had relatively steady macroeconomic growth, such as<br />
Turkey, and stable domestic funding, such as the Central European<br />
countries with the longest CEE track record (see Outlook, page 34).<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2008</strong><br />
Overview<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> *) coped well in absorbing the growing direct and<br />
indirect impacts from financial markets, the banking sector and global<br />
economic trends on banking business in our core markets in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it rose by € 232 m or 8 % to € 3.3 bn<br />
in <strong>2008</strong>. Even adjusted for positive one-<strong>of</strong>f effects such as the extension<br />
<strong>of</strong> the consolidation perimeter, the B&C special dividend and the<br />
ASVG effect, operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was only 10 % lower than the high figure<br />
for the previous year.<br />
These results have been achieved through a remarkable performance<br />
<strong>of</strong> our operations in <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE, all the more so as they include<br />
the direct impact <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis, which is reflected in<br />
the net trading, hedging and fair value result: the strong reversal in<br />
the trading performance from net income <strong>of</strong> € 141 m in 2007 to a net<br />
loss <strong>of</strong> € 414 m was <strong>of</strong>fset in overall results.<br />
It should be noted that the bank was faced with increasingly difficult<br />
funding conditions and an abrupt shift in demand from structured<br />
products to traditional on-balance sheet business – the indirect consequences<br />
<strong>of</strong> the situation in financial markets. As a result, net fees<br />
and commissions were 2 % lower than in the previous year, which is a<br />
noteworthy success, while net interest income rose by 36 %.<br />
<strong>2008</strong> saw a good operating performance across all areas also in<br />
regional terms: operating pr<strong>of</strong>it generated by the three <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
customer business divisions held up well (+ 1 %) in a difficult market<br />
environment, while the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) business<br />
segment increased its operating pr<strong>of</strong>it by one-quarter (+ 27 %) based<br />
on the old perimeter; if pr<strong>of</strong>it contributions from the newly added<br />
banks in Kazakhstan and Ukraine are included, CEE achieved an<br />
operating pr<strong>of</strong>it that exceeded the previous year’s figure by about one<br />
half (+ 53 %). All countries except Bosnia and the Baltic states<br />
recorded double-digit growth.<br />
➔ The business model <strong>of</strong> a multi-local, diversified universal bank –<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the strategic principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> and UniCredit Group –<br />
has proved successful in times <strong>of</strong> crisis by allowing the bank to<br />
respond flexibly to partly shock-like market trends.<br />
*) In this report, “<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>” refers to the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies.<br />
“UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG” is the name <strong>of</strong> the group’s parent company.<br />
� As the financial market crisis escalated, culminating in the<br />
collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman Brothers in mid-September, and economic activity<br />
showed a sharp downturn towards year-end <strong>2008</strong>, the outlook for<br />
banking business changed dramatically in the course <strong>of</strong> the year.<br />
Moreover, as expectations pointed in the same direction, investors<br />
proved to be risk-averse and high-risk exposures in the global financial<br />
sector were reduced (deleveraging), a particularly critical view<br />
was taken <strong>of</strong> CEE business. Whether justified in fundamental terms or<br />
not, this created new facts which are also strongly reflected in <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>’s development during the year: while operating pr<strong>of</strong>it rose as<br />
the year progressed, the market’s new assessment <strong>of</strong> our two core<br />
markets – <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE – required substantial provisions and a<br />
revaluation <strong>of</strong> various equity investments (impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill) to<br />
be made in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. In the fourth quarter alone, the<br />
“non-operating” items <strong>of</strong> the income statement between operating<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it and pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax resulted in a charge <strong>of</strong> € 1.7 bn weighing<br />
on overall results.<br />
➔ Although operating pr<strong>of</strong>it reached a record level <strong>of</strong> € 3.3 bn,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax for <strong>2008</strong> was only € 1.5 bn – mainly because <strong>of</strong><br />
valuation adjustments made in the area <strong>of</strong> equity investments in the<br />
fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> – after € 2.7 bn in the previous year. This<br />
changed all key performance indicators.<br />
� In <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> continued to expand its operations in its<br />
two core markets. Growth in <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business was 4 %,<br />
and in CEE 27 % in the old perimeter and 45 % including acquisitions<br />
(measured by risk-weighted assets). At the UniCredit Investors Day<br />
held in Vienna at the end <strong>of</strong> June <strong>2008</strong>, we confirmed organic growth<br />
in CEE as a strategic focus supported by targeted capital allocation. In<br />
operational terms, we implemented the growth strategy by pursuing<br />
an ambitious branch network expansion programme. As uncertainty in<br />
markets increased, we suspended the programme in October until<br />
further notice without cancelling it.<br />
� As in previous years, we continued to improve cost efficiency in<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s commercial banking business. The cost / income ratio<br />
declined, both in CEE (by 4.2 percentage points to 47.2 %) and in<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n customer business (by 3.5 percentage points to 52.8 %).<br />
The improvement was achieved through short-term cost-saving<br />
programmes and, above all, through progress in the production<br />
sector and in back-<strong>of</strong>fice and administrative functions. The latter<br />
are increasingly organised at Group level with a view to unlocking<br />
international synergies.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2008</strong><br />
Noting quarter-on-quarter developments is particularly important in<br />
the reporting year because the middle <strong>of</strong> September marked a turning<br />
point in financial markets and the last few weeks <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> saw a<br />
global economic downturn; these developments have completely<br />
changed the outlook and determine the assessment <strong>of</strong> the year as a<br />
whole in retrospect. (Details <strong>of</strong> income statement items are given in<br />
the subsequent section.)<br />
� Overall, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s operating performance by quarter was<br />
resilient, right until the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, in the face <strong>of</strong> the mixed trends<br />
that characterised the business environment during the year. Large<br />
losses reflected in the net trading, hedging and fair value result were<br />
more than <strong>of</strong>fset by the increase in net interest income. Net fees and<br />
commissions were, however, affected by a decline in securities business<br />
noticeable already in early <strong>2008</strong> and by the fact that customers<br />
began to view innovative instruments with scepticism.<br />
Operating performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> by quarter<br />
€ M Q4 07 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q4 08 *) +/–<br />
PREV.<br />
YEAR<br />
Operating income<br />
<strong>of</strong> which:<br />
1,632 1,543 1,700 1,814 2,173 1,758 + 8 %<br />
net interest income<br />
net fees and<br />
1,079 1,125 1,183 1,306 1,752 1,337 + 24 %<br />
commissions<br />
net trading, hedging<br />
550 519 518 522 518 518 – 6 %<br />
and fair value result – 39 – 143 – 55 – 80 – 136 – 136<br />
Operating expenses 941 941 951 1,003 1,041 1,041 + 11 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 691 603 750 811 1,133 718 + 4 %<br />
… excl. net trading, hedging and fair value result:<br />
Operating income 1,671 1,686 1,755 1,894 2,310 1,895 + 13 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 730 745 804 891 1,269 854 + 17 %<br />
*) Excluding special dividend from the sale <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it-sharing rights in B&C (€ 415 m), which is reflected in<br />
net interest income.<br />
Operating income for the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> totalled € 2,173 m;<br />
this includes a special dividend <strong>of</strong> € 415 m, recognised within net<br />
interest income (in the sub-item Dividend income) in connection with<br />
the sale <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it-sharing rights in the B&C foundation (partly <strong>of</strong>fset by<br />
capital losses on this transaction reflected in net income from investments).<br />
Adjusted for this one-<strong>of</strong>f effect, net interest income continued<br />
to rise from quarter to quarter. Net fees and commissions, which<br />
declined at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the year and then stagnated, were again<br />
weaker in the fourth quarter. The net trading, hedging and fair value<br />
result deteriorated in the final quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> – a period strongly<br />
affected by the collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman Brothers, the investment bank –<br />
falling to a loss (– € 136 m) similar to that recorded in the first quar-<br />
ter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, in which the financial market crisis first came to a head<br />
with the bail-out <strong>of</strong> Bear Stearns. Operating income (without B&C) in<br />
the fourth quarter was slightly lower than in the third quarter but<br />
higher than the Q4 2007 figure (+ 8 %). Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it declined<br />
somewhat more strongly, while still exceeding the Q4 2007 level by<br />
4 %. Excluding the net trading, hedging and fair value result, operating<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it continued to rise and in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> exceeded<br />
the Q4 2007 figure by 17 %.<br />
� It was only in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> that the risk environment<br />
deteriorated abruptly. For the <strong>Austria</strong>n business segments, especially<br />
Corporates, this is a cyclical counter-movement following many years<br />
in which default risks declined. While <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> was even in a<br />
position to release a provision in the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, economic<br />
trends then reversed unusually fast.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments by quarter<br />
CHARGE (€ M) Q4 07 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole 128 173 156 155 528<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 67 70 59 11 168<br />
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) 62 103 96 124 215<br />
without Ukraine and Kazakhstan 66 54 60 82 127<br />
Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing – 2 0 0 20 146<br />
Improvement in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it until year-end despite<br />
impact <strong>of</strong> net trading, hedging and fair value result,<br />
but strong increase in provisioning charge and<br />
goodwill impairment (€ m)<br />
1,000<br />
900<br />
800<br />
700<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
–100<br />
–200<br />
–300<br />
–400<br />
–500<br />
–600<br />
Q1 07 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
Q4 08<br />
From financial market crisis to recession<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans,<br />
provisions for risk and charges,<br />
restructuring costs, net income<br />
from investments: minus € 653 m<br />
Goodwill impairment: minus € 1,027 m<br />
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The same applies to our CEE banking subsidiaries: growth <strong>of</strong> net<br />
interest income and business volume was significantly stronger than<br />
the increase in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments in the past few years; until most recently, the<br />
provisioning charge was below the average for the bank as a whole.<br />
However, our two most recent acquisitions are operations in young,<br />
high-growth markets whose economies are particularly vulnerable.<br />
From the very start, the risk / earnings ratio was considerably higher in<br />
these countries, which are now facing a particularly high risk <strong>of</strong> a<br />
withdrawal <strong>of</strong> international lenders and investors and <strong>of</strong> higher credit<br />
spreads.<br />
Condensed income statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> *) (€ m)<br />
CHANGE<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 € M IN % IN % ADJ.<br />
Net interest 4,657 3,653 1,004 + 27.5 + 19.8<br />
Dividend income 587 124 463 >100 + 38.5<br />
Other income from equity investments 123 160 – 37 – 22.9 – 49.0<br />
Net interest income 5,367 3,936 1,431 + 36.3 + 18.2<br />
Net fees and commissions 2,076 2,124 – 47 – 2.2 – 7.5<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value loss / income – 414 141 – 555 n.m. n.m.<br />
Net other expenses / income 201 214 – 12 – 5.8 – 1.5<br />
Net non-interest income 1,864 2,478 – 614 – 24.8 – 33.5<br />
OPERATING INCOME 7,231 6,414 816 + 12.7 – 1.8<br />
Payroll costs – 2,235 – 1,836 – 399 + 21.7 + 4.4<br />
Other administrative expenses – 1,371 – 1,243 – 128 + 10.3 + 4.9<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> expenses<br />
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment losses<br />
3 4 0 – 10.7 – 33.0<br />
on tangible and intangible assets – 331 – 275 – 56 + 20.4 + 6.0<br />
OPERATING EXPENSES – 3,935 – 3,351 – 584 + 17.4 + 4.7<br />
OPERATING PROFIT 3,296 3,063 232 + 7.6 – 9.7<br />
Goodwill impairment – 1,027 0 – 1,027 n.m. n.m.<br />
Provisions for risks and charges – 87 – 75 – 12 + 15.9 + 16.1<br />
Restructuring costs – 6 – 33 27 – 82.6 – 82.6<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments – 1,012 – 483 – 529 >100 + 67.0<br />
Net income from investments 340 268 72 + 27.0 + 83.2<br />
PROFIT BEFORE TAX 1,505 2,740 – 1,236 – 45.1 – 14.2<br />
Income tax – 222 – 380 158 – 41.7 + 0.6<br />
NET PROFIT 1,283 2,360 – 1,077 – 45.6 – 16.5<br />
Minority interests – 139 – 106 – 33 + 31.0 + 30.5<br />
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT 1,144 2,254 – 1,110 – 49.2 – 18.9<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
� Results for the fourth quarter – and for <strong>2008</strong> as a whole – were<br />
strongly impacted by impairment losses <strong>of</strong> € 1,027 m on goodwill.<br />
With the reassessment <strong>of</strong> the medium-term outlook for CEE countries<br />
which are highly exposed in macroeconomic terms, the market<br />
required a revision <strong>of</strong> the business cases that applied when the<br />
acquisitions were made, and this entailed material impairment losses<br />
being recognised for goodwill. Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax consequently turned<br />
negative in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, to a loss <strong>of</strong> € 547 m, despite<br />
the robust operating performance.<br />
*) <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s income statement as presented in this table is a reclassified format corresponding to the format used for segment reporting.<br />
Together with the segment reporting data (see note 56) it is the basis for the comments in the management report <strong>of</strong> the Group. This also<br />
makes it possible to present the contributions from the various business segments to specific balance sheet items. The reconciliation <strong>of</strong> reclassified<br />
accounts to the mandatory reporting schedule <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2008</strong> consolidated financial statements is given in note 55 to the consolidated financial<br />
statements.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
Income statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
for <strong>2008</strong><br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s results for <strong>2008</strong> are the net product <strong>of</strong> an operating<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it which held up well in a challenging environment, and <strong>of</strong><br />
substantial provisions and valuation adjustments reflecting the fast<br />
deterioration <strong>of</strong> the market environment in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it for <strong>2008</strong> was € 3,296 m, up by 8 % over the previous<br />
year’s level. After deduction <strong>of</strong> non-operating items, which totalled<br />
– € 1,791 m, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax amounted to € 1,505 m, down<br />
by 45 % from the 2007 figure. Consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it (without minority<br />
interests) therefore fell by over € 1 bn or 49 %, from € 2,254 m to<br />
€ 1,144 m.<br />
Results for <strong>2008</strong> (€ m)<br />
ADJ. 1) ADJ. 2)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 +/– +/– % +/– % +/–<br />
Operating income 7,231 6,414 + 816 + 13 % + 6 % – 2 %<br />
Operating expenses – 3,935 – 3,351 – 584 + 17 % + 12 % + 5 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 3,296 3,063 + 232 + 8 % – 3 % – 10 %<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans – 1,012 – 483 – 529 >100 % + 67 %<br />
Goodwill impairment<br />
Other items (net income<br />
– 1,027 0 – 1,027 n.m. + 100 %<br />
from investments, provisions<br />
for risks and charges,<br />
restructuring costs)<br />
Total non-operating items<br />
248 160 + 88 + 55 % >100 %<br />
to be deducted – 1,791 – 323 – 1,468 >100 % + 26 %<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,505 2,740 – 1,236 – 45 % – 14 %<br />
Consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it 1,144 2,254 – 1,110 – 49 % – 19 %<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
ADJ.1): adjusted for one-<strong>of</strong>f effects – <strong>2008</strong>: special dividend from B&C Holding as part <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it-sharing rights (€ 415 m); 2007: release <strong>of</strong> pension provision (ASVG equivalent) amounting to<br />
€ 164 m.<br />
ADJ.2): additionally adjusted for major consolidation effects (ATF and Ukrsotsbank, ATON, iT-<strong>Austria</strong><br />
not taken into account; including funding costs; without leasing business).<br />
When analysing the income statement, one should note that it reflects<br />
one-<strong>of</strong>f effects and consolidation effects. These factors should be<br />
taken into account in assessing the bank’s operating performance.<br />
This relates primarily to the analysis <strong>of</strong> operating pr<strong>of</strong>it and its components<br />
as well as segment reporting. Among the one-<strong>of</strong>f effects, a<br />
special dividend <strong>of</strong> € 415 m included in the sub-item dividend income<br />
within net interest income is the main factor distorting the picture; the<br />
special dividend was distributed in connection with the sale <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itsharing<br />
rights in B&C Holding and is partly <strong>of</strong>fset by capital losses on<br />
this transaction which are reflected in net income from investments<br />
(referred to as the “B&C effect” in the following comments). Operating<br />
expenses in 2007 included a € 164 m one-<strong>of</strong>f release <strong>of</strong> pension<br />
provisions which the bank made as a result <strong>of</strong> the amendment to the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n General Social Insurance Act (“ASVG effect”).<br />
The acquisition <strong>of</strong> ATF <strong>Bank</strong> in Kazakhstan (consolidated as from<br />
December 2007) and <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank (consolidated as from the beginning<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>) has extended the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies<br />
in the CEE network to include large banks operating in countries<br />
which are at an earlier stage <strong>of</strong> the convergence process. The Russian<br />
Aton Group has been consolidated in the Markets & Investment<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing (MIB) Division since the end <strong>of</strong> July 2007, while Informations<br />
Technologie <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH (iT <strong>Austria</strong>) has been accounted for under<br />
the proportionate consolidation method since the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
(in the previous year, iT <strong>Austria</strong> was accounted for using the cost<br />
method). In the Corporates business segment, the former BA-CA<br />
Leasing GmbH was a consolidated company in the first two quarters<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2007; in the middle <strong>of</strong> 2007 it was transferred to UniCredit Global<br />
Leasing – now number one in the European leasing market. Since<br />
then, a 32.59 % interest in the results <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Global Leasing has<br />
been accounted for under the equity method, which means that income<br />
and expense items in this business segment are not directly<br />
comparable with the previous year, but the effect on results is less<br />
significant. This should be noted when analysing the operating performance<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Corporates Division. As part <strong>of</strong> the adjustment for the<br />
above companies’ contributions to the income statement at <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> level, funding costs associated with equity investment management<br />
in the Corporate Center are eliminated.<br />
� Maintaining the steady trend in operating activities was one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
successes achieved by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in a turbulent year. Operating income<br />
in <strong>2008</strong> increased by € 816 m or 13 % to € 7,231 m, although<br />
the net trading, hedging and fair value result was € 555 m lower than<br />
in the previous year. Even without the contributions from the newly<br />
added banks in Central and Eastern Europe for <strong>2008</strong>, the negative<br />
performance from trading activities was <strong>of</strong>fset by other items: on an<br />
adjusted basis, operating income in <strong>2008</strong> was only 2 % below the<br />
high level <strong>of</strong> the previous year. This was due to expansion in the CEE<br />
business segment, where operating income rose by € 1,369 m or<br />
41%; based on adjusted figures, the increase was 20 %. The three<br />
segments <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business also made a significant<br />
contribution to revenue stability, with operating income totalling<br />
€ 2,320 m, down by only 6 % – or 3 %, on an adjusted basis – from<br />
2007; the overall figure also reflects a sharp decline in net fees and<br />
commissions, which was caused by lower demand from customers.<br />
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Net interest income in <strong>2008</strong> was € 5,367 m, up by € 1,431 m or<br />
36% on the previous year. On an adjusted basis (i.e., not including the<br />
B&C effect in particular), net interest income rose by 18 %. Most <strong>of</strong> the<br />
increase came from the CEE business segment (in the old perimeter)<br />
and Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing (MIB). <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business<br />
also contributed to this growth. In Central and Eastern Europe, the<br />
stronger performance was supported by the significant expansion <strong>of</strong><br />
the entire banking sector, which continued until most recently; in this<br />
context, our local banking subsidiaries recorded stronger deposit<br />
growth and slightly reduced the proportion <strong>of</strong> loans to deposits. The<br />
three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments generated a 7 % increase<br />
in net interest income (adjusted for leasing effects). Average volume <strong>of</strong><br />
loans and deposits continued to rise, with strong pressure on margins<br />
resulting from higher funding and liquidity costs and, above all, from<br />
intense competition for deposits. The MIB business segment, which<br />
also includes capital market-related business in large-volume<br />
corporate banking, such as syndications and structured finance,<br />
achieved high net interest income and benefited from the capital<br />
allocation to the business segment, which was transformed into a separate<br />
legal entity in the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Net fees and commissions, the mainstay <strong>of</strong> revenue growth in the<br />
past few years, were € 2,076 m, slightly lower than in the previous<br />
year (– 2 %; on an adjusted basis: – 7 %). CEE still achieved doubledigit<br />
growth (+ 25 %; adjusted: + 12 %), with the strongest increases<br />
seen in Turkey (+ 22 %, driven by a substantial expansion <strong>of</strong> fee-based<br />
services) and in Russia, where growth reached about 20 %. The structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> net fees and commissions differed widely in the various countries:<br />
some CEE banks recorded large securities turnover in customer<br />
business, while other countries generated considerable fee and commission<br />
income from commercial services. Yet the growth <strong>of</strong> net fees<br />
and commissions in CEE was relatively weak when compared with the<br />
strong increase in total operating income in the region; in absolute<br />
terms, net fees and commissions accounted for 26 % <strong>of</strong> total operating<br />
income, which is a comparatively low proportion indicating large potential<br />
for catching up. In the mature <strong>Austria</strong>n market, net fees and commissions<br />
rose to over 40 % <strong>of</strong> total operating income in 2007, reflecting<br />
the strong expansion <strong>of</strong> fee-based business over the past years. In<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, net fees and commissions in <strong>Austria</strong> declined for the first time<br />
(– 18 %; on an adjusted basis: – 16 %), with a sharp decrease <strong>of</strong> 32 %<br />
recorded in Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing & Asset Management, which is also responsible<br />
for production in the securities sector; net fees and commissions<br />
also declined in the Retail and Corporates business segments.<br />
Apart from the current restraint in securities business – discernible in<br />
both sales and capital market issues – the downturn reflects the scepticism<br />
<strong>of</strong> customers in all segments towards derivative instruments and<br />
the difficult market situation in structured products. In previous years,<br />
the bank strongly promoted these financing, investment and risk-management<br />
products in its customer business with a view to keeping capital<br />
requirements down. MIB generated net fees and commissions <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 77 m, less than half the comparative figure for the previous year.<br />
The net trading, hedging and fair value result for <strong>2008</strong> was a net loss<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 414 m; the figure for the previous year – which included two quarters<br />
before the onset <strong>of</strong> the credit market crisis – was net income <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 141 m. This means that there was a negative swing <strong>of</strong> € 555 m. The<br />
net loss <strong>of</strong> € 662 m evidenced in this item in the MIB Division compares<br />
with net trading, hedging and fair value income <strong>of</strong> € 384 m in<br />
CEE (including a contribution <strong>of</strong> € 90 m from the newly added banks),<br />
with our subsidiaries in Romania, Russia and Croatia making the largest<br />
contributions to the overall figure. The figure for the Corporate Center<br />
(– € 147 m) reflects the negative performance <strong>of</strong> our investment management<br />
subsidiary in the Cayman Islands (hedge funds) and, to a<br />
lesser extent, hedging costs related to expected pr<strong>of</strong>its for the year.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> the losses recorded in the MIB business segment in <strong>2008</strong><br />
resulted from mark-to-market adjustments, which were not sufficiently<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset by the current other components <strong>of</strong> the net trading, hedging and<br />
fair value result. Substantial mark-to-market adjustments were required<br />
mainly in the Credit Structured Products and Credit Trading sectors already<br />
in the first quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. After the collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman Brothers,<br />
the financial market crisis escalated, leading to a situation never<br />
experienced before. Market participants were suddenly faced with unprecedented<br />
counterparty risks and credit spreads on all asset classes<br />
widened dramatically. The market values <strong>of</strong> instruments which became<br />
illiquid fell sharply or were hardly determinable any longer. In the final<br />
months <strong>of</strong> the year, current trading activities and customer business in<br />
several market segments slumped to very low levels. Applying the rules<br />
in the amendments to IAS 39 issued in October <strong>2008</strong>, which permit the<br />
retroactive reclassification <strong>of</strong> illiquid instruments from financial assets<br />
held for trading into other categories not requiring measurement at fair<br />
value, we reclassified the ABS portfolio (largely into loans and receiv -<br />
ables with customers) thereby avoiding further valuation losses <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 350 m in the net trading, hedging and fair value result.<br />
Keeping costs under control while pursuing business expansion in CEE,<br />
and also against the background <strong>of</strong> the dim outlook for revenues, was<br />
the objective <strong>of</strong> long-term projects and ad-hoc cost-saving measures<br />
effective in the short term in <strong>2008</strong>. Operating expenses rose strongly,<br />
by 17 %, in <strong>2008</strong>; however, some 80 % <strong>of</strong> the € 584 m increase is related<br />
to changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies. On an adjusted<br />
basis, costs rose by only 5 % compared with 2007. A comparison<br />
with the 13 % growth <strong>of</strong> operating income excluding the net trading,<br />
hedging and fair value result shows very clearly that cost efficiency<br />
has made good progress.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
Operating expenses<br />
€ m <strong>2008</strong> 2007 +/– % +/– % ADJ.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 1,224 1,392 – 12 % – 7 %<br />
Cost / income ratio 52.8 % 56.3 % – 3.5 %p – 2.5 %p<br />
CEE 2,234 1,729 + 29 % + 13 %<br />
Cost / income ratio 47.2 % 51.4 % – 4.2 %p – 2.8 %p<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole 3,935 3,351 + 17 % + 5 %<br />
Cost / income ratio 54.4 % 52.2 % + 2.2 %p + 3.6 %p<br />
Both adjusted and unadjusted figures for operating expenses indicate<br />
that costs in the three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments were<br />
reduced in absolute terms (see table). This success underlines the<br />
sustained turnaround in the Retail Division. In the past years we have<br />
separated front-<strong>of</strong>fice business from back-<strong>of</strong>fice activities, and this<br />
organisational change has proved very effective. The transfer <strong>of</strong> settlement<br />
and administrative activities to separate subsidiaries within<br />
the Group on the basis <strong>of</strong> refined service level agreements has created<br />
cost transparency and led to specialisation gains, especially in<br />
cooperation with Administration Services (AS). Moreover, our costsaving<br />
programmes, which were intensified several times during the<br />
second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, reduced non-staff expenses. On this basis we<br />
reduced the cost / income ratio (operating expenses as a percentage<br />
<strong>of</strong> operating income) in the three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments<br />
by 2.5 percentage points (on an adjusted basis), moving closer<br />
to the 50 % mark.<br />
Cost growth <strong>of</strong> 13 % (adjusted for the first-time consolidation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
banks in Kazakhstan and Ukraine) in CEE, on the other hand, reflects<br />
business expansion and our investment in organic growth. The 13 %<br />
increase in costs based on the previous perimeter compares with<br />
growth <strong>of</strong> risk-weighted assets at double the rate (+ 27 % on an adjusted<br />
basis) and revenue growth <strong>of</strong> 20 %; it should be noted that<br />
total costs included those associated with the branch network expansion<br />
programme which we pursued in <strong>2008</strong>. In the old CEE countries<br />
we opened 386 new branches in <strong>2008</strong> and significantly increased<br />
staff numbers in this context, especially in Turkey, Romania and Hungary<br />
(see the section on the CEE business segment). Nevertheless,<br />
the cost / income ratio in CEE (old perimeter) was reduced by 2.8 percentage<br />
points. The decline in the cost / income ratio was even<br />
stronger on an unadjusted basis (– 4.2 percentage points) as the<br />
newly consolidated subsidiaries in Ukraine and Kazakhstan operate at<br />
cost / income ratios <strong>of</strong> below 40 %.<br />
The cost / income ratio for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole does not provide<br />
meaningful information because income reflects the revenue shortfall<br />
in the MIB Division.<br />
� The income statement items leading from operating pr<strong>of</strong>it to pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
before tax resulted in a combined charge <strong>of</strong> € 1,791 m on <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s<br />
results for <strong>2008</strong>. Some <strong>of</strong> these items are related to operating<br />
activities – such as net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments, and parts <strong>of</strong> net income from investments;<br />
other items are provisions for risks and charges, and valuation<br />
processes with an impact on the income statement, including the<br />
substantial impairment losses on goodwill.<br />
� As a result <strong>of</strong> the developments in the fourth quarter explained<br />
above, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments rose to over one billion euros in <strong>2008</strong> (€ 1,012 m after<br />
€ 483 m). The € 529 m increase for the first time includes a total<br />
provisioning charge <strong>of</strong> € 214 m for operations in Kazakhstan and<br />
Ukraine. Adjusted for the factors mentioned above, net writedowns <strong>of</strong><br />
loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments still rose by a<br />
substantial € 320 m to € 798 m. The risk environment in current<br />
lending business deteriorated in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, reflecting<br />
economic trends. Another – unprecedented – factor was the large<br />
provisioning charge for banks and counterparties (Lehman Brothers<br />
and banks in Iceland in particular), which is reflected in the results <strong>of</strong><br />
the Corporates Division with its <strong>Financial</strong> Institutions sub-segment<br />
and in Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments<br />
€ m <strong>2008</strong> 2007 +/– € +/– % +/– % ADJ.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 308 272 + 36 + 13 % + 17 %<br />
Risk / earnings ratio 1) 21.3 % 19.5 % + 1.8 %p + 1.9 %p<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> risk 2) 47 bp 43 bp<br />
Central and Eastern Europe 537 211 + 327 >100 % + 51 %<br />
Risk / earnings ratio 17.5 % 9.8 % + 7.7 %p + 2.6 %p<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> risk 90 bp 51 bp<br />
Markets & Inv. <strong>Bank</strong>ing 3) 165 – 1 + 166 n.m.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole 1,012 483 + 529 >100 % + 67 %<br />
Risk / earnings ratio 18.8 % 12.3 % + 6.6 %p + 5.0 %p<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> risk 80 bp 46 bp<br />
1) Provisioning charge as a percentage <strong>of</strong> net interest income.<br />
2) Provisioning charge measured as basis points <strong>of</strong> average lending volume.<br />
3) Key indicators are <strong>of</strong> limited informative value.<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
in the three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments increased<br />
by 13 % to a combined € 308 m. In the Retail Division, the figure<br />
matched the previous year’s level and the risk / earnings ratio (26.9%)<br />
improved slightly, while remaining above the average for the bank as<br />
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a whole as did the cost <strong>of</strong> risk at 101 basis points. These developments<br />
resulted from improved early identification and management<br />
measures introduced in the past years, and from a sale <strong>of</strong> loans. The<br />
impact <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis in the autumn and the dramatic<br />
economic downturn in key industries marked a turning point for the<br />
Corporates Division. Large provisioning charges for multinational corporates<br />
and, as mentioned above, for banks led to an increase in net<br />
writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
to a level <strong>of</strong> € 100 m. In <strong>2008</strong>, the cost <strong>of</strong> risk rose to 22 basis points<br />
<strong>of</strong> lending volume, after a multi-year low <strong>of</strong> 15 basis points in the<br />
previous year and the release <strong>of</strong> a large provision for a liquidated<br />
investment in the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. Portfolio management (including<br />
the placement <strong>of</strong> loans in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> 2007) helped<br />
to significantly improve credit quality compared with the previous<br />
year.<br />
Based on the old perimeter <strong>of</strong> our CEE banking subsidiaries, net<br />
writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
rose by over one half to € 324 m, clearly exceeding the rate <strong>of</strong><br />
volume expansion (RWA up by 27 %). The risk / earnings ratio (12.7 %)<br />
and the cost <strong>of</strong> risk remained at disproportionately low levels.<br />
The strongest increases over 2007 were seen in Russia (+ € 37 m,<br />
but with a comparatively low risk / earnings ratio <strong>of</strong> 14.9 %), Romania<br />
(+ € 22 m) and in the Baltics (+ € 12 m), a region which has<br />
experienced a prolonged recession to stabilise the economy; the<br />
risk / earnings ratio in Romania and in the Baltics is about 50 %.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
at our banking subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Ukraine in their<br />
first full year as consolidated companies were particularly conservative,<br />
at € 124 m and € 89 m, respectively, and the risk / earnings ratio was<br />
50 % and 32 %, respectively. This is related to integration activities<br />
involving the initial application <strong>of</strong> Group-wide risk definitions, method -<br />
ologies and valuation parameters. Loan portfolios were scrutinised,<br />
which resulted in a decline in volume in both countries. These<br />
activities took place against the background <strong>of</strong> the precarious economic<br />
situation in which these countries found themselves in <strong>2008</strong> as<br />
a result <strong>of</strong> the external financing gap in combination with the withdrawal<br />
<strong>of</strong> international lenders and investors.<br />
At the level <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
provisions for guarantees and commitments in <strong>2008</strong> were thus more<br />
than double the figure for the previous year (on an unadjusted basis).<br />
The risk / earnings ratio rose by 6.6 percentage points to 18.8 %, the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> risk deteriorated by 34 basis points to 80 basis points. Overall,<br />
at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, 2.49 % <strong>of</strong> on-balance sheet lending volume was<br />
classified as non-performing (year-end 2007: 1.80 %), the coverage<br />
ratio was 49.4 %.<br />
� Net income from investments for <strong>2008</strong> was € 340 m, a significantly<br />
higher net figure than in 2007 (€ 268 m). The largest component<br />
within the total figure was the share <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> the Polish banking<br />
subsidiaries, which is defined in the terms and conditions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
sale <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> BPH in November 2006 and amounted to € 237 m<br />
(2007: € 223 m). Moreover, we realised gains on the sale <strong>of</strong> equity<br />
interests which we sold in line with our strategy <strong>of</strong> concentrating on<br />
our core business: these included the sale <strong>of</strong> the equity interest in the<br />
Czech bank Hypo Stavebni <strong>Bank</strong> (gain on sale: € 26 m); the sale <strong>of</strong><br />
our shareholding interest in BPH TFI Fund, the asset management<br />
business <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> BPH, to GE Money (pr<strong>of</strong>it: € 92 m); and the sale <strong>of</strong><br />
the equity interest in the Budapest Stock Exchange (pr<strong>of</strong>it: € 41 m).<br />
The sale <strong>of</strong> the properties in Am H<strong>of</strong> and Vordere Zollamtsstrasse resulted<br />
in a pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 47 m. Net income from investments reflected an<br />
impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 59 m on an investment vehicle. The sale <strong>of</strong> our<br />
equity interest in Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH to PioneerGlobal<br />
Asset Management S. p. A, Milan, on 30 December <strong>2008</strong> resulted in<br />
a pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 66 m. The total package in connection with the sale <strong>of</strong><br />
the bank’s pr<strong>of</strong>it-sharing rights in B&C Holding to B&C Beteiligungs -<br />
verwaltungs GmbH (wholly owned by B&C Privatstiftung) had a negative<br />
impact on net income from investments in the form <strong>of</strong> a realised<br />
book loss <strong>of</strong> € 163 m (which is more than <strong>of</strong>fset by a final dividend <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 415 m included in net interest income; moreover, an additional<br />
potential deferred payment amount has been agreed which is conditional<br />
on the future performance <strong>of</strong> B&C). Most <strong>of</strong> the residual amount<br />
in net income from investments came from current business.<br />
� The net allocation to provisions for risks and charges was € 87 m<br />
(2007: € 75 m). This relates to pending legal risks in line with the estimated<br />
probability <strong>of</strong> costs arising from litigation. In connection with<br />
the investments affected by the Mad<strong>of</strong>f case, several customers addressed<br />
enquiries and complaints to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, but <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
has not been served with any statement <strong>of</strong> claims in this context.<br />
Investors concerned are said to have brought actions before a<br />
US court against parties including <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as shareholder <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> Medici AG; in this case, too, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has not been served<br />
with any statement <strong>of</strong> claims.<br />
� As mentioned above, we recognised impairment losses <strong>of</strong> about<br />
one billion euros on goodwill in the income statment for <strong>2008</strong>. We are<br />
still convinced <strong>of</strong> the market potential and long-term growth opportunities<br />
available in the region <strong>of</strong> Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).<br />
However, as a result <strong>of</strong> the dramatic deterioration in global economic<br />
conditions and the financial impact on the CEE region, forecasts <strong>of</strong><br />
medium-term growth for several countries have been lowered; this<br />
has led to adjustments in respect <strong>of</strong> the value stability <strong>of</strong> recognised<br />
goodwill.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
The recognised goodwill relating to every cash-generating unit was<br />
tested for impairment in the fourth quarter. For this purpose the<br />
recoverable amount was compared with the respective carrying<br />
amount, which is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> equity allocated to the<br />
unit and recognised goodwill relating to the unit. The recoverable<br />
amount was determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the value in use. The value in<br />
use was calculated using a dividend discount model (DDM) adjusted<br />
to the specific characteristics <strong>of</strong> banking business and regulatory<br />
capital requirements.<br />
An impairment loss totalling € 1,027 m was recognised in the fourth<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> in the income statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as an<br />
impairment loss on goodwill. The carrying amount <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank, the<br />
bank acquired at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, declined strongly at the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> as a result <strong>of</strong> exchange rate movements; moreover, an<br />
impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 333 m on goodwill was recognised when it<br />
became clear that Ukraine is one <strong>of</strong> the countries hit hardest by the<br />
global economic crisis. At ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, the bank in Kazakhstan acquired<br />
in November 2007, an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 417 m on goodwill was<br />
recognised as forecasts <strong>of</strong> medium-term growth had to be lowered.<br />
Moreover, an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 11 m on goodwill was recognised<br />
for our unit in Latvia. Among the units combined in UniCredit CAIB in<br />
the MIB business segment, an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 125 m on goodwill<br />
was recognised for CAIB Polska and an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 140 m<br />
on goodwill was recognised for the ATON Group. It is planned to<br />
transfer this business segment to HypoVereinsbank in 2009.<br />
Income statement for <strong>2008</strong> compared with 2007<br />
Change in € m<br />
Net interest income<br />
Net non-interest income<br />
Operating income<br />
Operating expenses<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
Goodwill impairment<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans …<br />
Other items *)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
Consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
–45%<br />
–49%<br />
–25%<br />
+17%<br />
*) Provisions for risks and charges (– € 12 m), restructuring costs (+€ 27 m)<br />
and net income from investments (+€ 72 m).<br />
+8%<br />
+13%<br />
+36%<br />
–1,200 –800 –400 0 400 800 1,200<br />
� Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was € 3,296 m (+ 8 %) and the balance <strong>of</strong> nonoperating<br />
items was a net charge <strong>of</strong> € 1,791 m (2007: – € 323 m).<br />
On this basis, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax for <strong>2008</strong> was € 1,505 m (down by<br />
45%). On an adjusted basis, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax amounted to € 2,155 m,<br />
a decline <strong>of</strong> 14 %.<br />
Based on pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax, income tax for <strong>2008</strong> was € 222 m, the<br />
effective tax rate is 14.7 %, slightly higher than in the previous year<br />
(13.9 %). Net pr<strong>of</strong>it amounted to € 1,283 m. Minority interests in net<br />
income were € 139 m, up by 31 % on the previous year, mainly on<br />
account <strong>of</strong> the strong momentum <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it growth at our unit in Turkey.<br />
Consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it for <strong>2008</strong> was € 1,144 m, down by 49 % or<br />
€ 1,110 m from the previous year. Adjusted for the above-mentioned<br />
consolidation effects and one-<strong>of</strong>f effects, consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it declined<br />
by 19 % compared with the previous year.<br />
Return on equity (ROE after taxes without minority interests) at<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> was 7.8 %, half the figure <strong>of</strong> the previous year (17.0 %)<br />
due to non-operating expenses reducing pr<strong>of</strong>its. Yet the figure is still<br />
higher than the long-term yield on government bonds. Earnings per<br />
share declined from € 11.69 to € 5.66 in <strong>2008</strong>, based on the annual<br />
average number <strong>of</strong> shares outstanding.<br />
Proposal for the appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it: The pr<strong>of</strong>it available for distribution<br />
is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the separate financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> the group’s parent company, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. The pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
for the financial year beginning on 1 January <strong>2008</strong> and ending on<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong> (after release <strong>of</strong> the fund for general banking<br />
risks in the amount <strong>of</strong> € 1,518.3 m) was € 100 thsd. The pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
brought forward from the previous year was € 1.9 m. Thus the pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
available for distribution was € 2.0 m. The Management Board proposes<br />
to the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting that no dividend be paid on the<br />
share capital <strong>of</strong> € 1,468,770,749.80 and that the total pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 2.0 m<br />
available for distribution be carried forward to new account.<br />
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Pr<strong>of</strong>itability, value creation<br />
and resources<br />
The key indicators and performance data for <strong>2008</strong> reflect the unusual<br />
situation in the MIB business segment, which leads to high percentage<br />
shares for the commercial banking business segments and our<br />
two core markets in a long-term comparison. Moreover, when comparing<br />
the three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments with the CEE<br />
business segment, one should note that the weaker trend became<br />
increasingly discernible in <strong>Austria</strong> from quarter to quarter, while the<br />
CEE countries started to be strongly affected by the deterioration in<br />
the market environment only towards the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period.<br />
If these factors are taken into account, the most recent key indicators<br />
confirm that <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, as an <strong>Austria</strong>n bank and the sub-holding<br />
company for CEE operations, is continuing its performance along its<br />
strategic lines under the current exceptional circumstances: in<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>, the bank is maintaining its leading market position and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itability levels while employing its resources sparingly; in Central<br />
and Eastern Europe, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is taking advantage <strong>of</strong> the region’s<br />
continued, disproportionately strong growth.<br />
In <strong>Austria</strong> (three customer business segments), business volume expanded<br />
at a moderate pace typically seen in a mature market (RWA:<br />
+ 4 %), while revenues contracted as a result <strong>of</strong> the tighter margins<br />
referred to above and <strong>of</strong> the currently discernible shift to business reflected<br />
in the balance sheet. In CEE, revenue growth fell only slightly<br />
short <strong>of</strong> the strong external and internal volume growth <strong>of</strong> 45 %. Marginal<br />
Economic Value Added (mEVA) measures value creation beyond<br />
the cost <strong>of</strong> capital (net operating pr<strong>of</strong>it after tax less minimum return<br />
required by the market on equity capital employed, excluding goodwill<br />
impairment). In <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> generated an mEVA <strong>of</strong> € 1,091 m,<br />
a figure which was only 14 % lower than in the previous year. The<br />
contribution from the Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division was<br />
negative, at – € 345 m; this business segment recorded a negative<br />
performance while the capitalisation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB increased the<br />
equity capital employed in the segment. The CEE business segment’s<br />
contribution to mEVA rose by 35 % to € 783 m in <strong>2008</strong>. In the three<br />
business segments <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business (Retail, PB&AM<br />
and Corporates), value creation beyond the cost <strong>of</strong> capital was a<br />
combined € 316 m, down by 12 % from the previous year.<br />
We increased the capital allocated to our banking subsidiaries in CEE<br />
by an additional 34 % to safeguard our growth prospects in the region<br />
in line with our strategy. The capital is intended for the acquisitions<br />
mentioned above, and for supporting organic growth. Risk-weighted<br />
assets (average RWA) <strong>of</strong> the CEE business segment rose by 45 % in<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, indicating that capital employment improved. The two newly<br />
added banking subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Ukraine made positive<br />
contributions to mEVA already in the first year <strong>of</strong> their integration,<br />
despite the particularly difficult local environment. RARORAC, risk-adjusted<br />
return on risk-adjusted capital, was 12.5 % in CEE, lower than<br />
in the very good year 2007 (14.7 %) but still significantly higher than<br />
the 2006 level (pro-forma figure: 10.2 %).<br />
Equity capital employed in <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business rose by 5 %<br />
and risk-weighted assets (RWA) increased by 4 %. RARORAC was<br />
10.7 %, also significantly better than in 2006, also as a result <strong>of</strong> the<br />
turnaround in the Retail Division since then. While the RARORAC<br />
figures for <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business and CEE do not differ by a<br />
wide margin, there is a significant gap in absolute terms <strong>of</strong> marginal<br />
Economic Value Added.<br />
Resources and pr<strong>of</strong>itability<br />
<strong>2008</strong> AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AND<br />
CUSTOMER BUSINESS *) EASTERN EUROPE (CEE)<br />
Relative size<br />
Share <strong>of</strong> average risk-weighted assets 38 % 52 %<br />
Share <strong>of</strong> operating income 32 % 65 %<br />
Growth<br />
Average risk-weighted assets,<br />
% over previous year + 4 % + 45 %<br />
Operating income, % over previous year – 6 % + 41 %<br />
Value creation<br />
marginal EVA, € m 316 783<br />
RARORAC 10.7 % 12.5 %<br />
Capital allocation<br />
Share <strong>of</strong> equity 24 % 62 %<br />
Equity, % over previous year + 5 % + 34 %<br />
*) Retail, PB&AM and Corporates Divisions<br />
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At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> maintained 3,166 <strong>of</strong>fices, <strong>of</strong> which<br />
2,824 (89 %) were in the CEE business segment. In line with the<br />
strategic objective <strong>of</strong> expanding retail banking activities especially in<br />
fast-growing CEE countries with a large population, we strongly enlarged<br />
the CEE branch network while also adjusting it through several<br />
branch closures. On balance, 847 branches were added to the network<br />
<strong>of</strong> the CEE business segment (+ 43 %). The increase was due to<br />
consolidation effects (Ukrsotsbank contributed 508 branches at the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>) and to our branch opening programme (+ 443<br />
new branches) net <strong>of</strong> closures. In <strong>Austria</strong>, the number <strong>of</strong> branches declined<br />
as a result <strong>of</strong> various branches being combined in the Vienna<br />
area; three new branches were opened in other <strong>Austria</strong>n regions.<br />
Offices *)<br />
31 DEC. <strong>2008</strong> 31 DEC. 2007 CHANGE<br />
Total 3,166 2,343 + 823 + 35 %<br />
CEE business segment 2,824 1,977 + 847 + 43 %<br />
Other business segments 342 366 – 24 – 7 %<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> (regional) 331 348 – 17 – 5 %<br />
*) Companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method are included at 100 %.<br />
From <strong>2008</strong> without representative <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />
The bank’s growth pr<strong>of</strong>ile in <strong>2008</strong> was also reflected in changes in<br />
staff numbers. Almost all <strong>of</strong> the increase <strong>of</strong> 12,616 to a total <strong>of</strong><br />
67,002 FTEs came from the CEE business segment. Three-quarters<br />
<strong>of</strong> the change related to the first-time inclusion <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank’s<br />
9,670 employees; adjusted for this consolidation effect, staff numbers<br />
in <strong>2008</strong> rose by 2,757 FTEs or 6 %. Among the other business<br />
segments, staffing levels in the three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business<br />
segments and in Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing declined by a combined<br />
250. This compares with an increase in Corporate Center staff,<br />
due to the change in the method used in accounting for iT <strong>Austria</strong><br />
(previously at cost, now at equity). Without this effect, employment in<br />
the other business segments (<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> without CEE) and in <strong>Austria</strong><br />
(regional definition) would have been down by 4 %.<br />
Employees (FTEs*)<br />
31 DEC. <strong>2008</strong> 31 DEC. 2007 CHANGE<br />
Total 67,002 54,387 12,616 23 %<br />
CEE business segment 56,058 43,648 12,410 28 %<br />
Other business segments 10,944 10,739 206 2 %<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> (regional) 10,175 9,953 222 2 %<br />
*) Companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method are included at 100 %.<br />
Exchange rate effects<br />
The currencies <strong>of</strong> several countries within our perimeter <strong>of</strong> operations<br />
depreciated strongly towards the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. The income statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> our subsidiaries, which are not prepared in euro, are translated<br />
at annual average exchange rates for consolidation purposes.<br />
Based on annual averages, a comparison with the previous year<br />
shows that exchange rate movements were relatively small in <strong>2008</strong><br />
because the partly strong changes in exchange rates took place in<br />
the last few weeks <strong>of</strong> the year. Moreover, appreciation and depreciation<br />
<strong>of</strong> CEE currencies largely <strong>of</strong>fset one another. Currency translation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the contributions to income statement items from our CEE subsidiaries<br />
had a net exchange rate effect <strong>of</strong> only € 20 m or 1.5 % <strong>of</strong><br />
the contribution to pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax. The impact <strong>of</strong> exchange rate<br />
movements on the translation <strong>of</strong> balance sheet figures at year-end<br />
<strong>2008</strong> was much stronger as year-end exchange rates are used for<br />
this purpose. The resulting foreign currency translation differences<br />
are shown as a separate component <strong>of</strong> equity.<br />
Major exchange rate movements in <strong>2008</strong><br />
Appreciation and depreciation against the euro <strong>2008</strong>/2007<br />
15%<br />
10%<br />
5%<br />
0%<br />
–5%<br />
–10%<br />
–15%<br />
CZK<br />
Czech crown<br />
SKK<br />
Slovak crown<br />
PLN<br />
Polish zloty<br />
Hungarian forint<br />
based on a comparison <strong>of</strong> annual average figures<br />
based on a comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end figures<br />
HUF RUB ROM<br />
Russian rouble<br />
Romanian leu<br />
USD<br />
US dollar<br />
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Development <strong>of</strong> Business Segments<br />
Retail Division<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 CHANGE<br />
Net interest income 774 748 + 26 + 3 %<br />
Net non-interest income 461 517 – 57 – 11 %<br />
Operating income 1,235 1,266 – 31 – 2 %<br />
Operating expenses – 851 – 935 + 84 – 9 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 383 330 + 53 + 16 %<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans – 208 – 208 0 0 %<br />
Net income from investments 6 14 – 8 – 55 %<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 172 135 + 37 + 27 %<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 15,751 16,171 – 420 – 3 %<br />
Average equity 992 1,019 – 27 – 3 %<br />
Cost / income ratio 69.0 % 73.9 %<br />
Risk / earnings ratio 26.9 % 27.8 %<br />
ROE before tax 17.4 % 13.3 %<br />
1) Average risk-weighted assets for credit and market risk under Basel I.<br />
2) Equity allocated as defined in note 55, IFRS capital for subsidiaries.<br />
This information applies to all business segment tables.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s Retail Division serves a customer base comprising<br />
three sub-segments: Mass Market customers, Affluent Customers<br />
and Small Businesses in <strong>Austria</strong>. The Division also felt the repercussions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. It was indirect<br />
rather than direct impacts that led to divergent developments and<br />
pronounced structural changes in savings and investment behaviour.<br />
Investors started to exit high-risk asset classes already in the first half<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, and performance ultimately proved them right. In the second<br />
half <strong>of</strong> September, bank failures in other countries temporarily caused<br />
uncertainty among private customers, but in October doubts were<br />
dispelled. After many years, <strong>2008</strong> again saw great demand for on<br />
balance-sheet products, with a shift away from securities including<br />
mutual funds. Despite changing sentiment in the market and fears <strong>of</strong><br />
inflation and deflation, our guarantee products met customers’<br />
respective preferences and proved very attractive.<br />
The flexible range <strong>of</strong> products helped to maintain revenues at a stable<br />
level, and cost efficiency was further enhanced. Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
improved by 27 % to € 172 m after € 135 m in 2007 and a loss<br />
before tax <strong>of</strong> € 119 m in 2006. The Retail Division has thereby shown<br />
that the turnaround achieved in the previous year is sustainable. The<br />
Division generates a positive contribution to value creation beyond the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> capital, and this contribution can be further improved. At<br />
7.84% <strong>of</strong> risk-weighted assets (slightly exceeding the previous year’s<br />
level), revenues as a percentage <strong>of</strong> RWA are above the average for<br />
the bank as a whole. Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments are also above average but were kept<br />
under control. The Retail Division operates pr<strong>of</strong>itably and its deposit<br />
base supports the bank’s universal banking activities.<br />
Operating income was € 1,235 m, almost matching the previous<br />
year’s level. Interest-earning and fee-based business showed highly<br />
divergent trends.<br />
Net interest income amounted to € 774 m, up by 3 % on the previous<br />
year. Contributions to the increase came from the deposit side and<br />
from lending business. The annual average volume <strong>of</strong> time deposits<br />
including our particularly successful capital savings accounts grew by<br />
almost one-quarter compared with 2007, with interest margins<br />
narrowing only slightly. Savings deposits, which are more than three<br />
times the volume <strong>of</strong> time deposits, were maintained at the average<br />
level <strong>of</strong> € 17.2 bn recorded in the previous year. Sight deposits and<br />
the bank’s own issues declined. Overall volume rose slightly to € 31 bn<br />
(without safe-custody accounts). In lending business, medium-term<br />
and long-term loans increased by 4 % year-on-year. There was<br />
strong demand especially for housing loans (mainly in the Affluent<br />
Customers sub-segment) throughout the year while short-term loans,<br />
overdrafts in particular, declined; consumer loans (instalment credit)<br />
also decreased, though to a lesser extent. On balance, lending volume<br />
rose only slightly by 1 %; net interest income grew at a lower rate. Interest<br />
rates increased until mid-summer <strong>2008</strong>, then key interest<br />
rates were reduced several times. The resulting adjustment delays influenced<br />
margins. Generally, high funding and liquidity costs in the<br />
banking sector had an impact on short-maturity business in <strong>2008</strong> –<br />
both short-term deposits and short-term loans such as overdrafts and<br />
consumer loans; these costs and intense competition for deposits diminished<br />
interest margins. The decline in volume (<strong>of</strong> short-term loans<br />
in particular) is also to be seen in the context <strong>of</strong> our efforts to put customer<br />
loans on a medium to long-term basis.<br />
Net fees and commissions moved in the opposite direction, accounting<br />
for 38.6 % <strong>of</strong> operating income in <strong>2008</strong>, compared with 43 % in<br />
the previous year. The decline in net fees and commissions was<br />
nevertheless limited to 13 %. In absolute terms, the decrease <strong>of</strong> € 72 m<br />
is partly <strong>of</strong>fset by the fact that for accounting reasons, part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
income from securities business was included in net trading, hedging<br />
and fair value income (+ € 12 m). The main reason for the decrease<br />
in net fees and commissions was lower turnover in securities and<br />
safe-custody business and a sharp decline in derivatives business.<br />
Fees and commissions from account services and payment transactions<br />
were maintained at a stable level.<br />
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Cost trends had a strong positive influence on results for <strong>2008</strong>. Staff<br />
expenses remained unchanged while non-staff expenses were<br />
reduced by 14 %. As a result, operating expenses (€ 851 m) were<br />
down by 9 % or € 84 m from 2007. The cost / income ratio fell by<br />
almost 5 percentage points to below the 70 % mark (69.0 %). The improvement<br />
in cost efficiency was again due to successful cooperation<br />
with Administration Services, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s back-<strong>of</strong>fice service<br />
provider. UniCredit-wide ad-hoc cost-cutting measures also<br />
contributed to the improvement.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments in <strong>2008</strong>, at € 208 m, matched the previous year’s<br />
level although adverse economic trends were reflected in rising<br />
numbers <strong>of</strong> insolvencies as the year progressed. Extensive changes in<br />
methodology in 2006 and ongoing measures to reduce risk had a<br />
strong influence on developments in this area. The sale <strong>of</strong> a package<br />
<strong>of</strong> non-performing loans (impaired assets) at the end <strong>of</strong> 2007 improved<br />
the risk position on a sustained basis. The risk / earnings ratio<br />
was 26.9 %, above the average for the bank as a whole – as is<br />
usually the case in the retail banking sector – but slightly lower than<br />
in the previous year (27.8 %). Measured by average lending volume,<br />
the cost <strong>of</strong> risk in the Retail business segment in <strong>2008</strong> remained<br />
unchanged at 101 basis points.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax amounted to € 172 m, up by 27 % on the previous<br />
year. In line with the development <strong>of</strong> risk-weighted assets, the allocation<br />
<strong>of</strong> average equity slightly declined (– 3 %). Return on equity (ROE<br />
before tax) improved from 13.3 % to 17.4 % mainly on account <strong>of</strong> the<br />
higher pr<strong>of</strong>it. Marginal Economic Value Added (EVA) reached € 25 m<br />
after € 11 m, RARORAC was 3.5 %. *)<br />
*) In this report, EVA and RARORAC always refer to marginal EVA and marginal RARORAC, i.e. the definition<br />
excludes goodwill impairment.<br />
Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing & Asset Management<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 CHANGE<br />
Net interest income 22 19 + 3 + 15 %<br />
Net non-interest income 133 183 – 50 – 27 %<br />
Operating income 155 202 – 47 – 23 %<br />
Operating expenses – 102 – 104 + 3 – 2 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 54 98 – 44 – 45 %<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans 0 1 – 1 n.m.<br />
Net income from investments 9 3 + 7 n.m.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 62 99 – 38 – 38 %<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 423 452 – 29 – 6 %<br />
Average equity 182 203 – 21 – 10 %<br />
Cost / income ratio 65.4 % 51.5 %<br />
ROE before tax 33.9 % 48.9 %<br />
The Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing & Asset Management (PB&AM) business<br />
segment, in the structure effective until the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, combined<br />
responsibility for serving the top segment <strong>of</strong> private customers<br />
through <strong>Bank</strong> Privat and Schoellerbank, two private banking units<br />
operating under their own brand names, with important product competence<br />
and production functions for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. These functions<br />
included those <strong>of</strong> AMG, a company responsible for discretionary and<br />
standardised asset management as well as securities-related services<br />
(including brokerage), and Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong> (PIA), the<br />
former Capital Invest. On 30 December <strong>2008</strong>, we sold PIA to Pioneer<br />
Global Asset Management with a view to intensifying the links with<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the world’s largest providers <strong>of</strong> mutual funds. PIA will continue<br />
to serve the <strong>Austria</strong>n market, based on the strength, expertise and<br />
complete range <strong>of</strong> products <strong>of</strong> a global investment house.<br />
� Among the commercial banking business segments active in<br />
customer business, PB&AM was particularly affected by developments<br />
in credit and financial markets and the subsequent banking<br />
crisis in <strong>2008</strong>. Losses in value in almost all segments <strong>of</strong> the global<br />
financial market – except cash, precious metals and top-quality<br />
government bonds – had a direct impact on the valuation <strong>of</strong> asset<br />
portfolios and mutual funds. Moreover, on balance, investors withdrew<br />
from medium / high-risk instruments in all areas. The Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
sub-segment took advantage <strong>of</strong> the shift by investors from investments<br />
with high and medium risk to top-rated alternatives, and<br />
further strengthened its market position among customers with a view<br />
to benefiting from a future improvement in the investment climate.<br />
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After an excellent final quarter <strong>of</strong> 2007, operating income in the<br />
PB&AM business segment declined at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, when<br />
hopes that the credit market crisis could be overcome were dashed.<br />
The situation improved in the second quarter in line with stock market<br />
developments and the upward trend in markets for commodities and<br />
precious metals, coupled with a – still good – performance <strong>of</strong> investments<br />
in emerging markets: operating income remained stable and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax improved. However, in the third quarter the remaining<br />
asset classes which were still turning in a positive performance were<br />
also adversely affected by the crisis. Responding to the slump in<br />
market prices, investors increasingly shifted their funds to liquid bank<br />
deposits. In the wake <strong>of</strong> the uncertainty triggered by the collapse <strong>of</strong><br />
Lehman Brothers, investors spread their deposits across a number <strong>of</strong><br />
banks. Finally, in the fourth quarter, the economic downturn dashed<br />
all hopes for a trend reversal. Most investors still prefer risk avoidance<br />
to long-term asset accumulation; they are looking for “absolute return”,<br />
currently giving preference to fixed deposits or guarantee products.<br />
Even satisfactory relative performance (compared with the underlying<br />
benchmark indices) lost its attractiveness as the financial crisis<br />
progressed.<br />
Performance <strong>of</strong> asset classes<br />
% CHANGE OVER YEAR-END 2007 JUNE <strong>2008</strong> DEC. <strong>2008</strong> 2 MARCH 2009<br />
MSCI World Stock Index – 14.0 % – 40.9 % – 49.7 %<br />
… Emerging Europe – 11.5 % – 64.7 % – 69.4 %<br />
… BRIC – 16.3 % – 55.0 % – 57.7 %<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n shares (ATX) – 12.6 % – 61.2 % – 68.2 %<br />
Emerging markets bonds 1) – 0.3 % – 12.1 % – 11.9 %<br />
Commodities (Rodgers, €) + 30.2 % – 44.9 % – 46.1 %<br />
Gold price (US$ / oz) + 10.9 % + 5.4 % + 14.7 %<br />
Money market, euro 2) + 2.6 % + 5.9 % + 6.8 %<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n government bonds (7 – 10yr) 3) – 1.3 % + 10.0 % + 8.3 %<br />
1) JP Morgan EMBIG; 2) 6-month money, cumulative (JP Morgan Eurocash Index);<br />
3) <strong>Austria</strong>n government bonds, 7 – 10 years, SSB WGBIndex, total return (coupon + price).<br />
� In <strong>2008</strong> the PB&AM Division generated a pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>of</strong> € 62 m.<br />
This represents a decline <strong>of</strong> 38 % from the previous year, which<br />
included two quarters before the onset <strong>of</strong> the sub-prime crisis. Operating<br />
income was down by 23 %, with net fees and commissions –<br />
mainly reflecting sales and turnover in securities business –<br />
contracting by 32 %. Net interest income (not so significant in this<br />
business segment) rose by 15 %. The cost-cutting programme was<br />
stepped up, which lowered operating expenses by 2 %. Net income<br />
from investments (+ € 9.2 m after + € 2.5 m) included realised gains<br />
on investments. PB&AM’s pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>of</strong> € 62 m gives a return<br />
on equity (ROE before tax) <strong>of</strong> 33.9 % (2007: 48.9 %). Given the high<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> fee-based business and advisory services – which<br />
keeps capital allocation at a low level – in this business segment, the<br />
return beyond the cost <strong>of</strong> capital (marginal RARORAC) is far above<br />
average, at 23.4 %.<br />
� Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing, one <strong>of</strong> the two sub-segments <strong>of</strong> the PB&AM<br />
Division, performed relatively well by <strong>of</strong>fering integrated investment<br />
advisory services and promoting defensive products in <strong>2008</strong>, one <strong>of</strong><br />
the worst years for investments ever. <strong>Bank</strong> Privat generated net<br />
inflows <strong>of</strong> € 252 m, notwithstanding a 12 % decline in total volume<br />
(€ 5.9 bn) following the slide in financial markets. In the second half<br />
<strong>of</strong> the year, demand focused on government debt instruments across<br />
all maturities. <strong>Bank</strong> Privat placed customised, highly-rated interestrate<br />
products especially for this risk-averse environment. Schoellerbank<br />
recorded net inflows <strong>of</strong> € 476 m, with new customers accounting<br />
for most <strong>of</strong> this amount. Despite the sharp fall in stock markets,<br />
volume declined by only about 4 % to € 6.4 bn. Both private banking<br />
units are taking advantage <strong>of</strong> the current market situation to draw<br />
their clients’ attention to the long-term benefits <strong>of</strong> diversifying away<br />
from the current preference for liquid assets in favour <strong>of</strong> bonds and<br />
anti-cyclical investments, thereby preparing for times when the<br />
market is in better condition. AMG was faced with the return <strong>of</strong> some<br />
asset management products, but it recorded a rise in turnover from<br />
brokerage activities towards year-end <strong>2008</strong>, even if this increase was<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten at the expense <strong>of</strong> direct investment. Structured products,<br />
primarily guarantee products, were the only category for which there<br />
was still a favourable level <strong>of</strong> demand in <strong>2008</strong>. AMG launched 14<br />
structured bonds (six for the Retail segment, eight for <strong>Bank</strong> Privat)<br />
with a total volume <strong>of</strong> € 365 m (+ 12 % over the previous year). At the<br />
Total financial assets in Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing in <strong>2008</strong>:<br />
€ 13,767 m<br />
€ m<br />
Institutions<br />
AMG<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> Privat<br />
Schoellerbank<br />
1,889<br />
5,918<br />
6,414<br />
Double counting – 454<br />
Asset mix<br />
254<br />
3,264<br />
Assets under advisory<br />
(discretionary management)<br />
Assets under custody<br />
(safe-custody accounts)<br />
5,128 Assets under management<br />
5,107 Direct deposits<br />
14<br />
Double counting/rest<br />
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end <strong>of</strong> December, total financial assets in Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing were<br />
€ 13.8 bn, down by 11 % from the year-end 2007 figure. The decline<br />
in volume was significantly lower than market performance.<br />
� Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong> (PIA) held its own in the challenging<br />
environment prevailing in <strong>2008</strong>. The mutual fund market saw a sharp<br />
decline in volume caused by negative price developments in securities<br />
markets and by outflows <strong>of</strong> funds.<br />
While fund volume in the market as a whole fell by 23 % in <strong>2008</strong>, PIA<br />
recorded a decline <strong>of</strong> 18 %, thus losing much less ground and achieving<br />
by far the best performance among the top 3 fund management<br />
companies in the <strong>Austria</strong>n market. PIA is the only major <strong>Austria</strong>n fund<br />
management company that gained market share in <strong>2008</strong>, from 15.2 %<br />
at the end <strong>of</strong> 2007 to 16.2 % at year-end <strong>2008</strong>. The increase was due<br />
to various factors, including the successful placement <strong>of</strong> guarantee<br />
funds with private investors over the past years. This product category<br />
was affected by price declines only to a limited extent, which also led<br />
to lower outflows <strong>of</strong> funds. Funds for large investors, accounting for<br />
about 57 % <strong>of</strong> total volume at Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong> at the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, also showed significantly better trends than the market as a<br />
whole. In this area, PIA maintained its 2nd place ranking in the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n market and was the only major fund management company<br />
in <strong>Austria</strong> to expand its market share. The increase from 15.9 % to<br />
17.3 % was even more pronounced than in the area <strong>of</strong> retail funds.<br />
Numerous awards which are based on annual and / or multi-year performance<br />
as at year-end <strong>2008</strong> and were received at the German Fund<br />
Awards 2009, the Lipper Fund Awards <strong>Austria</strong> 2009 or the Morningstar<br />
Fund Awards 2009 show that the high quality <strong>of</strong> Pioneer Investments<br />
products is recognised even in difficult times.<br />
Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Assets under management in <strong>2008</strong>: € 20,470 m<br />
in %<br />
… by target groups<br />
Institutional funds<br />
Retail funds<br />
57<br />
43<br />
… by asset categories<br />
5<br />
3<br />
32<br />
61<br />
Equity funds<br />
Money-market funds<br />
Mixed funds<br />
Bond funds<br />
Corporates<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 CHANGE WITHOUT<br />
LEASING *)<br />
Net interest income 655 630 + 25 + 4 % + 11 %<br />
Net non-interest income 275 375 – 101 – 27 % – 14 %<br />
Operating income 930 1,005 – 75 – 8 % + 2 %<br />
Operating expenses – 271 – 353 + 81 – 23 % – 2 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 658 652 + 6 + 1 % + 4 %<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans – 100 – 66 – 35 + 53 %<br />
Net income from investments – 57 – 12 – 45 – >100 %<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 492 570 – 78 – 14 %<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 33,158 31,009 + 2,149 + 7 %<br />
Average equity 2,477 2,260 + 216 + 10 %<br />
Cost / income ratio 29.2 % 35.1 %<br />
Risk / earnings ratio 15.3 % 10.4 %<br />
ROE before tax 19.9 % 25.2 %<br />
*) Leasing business not included because <strong>of</strong> different accounting methods used in 2007 and <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Although current business in the Corporates Division – like that <strong>of</strong> its<br />
customers – came under growing pressure from different sides as<br />
the year progressed, the Division achieved a good operating performance<br />
in <strong>2008</strong>: operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was € 658 m, exceeding the very high<br />
level <strong>of</strong> the previous year (+ 1 % as reported, + 4 % adjusted for consolidation<br />
effects in the leasing business).<br />
Given the different methods used in accounting for leasing business<br />
(consolidation <strong>of</strong> BA-CA Leasing until and including the first half <strong>of</strong><br />
2007, since then shareholding interest in UniCredit Global Leasing<br />
S.p.A. accounted for under the equity method, see note on page 57),<br />
a comparison <strong>of</strong> specific income and expense items with the previous<br />
year does not provide meaningful information. For this reason the<br />
following comments also include performance figures adjusted for<br />
this structural effect.<br />
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The progressive financial market crisis, the sharp decline in global<br />
stock markets, the rising credit spreads demanded by the market<br />
and, finally, the dramatic downturn in economic activity in the last few<br />
months <strong>of</strong> the year led to pronounced changes in demand and<br />
customer preferences also in this business segment. Thanks to its<br />
leading market position and wide range <strong>of</strong> products and services, the<br />
Corporates Division responded to the changed environment in a<br />
flexible manner. Based on our systems-supported analysis tools<br />
(FinanzierungsCheck and WorkingCapitalCheck), we assisted our corporate<br />
customers in optimising their financing structure and liquidity<br />
position. Corporates thereby precisely met the current needs <strong>of</strong> its<br />
customers while also further improving the efficient use <strong>of</strong> our<br />
product range.<br />
� Despite the unfavourable environment, operating income in the<br />
Corporates business segment totalled € 881 m (without leasing business),<br />
matching the high level <strong>of</strong> the previous year (+ 2 %). The total<br />
figure reflects divergent trends in the various product groups and in<br />
the components <strong>of</strong> the income statement. While interest-based business<br />
volume rose strongly throughout the year, fee-earning business<br />
was affected by customers’ restraint in securities transactions and<br />
commercial derivatives – the very products which the bank as market<br />
leader and innovator promoted strongly in recent years. However,<br />
without leasing business, the absolute increase in net interest income<br />
more than <strong>of</strong>fset the decline in net fees and commissions.<br />
� Despite the effect <strong>of</strong> deteriorating funding conditions and rising<br />
liquidity costs, net interest income in <strong>2008</strong> increased by 11 % on an<br />
adjusted basis although this item includes income from companies<br />
accounted for under the equity method which declined in the reporting<br />
year. Most <strong>of</strong> the increase resulted from lending business, with<br />
average volume up by 8 % and interest rate spreads remaining more<br />
or less unchanged. Medium / long-term loans, accounting for almost<br />
two-thirds <strong>of</strong> total volume, made the largest contribution to growth.<br />
Short-term loans expanded at a disproportionately high rate, but represented<br />
a much smaller proportion <strong>of</strong> lending volume. Trade finance<br />
rose by a strong 40 %, though pressure on margins increased. In this<br />
area the bank further expanded its leading market position supported<br />
by positive network effects in the Group. On the liabilities side, deposit<br />
volume grew by almost 20 %, mainly in time deposits, which were up<br />
by more than 40 %; however, a decline in interest rate spreads <strong>of</strong>fset<br />
a significant part <strong>of</strong> the growth effect. These business developments<br />
show very clearly that customers currently prefer bank deposits to<br />
securities investments.<br />
� Net fees and commissions fell by 15 % in <strong>2008</strong> (on an adjusted<br />
basis). This exceptional decline was due, in about equal measure, to<br />
securities business and to fees and commissions from derivatives,<br />
which were down by 40 % and 30 %, respectively. The figure for<br />
derivatives includes, however, the significantly higher hedging costs<br />
relating to the securitisation <strong>of</strong> the bank’s own portfolio. In commercial<br />
business, our customers again increasingly used derivatives for<br />
risk management purposes in the final part <strong>of</strong> the year, mainly in the<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Institutions sub-segment. A slight increase in fees and<br />
commissions from domestic payments was <strong>of</strong>fset by a decline in fee<br />
and commission income from international payment transactions.<br />
Trade Finance generated very strong net fees and commissions from<br />
services including Cash Management, an area in which the bank is<br />
among the European specialists.<br />
Costs in the Corporates Division declined significantly over the past<br />
quarters. Operating expenses in <strong>2008</strong> were reduced from the previous<br />
year’s level (– 2 % on an adjusted basis; down by 23 % if leasing is<br />
included). The cost / income ratio therefore improved to 30.8 % after<br />
32.0 % in the previous year. Staff expenses rose by 8 %, reflecting the<br />
regional business initiatives in Western <strong>Austria</strong>. Non-staff expenses<br />
fell strongly (– 8 %) in connection with further progress in efficiency<br />
achieved through cooperation with GBS service providers which are<br />
separate entities within the Group, and as a result <strong>of</strong> cost-reduction<br />
measures adopted in autumn <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Corporate bonds with higher credit spreads (% p.a.)<br />
7.00<br />
6.00<br />
5.00<br />
4.00<br />
3.00<br />
2.00<br />
1.00<br />
0.00<br />
Corporate bonds<br />
with rating<br />
BBB credit<br />
Capital market rate,<br />
5 years (interest rate swaps)<br />
3-month money rate<br />
(interbank market)<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2009<br />
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Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
� As in the other Divisions, the good operating performance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Corporates Division was affected by the economic downturn in the<br />
fourth quarter and by the impact <strong>of</strong> the crisis in the banking sector.<br />
(Figures in the following comments are unadjusted figures.)<br />
� Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments rose to € 100 m, compared with € 66 m in the previous<br />
year. In the first six months <strong>of</strong> the year, the provisioning charge declined<br />
to a multi-year low, with a risk / earnings ratio <strong>of</strong> 7.3 %, thanks<br />
to improvements in portfolio quality and the then still favourable economic<br />
trend; the third quarter saw the release <strong>of</strong> a large provision.<br />
The abrupt reversal <strong>of</strong> the trend in the fourth quarter was partly a<br />
direct result <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis, which required substantial<br />
provisions in the <strong>Financial</strong> Institutions pr<strong>of</strong>it centre for banks in Iceland<br />
and other banks. In addition, the downturn in industrial activity led to<br />
an increased provisioning requirement in the International Corporates<br />
sector. The risk / earnings ratio for the year as a whole thus rose by<br />
almost 5 percentage points to 15.3 %. On an annual average, the cost<br />
<strong>of</strong> risk was 22 basis points <strong>of</strong> average lending volume (2007: 15 bp),<br />
a figure which is still considerably lower than the average for the bank<br />
as a whole (80 bp).<br />
� Net income / loss from investments for <strong>2008</strong> was a net loss <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 57 m, compared with a net loss <strong>of</strong> € 12 m in the previous year. The<br />
figure reflects the impairment loss on an investment vehicle in the<br />
third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> which included structured investments that had<br />
to be liquidated in view <strong>of</strong> the sharp fall in market prices.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax reached € 492 m in <strong>2008</strong>, down by 14 % from the<br />
previous year. Given the growth <strong>of</strong> about 7 % in risk-weighted assets<br />
(average RWA), average equity also increased (+ 10 %) and ROE<br />
before tax declined to 19.9 % after 25.2 % in the previous year. Based<br />
on the market position, supported by the cross-regional network <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit Group, and the level <strong>of</strong> cost efficiency, the Corporates<br />
Division made a substantial contribution to value creation in <strong>Austria</strong>,<br />
even if the less favourable risk position and higher equity capital<br />
employed weighed on performance. Marginal EVA amounted to a<br />
strong € 263 m, a decrease <strong>of</strong> 9 % compared with € 289 m in the<br />
previous year. Marginal RARORAC (risk-adjusted return on risk-adjusted<br />
capital) was 12.3 % after 14.5 %.<br />
Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing (MIB)<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 CHANGE<br />
Net interest income 731 330 + 400 >100 %<br />
Net non-interest income – 589 140 – 729 n.m.<br />
Operating income 142 470 – 329 – 70 %<br />
Operating expenses – 206 – 233 + 27 – 12 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it – 64 238 – 301 n.m.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans – 165 1 – 166 n.m.<br />
Net income from investments – 24 1 – 25 n.m.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax – 253 237 – 490 n.m.<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 7,711 5,352 + 2,359 + 44 %<br />
Average equity 5,112 1,960 + 3,153 >100 %<br />
The data for the key performance indicators are not meaningful.<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, the MIB business segment was faced with unprecedented<br />
market turmoil. As mentioned in several sections <strong>of</strong> this report, the<br />
financial market crisis came in several waves in the past one and a<br />
half years, affecting almost all market segments and coming to a<br />
head in the final quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. Originating from the US sub-prime<br />
segment, the crisis spread to the entire credit market via structured<br />
securitisations, spilling over into the corporate sector and emerging<br />
markets as the year progressed. The collapse <strong>of</strong> the US investment<br />
bank Lehman Brothers on 15 September <strong>2008</strong> marked a decisive<br />
point for the industry: in addition to continued falls in market prices<br />
for troubled assets, the rise in spreads and the sharp downturn in<br />
stock markets, counterparty risk became an essential argument –<br />
suddenly and without precedent – which brought trading and, above<br />
all, the primary market to a virtual standstill. Many market participants,<br />
including prominent names, were faced with a downward spiral <strong>of</strong> fair<br />
value adjustments, reduction <strong>of</strong> risk-weighted assets (deleveraging)<br />
as well as funding and liquidity problems. Several prominent US<br />
investment banks which were exclusively active in proprietary trading<br />
and funded their operations via the market lost their independence. In<br />
Europe, banks with significant exposures also experienced difficulties<br />
and had to be supported through stabilisation programmes put in<br />
place by governments.<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> these developments, universal banks also need to cope<br />
with risks which were previously <strong>of</strong> lesser significance: the risk <strong>of</strong><br />
default <strong>of</strong> counterparties in trading activities (counterparty risk),<br />
especially in the context <strong>of</strong> repos, derivatives transactions and<br />
structurings. Moreover, in the last few months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, the crisis<br />
spilled over from the financial sector to the real economy. The sharp<br />
downturn in economic activity led to a further significant decline in<br />
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stock market prices – previously hardly thought possible – and the<br />
combination <strong>of</strong> global recession and withdrawal from remaining exposures<br />
triggered macroeconomic risks. The markets experienced a<br />
panic attack with regard to CEE countries, regardless <strong>of</strong> their fundamentals<br />
and long-term outlook. This led to balance-<strong>of</strong>-payments difficulties<br />
and currency depreciation, phenomena seen especially in the<br />
1970s and 1980s.<br />
➔ These developments had a direct impact resulting from a sharp<br />
fall in market prices and higher credit spreads. They also changed the<br />
level and structure <strong>of</strong> demand from our customers as well as<br />
turnover: entire market segments dried up, especially the primary<br />
market; on the other hand, the related need for advisory services and<br />
risk management also <strong>of</strong>fered opportunities. Those were the factors<br />
that characterised the MIB Division’s operating environment.<br />
� The quarter-by-quarter analysis <strong>of</strong> revenues generated by MIB<br />
(see chart) shows this dramatic development. Revenues reflect the<br />
volatility <strong>of</strong> the net trading, hedging and fair value result, which<br />
reached a low (net loss <strong>of</strong> € 196 m) in the first quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> due to<br />
significant mark-to-market adjustments, mainly on the portfolio <strong>of</strong><br />
asset-backed securities (ABS). The valuation result also had an impact<br />
on the subsequent quarters, though to a lesser extent, while the<br />
performance from trading in credit market instruments deteriorated<br />
as the year progressed. At the beginning <strong>of</strong> the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
we applied the rules in the amendment to IAS 39 and reclassified the<br />
ABS portfolio out <strong>of</strong> financial assets held for trading into loans and<br />
receivables with customers. For the year as a whole, we thereby<br />
avoided book losses <strong>of</strong> € 350 m in the net trading, hedging and fair<br />
value result. In the fourth quarter, the net trading, hedging and fair<br />
value result fell further, to a net loss <strong>of</strong> € 283 m. This was due to<br />
sluggishness in current business and to the fact that the previously<br />
stable link between spot markets (e.g. yield on corporate bonds) and<br />
derivatives (related CDS spreads) no longer applied. This “basis risk”<br />
caused problems in hedging and made trading activities more difficult,<br />
leading to losses especially in credit-related areas. Moreover,<br />
volatility in stock markets rose strongly in the fourth quarter. Given the<br />
unusually strong correlation between global stock markets, even good<br />
diversification had little effect. However, the negative net trading,<br />
hedging and fair value result was almost fully <strong>of</strong>fset in the fourth<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> by a record level <strong>of</strong> net interest income, which<br />
resulted from accrued interest, successful interest rate management<br />
and advantage being taken <strong>of</strong> the steeper yield curve.<br />
Operating income in the MIB Division amounted to € 142 m in <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
down by 70 % on the previous year due to a net loss <strong>of</strong> € 662 m in the<br />
net trading, hedging and fair value result and lower net fees and commissions<br />
(€ 77 m after € 172 m); results for 2007 included two quarters<br />
before the onset <strong>of</strong> the sub-prime crisis. Net interest income was<br />
€ 731 m, double the figure for the previous year (€ 327 m).<br />
� An analysis <strong>of</strong> performance by market segment provides more<br />
meaningful information in economic terms than the analysis <strong>of</strong> items<br />
in the income statement. This shows that apart from the losses in<br />
market value, there were areas in current business which performed<br />
well on account <strong>of</strong> their proximity to customers in <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
In the Markets area, classic trading operations comprising FIC (Fixed<br />
Income, Currencies) made the strongest contribution. This shows that<br />
interest rate management, foreign exchange trading and the Emerging<br />
Markets team as well as Custody are the mainstay <strong>of</strong> the Markets<br />
area; these units are particularly close to customers and are capable<br />
<strong>of</strong> delivering a sustained contribution to value creation even in such<br />
volatile periods as the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. Within the Equity sector,<br />
Sales helped to <strong>of</strong>fset the very low level <strong>of</strong> market activity in private<br />
equity transactions and capital market measures. Our Brokerage unit<br />
benefited from turnover which was also related to the reduction <strong>of</strong><br />
positions and won new market participants as customers. The abovementioned<br />
significant losses recorded in credit-near trading were<br />
largely <strong>of</strong>fset by current customer-related operating activities. Investment<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing, the other MIB area, generated a pr<strong>of</strong>it for <strong>2008</strong> but<br />
fell short <strong>of</strong> expectations. While many M&A projects were postponed<br />
until further notice, Corporate Solutions / <strong>Austria</strong> achieved very good<br />
results in the Financing sector, benefiting from its excellent customer<br />
relationships. Corporate Finance Emerging Europe also made a good<br />
contribution to revenues. Principal Investments, which manages<br />
alternative investments <strong>of</strong> the Group, was affected by the liquidation<br />
<strong>of</strong> numerous hedge funds and recorded losses.<br />
� The MIB Division intensified its cost-cutting programme in view <strong>of</strong><br />
the difficult revenue situation and outlook. Operating expenses <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Division were down by 12 % to € 206 m. Contributions to this improvement<br />
came, above all, from lower provisions for performancerelated<br />
remuneration components, which were substantially reduced.<br />
A hiring freeze, fluctuation among traders and the implementation <strong>of</strong><br />
the restructuring project from the fourth quarter onwards have also<br />
produced tangible effects. The number <strong>of</strong> employees declined by 16 %<br />
to 770 FTE. Non-staff expenses were more or less unchanged. Nevertheless,<br />
in view <strong>of</strong> the renewed escalation <strong>of</strong> the crisis, revenues were<br />
too weak to absorb the lower costs. MIB recorded an operating loss<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 64 m for <strong>2008</strong> (after an operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 238 m in the previous<br />
year).<br />
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Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
For the first time in many years, the MIB Division had to make<br />
significant loan loss provisions for credit risk in the amount <strong>of</strong> € 165 m<br />
as a result <strong>of</strong> developments since September <strong>2008</strong>. The provisions<br />
relate mainly to transactions with banks which have collapsed<br />
(Lehman Brothers, banks in Iceland), irrecoverable equity repo transactions<br />
with Russian counterparties and financing transactions with<br />
customers in the commodities sector. Provisions also had to be made,<br />
though to a lesser extent, for individual assets from the ABS portfolio<br />
reclassified out <strong>of</strong> financial assets held for trading into loans and<br />
receivables with customers in the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. MIB recorded a<br />
net loss from investments <strong>of</strong> € 24 m (2007: net income from investments<br />
just over zero).<br />
➔ The negative net trading, hedging and fair value result, the<br />
revenue shortfall in net fees and commissions and, additionally, the<br />
provisioning charge were the main reasons for the swing from a pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
before tax <strong>of</strong> € 237 m in 2007 to a loss before tax <strong>of</strong> € 253 m in<br />
<strong>2008</strong>.<br />
� Following the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG to UniCredit CAIB AG, the transfer <strong>of</strong> the required systems<br />
and processes and the consolidation <strong>of</strong> IT systems, trading and<br />
capital markets business has been performed by UniCredit CAIB AG<br />
as legal successor to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG since 1October <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Management Board, it is<br />
planned to transfer UniCredit CAIB to HVB. The increased equity<br />
capital employed in the MIB business segment in <strong>2008</strong> reflects the<br />
capitalisation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB. As explained in the comments on the<br />
balance sheet on page 31 <strong>of</strong> this report, UniCredit CAIB is classified<br />
as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet at 31 December<br />
<strong>2008</strong> and is included in the items Non-current assets and disposal<br />
groups classified as held for sale and Liabilities included in disposal<br />
groups classified as held for sale.<br />
The transfer <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s trading and capital markets activities to<br />
a specialised unit <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group is in line with the Restated <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> the Regions Agreement (REBORA) made after the business combination<br />
to form the new UniCredit Group in 2005. In light <strong>of</strong> the current<br />
market situation, this move is <strong>of</strong> major operational significance: the<br />
organisational and legal combination <strong>of</strong> all Markets & Investment<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing units <strong>of</strong> the entire UniCredit Group to form a unit operating<br />
on a multi-local basis enables it to use economies <strong>of</strong> scale and<br />
network effects, improve diversification and enhance efficiency.<br />
Capital markets activities will benefit from improved competitiveness<br />
also in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s core markets. In the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
UniCredit Group’s MIB Division started to implement a restructuring<br />
programme which aims at a strict reorientation towards customerdriven<br />
business while reducing proprietary trading. Moreover, the<br />
Group has taken organisational measures to establish close cooperation<br />
with local units <strong>of</strong> the Large Corporates sub-segment <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Corporates Division. This will ensure continuity in serving customers<br />
in <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE with a higher level <strong>of</strong> effectiveness.<br />
MIB: operating income by quarter (€ m)<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
–50<br />
–100<br />
–150<br />
–200<br />
–250<br />
Other components<br />
<strong>of</strong> operating income<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value result MIB<br />
–300<br />
Q1 07 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08<br />
Total<br />
operating<br />
income<br />
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Central Eastern Europe (CEE)<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 CHANGE ADJ. *)<br />
Net interest income 3,068 2,151 + 916 + 43 % + 20 %<br />
Net non-interest income 1,668 1,216 + 452 + 37 % + 20 %<br />
Operating income 4,736 3,367 + 1,369 + 41 % + 20 %<br />
Operating expenses – 2,234 – 1,729 – 504 + 29 % + 13 %<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 2,502 1,638 + 864 + 53 % + 27 %<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans – 537 – 211 – 327 >100 % + 51 %<br />
Net income from investments 123 20 + 103 >100 % >100 %<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 2,019 1,342 + 677 + 50 % + 35 %<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 67,682 46,593 + 21,089 + 45 % + 27 %<br />
Average equity 9,483 7,099 + 2,384 + 34 % …<br />
Cost / income ratio 47.2 % 51.4 % 48.7 %<br />
Risk / earnings ratio 17.5 % 9.8 % 12.7 %<br />
ROE before tax<br />
*) without ATF and Ukrsotsbank.<br />
21.3 % 18.9 % …<br />
Several unfavourable factors combined to produce an increasingly<br />
critical economic environment for the countries in Central and Eastern<br />
Europe (CEE) in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, though there were significant<br />
regional differences. After a strong increase in world market prices for<br />
commodities and primary products in the first half <strong>of</strong> the year, price<br />
levels fell dramatically in the summer, hitting Russia, Ukraine and<br />
Kazakhstan. International investors’ risk aversion was initially reflected<br />
in sharp increases in credit spreads; towards the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, inflows<br />
<strong>of</strong> international capital dried up, leading to balance-<strong>of</strong>-payments<br />
problems and currency depreciation in countries with an external<br />
financing gap. Most recently, the sharp downturn in industrial activity<br />
spilled over into EU member states and candidates for EU membership<br />
in Central and Eastern Europe.<br />
� In this challenging environment, our CEE banking subsidiaries<br />
continued to expand their business and generated higher operating<br />
income and pr<strong>of</strong>its from quarter to quarter throughout the year (see<br />
chart). ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Kazakhstan, and Ukrsotsbank, Ukraine, have been<br />
included in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies since December<br />
2007 and the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, respectively. These banks also<br />
achieved growth in revenues and pr<strong>of</strong>its from quarter to quarter in<br />
<strong>2008</strong>: the combined operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> the two banks in Q4 was<br />
double the Q2 figure. In the fourth quarter, the CEE banks as a whole<br />
– and the two newly added banks in particular, given the country<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>iles – felt the impact <strong>of</strong> the deteriorating outlook and had to set<br />
up substantial loan loss provisions. Despite this development, pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
before tax in the fourth quarter reached € 485 m, a significant<br />
increase over the first-quarter figure (€ 420 m).<br />
➔ Overall, <strong>2008</strong> was another very successful year for the CEE<br />
business segment. Business volume on a local currency basis<br />
continued to expand, even without consolidation effects, and provided<br />
the basis for revenue growth. Costs remained under control, despite<br />
our investment in the branch network and the integration <strong>of</strong> the two<br />
new banks. Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments developed in line with expectations, remaining<br />
below the risk / earnings levels in the mature West European<br />
economies. A major asset is the balanced diversification <strong>of</strong> our presence,<br />
covering countries with different economic structures. The<br />
banking subsidiaries in all countries – with only two exceptions,<br />
namely the Baltics (as a result <strong>of</strong> a prolonged recession) and Bosnia<br />
(on account <strong>of</strong> special effects in 2007) – achieved double-digit pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
growth, thus contributing to the bank’s overall pr<strong>of</strong>its.<br />
� Operating income in <strong>2008</strong> amounted to € 4.7 bn, up by 41 %<br />
on 2007, and accounted for two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the total figure for<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. Even adjusted for consolidation effects, operating income<br />
grew by 20 %.<br />
CEE business segment expanding throughout the year,<br />
but provisioning charge increases (€ m)<br />
700<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans<br />
and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments, net<br />
income from investments,<br />
other non-operating items<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
200<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4<br />
2007<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
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Operating income in <strong>2008</strong> by country group<br />
€ m <strong>2008</strong> SHARE +/– € m +/– %<br />
CEE business segment 1) 4,736 100 % + 1,369 + 41 %<br />
Central Europe 2) 879 19 % + 117 + 15 %<br />
South-East Europe (SEE) 3) 1,392 29 % + 186 + 15 %<br />
“Broader Europe” 4) 1,715 36 % + 384 + 29 %<br />
Recent acquisitions 5) 737 16 % + 707 5)<br />
1) Difference in total: CEE headquarters in Vienna. 2) Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia.<br />
3) Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Baltics. 4) Russia and Turkey (proportionate share). 5) ATF <strong>Bank</strong>,<br />
Kazakhstan, consolidated since 1 December 2007; Ukrsotsbank, Ukraine, consolidated since 1 January <strong>2008</strong><br />
A breakdown by revenue components indicates a steady trend: while<br />
the pr<strong>of</strong>ile shows similar developments to those in the Group’s<br />
mature core markets (strong net interest income, weak net fees and<br />
commissions), growth is driven by the general expansion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
banking system: risk-weighted assets (average RWA) in the old<br />
perimeter increased by 27 % (if the recently acquired banks are<br />
included, average RWA rose by 45 %).<br />
Revenue components for <strong>2008</strong> compared with 2007<br />
€ m 0LD PERIMETER ACQUISITIONS<br />
<strong>2008</strong> +/– € +/– % <strong>2008</strong><br />
Net interest income 2,544 + 416 + 20 % 524<br />
Net fees and commissions<br />
Net trading, hedging and<br />
1,037 + 110 + 12 % 127<br />
fair value result 298 + 125 + 72 % 86<br />
The strong increase in net interest income (old perimeter: + 20 %)<br />
was driven by volume expansion with satisfactory trends in margins;<br />
this applies to all country groups and all countries. Net fees and<br />
commissions grew by 12 %, a disproportionately low rate. The largest<br />
contribution to growth in this component came from Turkey (+ € 58 m /<br />
+ 11 %) and especially Russia (+ € 162 m /+ 45 %). In <strong>2008</strong>, the CEE<br />
Division also generated significantly higher net trading, hedging and<br />
fair value income: including the new banks, it reached € 384 m<br />
(without the new banks, € 298 m) after € 177 m in the previous year.<br />
This is an indicator <strong>of</strong> the commercial background <strong>of</strong> trading activities,<br />
reflecting the significance <strong>of</strong> instruments used for interest-rate<br />
and exchange-rate management in countries with large corporate<br />
banking operations. The best performance in this context (€ 171 m)<br />
and the strongest growth was achieved in Romania, followed by<br />
Russia (€ 74 m), Ukraine (€ 54 m) and Kazakhstan (€ 36 m).<br />
Costs in <strong>2008</strong> grew at a significantly lower rate than revenues in the<br />
previous year, both in the new consolidation perimeter (+ 29 %) and in<br />
the old perimeter (+ 13 %). As a result, the cost / income ratio improved<br />
on both definitions: from 51.4 % to 48.7 % (old) and from 51.4 % to<br />
47.2 % (new). The cost / income ratio in the CEE business segment<br />
was significantly lower than the average for the bank as a whole<br />
(54.4 %).<br />
Operating expenses in <strong>2008</strong> by country group<br />
€ m <strong>2008</strong> +/– € m +/– % C / I % 08<br />
CEE business segment 2,234 + 504 + 29 % 47.2 %<br />
Central Europe 407 + 35 + 9 % 46.3 %<br />
SEE 713 + 90 + 15 % 51.2 %<br />
“Broader Europe” 719 + 90 + 14 % 41.9 %<br />
Acquisitions 294 + 283 39.9 %<br />
This is to be seen against the background <strong>of</strong> our ongoing branch network<br />
expansion programme, investments aimed at unlocking further<br />
cross-regional synergies, and the rebranding process. In our Three-<br />
Year Plan presented in the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, we announced the opening<br />
<strong>of</strong> about 1,200 new branches, depending on future economic<br />
developments. In September <strong>2008</strong> we put the plan on hold for 2009<br />
until further notice. In <strong>2008</strong>, we opened 433 new branches, bringing<br />
the total number in our network to 2,824. The programme focuses on<br />
growth markets: we opened 176 new branches in Turkey, where a<br />
new branch reaches the break-even point in less than one year, on<br />
average. Romania is in second place in the old perimeter, with 101<br />
new branches opened in <strong>2008</strong>, followed by Hungary (34), Russia (20),<br />
Serbia (22) and Bulgaria (10) as well as the new markets Ukraine (24)<br />
and Kazakhstan (23).<br />
� The deterioration in economic conditions in <strong>2008</strong> is mainly<br />
reflected in the “non-operating” items between operating pr<strong>of</strong>it and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax. Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments were € 324 m in the old perimeter in<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, up by one half on 2007; the reported figure was € 537 m<br />
(2007: € 211 m).<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments in <strong>2008</strong> by country group<br />
€ m <strong>2008</strong> +/– € m +/– % R / E % 08<br />
CEE business segment 537 + 327 >100 % 17.5 %<br />
Central Europe 67 + 16 + 30 % 11.7 %<br />
SEE 89 + 41 + 84 % 10.9 %<br />
“Broader Europe” 168 + 55 + 48 % 15.2 %<br />
Acquisitions 214 + 218 40.9 %<br />
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Two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the increase in the provisioning charge resulted from<br />
the consolidation in <strong>2008</strong> <strong>of</strong> ATF / Kazakhstan (€ 124 m) and<br />
USB / Ukraine (€ 89 m). The consolidation effect should not obscure<br />
the fact that the risk position in these countries is precarious. The<br />
risk / earnings ratio <strong>of</strong> these two banking subsidiaries is 50 % and<br />
32 %, respectively, the cost <strong>of</strong> risk is close to 240 basis points in both<br />
cases. In the Kazakh banking sector, work on adjusting the loan portfolio<br />
has been underway for some time, recently in a more challenging<br />
environment. In Ukraine, economic trends are the main reason for<br />
the deterioration. Added to country-specific factors is the strict application<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit risk management methodologies with a view to<br />
putting the loan portfolio on a healthy basis.<br />
Based on the old consolidation perimeter, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
provisions for guarantees and commitments were also substantially<br />
higher, at € 324 m, than in the previous year (€ 215 m). Of the € 109 m<br />
increase, € 37 m was accounted for by Russia, in connection with<br />
credit risk resulting from large trading operations. Romania (+ € 22 m)<br />
and the Baltics (+ € 12 m) also recorded strong increases. In the<br />
other countries, the rising provisioning charge is currently well in line<br />
with general business expansion and the focus on retail banking and<br />
business with medium-sized companies. Benefiting from diversification,<br />
the risk / earnings ratio is still comparatively low, at 17.5 %, also<br />
in the extended consolidation perimeter. The cost <strong>of</strong> risk, i.e. the ratio<br />
<strong>of</strong> provisioning charge to average lending volume, was 90 basis<br />
points in the CEE business segment (new) in <strong>2008</strong>, compared with<br />
51 basis points in the previous year.<br />
Net income from investments was significantly larger in <strong>2008</strong><br />
(€ 123 m) than in the previous year (€ 20 m). Most <strong>of</strong> the increase<br />
was due to gains on the sale <strong>of</strong> Hypo Stavebni, our building society in<br />
the Czech Republic, and <strong>of</strong> the equity interest in the Budapest Stock<br />
Exchange.<br />
➔ Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was € 2,502 m, up by € 864 m or 53 % on the<br />
previous year. In <strong>2008</strong>, the CEE Division generated a pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
<strong>of</strong> over two billion euros (€ 2,019 m), an increase <strong>of</strong> 50 % over the<br />
previous year; without the banks in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, which<br />
were included for the first full year, the increase in pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
was 35 %. Return on equity (ROE before tax) rose from 18.9 % to<br />
21.3 %.<br />
Risk-weighted assets including the two new banks grew by 45 %.<br />
RWA productivity – i.e. the ratio <strong>of</strong> revenues to risk-weighted assets<br />
– declined only slightly compared with the previous year (7.00 % as<br />
against 7.23 %). Pr<strong>of</strong>its (+ 50 %) rose more strongly than riskweighted<br />
assets (+ 45 %). Volume expansion went hand in hand with<br />
improved capital efficiency: allocated equity increased by 34 %, from<br />
€ 7.1 bn to € 9.5 bn (annual averages). Value creation beyond the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> capital (marginal Economic Value Added) in the CEE business<br />
segment amounted to € 783 m, up by 35 % on the previous year.<br />
RARORAC was 12.5 %.<br />
� At the editorial close <strong>of</strong> this report, the capital market is taking a<br />
critical view <strong>of</strong> banking business in CEE in connection with the predominantly<br />
macroeconomic risks involved. This scepticism is reflected<br />
in further increases in credit spreads on debt instruments <strong>of</strong> CEE<br />
countries and in continued depreciation <strong>of</strong> several currencies. In view<br />
<strong>of</strong> the balance-<strong>of</strong>-payments problems experienced by some countries,<br />
coordinated action by public and international institutions is important<br />
to maintain capital flows into the region. Nevertheless, regardless <strong>of</strong><br />
the current difficult conditions, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is convinced <strong>of</strong> the<br />
medium-term and long-term potential <strong>of</strong> the CEE region. The economic<br />
convergence process as growth driver remains intact and the<br />
deepening <strong>of</strong> financial markets is an additional structural factor<br />
supporting the outlook for banking business on a sustained basis.<br />
(More details are given in the Outlook section.) We will continue to<br />
pursue the integration <strong>of</strong> our network – while maintaining local<br />
responsibility for customer business – by implementing our divisional<br />
business model and bundling production and back-<strong>of</strong>fice functions.<br />
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Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (CONTINUED)<br />
Income statement <strong>of</strong> the consolidated banking subsidiaries in CEE<br />
(€ m)<br />
(€ m)<br />
cZecH RepUblIc slOvAKIA HUngARY<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 %<br />
net interest income 267.5 207.5 29% 105.7 84.9 25% 156.1 153.8 1%<br />
Net fee and commission income 112.9 111.4 1% 30.6 23.5 31% 92.0 82.8 11%<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 1.9 4.7 –61% 28.5 24.5 17% 18.4 10.9 70%<br />
Net other income/expenses –1.3 0.6 n.m. 3.5 2.4 47% 0.6 –1.5 n.m.<br />
net non-interest income 113.5 116.7 –3% 62.6 50.3 25% 111.0 92.2 20%<br />
OpeRATIng IncOme 380.9 324.2 18% 168.3 135.1 25% 267.1 246.0 9%<br />
OpeRATIng expenses –155.7 –156.5 0% –79.8 –66.0 21% –136.1 –119.8 14%<br />
OpeRATIng pROfIT 225.2 167.7 34% 88.5 69.1 28% 131.0 126.1 4%<br />
Provisions for risks and charges 0.9 0.5 67% 1.3 –0.3 n.m. –1.5 –1.2 21%<br />
Net writedowns on loans –29.4 –17.7 66% –4.8 –7.0 –31% –26.4 –22.6 17%<br />
Net income from investments 33.1 –5.0 n.m. 1.0 –1.8 n.m. 42.9 12.6 >100%<br />
Integration costs –4.7 – 9.7 –52% 0.0 –0.3 n.m. –1.5 –4.9 –70%<br />
pROfIT befORe TAx 225.0 135.8 66% 85.9 59.7 44% 144.6 110.0 31%<br />
Cost/income ratio 40.9% 48.3% 47.4% 48.9% 50.9% 48.7%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 11.0% 8.5% 4.6% 8.2% 16.9% 14.7%<br />
Exchange rate 24.946 27.766 31.262 33.775 251.512 251.352<br />
Appreciation/depreciation against the euro +11.3% +8.0% –0.1%<br />
cROATIA bOsnIA seRbIA<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 %<br />
net interest income 355.8 287.1 24% 74.8 76.1 –2% 50.7 36.2 40%<br />
Net fee and commission income 134.3 125.6 7% 30.2 30.9 –2% 21.0 16.9 25%<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 29.8 25.4 17% 6.2 5.2 18% 6.5 5.9 11%<br />
Net other income/expenses 44.9 57.1 –21% 2.7 –0.5 n.m. –0.8 –0.3 >100%<br />
net non-interest income 209.0 208.1 0% 39.1 35.6 10% 26.8 22.5 19%<br />
OpeRATIng IncOme 564.8 495.2 14% 113.8 111.8 2% 77.5 58.7 32%<br />
OpeRATIng expenses –304.7 –256.4 19% –80.9 –73.2 11% –32.8 –29.2 12%<br />
OpeRATIng pROfIT 260.1 238.7 9% 32.9 38.6 –15% 44.6 29.5 52%<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –0.5 –1.6 –68% –0.7 –2.4 –70% –0.1 0.0 n.m.<br />
Net writedowns on loans 0.8 –0.9 n.m. –8.9 –1.3 >100% –6.0 –3.6 69%<br />
Net income from investments 12.0 –0.6 n.m. 3.5 0.4 >100% 0.0 0.2 n.m.<br />
Integration costs –0.1 –0.1 22% –2.0 –2.9 –31% 0.0 0.0 –<br />
pROfIT befORe TAx 272.3 235.5 16% 24.8 32.3 –23% 38.5 26.0 48%<br />
Cost/income ratio 53.9% 51.8% 71.1% 65.4% 42.4% 49.8%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio –0.2% 0.3% 11.9% 1.8% 11.9% 9.9%<br />
Exchange rate 7.224 7.338 1.956 1.956 81.433 79.986<br />
Appreciation/depreciation against the euro +1.6% +0.0% –1.8%<br />
1) Pro quota. 2) Included in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies as from 1 December 2007 3) Fully consolidated as from 1 January <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
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slOvenIA bUlgARIA ROmAnIA bAlTIcs<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 %<br />
45.2 35.8 26% 237.2 194.4 22% 74.1 118.9 –38% 22.8 14.6 56%<br />
20.1 17.8 13% 79.8 73.4 9% 59.8 63.1 –5% 1.0 0.3 >100%<br />
–2.4 3.0 n.m. –12.1 –2.6 >100% 171.2 78.4 >100% –2.3 –1.0 >100%<br />
0.1 0.2 –60% 2.1 2.7 –25% 1.4 –2.0 n.m. 1.2 0.1 >100%<br />
17.9 21.1 –15% 69.7 73.5 –5% 232.3 139.5 67% –0.1 –0.6 –84%<br />
63.0 56.9 11% 306.8 267.9 15% 306.5 258.4 19% 22.7 14.0 63%<br />
–35.1 –30.6 15% –129.0 –116.6 11% –153.6 –138.9 11% –13.9 –10.6 32%<br />
27.9 26.3 6% 177.9 151.3 18% 152.8 119.5 28% 8.8 3.4 >100%<br />
0.0 0.0 –81% 1.9 –1.3 n.m. –2.7 –3.2 –15% 0.0 0.0 –<br />
–6.5 –4.3 51% –25.6 –26.8 –4% –38.0 –16.4 >100% –11.2 0.7 n.m.<br />
3.7 –0.6 n.m. 5.9 8.5 –31% 3.2 –0.3 n.m. 0.0 0.2 –100%<br />
–1.5 –1.6 –7% 6.4 –2.0 n.m. 0.0 –5.5 n.m. 0.0 0.0 –<br />
23.5 19.7 19% 166.5 129.8 28% 115.3 94.0 23% –2.4 4.3 n.m.<br />
55.8% 53.7% 42.0% 43.5% 50.1% 53.7% 61.2% 75.6%<br />
14.4% 12.0% 10.8% 13.8% 51.3% 13.8% 48.9% –4.5%<br />
1.000 1.000 1.956 1.956 3.683 3.335 0.703 0.700<br />
0.0% +0.0% – 9.4% –0.4%<br />
TURKeY 1) RUssIA KAZAKHsTAn 2) UKRAIne 3) cee bAnKs TOTAl<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 % <strong>2008</strong> 2007 <strong>2008</strong> <strong>2008</strong> 2007 %<br />
587.0 528.8 11% 517.8 355.4 46% 246.5 23.5 276.4 3,017.6 2,116.9 43%<br />
322.8 265.5 22% 137.0 114.5 20% 45.8 2.9 80.9 1,168.3 928.6 26%<br />
12.1 24.8 –51% 73.5 –5.0 n.m. 35.9 3.8 53.7 420.8 177.9 >100%<br />
58.0 46.3 25% 7.6 0.8 >100% –3.0 –1.0 2.3 119.2 104.9 14%<br />
393.0 336.6 17% 218.1 110.2 98% 78.7 5.8 136.9 1,708.3 1,211.4 41%<br />
980.0 865.4 13% 735.9 465.6 58% 325.2 29.3 413.3 4,726.0 3,328.3 42%<br />
–463.8 –448.3 3% –254.7 –179.9 42% –122.7 –10.5 –162.4 –2,125.3 –1,636.5 30%<br />
516.1 417.1 24% 481.2 285.7 68% 202.5 18.8 250.9 2,600.6 1,691.9 54%<br />
–63.6 –68.3 –7% 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 –0.3 –0.2 –65.3 –78.1 –16%<br />
– 91.1 –73.2 24% –77.3 –40.7 90% –124.3 4.0 –89.4 –538.3 –209.9 >100%<br />
14.2 6.8 >100% 2.6 2.9 –13% 3.0 –0.5 0.3 125.3 22.7 >100%<br />
0.0 0.0 – 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 0.0 0.0 –3.4 –27.1 –88%<br />
375.6 282.5 33% 406.4 247.9 64% 81.2 22.0 161.7 2,118.9 1,399.5 51%<br />
47.3% 51.8% 34.6% 38.6% 37.7% 35.9% 39.3% 45.0% 49.3%<br />
15.5% 13.8% 14.9% 11.5% 50.4% –17.0% 32.3% 17.8% 9.9%<br />
768.7%<br />
1.906 1.786 36.421 35.018 176.963 167.871 – – –<br />
–6.3% –3.9% 0.0%<br />
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Balance sheet developments<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s total assets at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> were € 222.2 bn,<br />
up by € 13.0 bn or 6.2 % on year-end 2007. During the year, total<br />
assets rose by 9.8 % from year-end 2007 to the end <strong>of</strong> September,<br />
with the consolidation <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank (for the first time in the balance<br />
sheet at the end <strong>of</strong> March) accounting for 2.6 percentage points <strong>of</strong><br />
the increase. ATF <strong>Bank</strong> was already included in the consolidated<br />
financial statements for 2007. From September <strong>2008</strong> to the end <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>, total assets declined by 3.3 %; as a result, the year-on-year<br />
change was 6.2 % (see chart). Balance sheet developments reflect<br />
the direct and indirect impacts <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis: interbank<br />
business fell sharply in the fourth quarter. Exchange rate effects were<br />
a very significant factor as almost all CEE currencies depreciated<br />
strongly towards year-end <strong>2008</strong>, and there was also an indirect effect<br />
resulting from differences in exchange rates used for translating<br />
income statement items (at annual average rates) and balance sheet<br />
items (at year-end rates). Finally, goodwill impairment as explained<br />
above also contributed to the decrease in total assets from the third<br />
quarter to the fourth quarter.<br />
Total assets (€ bn)<br />
195.6<br />
30 Sept.<br />
2007<br />
USB/Ukraine<br />
ATF/Kazakhstan<br />
209.2<br />
31 Dec.<br />
2007<br />
+9.8%<br />
220.8<br />
31 March<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
+6.2%<br />
228.6<br />
30 June<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
30 Sept.<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
229.8<br />
222.2<br />
31 Dec.<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
� The balance sheet at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> reflects the intended<br />
sale <strong>of</strong> equity interests in companies which have so far been consolid<br />
ated companies. In accordance with IFRS 5, the balance sheet includes<br />
disposal groups classified as held for sale (written down to the<br />
lower <strong>of</strong> carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell) which are<br />
shown in the items Non-current assets and disposal groups classified<br />
as held for sale and Liabilities included in disposal groups<br />
classified as held for sale. One <strong>of</strong> the companies is the investment<br />
bank UniCredit CAIB AG including its subsidiaries in Poland, Russia<br />
and the United Kingdom. The Management Board has decided to sell<br />
these companies on an intra-Group basis so that all investment banking<br />
units <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group can be combined. Also included is card<br />
complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG. With a view to streamlining its interests in<br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n card business, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> together with the other<br />
shareholders set up a selling process for card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong><br />
AG. Completion is scheduled for 2009.<br />
Major changes in balance sheet items<br />
ASSETS 31 DEC. 08 31 DEC. 07 +/– € M +/– %<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 4,489 19,092 – 14,603 – 76.5 %<br />
Loans and receivables with banks<br />
Loans and receivables with<br />
20,023 38,007 – 17,983 – 47.3 %<br />
customers<br />
Non-current assets and disposal<br />
131,973 115,216 + 16,756 + 14.5 %<br />
groups classified as held for sale 34,068 1,727 + 32,342<br />
TOTAL ASSETS 222,152 209,186 + 12,966 + 6.2 %<br />
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 31 DEC. 08 31 DEC. 07 +/– € M +/– %<br />
Deposits from banks 35,511 52,445 – 16,934 – 32.3 %<br />
Deposits from customers 95,164 93,203 + 1,961 + 2.1 %<br />
Debt securities in issue<br />
Liabilities included in disposal<br />
32,597 26,496 + 6,101 + 23.0 %<br />
groups classified as held for sale 33,137 1,247 + 31,890<br />
Equity 14,237 15,332 – 1,095 – 7.1 %<br />
As the above-mentioned companies are presented in a separate<br />
asset item and liabilities item in the consolidated balance sheet at<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the amounts <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the other balance sheet<br />
items declined significantly, reflecting the size <strong>of</strong> the companies<br />
classified as held for sale. It is mainly for this reason that a year-onyear<br />
comparison shows decreases <strong>of</strong> double-digit billion euro<br />
amounts especially in financial assets / liabilities held for trading and<br />
in loans and receivables with banks as well as deposits from banks;<br />
these changes reflect the main business activities <strong>of</strong> an investment<br />
bank.<br />
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The intended sale <strong>of</strong> the above-mentioned companies has a lesser<br />
impact on loans and receivables with customers and on primary<br />
funds, i.e. deposits from customers and debt securities in issue;<br />
these items therefore increased strongly from year-end 2007 to<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
� The amounts <strong>of</strong> major balance sheet items shown in the table<br />
below include the respective amounts accounted for by the Group<br />
companies classified as held for sale. This presentation makes it<br />
possible to analyse balance sheet developments during <strong>2008</strong> in economic<br />
terms.<br />
Changes in major balance sheet items – analytical presentation 1)<br />
ASSETS 31 DEC. 08 1) 31 DEC. 07 +/– € M +/– %<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 22,285 19,092 + 3,193 + 16.7 %<br />
Loans and receivables with banks<br />
Loans and receivables with<br />
31,424 38,007 – 6,582 – 17.3 %<br />
customers 134,806 115,216 + 19,589 + 17.0 %<br />
… in % <strong>of</strong> total assets 60.7 % 55.1 %<br />
TOTAL ASSETS 222,152 209,186 + 12,966 + 6.2 %<br />
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 31 DEC. 08 1) 31 DEC. 07 +/– € M +/– %<br />
Deposits from banks 53,420 52,445 + 975 + 1.9 %<br />
Deposits from customers 95,470 93,203 + 2,267 + 2.4 %<br />
Debt securities in issue 32,597 26,496 + 6,101 + 23.0 %<br />
… Primary funds 2) 128,067 119,699 + 8,368 + 7.0 %<br />
… in % <strong>of</strong> total assets 57.6 % 57.2 %<br />
Equity 3) 14,237 15,332 – 1,095 – 7.1 %<br />
… in % <strong>of</strong> total assets 6.4 % 7.3 %<br />
1) Assets / liabilities classified as held for sale added back to the relevant balance sheet items.<br />
2) Sum total <strong>of</strong> deposits from customers and debt securities in issue.<br />
3) Equity not affected by classification as held for sale.<br />
The above presentation shows that the € 13.0 bn increase in total<br />
assets was supported by the expansion <strong>of</strong> customer business while<br />
the significance <strong>of</strong> interbank business declined. <strong>Financial</strong> assets held<br />
for trading and financial liabilities held for trading increased in <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
� On the assets side, loans and receivables with customers rose by<br />
€ 19.6 bn or 17.0 % over the previous year (without Ukrsotsbank by<br />
13.6%.) Loans and receivables with banks declined by € 6.6 bn or<br />
17.3%. <strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading increased by € 3.2 bn or<br />
16.7% although illiquid financial assets held for trading in the amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 2.4 bn for which there was no active market were reclassified<br />
into loans and receivables with customers as permitted under the<br />
amendments to IAS 39.<br />
� The liabilities side shows a largely similar picture: customer deposits<br />
and debt securities in issue at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> were 2.4 % and<br />
23.0 %, respectively, higher than at year-end 2007. Primary funds –<br />
the sum total <strong>of</strong> the above two items, representing funding from commercial<br />
banking business sources – reached € 128.1 bn, exceeding<br />
the year-end 2007 figure by € 8.4 bn or 7 %. Deposits from banks<br />
rose only slightly (+ 1.9 %). <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading doubled<br />
to € 15.5 bn, driven by increased trading activities in the fourth<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Equity amounted to € 14.2 bn, 6.4 % <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total. The<br />
decline <strong>of</strong> € 1.1 bn or 7.1 % resulted mainly from the dividend paid<br />
for 2007 (€ 832 m) and from the balance <strong>of</strong> income and expenses<br />
recognised in equity (– € 241 m): the net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 1,283 m<br />
(unexpectedly low as a result <strong>of</strong> impairment losses <strong>of</strong> € 1,027 m on<br />
goodwill) was included in retained earnings; this effect is more than<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset by exchange differences from foreign currency translation<br />
(– € 1,185 m) and by changes in reserves in accordance with IAS 39<br />
(– € 381 m).<br />
➔ Commercial banking business with customers accounts for a<br />
growing proportion <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total: at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
loans and receivables with customers were 60.4 % <strong>of</strong> total assets<br />
(year-end 2007: 55.1 %). The proportion <strong>of</strong> primary funds also rose<br />
slightly (57.6 % after 57.2 %), mainly on account <strong>of</strong> the bank’s<br />
increased efforts in the area <strong>of</strong> medium-term funding. Although the<br />
young banking markets which are still catching up in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
financial intermediation are <strong>of</strong> major significance, 95 % <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
receivables with customers are funded out <strong>of</strong> primary funds. Equity<br />
represents a healthy 6.4 % <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total.<br />
Capital resources<br />
On 1 January <strong>2008</strong>, the calculations required under regulatory<br />
standards pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act were converted to the<br />
Basel II rules. The main changes in respect <strong>of</strong> (net) capital resources<br />
result from differences in taking account <strong>of</strong> deductions and from the<br />
lower net Tier 3 capital (to meet – lower – capital requirements for<br />
market risks in the trading book). In addition to the changed rules for<br />
determining the assessment basis for credit risk, the provisions in<br />
Section 22 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act concerning the minimum capital<br />
requirements now comprise the calculation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements<br />
for operational risk and changes in the rules for capital to be held<br />
against parts <strong>of</strong> the trading book (in particular, Tier 3 capital can no<br />
longer be used to meet the capital requirements for counterparty<br />
default risk).<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
Since 31 March <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has applied the<br />
advanced internal ratings-based approach for credit risk. The<br />
subsidiaries are taken into account by applying the standardised<br />
approach for credit risk. As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, operational risk is<br />
determined in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and in Zagrebačka banka<br />
d.d. using the advanced approach, while the other subsidiaries use<br />
the standardised or basic-indicator approach.<br />
The comparison <strong>of</strong> 31 December <strong>2008</strong> (new presentation pursuant to<br />
Basel II) with the calculation as at the end <strong>of</strong> 2007 (old method pursuant<br />
to Basel I) shows a decline <strong>of</strong> 6.9 % in net capital resources to<br />
€ 12.3 bn, most <strong>of</strong> which is due to the new supervisory rules. On the<br />
other hand, risk-weighted assets rose by 12.9 % to € 133.2 bn as a<br />
result <strong>of</strong> the regulatory changes and the bank’s underlying business<br />
development. The largest contribution to this development came from<br />
expansion in the CEE business segment. The capital requirement for<br />
credit risk increased by 6.9 % to € 9.4 bn, and together with the other<br />
risk types it rose by 12.9 % to € 10.7 bn.<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, the Tier 1 capital ratio – based on credit risk<br />
pursuant to Basel II – was 7.70 %, comfortably above the minimum<br />
level required by law. Further details are given in the table below:<br />
Capital ratios: year-end <strong>2008</strong> (Basel II) and year-end 2007 (Basel I)<br />
Based on credit risk <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 7.70 % 8.76 %<br />
Total capital ratio 9.35 % 11.37 %<br />
Based on all risks <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 6.82 % 8.20 %<br />
Total capital ratio 9.19 % 11.16 %<br />
Further information<br />
The following detailed information is included in the notes to the<br />
consolidated financial statements:<br />
� details <strong>of</strong> events <strong>of</strong> particular significance after the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial year in note 4, “Events after the balance sheet date”;<br />
� details on the use <strong>of</strong> financial instruments in note 3, “Significant<br />
accounting policies”;<br />
� information on existing risks <strong>of</strong> changes in prices, credit risk,<br />
liquidity risk and cash flow risk in the risk report in notes 66 to 69;<br />
� information pursuant to Section 243a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial<br />
Code (concerning rights linked to shares) in note 50, “Equity”.<br />
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Outlook<br />
Economic environment<br />
� The global economy is in deep recession. After growth <strong>of</strong> 5 % in<br />
2007 and over 3 % in <strong>2008</strong>, world GDP (at purchasing power parities)<br />
will stagnate for the first time in the post-war period. Economic<br />
growth in China and in the Asian emerging markets is expected to<br />
reach 5.5 % and 5 %, respectively, which is a serious setback for<br />
these countries. The US economy has shown a downward trend since<br />
the end <strong>of</strong> 2007; recent indicators confirm that it continues to shrink,<br />
despite unprecedented rescue and support programmes. Economic<br />
performance in the euro area will decline by 2.3 % in 2009, a<br />
development which also reflects the repercussions <strong>of</strong> the oil-price<br />
hike and the euro’s strength until summer <strong>2008</strong>. At the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
2009, the synchronous global downturn in manufacturing seen in the<br />
final quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> is spilling over from key industries to all sectors<br />
<strong>of</strong> the economy, via demand for capital goods, employment, incomes<br />
and demand for consumer goods. It is not yet possible to say how far<br />
this development has progressed and at what point we are now. And<br />
it is not clear for how long we will have to expect further adverse<br />
impacts and valuation losses in financial markets. One <strong>of</strong> the few<br />
positive factors in this scenario is the pragmatic approach taken by<br />
economic policymakers and their readiness to intervene.<br />
� The <strong>Austria</strong>n economy felt the full impact <strong>of</strong> the global economic<br />
downturn around the turn <strong>of</strong> the year, with some time lag. The rate <strong>of</strong><br />
growth in Q4 <strong>2008</strong> compared with the preceding quarter was negative,<br />
at – 0.2 %, for the first time since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2001. For the<br />
first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009 we expect GDP to shrink by at least 1%. The volume<br />
<strong>of</strong> orders from abroad has fallen, which means that the first few<br />
months <strong>of</strong> 2009 may see a double-digit drop in exports compared<br />
with the previous year. Investment activity is also being reduced in<br />
view <strong>of</strong> the unfavourable international environment. We assume that<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>’s economic performance in 2009 will decline by 1.6 %, after<br />
GDP growth <strong>of</strong> 1.8 % in <strong>2008</strong>. While there are currently no signs <strong>of</strong> a<br />
turnaround, we expect that economic activity will recover slightly towards<br />
the end <strong>of</strong> 2009. Next year may see moderate growth <strong>of</strong> 0.7 %.<br />
This scenario is based on hopes that the ECB, which has already<br />
eased its monetary policy, will continue to pursue this course with all<br />
instruments currently available or yet to be created, and that the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
government’s economic stimulus package will start to have tangible<br />
effects as the year progresses. The risk <strong>of</strong> an even sharper<br />
downturn is still higher than any risk <strong>of</strong> inflation.<br />
For the banking sector this means that the trends recorded in credit<br />
demand and savings deposits in the last few months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> will intensify<br />
in 2009. Credit demand will lose momentum and there will be<br />
a shift from medium-term and long-term loans for investment projects<br />
to short-term loans. We assume that lending volume will decline<br />
due to lower demand. <strong>Bank</strong> deposits will grow at a slightly lower rate<br />
than in <strong>2008</strong>, with the inflow <strong>of</strong> deposits from the business sector<br />
slowing down. As incomes grow more slowly and public awareness <strong>of</strong><br />
the recession rises, the already high savings ratio will increase further,<br />
from 12.3 % to 13.1 % in 2009. Given the uncertain market outlook,<br />
holdings <strong>of</strong> financial assets will continue to focus on short-term bank<br />
deposits and especially top-quality bond issues, entailing further<br />
structural adjustments in the area <strong>of</strong> mutual funds.<br />
� For 2009 we forecast a 0.8 % contraction <strong>of</strong> GDP for the entire<br />
CEE region, with major countries falling into recession. This development<br />
in Central European countries like Poland, the Czech Republic,<br />
Slovakia and Slovenia, which have been characterised by a relatively<br />
sound macroeconomic environment, will be driven mainly by a slowdown<br />
in external demand. South-East European countries, the Baltics<br />
and Hungary will have to cope with domestic weaknesses in addition<br />
to the global slowdown – i.e. high current account deficits and<br />
external indebtedness – which in the current environment further<br />
bleakens their short-term prospects as external financing is difficult<br />
to obtain and rather expensive. Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine<br />
will be affected by a lack <strong>of</strong> external funding, as well as by a fall in<br />
commodities prices due to the first two economies’ dependence on<br />
energy production and on Ukraine’s reliance on steel.<br />
In the current environment the key consideration is continuity in the<br />
financing cycle. In past years, consumption and investment growth<br />
were mainly financed through local bank loans to households and the<br />
corporate sector. Apart from macroeconomic factors, the local banking<br />
sectors differ in their external financing needs and the respective<br />
level <strong>of</strong> foreign exchange lending. Several measures have already<br />
been implemented by local governments and national banks, as well<br />
as by international institutions, in order to restore external and internal<br />
confidence in banks (e.g. by introducing deposit guarantee schemes),<br />
inject liquidity into the banking system and support economic growth.<br />
This is especially the case in Russia and Kazakhstan, where major<br />
initiatives have been taken by the local governments to support the<br />
banking sector, and in Ukraine, Hungary and Latvia, where the IMF’s<br />
intervention has also been required.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>: Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Management Report <strong>2008</strong> (cONTINUED)<br />
We expect all these measures to have an effect in the medium to long<br />
term, and the CEE region to start recovering in 2010, with GDP increasing<br />
by 2.7 %. Turkey and the Czech Republic are in a relatively<br />
stronger position as their banking systems are less leveraged and<br />
have a lower share <strong>of</strong> foreign-currency loans to the private sector.<br />
These countries could benefit from a significant easing <strong>of</strong> monetary<br />
policy aimed at stimulating domestic demand, and they could record<br />
some recovery <strong>of</strong> economic growth already in the second half <strong>of</strong><br />
2009. Even if we had to again slightly reduce our forecasts, two<br />
positive factors remain: first, during both the upswing and cyclical<br />
downturn, the CEE region is performing better than West European<br />
countries. Second, the regional diversification <strong>of</strong> our subsidiaries is a<br />
major asset: we have a stronger presence in those countries where<br />
the economic downturn will be least pronounced.<br />
Growth and inflation in our core markets<br />
2007 <strong>2008</strong> 2009 2010<br />
Economic growth (real GDP, % change over previous year)<br />
CEE region 6.7 % 4.3 % – 0.8 % 2.7 %<br />
CEE region, weighted *) 6.3 % 3.8 % – 0.4 % 2.6 %<br />
Mature markets (I, G, A) 2.2 % 0.5 % – 2.4 % 0.7 %<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 3.1 % 1.8 % – 1.6 % 0.7 %<br />
Inflation (annual average, % change over previous year)<br />
CEE region 7.4 % 11.3 % 6.9 % 6.5 %<br />
CEE region, weighted *) 5.5 % 8.5 % 4.9 % 4.5 %<br />
Mature markets (I, G, A) 2.1 % 2.9 % 0.9 % 1.9 %<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 2.2 % 3.2 % 0.9 % 1.6 %<br />
*) Average for CEE countries weighted by shares <strong>of</strong> our UniCredit banking subsidiaries. UniCredit Group<br />
forecasts as at February 2009. 17 CEE countries including Poland.<br />
Outlook for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s performance<br />
in 2009<br />
The economic environment described above suggests that 2009 will<br />
continue to be very difficult. Uncertainty about the economic outlook<br />
has increased until recently, and the volatility <strong>of</strong> recent financial<br />
market indicators does not provide a sound foundation on which to<br />
base expectations. It is not possible to say when the downturn will<br />
touch bottom and how strong its impact on credit demand, default<br />
risk and propensity to invest will be. The strain on the financial sector<br />
has not yet eased, and unpleasant surprises are possible at any time.<br />
Credit spreads demanded by the market – in respect <strong>of</strong> countries,<br />
companies and especially banks – rose again in the last few weeks <strong>of</strong><br />
the reporting season, after having eased somewhat around the turn <strong>of</strong><br />
the year. On the basis <strong>of</strong> available data, we cannot provide a sound<br />
forecast <strong>of</strong> results for 2009.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> – and the entire UniCredit Group – confirmed its longterm<br />
strategy on several occasions during the past year while<br />
adjusting its implementation to the new conditions. In view <strong>of</strong> the<br />
lower demand expected in <strong>Austria</strong>, and as economic performance and<br />
revenue growth in CEE lose momentum, implementing the crossregional<br />
business model is essential.<br />
� Using a customer-focused, multi-local sales approach, we aim to<br />
enhance our competitiveness by bundling product know-how in international<br />
business. The planned transfer <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB to HVB is to<br />
be seen in this light, a move which will create a strong provider <strong>of</strong><br />
customer-oriented investment banking services <strong>of</strong> European stature.<br />
We are generally concentrating on classic banking business with simple<br />
and easy-to-understand products, and on advisory services for<br />
customers.<br />
� We are also intensifying our efforts to create a cross-regional infrastructure<br />
for production within Global <strong>Bank</strong>ing Services, ranging<br />
from back-<strong>of</strong>fice and administrative activities all the way to information<br />
and communication technology. This will help us unlock cost and<br />
revenue synergies from 2009 onwards.<br />
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� We will fully maintain our long-term commitment to CEE and gradually<br />
implement our divisional structure there. The slowdown in 2009<br />
is a cyclical phenomenon while convergence <strong>of</strong> Eastern and Western<br />
Europe, European integration, is a structural process <strong>of</strong>fering large<br />
potential for value creation in the medium term.<br />
9 March 2009, the Management Board<br />
Erich Hampel<br />
(Chairman)<br />
Helmut Bernkopf Federico Ghizzoni<br />
Ralph Müller Carlo Vivaldi<br />
Stephan Winkelmeier Robert Zadrazil<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
in accordance with<br />
International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs)<br />
Income statement for the year ended 31 December <strong>2008</strong> 38<br />
Balance sheet at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> 39<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> changes in equity 40<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> recognised income and expenses 40<br />
Cash flow statement 41<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Consolidated Income Statement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
for the year ended 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
(€ m)<br />
(Notes) <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Interest income and similar revenues (5) 12,837 10,282<br />
Interest expense and similar charges (5) –8,180 –6,629<br />
Net interest margin 4,657 3,653<br />
Fee and commission income (6) 2,706 2,575<br />
Fee and commission expense (6) –629 –451<br />
Net fees and commissions 2,076 2,124<br />
Dividend income and similar revenue (7) 592 128<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading (8) –375 119<br />
Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting (9) – –<br />
Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong>: (10) 133 255<br />
a) loans 1 1<br />
b) available-for-sale financial assets 132 252<br />
c) held-to-maturity investments –1 –<br />
d) financial liabilities 1 2<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets/liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (11) –48 15<br />
OperatiNg iNcOme 7,035 6,294<br />
Impairment losses on: (12) –1,096 –502<br />
a) loans –1,019 –507<br />
b) available-for-sale financial assets –25 –3<br />
c) held-to-maturity investments –59 –14<br />
d) other financial assets 8 23<br />
Net income from financial activities 5,939 5,792<br />
Premiums earned (net) (13) 112 115<br />
Other income (net) from insurance activities (14) –86 –82<br />
Net income from financial and insurance activities 5,964 5,825<br />
Administrative costs: –3,621 –3,113<br />
a) staff expense (15) –2,235 –1,840<br />
b) other administrative expense (16) –1,386 –1,273<br />
Provisions for risks and charges (17) –78 –74<br />
Impairment/write-backs on property, plant and equipment (18) –213 –197<br />
Impairment/write-backs on intangible assets (19) –119 –80<br />
Other net operating income (20) 178 184<br />
OperatiNg cOsts –3,854 –3,280<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates (21) 412 181<br />
Gains and losses on tangible and intangible assets measured at fair value – –<br />
Impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill –1,027 –<br />
Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments (22) 9 14<br />
tOtal prOfit Or lOss befOre tax frOm cONtiNuiNg OperatiONs 1,505 2,740<br />
Tax expense (income) related to pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss from continuing operations (23) –222 –380<br />
Net prOfit Or lOss fOr the year 1,283 2,360<br />
Minorities –139 –106<br />
Net prOfit Or lOss attributable tO the pareNt cOmpaNy 1,144 2,254<br />
Earnings per share (in €, basic and diluted) 5.66 11.69<br />
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Consolidated Balance Sheet<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
at 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
Assets (€ m)<br />
(Notes) 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Cash and cash balances (26) 3,908 2,967<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading (27) 4,489 19,092<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (28) 567 935<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets (29) 10,034 10,864<br />
Held-to-maturity investments (30) 5,754 7,623<br />
Loans and receivables with banks (31) 20,023 38,007<br />
Loans and receivables with customers (32) 131,973 115,216<br />
Hedging derivatives (33) 85 1,147<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – –<br />
Investments in associates and joint ventures (34) 2,277 2,281<br />
Insurance reserves attributable to reinsurers – –<br />
Property, plant and equipment (35) 2,346 2,003<br />
Intangible assets (36) 4,170 4,400<br />
<strong>of</strong> which goodwill 3,595 3,837<br />
Tax assets (37) 1,088 1,007<br />
a) current tax assets 253 151<br />
b) deferred tax assets 835 856<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale (38) 34,068 1,727<br />
Other assets (39) 1,369 1,918<br />
tOtal assets 222,152 209,186<br />
Liabilities and equity (€ m)<br />
(Notes) 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Deposits from banks (40) 35,511 52,445<br />
Deposits from customers (41) 95,164 93,203<br />
Debt securities in issue (42) 32,597 26,496<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading (43) 2,155 7,442<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (44) 2,000 2,386<br />
Hedging derivatives (45) 123 1,638<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – –<br />
Tax liabilities (46) 541 634<br />
a) current tax liabilities 138 125<br />
b) deferred tax liabilities 403 510<br />
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale (47) 33,137 1,247<br />
Other liabilities (48) 2,515 3,574<br />
Provisions for risks and charges (49) 4,015 4,611<br />
a) post-retirement benefit obligations 3,537 4,088<br />
b) other provisions 477 523<br />
Insurance reserves 156 178<br />
Equity (50) 14,237 15,332<br />
<strong>of</strong> which Minorities (+/–) 733 660<br />
tOtal liabilities aND equity 222,152 209,186<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> changes in equity<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
sub-<br />
scribeD<br />
capital<br />
capital<br />
reserVes<br />
retaiNeD<br />
earNiNgs<br />
fOreigN<br />
curreNcy<br />
traNslatiON<br />
reserVes iN<br />
accOrDaNce<br />
With ias 39 *)<br />
actuarial<br />
lOsses iN<br />
accOrDaNce<br />
With ias 19<br />
share-<br />
hOlDers’<br />
equity<br />
(€ m)<br />
miNOrity<br />
iNterests equity<br />
as at 1 January 2007 1,069 2,859 6,482 –73 347 –757 9,927 213 10,140<br />
Capital increase 400 2,463 2,863 365 3,228<br />
Changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies – –<br />
Shares in controlling companies 1 1 1<br />
Recognised income and expenses 2,258 43 49 157 2,507 86 2,593<br />
Dividend paid –588 –588 –6 –594<br />
Other changes –34 –34 –34<br />
as at 31 December 2007 1,469 5,323 8,118 –31 397 –600 14,676 658 15,334<br />
*) Reserves in accordance with IAS 39 1 Jan. 2007 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Cash flow hedge reserve –175 –119<br />
Available-for-sale reserve 522 516<br />
Total 347 397<br />
sub-<br />
scribeD<br />
capital<br />
capital<br />
reserVes<br />
retaiNeD<br />
earNiNgs<br />
fOreigN<br />
curreNcy<br />
traNslatiON<br />
reserVes iN<br />
accOrDaNce<br />
With ias 39 *)<br />
actuarial<br />
lOsses iN<br />
accOrDaNce<br />
With ias 19<br />
share-<br />
hOlDers’<br />
equity<br />
miNOrity<br />
iNterests equity<br />
as at 1 January <strong>2008</strong> 1,469 5,323 8,118 –31 397 –600 14,676 658 15,334<br />
Purchase price allocation –4 –4 2 –2<br />
as at 1 January <strong>2008</strong> restated 1,469 5,323 8,114 –31 397 –600 14,672 660 15,332<br />
Changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies – –1 –1<br />
Shares in controlling companies – –<br />
Recognised income and expenses 1,144 –1,145 –381 42 –339 98 –241<br />
Dividend paid –808 –808 –24 –832<br />
Other changes 4 –25 –21 –21<br />
as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> 1,469 5,327 8,425 –1,175 16 –558 13,505 733 14,237<br />
*) Reserves in accordance with IAS 39 1 Jan. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
Cash flow hedge reserve –119 29<br />
Available-for-sale reserve 516 –13<br />
Total 397 16<br />
<strong>of</strong> which reserves <strong>of</strong> companies classified as held for sale –138<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> recognised income and expenses (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Gains/losses on assets held for sale (available-for-sale reserve) –600 –1<br />
Gains/losses on cash flow hedges (cash flow hedge reserve) 149 75<br />
Changes at companies accounted for under the equity method –45 –<br />
Foreign currency translation – exchange differences –1,166 30<br />
Foreign currency translation relating to assets held for sale –19 –<br />
Actuarial gains/losses on defined-benefit plans 56 210<br />
Taxes on items directly recognised in equity 99 –85<br />
recognised directly in equity –1,524 229<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it 1,283 2,364<br />
tOtal Of iNcOme aND expeNses recOgNiseD iN the repOrtiNg year –241 2,593<br />
Shareholders’ equity –339 2,507<br />
Minority interests 98 86<br />
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Cash flow statement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Net prOfit 1,283 2,360<br />
Non-cash items included in net pr<strong>of</strong>it, and adjustments to reconcile net pr<strong>of</strong>it to cash flows from operating activities<br />
Depreciation, amortisation, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans, and changes in fair values 1,861 819<br />
Increase in staff-related provisions and other provisions 114 137<br />
Increase/decrease in other non-cash items –250 280<br />
Gains/losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investments –141 –299<br />
sub-tOtal 2,867 3,297<br />
Increase/decrease in operating assets and liabilities after adjustment for non-cash components<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading –6,043 –386<br />
Loans and receivables with banks and customers – 9,980 – 9,230<br />
Other asset items 1,425 –1,890<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 7,676 2,603<br />
Deposits from banks and customers 2,466 11,710<br />
Debt securities in issue 5,362 –6,241<br />
Other liabilities items –2,243 2,109<br />
cash flOWs frOm OperatiNg actiVities 1,530 1,972<br />
Proceeds from disposal <strong>of</strong><br />
investments 8,810 17,947<br />
property, plant and equipment 97 51<br />
Payments for purchases <strong>of</strong><br />
investments –6,812 –16,029<br />
property, plant and equipment –756 –655<br />
Proceeds from sales (less cash disposed <strong>of</strong>) <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries 205 –<br />
Payments for acquisition (less cash acquired) <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries –1,583 –1,223<br />
Other changes 275 –148<br />
cash flOWs frOm iNVestiNg actiVities 236 –57<br />
Proceeds from capital increase – –<br />
Dividends paid –808 –588<br />
Subordinated liabilities and other financial activities (net) 146 66<br />
cash flOWs frOm fiNaNciNg actiVities –662 –522<br />
cash aND cash equiValeNts at eND Of preViOus periOD 2,967 1,584<br />
Cash flows from operating activities 1,530 1,972<br />
Cash flows from investing activities 236 –57<br />
Cash flows from financing activities –662 –522<br />
Effects <strong>of</strong> exchange rate changes –142 –10<br />
cash aND cash equiValeNts at eND Of periOD 3,929 2,967<br />
paymeNts fOr taxes, iNterest aND DiViDeNDs<br />
Income taxes paid –89 –68<br />
Interest received 12,837 10,282<br />
Interest paid –8,180 –6,448<br />
Dividends received 612 153<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes to the Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong><br />
<strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
(1) Legal basis <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements 43<br />
(2a) Structural changes 43<br />
(2b) Impairment test 48<br />
(3) Significant accounting policies 49<br />
(4) Events after the balance sheet date 57<br />
Notes to the income statement 58<br />
(5) Interest income/Interest expense 58<br />
(6) Fee and commission income/Fee and commission expense 59<br />
(7) Dividend income and similar revenue 60<br />
(8) Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities<br />
held for trading 60<br />
(9) Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting 61<br />
(10) Gains and losses on disposals/repurchases 61<br />
(11) Net change in financial assets and liabilities<br />
at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 62<br />
(12) Impairment losses 62<br />
(13) Premium earned (net) – breakdown 64<br />
(14) Other income (net) from insurance business 64<br />
(15) Payroll: breakdown 65<br />
(16) Other administrative expenses 65<br />
(17) Net provisions for risks and charges 65<br />
(18) Impairment on property, plant and equipment 66<br />
(19) Impairment on intangible assets 66<br />
(20) Other net operating income 66<br />
(21) Pr<strong>of</strong>it (Loss) <strong>of</strong> associates 67<br />
(22) Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments 67<br />
(23) Income tax from continuing operations 68<br />
(24) Earnings per share 68<br />
(25) Dividends 68<br />
Notes to the balance sheet 69<br />
(26) Cash and cash balances 69<br />
(27) <strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 69<br />
(28) <strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 70<br />
(29) Available-for-sale financial assets 71<br />
(30) Held-to-maturity investments 71<br />
(31) Loans and receivables with banks 72<br />
(32) Loans and receivables with customers 73<br />
(33) Hedging derivatives 74<br />
(34) Equity investments 74<br />
(35) Property, plant and equipment 75<br />
(36) Intangible assets 77<br />
(37) Tax assets 78<br />
(38) Non-current assets and disposal groups classified<br />
as held for sale 79<br />
(39) Other assets 80<br />
(40) Deposits from banks 80<br />
(41) Deposits from customers 81<br />
(42) Debt securities in issue 81<br />
(43) <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 82<br />
(44) <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 83<br />
(45) Hedging derivatives 83<br />
(46) Deferred tax liabilities 84<br />
(47) Liabilities included in disposal groups classified<br />
as held for sale 84<br />
(48) Other liabilities 85<br />
(49) Provisions for risks and charges 85<br />
(50) Equity 86<br />
Additional IFRS disclosures 87<br />
(51) Time breakdown by contractual residual maturity<br />
<strong>of</strong> financial assets and liabilities 87<br />
(52) Geographical distribution 87<br />
(53) Related party disclosures 88<br />
(54) Share-based payments 89<br />
(55) Reconciliation <strong>of</strong> reclassified accounts to<br />
mandatory reporting schedule 91<br />
(56) Segment reporting 93<br />
(57) Assets pledged as security 97<br />
(58) Subordinated assets 97<br />
(59) Assets and liabilities in foreign currency 97<br />
(60) Trust assets and trust liabilities 98<br />
(61) Repurchase agreements 98<br />
(62) Guarantees given and commitments 98<br />
(63) List <strong>of</strong> selected subsidiaries and other equity interests 99<br />
(63a) Consolidated companies 99<br />
(63b) Investments in companies accounted<br />
for under the proportionate consolidation method 101<br />
(63c) Investments in associated companies accounted<br />
for under the equity method 101<br />
(63d) Investments in associated companies not accounted<br />
for under the equity method 101<br />
(64) Employees 102<br />
(65) Supervisory Board and Management Board 102<br />
Risk report 103<br />
(66) Overall risk management 103<br />
(66a) Market risk 106<br />
(66b) Liquidity risk 113<br />
(66c) Counterparty risk 114<br />
(66d) Credit risk 114<br />
(66e) Operational risk 120<br />
(66f) Business risk 121<br />
(66g) Risks arising from the bank’s shareholdings<br />
and equity interests 121<br />
(67) Legal risks 121<br />
(68) Information on the squeeze-out 121<br />
(69) <strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 121<br />
Information required under <strong>Austria</strong>n law 125<br />
(70) Consolidated capital resources and regulatory<br />
capital requirements 125<br />
Concluding Remarks <strong>of</strong> the Management Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 126<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Auditors 128<br />
Note<br />
In this report, “<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>” and “the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group” refer to the Group. To the extent that information relates to the parent company’s separate financial statements, “UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG” is used. In adding up rounded figures and calculating the percentage rates <strong>of</strong> changes, slight differences may result compared with totals and rates arrived at by adding up component figures<br />
which have not been rounded <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
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(1) Legal basis <strong>of</strong> the<br />
consolidated financial statements<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, Schottengasse 6–8, A-1010 Vienna,<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>, is a universal bank conducting banking business within<br />
the meaning <strong>of</strong> Section 1 (1) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. It is<br />
registered under no. FN 150714p in the <strong>Austria</strong>n Register <strong>of</strong><br />
Firms at the Commercial Court <strong>of</strong> Vienna. On 27 September<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, the name <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt AG was changed to<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. The bank continues to operate in the<br />
market under the “<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>” brand name. The geographical<br />
focus <strong>of</strong> the bank’s operations is on <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE.<br />
(2a) Structural changes<br />
Acquisition <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank, Ukraine<br />
On 25 June 2007, the Management Board <strong>of</strong> BA-CA AG (“<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>”)<br />
approved the acquisition <strong>of</strong> Joint Stock Commercial <strong>Bank</strong> for<br />
Social Development Ukrsotsbank, Kiev, Ukraine, (Ukrsotsbank). On<br />
21 January <strong>2008</strong>, the bank acquired a 94.20% shareholding interest<br />
for € 1,526.9 m including additional costs. A shareholding interest <strong>of</strong><br />
8.05% with a book value <strong>of</strong> € 131.7 m was acquired directly by<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, and 86.15% was acquired indirectly through Private<br />
Joint Stock Company “Ferrotrade International” (a wholly-owned subsidiary<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>), which has its headquarters in Kiev.<br />
On the basis <strong>of</strong> this purchase price, and after net asset value adjustments,<br />
goodwill amounts to UAH 8,948 m or € 1,203.7 m.<br />
The net asset value adjustments relate to the intangible assets brand<br />
name and retail customer base which were acquired as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
acquisition <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank, and to related deferred taxes.<br />
The value <strong>of</strong> the brand name was determined at UAH 293 m or<br />
€ 39.5 m, on the assumption <strong>of</strong> an indefinite useful life from a current<br />
perspective. The retail customer base was valued at UAH 147 m<br />
or € 19.8 m and is amortised on a straight-line basis over the useful<br />
period <strong>of</strong> 3 years.<br />
In July <strong>2008</strong>, the bank acquired a further 4.3% shareholding interest<br />
in Ukrsotsbank by way <strong>of</strong> a capital increase. As at 31 December<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s total shareholding interest in Ukrsotsbank was<br />
94.47%, the purchase price including additional costs amounted to<br />
€ 1,694 m.<br />
The two companies have been included in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated<br />
companies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group as from 1 January <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Furthermore, the following subsidiaries were included in the group <strong>of</strong><br />
consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group as from 1 January<br />
<strong>2008</strong>:<br />
� Factor<strong>Bank</strong> Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna<br />
� HYPERION Immobilienvermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna<br />
� Teledata Consulting und Systemmanagement Ges.m.b.H., Vienna<br />
� Treuconsult Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna<br />
� Informations Technologie <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH, Vienna (accounted for<br />
under the proportionate consolidation method)<br />
Two <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s Bosnian banking subsidiaries –<br />
HVB Central Pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>Bank</strong>a d.d., Sarajevo, and UniCredit Zagrebačka<br />
banka d.d., Mostar – were integrated to form the new UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> d.d., Mostar, on 1 March <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
In March <strong>2008</strong>, our equity interest in the Czech banking subsidiary<br />
Hypo Stavebni Sporitelna was sold for CZK 1.2 bn.<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the new corporate branding process, the subsidiary<br />
International Moscow <strong>Bank</strong> (IMB) was renamed UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> in<br />
the first quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>; it is now operating under the name <strong>of</strong><br />
ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>.<br />
The following subsidiaries were included in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated<br />
companies as from 1 April <strong>2008</strong>:<br />
� “Artist” Marketing Entertainment GmbH, Vienna<br />
� MY Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna<br />
� MC Marketing GmbH, Vienna<br />
� MC Retail GmbH, Vienna<br />
The banking subsidiary Nova banjalučka banka a.d. in Bosnia and<br />
Herzegovina was renamed UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> a.d. Banjaluka in June<br />
<strong>2008</strong>.<br />
OJSC Sohibkorbank, ATF <strong>Bank</strong>’s banking subsidiary in Tajikistan, was<br />
sold for US$ 3.6 m in July <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
On 4 September <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sold a shareholding<br />
interest <strong>of</strong> 4.65% in UniCredit Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> S.A., Bucharest, for<br />
€ 45 m, thereby reducing its shareholding interest in UniCredit Tiriac<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> S.A. from 55.21% to 50.56%. This measure was a contractual<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the agreement on the merger <strong>of</strong> HVB Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> S.A. with<br />
UniCredit Romania S.A. from the year 2007.<br />
In the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> the hive-down <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG’s trading activities to UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna, was approved by<br />
the supervisory authorities and entered in the <strong>Austria</strong>n Register <strong>of</strong><br />
Firms. This means that with effect from 1 October <strong>2008</strong> trading in<br />
the fixed income, currency, credit and equity markets is performed by<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG.<br />
At the beginning <strong>of</strong> October <strong>2008</strong>, Informations Technologie <strong>Austria</strong><br />
GmbH (IT-<strong>Austria</strong>) transferred data processing systems to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Global Information Services GmbH (BAGIS) as part <strong>of</strong> restructuring<br />
activities. In return, IT-<strong>Austria</strong> acquired a 20% equity interest in<br />
BAGIS from UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. BAGIS has been included in<br />
the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group since<br />
1 December <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Purchases <strong>of</strong> shares from minority shareholders in the period from<br />
June to December <strong>2008</strong> increased UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s<br />
shareholding interest in UniCredit Bulbank AD, S<strong>of</strong>ia, Bulgaria, from<br />
90.30% to 92.08%.<br />
Since 1 December <strong>2008</strong>, the Cypriot investment management<br />
company Lowes Limited, a subsidiary <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Aton International<br />
Limited, has been consolidated in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG transferred the consolidated company<br />
caibon.com Internet Service GmbH to BA-CA Infrastructure Finance<br />
Advisory GmbH on 11 December <strong>2008</strong>. The equity interest in that<br />
company is wholly owned via ZETA Fünf Handels GmbH.<br />
On 30 December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sold its equity<br />
interest in Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH to Pioneer Global Asset<br />
Management S.p.A, Milan, for € 117 m. The resulting pr<strong>of</strong>it in the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group was € 66 m.<br />
“JOHA” Gebäude-, Errichtungs- und Vermietungsges.m.b.H. was<br />
included in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as<br />
from the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
UniCredit Menkul Degerler AS, a brokerage firm, commenced operations<br />
in Turkey in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. As part <strong>of</strong> the Yapı Kredi<br />
Group, the brokerage firm is accounted for in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
under the proportionate consolidation method.<br />
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(2a) Structural changes (CONTINUED)<br />
Effects <strong>of</strong> changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies<br />
Assets (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
ADDITIONS AT<br />
The begINNINg<br />
Of <strong>2008</strong><br />
OTher<br />
ADDITIONS<br />
IN <strong>2008</strong><br />
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DISPOSAL<br />
IN <strong>2008</strong><br />
Cash and cash balances 2,967 155 – –1<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 19,092 – – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 935 106 – –<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 10,864 30 631 –582<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 7,623 – – –416<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 38,007 421 7 –175<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 115,216 3,604 3 –100<br />
Hedging derivatives 1,147 – – –<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – – – –<br />
Investments in associates and joint ventures 2,281 132 629 –<br />
Insurance reserves attributable to reinsurers – – – –<br />
Property, plant and equipment 2,003 379 56 –5<br />
Intangible assets 4,400 20 – –5<br />
<strong>of</strong> which goodwill 3,837 – – –<br />
Tax assets 1,007 5 6 –7<br />
a) current tax assets 151 – – –<br />
b) deferred tax assets 856 5 6 –7<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale 1,727 – – –<br />
Other assets 1,918 38 1 –45<br />
TOTAL ASSeTS 209,186 4,890 1,333 –1,335<br />
Liabilities and equity (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
ADDITIONS AT<br />
The begINNINg<br />
Of <strong>2008</strong><br />
OTher<br />
ADDITIONS<br />
IN <strong>2008</strong><br />
DISPOSAL<br />
IN <strong>2008</strong><br />
Deposits from banks 52,445 1,055 54 –19<br />
Deposits from customers 93,203 2,490 7 –1,145<br />
Debt securities in issue 26,496 646 – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 7,442 – 3 –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 2,386 – – –<br />
Hedging derivatives 1,638 – – –<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – – – –<br />
Tax liabilities 634 29 – –1<br />
a) current tax liabilities 125 3 – –<br />
b) deferred tax liabilities 510 26 – –<br />
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale 1,247 – – –<br />
Other liabilities 3,574 59 2 –84<br />
Provisions for risks and charges 4,611 8 1 –5<br />
a) post-retirement benefit obligations 4,088 8 – –2<br />
b) other provisions 523 1 1 –3<br />
Insurance reserves 178 – – –<br />
Equity 15,332 603 1,265 –82<br />
<strong>of</strong> which Minorities (+/–) 660 – – –<br />
TOTAL LIAbILITIeS AND eqUITy 209,186 4,890 1,333 –1,335<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Changes resulting from net asset value<br />
adjustments <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries acquired<br />
in the previous year<br />
Net asset value adjustments were carried out in respect <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries<br />
ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Kazakhstan, and Aton International Limited, Nicosia,<br />
acquired in the previous year. The values published for 2007 were<br />
adjusted and the adjusted figures are used as comparative figures in<br />
the <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Report.<br />
ATf bank<br />
In November 2007, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG acquired 92.88%<br />
<strong>of</strong> the share capital <strong>of</strong> ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Kazakhstan, with subsidiaries in<br />
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and the Omsk region in southern Siberia,<br />
at a purchase price including additional costs <strong>of</strong> € 1,592 m.<br />
After net asset value adjustments, goodwill was 209,700 m tenge<br />
or € 1,176.8 m.<br />
The net asset value adjustments related to loans and receivables<br />
with customers, the intangible assets brand name and customer<br />
base which were acquired as part <strong>of</strong> the acquisition <strong>of</strong> ATF <strong>Bank</strong>,<br />
and related deferred taxes.<br />
The value <strong>of</strong> the brand name was determined at 9,596 m tenge<br />
or € 53.9 m, on the assumption <strong>of</strong> an indefinite useful life from<br />
a current perspective.<br />
The value <strong>of</strong> the corporate customer base was determined at<br />
13,832 m tenge or € 77.6 m, and is amortised on a straight-line<br />
basis over the useful period <strong>of</strong> 12 years. The value <strong>of</strong> the SME customer<br />
base was determined at 6,665 m tenge or € 37.4 m and is<br />
amortised on a straight-line basis over the useful period <strong>of</strong> 18 years.<br />
After further purchases <strong>of</strong> shares in <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG’s shareholding interest in ATF <strong>Bank</strong> as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
was 99.6%, the total purchase price including additional costs is<br />
€ 1,898.3 m, goodwill amounts to 232,991 m tenge or € 1,299.2 m.<br />
Aton International<br />
The purchase transaction concerning Aton International Limited,<br />
Nicosia, and Aton Broker, Moscow, companies acquired in the<br />
previous year, was completed in the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. The total<br />
purchase price including additional costs amounts to € 315.8 m.<br />
After net asset value adjustments, goodwill for Aton International is<br />
US$ 236.9 m (€ 172.8 m). The net asset value adjustments in the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> € 21.1 m relate to the intangible assets customer base,<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware and favourable rental agreements, which are amortised on<br />
a straight-line basis over the useful period, and to related deferred<br />
taxes. Goodwill for Aton Broker, Moscow, remained unchanged at<br />
€ 43.7 m.<br />
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(2a) Structural changes (CONTINUED)<br />
Assets (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
PPA<br />
ADjUSTmeNTS*<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
PUbLISheD<br />
Cash and cash balances 2,967 2,967<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 19,092 19,092<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 935 935<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 10,864 10,864<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 7,623 7,623<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 38,007 38,007<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 115,216 –124 115,341<br />
Hedging derivatives 1,147 1,147<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – –<br />
Investments in associates and joint ventures 2,281 2,281<br />
Property, plant and equipment 2,003 2,003<br />
Intangible assets 4,400 141 4,258<br />
<strong>of</strong> which goodwill 3,837 –49 3,886<br />
Tax assets 1,007 1,007<br />
a) current tax assets 151 151<br />
b) deferred tax assets 856 856<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale 1,727 1,727<br />
Other assets 1,918 –1 1,918<br />
TOTAL ASSeTS 209,186 16 209,170<br />
Liabilities and equity (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
PPA<br />
ADjUSTmeNTS*<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
PUbLISheD<br />
Deposits from banks 52,445 52,445<br />
Deposits from customers 93,203 93,203<br />
Debt securities in issue 26,496 26,496<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 7,442 7,442<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 2,386 2,386<br />
Hedging derivatives 1,638 1,638<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – –<br />
Tax liabilities 634 18 616<br />
a) current tax liabilities 125 125<br />
b) deferred tax liabilities 510 18 492<br />
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale 1,247 1,247<br />
Other liabilities 3,574 3,574<br />
Provisions for risks and charges 4,611 4,611<br />
a) post-retirement benefit obligations 4,088 4,088<br />
b) other provisions 523 523<br />
Insurance reserves 178 178<br />
Equity 15,332 –2 15,334<br />
<strong>of</strong> which Minorities (+/–) 660 2 658<br />
TOTAL LIAbILITIeS AND eqUITy 209,186 16 209,170<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(2b) Impairment test<br />
The recognised goodwill relating to every cash-generating unit was<br />
tested for impairment in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> in accordance with<br />
IFRS 3 in conjunction with IAS 36 and IAS 38. For this purpose the recoverable<br />
amount was compared with the respective carrying amount.<br />
In <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, business segments defined for segment reporting<br />
purposes are defined as cash-generating units. Within a business<br />
segment, separate legal entities and all entities in a specific country<br />
are shown as a cash-generating unit.<br />
The carrying amount <strong>of</strong> a cash-generating unit is determined on the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> equity allocated to the unit and recognised goodwill relating<br />
the unit.<br />
The recoverable amount is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the value in<br />
use. Value in use is calculated using a discounted cash flow model,<br />
more specifically a dividend discount model (DDM) adjusted to the<br />
specific characteristics <strong>of</strong> banking business and regulatory capital<br />
requirements.<br />
The DDM model used in the entire UniCredit Group takes account <strong>of</strong><br />
3 phases:<br />
� Phase 1 (2009–2011) is based on the current budget for 2009<br />
and the projection figures in the 3-Year Plan, which were originally<br />
adopted by management in June <strong>2008</strong> and revised in response to the<br />
financial crisis.<br />
� Phase 2 (2011/12–2017): Proceeding from strong business<br />
growth which may be achieved depending on the respective market<br />
potential, an adjustment <strong>of</strong> growth potential to EU averages is made<br />
towards the end <strong>of</strong> phase 2.<br />
� Phase 3: Calculation <strong>of</strong> the present value <strong>of</strong> a perpetual annuity on<br />
the assumption <strong>of</strong> a long-term growth rate which takes sustained<br />
long-term economic growth and the inflation rate into account.<br />
The expected cash flows are discounted at the country-specific rate <strong>of</strong><br />
cost <strong>of</strong> capital, which is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the long-term riskfree<br />
interest rate <strong>of</strong> the local currency, the UniCredit Group debt risk<br />
premium and UniCredit equity risk premium, and the specific country<br />
risk premium.<br />
The country-specific rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital in Phase 1 is between<br />
9.1% in the euro area (Slovenia, Slovakia) and 25.9% for Ukraine.<br />
The rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital for Kazakhstan is 21%. From Phase 2, the<br />
rates are gradually adjusted to the 11.5% rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital used<br />
as a standard rate in Phase 3.<br />
After <strong>2008</strong>, the economic environment will remain difficult in 2009.<br />
The projections for 2010 to 2013 are based on expectations <strong>of</strong> strong<br />
growth in volume and pr<strong>of</strong>its. According to these projections, pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
growth in Ukraine in 2011 is expected to reach 44.8%, thereafter declining<br />
slightly to 38.3% in 2013. In Kazakhstan, pr<strong>of</strong>it growth in 2011<br />
is forecast to be 37.2%, with a subsequent slowdown to 29.2% in<br />
2013. In subsequent years, the growth rates are gradually adjusted to<br />
long-term growth opportunities in the EU area (2% – Phase 3, basis<br />
for perpetual annuity).<br />
For model plausibility purposes, an external valuation <strong>of</strong> our banking<br />
subsidiaries in Ukraine and Kazakhstan was carried out in conformity<br />
with IAS 36, which arrived at the same company value in Ukraine and<br />
at a higher company value (+4.5%) in Kazakhstan.<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is still convinced <strong>of</strong> the market potential and<br />
long-term growth opportunities available in the region <strong>of</strong> Central and<br />
Eastern Europe (CEE).<br />
However, as a result <strong>of</strong> the dramatic deterioration in global economic<br />
conditions and the financial impact on the region <strong>of</strong> Central and<br />
Eastern Europe, forecasts <strong>of</strong> medium-term growth have been lowered<br />
in several countries; this required adjustments in respect <strong>of</strong> future<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it expectations, which led to impairment losses being recognised<br />
on goodwill relating to specific companies.<br />
An impairment loss totalling € 1,027 m was recognised in the fourth<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> in the income statement <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group as<br />
an impairment loss on goodwill.<br />
The carrying amount <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank, the bank in Ukraine acquired<br />
at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, declined strongly at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> as<br />
a result <strong>of</strong> exchange rate movements; moreover, an impairment loss<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 333 m on goodwill was recognised when it became clear that<br />
Ukraine is one <strong>of</strong> the countries hit hardest by the global economic<br />
crisis.<br />
At ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, a bank in Kazakhstan acquired in November 2007, an<br />
impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 417 m on goodwill was recognised as forecasts<br />
<strong>of</strong> medium-term growth had to be lowered.<br />
Moreover, an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 11 m on goodwill was recognised<br />
for our unit in Latvia.<br />
Among the units combined in the Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing (CAIB) segment,<br />
an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 125 m on goodwill was recognised for CAIB<br />
Polska, an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 112 m on goodwill was recognised for<br />
UniCredit ATON International Limited, and an impairment loss <strong>of</strong> € 28 m<br />
on goodwill was recognised for ZAO UniCredit Aton. It is planned to<br />
transfer this business segment to HypoVereinsbank in 2009.<br />
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(3) Significant accounting policies<br />
Pursuant to Section 59a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and Section<br />
245a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code, and in conformity with Regulation<br />
(EC) No 1606/2002 <strong>of</strong> the European Parliament and <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Council <strong>of</strong> 19 July 2002, the <strong>2008</strong> consolidated financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> have been prepared in accordance with International<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs) published by the International<br />
Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and in accordance with the<br />
interpretations <strong>of</strong> the International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Interpretations<br />
Committee (IFRIC/SIC) applicable at the balance sheet date. All<br />
International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards required to be applied to<br />
financial statements for <strong>2008</strong>, and adopted by the EU, have been<br />
applied. In addition, the disclosure rules which are specified in the<br />
Accounting Manual <strong>of</strong> UniCredit, the ultimate parent company, and<br />
are required to be applied throughout the Group, were used as a<br />
basis for the preparation <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements.<br />
The comparative figures for the previous year are also based on<br />
these standards. Unless indicated otherwise, all figures are in millions<br />
<strong>of</strong> euros (€).<br />
Published IFRSs which have<br />
not yet become operative and<br />
have not yet been applied<br />
IFRS 8, which was adopted by the European Union at year-end 2007<br />
and is to be applied to annual financial statements for periods beginning<br />
on or after 1 January 2009, contains new rules for the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
segment reporting. Under these rules, segment reporting is to be<br />
based on data other than IFRS data if management decisions rely<br />
on such other data. In such a case, a reconciliation to IFRS data in<br />
the other elements <strong>of</strong> financial reporting is required. As UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s internal reporting system is based on IFRS data,<br />
there will be no changes in this respect. Furthermore, the new rules<br />
require segment reporting figures to reflect inter-segment items and<br />
transactions, i.e. gross figures are to be stated. This may result in<br />
various changes in individual lines within segment reporting, without<br />
having an impact on the bank’s overall results or on the segment<br />
result.<br />
In January <strong>2008</strong>, the IASB published a revised IFRS 3, “Business<br />
Combinations” (“IFRS 3 R”), and an amended IAS 27, “Consolidated<br />
and Separate <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>” (“IAS 27 R”). IFRS 3 R and IAS<br />
27 R will become effective for business combinations in business<br />
years beginning on or after 1 July 2009. They may be applied for<br />
earlier periods if both Standards are applied simultaneously. The<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is examining the possible application from 2009.<br />
Changes in accounting principles<br />
for the <strong>2008</strong> financial statements<br />
IFRS 7, <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments: Disclosures, requires more detailed<br />
disclosures <strong>of</strong> the risk position <strong>of</strong> banks, especially regarding credit<br />
risk, to give the user a better insight into the bank’s overall risk position.<br />
In order to fulfil this requirement <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has included in<br />
the notes (see note 66d) some <strong>of</strong> the information which was not part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the notes in previous years.<br />
The income statement in the consolidated financial statements for<br />
<strong>2008</strong> is presented in a more extensive format than in the 2007<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. The comparative figures for 2007<br />
have been adjusted to this format.<br />
reclassifications pursuant to the amendments to IAS 39<br />
Results for <strong>2008</strong> were significantly influenced by the reclassification<br />
<strong>of</strong> financial instruments into other valuation categories pursuant to<br />
the amendments to IAS 39 <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments: Recognition and<br />
Measurement and IFRS 7 <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments: Disclosures, which<br />
were approved by the IASB and adopted by the European Union in<br />
October <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The amendments to IAS 39 and IFRS 7 permit specific financial<br />
instruments to be reclassified in particular circumstances out <strong>of</strong> the<br />
held-for-trading category into another category. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> used<br />
this possibility and with effect from 1 July <strong>2008</strong> reclassified financial<br />
instruments held in the trading portfolio at the fair value determined<br />
on that date. As the current financial crisis is a situation characterised<br />
by particular circumstances, use <strong>of</strong> this possibility was justified.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
The following table shows the effects related to the reclassifications:<br />
Reclassifications in accordance with IAS 39<br />
(€ m)<br />
1 jULy <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading –2,433 –1,993<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 1 1<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 2,556 2,374<br />
Deferred tax liabilities –31 –32<br />
Effects on the income statement (€ m)<br />
30 SePT. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
Interest income 5 31<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets<br />
and liabilities held for trading 120 350<br />
Income tax expense 31 32<br />
The effect in the income statement shows the improvement in gains<br />
and losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading which<br />
results from the reclassifications.<br />
Loans and receivables with customers include assets amounting to<br />
€ 11 m on which writedowns have been made.<br />
Consolidation methods<br />
All companies that are material and are directly or indirectly controlled<br />
by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG have been consolidated in the<br />
consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in accordance with IFRSs are based on the<br />
separate financial statements <strong>of</strong> all consolidated companies prepared<br />
on a uniform basis.<br />
Investments in jointly controlled companies are accounted for under<br />
the proportionate consolidation method if they are material for the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
Material investments in associated companies, i.e., companies which<br />
are neither indirectly nor directly controlled by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG but in which it can exercise a significant influence, are accounted<br />
for using the equity method.<br />
Shares in all other companies are classified as investments available<br />
for sale and recognised at their fair values, to the extent that fair<br />
value is reliably measurable.<br />
The method <strong>of</strong> inclusion in the consolidated financial statements is<br />
shown in the list <strong>of</strong> selected subsidiaries and other equity interests in<br />
note 63.<br />
Consolidation procedures<br />
Intragroup receivables, liabilities, expenses and income are eliminated<br />
unless they are immaterial. Intragroup pr<strong>of</strong>its are also eliminated.<br />
Business combinations<br />
In accordance with IFRS 3, paragraph 3 (b), IFRS 3 was not applied<br />
to business combinations involving entities under common control.<br />
When a subsidiary is acquired, the fair values <strong>of</strong> its identifiable<br />
assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities are<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset against the cost <strong>of</strong> acquisition. The difference between the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> acquisition and the fair value <strong>of</strong> net assets is recognised in<br />
the balance sheet as goodwill if such difference cannot be attributed<br />
to intangible assets, e.g. a customer base. Pursuant to IFRS 3 and<br />
IAS 36, goodwill is not amortised. Goodwill arising on business combinations<br />
after 1 April 2004 is stated in the currency <strong>of</strong> the acquired<br />
company and translated at the closing rate. Goodwill is tested for<br />
impairment at least once a year.<br />
As at the date <strong>of</strong> acquisition, equity <strong>of</strong> foreign subsidiaries which prepare<br />
their financial statements in foreign currency is translated into<br />
euros. Gains and losses arising on the foreign currency translation <strong>of</strong><br />
equity <strong>of</strong> foreign subsidiaries are recorded directly in equity as at the<br />
subsequent balance sheet dates.<br />
Goodwill arising on acquisitions <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries and other equity<br />
interests before 1 January 1995 has been <strong>of</strong>fset against retained<br />
earnings.<br />
When a subsidiary is acquired, the calculation <strong>of</strong> minority interests is<br />
based on the fair values <strong>of</strong> assets and liabilities.<br />
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Foreign currency translation<br />
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional<br />
currency on initial recognition by applying the exchange rate at the<br />
date <strong>of</strong> the transaction. Foreign currency translation is performed in<br />
accordance with IAS 21. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated<br />
in currencies other than the euro are translated into euros<br />
at market exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date.<br />
Forward foreign exchange transactions not yet settled are translated<br />
at the forward rate prevailing at the balance sheet date.<br />
For the purpose <strong>of</strong> foreign currency translation <strong>of</strong> the financial<br />
statements <strong>of</strong> foreign subsidiaries, which are prepared in a currency<br />
other than the euro, the middle exchange rate prevailing at<br />
the balance sheet date has been applied to balance sheet items<br />
and the annual average exchange rate has been applied to income<br />
statement items.<br />
Cash and cash equivalents<br />
The amount <strong>of</strong> cash and cash equivalents stated in the cash flow<br />
statement includes the cash holdings (cash and demand deposits<br />
with central banks). In addition to the cash and cash equivalents<br />
shown in the balance sheet item Cash and cash balances, cash<br />
and cash equivalents also include those in the item Non-current<br />
assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> instruments<br />
Cash purchases and cash sales <strong>of</strong> financial instruments are recorded<br />
at the trade date.<br />
Netting <strong>of</strong> trading positions is performed only to the extent that<br />
there is an enforceable right to set-<strong>of</strong>f and that this reflects the<br />
expected future cash flows from the transaction.<br />
financial assets and financial liabilities held for trading (hfT)<br />
When an HfT financial instrument is recognised initially, it is<br />
measured at its fair value excluding transaction costs that are<br />
directly recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. After initial recognition, an<br />
entity shall measure these financial instruments at their fair value<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. A gain or loss arising from sale or redemption<br />
or a change in the fair value <strong>of</strong> an HfT financial instrument is<br />
recognised in the income statement item Gains and losses on<br />
financial assets and liabilities held for trading.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading include securities held for trading<br />
and positive market values <strong>of</strong> derivative financial instruments, recognised<br />
at their fair values. To determine fair values, market prices and<br />
quotes via Bloomberg, Reuters, Telerate and other price indications<br />
from the interbank market etc. are used. Where such prices or<br />
quotes are not available, values based on present values or option<br />
pricing models are applied.<br />
The item <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading shows negative market<br />
values <strong>of</strong> derivative financial instruments and short positions held in<br />
the trading portfolio. To determine fair values, market prices and<br />
quotes via Bloomberg, Reuters, Telerate and other price indications<br />
from the interbank market etc. are used. Where such prices or<br />
quotes are not available, values based on present value calculations<br />
or option pricing models are applied.<br />
fair value option<br />
When financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised initially,<br />
they may be classified as financial assets and financial liabilities at<br />
fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (aFVtPL) if certain requirements are<br />
met (either reduction <strong>of</strong> valuation inconsistencies between economically<br />
related assets and liabilities, or inclusion in a group <strong>of</strong> financial<br />
instruments managed at their fair values on the basis <strong>of</strong> an investment<br />
and risk strategy). In <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s balance sheet, financial<br />
assets/liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss include only those<br />
financial instruments which were designated as at fair value through<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss upon initial recognition.<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets (AfS)<br />
Available-for-sale financial instruments are a separate category <strong>of</strong><br />
financial instruments. To determine their fair values, market prices are<br />
used. Where such prices are not available, generally recognised valuation<br />
methods are used for determining fair values. Changes in fair<br />
values resulting from remeasurement are recognised in a component<br />
<strong>of</strong> equity (available-for-sale reserve) with no effect on income until<br />
the disposal <strong>of</strong> the financial asset. Impairment losses are recognised<br />
in income. Reversals <strong>of</strong> impairment losses on equity instruments are<br />
recognised in the available-for-sale reserve within equity; reversals <strong>of</strong><br />
impairment losses on debt instruments are recognised in income.<br />
Shares in companies which are neither consolidated nor accounted<br />
for under the equity method are classified as available for sale.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Held-to-maturity investments (HtM)<br />
Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets<br />
with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity for which<br />
there is the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity.<br />
These investments are recognised at amortised cost. Cost is amortised<br />
to the repayable amount until maturity. A held-to-maturity<br />
investment is impaired within the meaning <strong>of</strong> IAS 39.63 if its carrying<br />
amount is greater than the present value <strong>of</strong> estimated future<br />
cash flows. Such an impairment is recognised in the item Impairment<br />
losses on held-to-maturity investments.<br />
Loans and receivables with banks,<br />
loans and receivables with customers<br />
Loans and receivables are carried in the balance sheet at amortised<br />
cost after deduction <strong>of</strong> loan loss provisions and including accrued<br />
interest. Amounts <strong>of</strong> premiums and discounts are accounted<br />
for at amortised cost.<br />
fair values<br />
The fair values <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables with banks as well as<br />
loans and receivables with customers are stated net <strong>of</strong> loan loss<br />
provisions. The fair values indicated in the table are the amounts<br />
for which the financial instruments could have been exchanged<br />
between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction<br />
at the balance sheet date. To the extent that market prices<br />
were available from exchanges or other efficient markets, these<br />
were stated as fair values. For the other financial instruments, internal<br />
valuation models were used, in particular the present value<br />
method (discounting future cash flows on the basis <strong>of</strong> current<br />
yield curves). For fixed-rate loans to, and deposits from, banks<br />
and customers with a remaining maturity <strong>of</strong>, or regular interest<br />
rate adjustment within a period <strong>of</strong>, less than one year, amortised<br />
cost was stated as fair value. Investments in listed companies are<br />
included in the fair value <strong>of</strong> investments at their market values as<br />
at the balance sheet date. For investments in unlisted companies,<br />
the carrying amount was stated as fair value.<br />
Loan loss provisions<br />
Loan loss provisions comprise specific writedowns (including flatrate<br />
specific writedowns, i.e., writedowns on small loans evaluated<br />
according to customer-specific criteria) and portfolio-based<br />
writedowns (for losses “incurred but not reported”). Loan loss pro-<br />
visions are made on the basis <strong>of</strong> estimates <strong>of</strong> future loan losses and<br />
interest rebates. Loans and receivables are shown net <strong>of</strong> loan loss<br />
provisions.<br />
Derivatives<br />
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value changes in<br />
response to changes in the underlying instrument, which require no<br />
initial net investment or only a small initial net investment, and are<br />
settled at a future date. Derivatives may be interest rate contracts,<br />
foreign exchange contracts, equity-related and other instruments.<br />
Credit derivatives are used for active credit portfolio management to<br />
optimise writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans. Derivative transactions may be concluded<br />
over the counter (OTC), i.e. directly with the counterparty, or<br />
via exchanges. The exposure is reduced by a margin which must be<br />
deposited for exchange-traded contracts (futures and options) to<br />
absorb current price fluctuations.<br />
Derivatives are stated at their fair values. Changes in fair values are<br />
recognised in the income statement, except for effective cash flow<br />
hedges in accordance with IAS 39. Credit derivatives meeting the<br />
definition <strong>of</strong> financial guarantees are shown like financial guarantees.<br />
To determine fair values as at the transaction date, market prices and<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficial quotes (Bloomberg, Telerate) are used. Where such prices or<br />
quotes are not available, recognised and tested models are used for<br />
determining current prices.<br />
hedging derivatives/hedge accounting<br />
In hedge accounting, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> distinguishes between fair value<br />
hedges and cash flow hedges. To qualify for hedge accounting in<br />
accordance with IAS 39, hedges must be highly effective.<br />
A fair value hedge provides protection against changes in the fair<br />
value <strong>of</strong> an asset or a liability. The hedging instrument is stated at its<br />
fair value, and any gains or losses on the hedging instrument are<br />
recognised in income. Gains or losses on the hedged item which are<br />
attributable to the hedged risk adjust the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> the<br />
hedged item and are recognised in income. The effectiveness <strong>of</strong> fair<br />
value hedges is measured on an ongoing basis.<br />
Cash flow hedges are used by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for protecting future<br />
variable cash flows against changes in market rates. They hedge the<br />
exposure to variability in cash flows which result from assets or liabilities<br />
or from planned transactions and have an effect on income.<br />
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(3) Significant accounting policies (CONTINUED)<br />
Changes in the fair values <strong>of</strong> derivatives designated as hedging<br />
instruments are divided into a portion that is determined to be an<br />
effective hedge, and into an ineffective portion. The effective portion<br />
<strong>of</strong> any gain or loss on the hedging instrument is included in the cash<br />
flow hedge reserve and recognised in income in the same period in<br />
which the change in the value <strong>of</strong> the hedged item is recognised in<br />
income. This neutralises the effect on income. The effectiveness <strong>of</strong><br />
cash flow hedges is measured on a regular basis.<br />
Property, plant and equipment;<br />
intangible assets<br />
Property, plant and equipment as well as intangible assets are carried<br />
at cost less depreciation and/or amortisation in accordance with<br />
IAS 16.<br />
Assets are depreciated and amortised on a straight-line basis over<br />
their estimated useful lives. At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, depreciation and amortisation<br />
is calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the following average useful lives:<br />
� buildings used for banking operations: 25–50 years<br />
� <strong>of</strong>fice furniture and equipment: 4–15 years<br />
� s<strong>of</strong>tware: 4–6 years<br />
� other intangible assets: 4–20 years<br />
� customer base: 3–20 years<br />
Any impairments are recognised in income. When the circumstances<br />
that led to such an impairment cease to exist, a reversal <strong>of</strong> the impairment<br />
loss is made. Since 1 January 2005, goodwill arising on<br />
business combinations has not been amortised but tested for impairment<br />
at least once a year. Impairment losses on goodwill are recognised<br />
in the income statement item Impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill. No writebacks<br />
are allowed in respect <strong>of</strong> goodwill.<br />
Investment property<br />
Land and buildings held as investment property to earn rental income<br />
and/or for capital appreciation are included in property, plant and<br />
equipment and recognised at amortised cost. From 2006, rental<br />
income from such investments is included in Other net operating<br />
income.<br />
Disposal groups classified<br />
as held for sale<br />
Pursuant to IFRS 5 such disposal groups are to be carried at the<br />
lower <strong>of</strong> carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Assets<br />
and liabilities <strong>of</strong> the disposal group are stated separately in the<br />
consolidated financial statements. The result from this transaction<br />
will be recognised in the Corporate Center business segment.<br />
Deferred taxes<br />
Taxes on income are recognised and calculated in accordance with<br />
IAS 12 under the balance sheet liability method. At any taxable<br />
entity, the calculation is based on the tax rates that are expected<br />
to apply to the period in which the deferred tax asset or liability will<br />
reverse.<br />
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the<br />
difference between the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> an asset or a liability<br />
recognised in the balance sheet and its respective tax base. This<br />
difference is expected to increase or decrease the income tax<br />
charge in the future (temporary differences). Deferred tax assets<br />
are recognised for tax losses carried forward if it is probable that<br />
future taxable pr<strong>of</strong>its will be available at the same taxable entity.<br />
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.<br />
The tax expense related to pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax is recognised in the<br />
relevant item in the consolidated income statement. Taxes other<br />
than those on income are included in the item Other administrative<br />
expenses.<br />
Pursuant to the group taxation rules introduced in <strong>Austria</strong> in 2005,<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has formed a group <strong>of</strong> companies. Pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss<br />
transfer agreements have been concluded with 29 group members,<br />
and tax compensation agreements have been reached with<br />
the other companies.<br />
Other assets<br />
The components <strong>of</strong> this item are accounts receivable from<br />
deliveries <strong>of</strong> goods and the performance <strong>of</strong> services, tax claims<br />
and deferred tax assets.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Deposits from banks/customers,<br />
debt securities in issue<br />
These items are carried at amortised cost.<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> debt securities in issue, any difference between the<br />
issue price and the amount repayable is amortised over the period to<br />
maturity.<br />
Long-term employee benefits<br />
and termination benefits<br />
Provisions for post-employment benefits are recognised using the<br />
projected unit credit method in accordance with IAS 19. Pursuant to<br />
IAS 19.93A, actuarial gains and losses are not recognised in income<br />
but directly in equity. Such gains and losses are stated in the table<br />
“Statement <strong>of</strong> recognised income and expenses”.<br />
Under a commitment to provide defined benefits, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> continues<br />
to recognise a pension provision for the entitlements <strong>of</strong> employees<br />
who retired before the pension reform as at 31 December<br />
1999 became effective, and – as a special feature <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG’s staff regulations – for the future benefits, equivalent to<br />
those under mandatory insurance, earned by active employees and<br />
pensioners for whom UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has assumed the<br />
obligations <strong>of</strong> the mandatory pension insurance scheme pursuant to<br />
Section 5 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n General Social Insurance Act (ASVG). The<br />
following are also covered by the provision:<br />
� disability risk and rights to future benefits based on early retirement<br />
and pension entitlements <strong>of</strong> surviving dependants, less reimbursement<br />
from the pension funds,<br />
� rights to future benefits under commitments to provide direct<br />
benefits in individual service agreements,<br />
� rights to future benefits relating to additional pension payments<br />
for employees performing manual work.<br />
The present value <strong>of</strong> pension obligations and severance-payment<br />
obligations as well as anniversary bonuses is determined with due<br />
regard to internal service regulations, on the basis <strong>of</strong> the following<br />
actuarial assumptions:<br />
� discount rate/<strong>Austria</strong>: 5.75% p.a. (2007: 5.25% p.a.)<br />
� increases under collective bargaining agreements: 2.80% p.a.<br />
(2007: 2.45% p.a.); assumption <strong>of</strong> increases for employees and<br />
pensioners<br />
� career trends including regular salary increases under the current<br />
collective bargaining agreement for employees <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n banks and<br />
the effects <strong>of</strong> the transitional rules under the 2005 reform <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>’s service regulations. The rate applied in calculating non-regular<br />
salary increases was 0.25% p.a. (2007: 0.25% p.a.); assumption<br />
<strong>of</strong> increases for employees<br />
� no discount for staff turnover<br />
� retirement age: as a basis for calculation in respect <strong>of</strong> employees<br />
enjoying “permanent tenure” status in accordance with the internal<br />
agreement dated 30 December 1999 (as amended on 1 May 2007)<br />
on the payment <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> ASVG pension equivalent, the age<br />
<strong>of</strong> 60 for men and 55 for women, with a transition to the retirement<br />
age <strong>of</strong> 65, has been taken into account. For all other employees, the<br />
new retirement age <strong>of</strong> 65 for men and women has been taken into<br />
account in accordance with the applicable rules (2003 pension reform<br />
including transitional rules). If the corridor pension rule results<br />
in a lower retirement age, the lower age was used as retirement age.<br />
� <strong>2008</strong>-P statistical tables <strong>of</strong> Aktuarverein Österreich (most recent<br />
life-expectancy tables for salaried staff)<br />
No provisions are made for defined-contribution plans. Payments<br />
agreed to be made to a pension fund for defined-contribution plans<br />
are recognised as an expense.<br />
Insurance reserves<br />
Pursuant to IFRS 4, insurance contracts are contracts under which<br />
one party (the insurer) accepts significant insurance risk – i.e. risk,<br />
other than financial risk, to which the policy-holder is exposed on the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> an uncertain event under contracts held by the policy-holder<br />
– from the policy-holder. These reserves represent the obligations,<br />
calculated using actuarial methods, arising from insurance contracts<br />
within the meaning <strong>of</strong> IFRS 4.<br />
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(3) Significant accounting policies (CONTINUED)<br />
Equity<br />
Equity is composed <strong>of</strong> paid-in capital, i.e., capital made available<br />
to the company by shareholders (subscribed capital plus capital<br />
reserves), and earned capital (retained earnings, foreign currency<br />
translation reserves, IAS 39 reserves, actuarial gains/losses, pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
carried forward from the previous year, and net pr<strong>of</strong>it). The IAS 39<br />
reserves include gains and losses on available-for-sale financial<br />
assets (available-for-sale reserve), which are not recognised in<br />
income, and those components <strong>of</strong> hedge accounting in accordance<br />
with IAS 39 which are not included in income (cash flow hedge reserve),<br />
after adjustment for deferred taxes. Since 1 January 2005,<br />
minority interests have been included in equity.<br />
Treasury shares held are deducted from equity. The difference<br />
between the price on a later sale <strong>of</strong> treasury shares and the<br />
related post-tax repurchase cost is recognised directly in equity.<br />
Net interest margin<br />
Interest income and interest expense is accrued and recognised<br />
as long as such interest is expected to be recoverable. Income<br />
mainly received as payment for the use <strong>of</strong> capital (usually<br />
calculated, like interest, on the basis <strong>of</strong> a specific term or on the<br />
amount receivable) is included in income similar to interest. This<br />
item also includes income and expenses from the trading portfolio<br />
arising from interest, accrued interest on debt instruments and<br />
funding costs relating to the trading portfolio. The net interest<br />
margin also includes interest income and interest expense from<br />
hedging activities and from derivatives.<br />
Net fees and commissions<br />
Net fees and commissions comprise income from services provided<br />
on a fee and commission basis, including trading-induced<br />
commission components, as well as expenses incurred for services<br />
provided by third parties and related to fee-earning business.<br />
Fees and commissions are recognised on an accrual basis. Securities<br />
trading commission is recognised at the time the service is<br />
rendered. Investment portfolio management fees, advisory fees<br />
and investment fund management fees are recognised on a pro-<br />
rata time basis. Fees included in amortised cost used to calculate<br />
effective interest rates are not included under fees and commissions;<br />
they are part <strong>of</strong> interest expense.<br />
Dividend income<br />
Dividends are recognised in the income statement in the financial<br />
year in which their payment was approved.<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets<br />
and liabilities held for trading<br />
This item shows the realised and unrealised results from measuring<br />
all financial instruments <strong>of</strong> the trading portfolio at fair value through<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss using the mark-to-market method. Income and<br />
expenses from derivatives relating to the trading portfolio are not<br />
included. Such income and expenses are partly included in the net<br />
interest margin and partly in the net change in financial assets and<br />
liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss.<br />
Gains and losses on disposals <strong>of</strong><br />
financial instruments<br />
This item shows the results from disposals <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables,<br />
available-for-sale financial assets, held-to-maturity investments and<br />
financial liabilities. Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> financial assets<br />
held for trading and on financial instruments at fair value through<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss are not included.<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets/<br />
liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
or loss<br />
This item includes gains and losses on financial assets and financial<br />
liabilities as well as the results from the measurement <strong>of</strong> these items<br />
at their fair values.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Impairment losses on loans/<br />
Impairment losses on other<br />
financial transactions<br />
These items include writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans, write-<strong>of</strong>fs and additions to<br />
provisions for guarantees and commitments, and income from writebacks<br />
as well as recoveries <strong>of</strong> loans previously written <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
Impairment/write-backs on property,<br />
plant and equipment and on<br />
intangible assets<br />
Writedowns on assets held under finance leases are part <strong>of</strong> this item.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (Loss) <strong>of</strong> associates<br />
Dividends received from associates are included in the item Dividend<br />
income.<br />
Impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill<br />
Impairment losses on goodwill reflect the results <strong>of</strong> the impairment<br />
test performed on an annual basis.<br />
Gains and losses on disposal<br />
<strong>of</strong> investments<br />
This item includes gains/losses on the disposal <strong>of</strong> investments in<br />
property and other assets.<br />
Repo transactions<br />
Securities received in a transaction that entails a contractual obligation<br />
to sell them at a later date or delivered under a contractual<br />
obligation to repurchase are neither recognised nor derecognised.<br />
In respect <strong>of</strong> securities purchased under an agreement to resell, the<br />
consideration is recognised as a loan to customers or banks, or as<br />
an asset held for trading. In respect <strong>of</strong> securities held under a repurchase<br />
agreement, the liability is recognised as due to banks or customers,<br />
or as an HfT financial liability.<br />
Revenue from these loans, being the coupons accrued on the securities<br />
and the difference between the sale/purchase and resale/repurchase<br />
prices, is recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss through interest income<br />
and expenses on an accrual basis. These transactions can only be<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset if, and only if, they are carried out with the same counterparty<br />
and provided that such <strong>of</strong>fset is provided for in the underlying contracts.<br />
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(4) Events after the balance sheet date<br />
In December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Cayman Islands Ltd. returned<br />
its banking licence and filed an application to change its name.<br />
On 21 January 2009, the change <strong>of</strong> its name to Alpine Cayman<br />
Islands Ltd. was entered in the local register <strong>of</strong> companies.<br />
With effect from 1 January 2009, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG transferred<br />
its equity interests in two wholly-owned companies – BA-CA<br />
Administration Services GmbH, Vienna, and <strong>Bank</strong>ing Transaction<br />
Services s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic – to UniCredit Processes &<br />
Administration S.p.A., Cologno Monzese, Italy, a company wholly<br />
owned by UniCredit S.p.A, Rome, Italy, with a view to bundling<br />
back-<strong>of</strong>fice activities, and received a 28.81% shareholding interest<br />
in UniCredit Processes & Administration S.p.A.<br />
With effect from 1 January 2009, UniCredit Global Leasing S.p.A.,<br />
Milan, Italy, in which UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG held a 32.59%<br />
interest and UniCredit S.p.A held a 67.41% interest, merged with<br />
Locat S.p.A, Bologna, Italy, the UniCredit Group’s Italian leasing<br />
company. At the same time, the absorbing company Locat S.p.A.<br />
was renamed UniCredit Leasing S.p.A. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
now has a 31.01% shareholding interest in that company.<br />
On 13 February 2009, the Supervisory Board<br />
� authorised UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, upon demand <strong>of</strong> the<br />
National <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ukraine (NBU), to increase Ukrsotsbank’s capital resources<br />
by way <strong>of</strong> a capital increase and issues eligible for inclusion<br />
in Tier 2 capital totalling up to € 100 m. These capital measures are<br />
to be implemented in the first half <strong>of</strong> 2009;<br />
� authorised UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, upon demand <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Agency <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan on the Regulation and Supervision<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Financial</strong> Market and <strong>Financial</strong> Organisations (AFN), to<br />
increase the capital resources <strong>of</strong> JSC ATF <strong>Bank</strong> by way <strong>of</strong> a capital<br />
increase <strong>of</strong> up to € 150 m. This capital measure is to be implemented<br />
in the first half <strong>of</strong> 2009;<br />
� authorised <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to acquire the remaining minority interests<br />
in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia JSC <strong>of</strong> 0.08%. When completed, this<br />
measure will bring UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s shareholding interest<br />
to 100%.<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Notes to the income statement<br />
(5) Interest income/Interest expense<br />
Interest income and similar revenues (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
UNImPAIreD fINANcIAL ASSeTS<br />
ImPAIreD<br />
DebT SecUrITIeS LOANS fINANcIAL ASSeTS OTher ASSeTS TOTAL TOTAL<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 447 2 6 28 483 556<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 40 1 – – 41 19<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 451 – 1 48 500 424<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 513 – 2 – 515 664<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – 1,800 6 – 1,806 1,912<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 113 8,846 351 39 9,348 6,375<br />
Hedging derivatives X X X 137 137 312<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets sold but not derecognised – – – – – –<br />
Other assets X X X 7 7 20<br />
TOTAL 1,564 10,649 365 259 12,837 10,282<br />
Interest expense and similar charges (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
DePOSITS SecUrITIeS OTher LIAbILITIeS TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Deposits from banks –2,546 X – –2,546 –2,422<br />
Deposits from customers –3,970 X – –3,970 –2,946<br />
Debt securities in issue X –1,515 – –1,515 –1,114<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading –21 –1 –50 –72 –76<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – –38 – –38 –41<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities relating to assets sold but not derecognised – – –5 –5 –<br />
Other liabilities X X –26 –26 –24<br />
Hedging derivatives X X –8 –8 –4<br />
TOTAL –6,537 –1,553 – 90 –8,180 –6,629<br />
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Notes to the income statement (CONTINUED)<br />
(6) Fee and commission income/Fee and commission expense<br />
Fee and commission income (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
guarantees given 174 154<br />
credit derivatives 10 17<br />
management, brokerage and consultancy services: 1,064 866<br />
securities trading 37 50<br />
currency trading 299 262<br />
segregated accounts 376 147<br />
custody and administration <strong>of</strong> securities 148 136<br />
custodian bank 42 46<br />
placement <strong>of</strong> securities 58 102<br />
client instructions 25 22<br />
advisory 15 18<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> third party services 64 84<br />
collection and payment services 972 871<br />
Securitisation servicing – –<br />
factoring 40 31<br />
Tax collection services – –<br />
Other services 445 636<br />
TOTAL 2,706 2,575<br />
Fee and commission expense (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
guarantees received –7 –5<br />
credit derivatives –30 –16<br />
management, brokerage and consultancy services: –293 –123<br />
securities trading –17 –18<br />
currency trading –5 –5<br />
segregated accounts – 91 –47<br />
custody and administration <strong>of</strong> securities –61 –46<br />
placement <strong>of</strong> securities –120 –6<br />
<strong>of</strong>f-site distribution <strong>of</strong> securities, products and services – –<br />
collection and payment services –201 –191<br />
Other services – 98 –117<br />
TOTAL –629 –451<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(7) Dividend income and similar revenue<br />
DIvIDeNDS<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
INcOme frOm UNITS IN<br />
INveSTmeNT fUNDS DIvIDeNDS<br />
(8) Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading<br />
(€ m)<br />
INcOme frOm UNITS IN<br />
INveSTmeNT fUNDS<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 5 – 4 –<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 546 2 84 3<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – 8 – 6<br />
Investments 30 X 30 –<br />
TOTAL 581 10 118 9<br />
cAPITAL gAINS<br />
TrADINg<br />
PrOfIT<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
cAPITAL<br />
LOSSeS<br />
(€ m)<br />
2007<br />
TrADINg<br />
LOSSeS NeT PrOfIT NeT PrOfIT<br />
financial assets held for trading 1,087 1,664 –1,764 –1,696 –709 –203<br />
Debt securities 156 340 – 948 –255 –707 –305<br />
Equity instruments 873 1,129 –805 –1,097 100 51<br />
Units in investment funds – 1 –11 –133 –143 32<br />
Loans – 7 – – 7 6<br />
Other 59 188 – –211 36 14<br />
financial liabilities held for trading – 4 –6 –17 –19 –9<br />
Debt securities – – – – – –<br />
Deposits – – –1 –1 –1 1<br />
Other – 4 –6 –16 –17 –10<br />
Other financial assets and liabilities: exchange differences X X X X 398 230<br />
Derivatives 813 1,292 –542 –1,204 –46 101<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 813 1,098 –542 –1,147 –183 67<br />
on debt securities and interest rates 755 971 –489 –787 450 23<br />
on equity securities and share indices 26 88 –24 –335 –246 62<br />
on currency and gold X X X X –405 –31<br />
other 32 39 –29 –25 17 13<br />
Credit derivatives – 194 – –57 137 34<br />
TOTAL 1,901 2,961 –2,313 –2,917 –375 119<br />
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Notes to the income statement (CONTINUED)<br />
(9) Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting<br />
(10) Gains and losses on disposals/repurchases<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
gAINS LOSSeS NeT PrOfIT gAINS LOSSeS NeT PrOfIT<br />
financial assets<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – – – – – –<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 1 – – 2 – 1<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 473 –341 132 380 –127 252<br />
Debt securities 37 –36 – 52 –57 –5<br />
Equity instruments 419 –286 133 318 –70 248<br />
Units in investment funds 18 –19 –1 8 –1 8<br />
Loans – – – 1 – 1<br />
Held-to-maturity investments –1 – –1 – – –<br />
TOTAL ASSeTS 473 –341 132 381 –127 254<br />
financial liabilities<br />
Deposits with banks – – – – – –<br />
Deposits with customers – – – – – –<br />
Debt securities in issue 1 – 1 2 – 2<br />
TOTAL LIAbILITIeS 1 – 1 2 – 2<br />
TOTAL 474 –341 133 383 –127 255<br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
gains on:<br />
Fair value hedging instruments 5 26<br />
Hedged asset items (fair value) 7 –<br />
Hedged liability items (fair value) 1 3<br />
Cash flow hedges – –<br />
Assets and liabilities denominated in currency – –<br />
Total gains on hedging activities 13 29<br />
Losses on:<br />
Fair value hedging instruments –13 –22<br />
Hedged asset items (fair value) – –7<br />
Hedged liability items (fair value) – –<br />
Cash flow hedges – –<br />
Assets and liabilities denominated in currency – –<br />
Total losses on hedging activities –13 –29<br />
NeT heDgINg reSULT 0 –0<br />
(€ m)<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(11) Net change in financial assets and liabilities at fair value<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
(12) Impairment losses<br />
cAPITAL gAINS<br />
gAINS ON<br />
TrANSfer<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
cAPITAL<br />
LOSSeS<br />
LOSSeS ON<br />
TrANSfer NeT PrOfIT NeT PrOfIT<br />
financial assets 20 9 –58 –16 –46 22<br />
Debt securities 12 5 –9 –7 1 –4<br />
Equity securities – – –1 – – –<br />
Units in investment funds 7 3 –49 –9 –47 25<br />
Loans 1 – – – 1 –<br />
financial liabilities 234 7 –49 –8 184 37<br />
Debt securities 234 7 –48 –8 185 37<br />
Deposits from banks – – –1 – –1 –<br />
Deposits from customers – – – – – –<br />
financial assets and liabilities in foreign currency:<br />
exchange differences X X X X 5 –5<br />
financial derivatives 42 8 –234 –7 –191 –39<br />
Derivatives 42 8 –234 –7 –191 –39<br />
Credit derivatives – – – – – –<br />
TOTAL 295 24 –341 –32 –48 15<br />
Impairment losses on loans (€ m)<br />
WrITe-DOWNS WrITe-bAck<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
SPecIfIc SPecIfIc POrTfOLIO<br />
WrITe-OffS OTher POrTfOLIO INTereST OTher INTereST OTher TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – –80 – – – – – –80 7<br />
Loans and receivables with customers –83 –1,279 –204 – 521 – 105 – 940 –514<br />
TOTAL –83 –1,358 –204 – 521 – 105 –1,019 –507<br />
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Notes to the income statement (CONTINUED)<br />
Impairment losses on available-for-sale financial assets (€ m)<br />
WrITe-DOWNS WrITe-bAck<br />
SPecIfIc SPecIfIc<br />
Impairment losses on held-to-maturity investments (€ m)<br />
WrITe-DOWNS WrITe-bAck<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
SPecIfIc SPecIfIc POrTfOLIO<br />
WrITe-OffS OTher POrTfOLIO INTereST OTher INTereST OTher TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Debt securities –59 – – – – – – –59 –14<br />
Loans to banks – – – – – – – – –<br />
Loans to customers – – – – – – – – –<br />
TOTAL –59 – – – – – – –59 –14<br />
Impairment losses on other financial transactions (€ m)<br />
WrITe-DOWNS WrITe-bAck<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
SPecIfIc SPecIfIc POrTfOLIO<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
WrITe-OffS OTher INTereST OTher TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Debt securities –13 – – – –13 –1<br />
Equity instruments –3 –9 x x –12 –2<br />
Units in investment funds – – x – –1 –<br />
Loans to banks – – – – – –<br />
Loans to customers – – – – – –<br />
TOTAL –16 –9 – – –25 –3<br />
WrITe-OffS OTher POrTfOLIO INTereST OTher INTereST OTher TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Guarantees given – –32 –12 – 50 – 1 7 20<br />
Credit derivatives – – – – – – – – –<br />
Commitments to disburse funds – –4 –1 – 4 – 2 1 1<br />
Other transactions – – –1 – – – – –1 2<br />
TOTAL – –36 –13 – 54 – 3 8 23<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(13) Premium earned (net) – breakdown<br />
(14) Other income (net) from insurance business<br />
DIrecT bUSINeSS<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Net change in insurance provisions –15 9<br />
Claims paid pertaining to the year – 93 – 90<br />
Other income and expense (net) from insurance business 22 –1<br />
TOTAL –86 –82<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
INDIrecT<br />
bUSINeSS TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Life business<br />
Gross premiums written (+) 22 – 22 21<br />
Reinsurance premiums paid (–) –2 –2 –1<br />
Total 21 – 21 20<br />
Non-life business<br />
Gross premiums written (+) 127 – 127 136<br />
Reinsurance premiums paid (–) –33 –33 –36<br />
Change in gross value <strong>of</strong> premium reserve (+/–) –6 – –6 –8<br />
Change in provision for unearned premiums ceded to reinsurers (–/+) 3 – 3 2<br />
Total 91 – 91 95<br />
TOTAL NeT PremIUmS 112 – 112 115<br />
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Notes to the income statement (CONTINUED)<br />
(15) Payroll: breakdown<br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
employees –2,178 –1,800<br />
Wages and salaries –1,511 –1,368<br />
Social charges –306 –248<br />
Severance pay –12 –20<br />
Social security costs –58 –61<br />
Allocation to employee severance pay provision –30 –32<br />
Provision for retirement payments and similar provisions *) –195 –22<br />
Payments to external pension funds –31 –26<br />
Costs related to share-based payments –5 –2<br />
Other employee benefits –62 –57<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> compensation 32 37<br />
Other –57 –40<br />
TOTAL –2,235 –1,840<br />
*) less ASVG equivalent <strong>of</strong> € 164 m in 2007<br />
(16) Other administrative expenses<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Indirect taxes and duties –45 –21<br />
miscellaneous costs and expenses –1,341 –1,252<br />
Advertising, marketing and communication –185 –202<br />
Expenses related to credit risk –15 –23<br />
Expenses related to personnel –82 –75<br />
Information and communication technology expenses –334 –338<br />
Consulting and pr<strong>of</strong>essional services –68 –77<br />
Real estate expenses –340 –269<br />
Other functioning costs –317 –268<br />
TOTAL –1,386 –1,273<br />
(17) Net provisions for risks and charges<br />
PrOvISIONS<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
reALLOcATION<br />
SUrPLUS TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Other provisions<br />
Legal disputes –33 10 –24 –11<br />
Staff costs – – – 1<br />
Other –89 35 –54 –64<br />
TOTAL –122 44 –78 –74<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(18) Impairment on property, plant and equipment<br />
(20) Other net operating income<br />
DePrecIATION<br />
Other operating expenses (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Cost for operating leases – –<br />
Reclassification <strong>of</strong> gains/losses associated with cash flow hedges <strong>of</strong> non financial assets or liabilities from equity to pr<strong>of</strong>it or<br />
loss (IAS 39, paragraph 98a) – –<br />
Non-deductible tax and other fiscal charges –2 –2<br />
Writedowns on improvements <strong>of</strong> goods owned by third parties – –<br />
Costs related to the specific service <strong>of</strong> financial leasing – –<br />
Other –74 –57<br />
TOTAL OTher OPerATINg eXPeNSeS –76 –60<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
ImPAIrmeNT<br />
LOSSeS WrITe-bAckS NeT PrOfIT<br />
Property, plant and equipment<br />
Owned –209 –6 6 –209 –197<br />
used in the business –207 –6 6 –207 –172<br />
held for investment –2 – – –2 –25<br />
finance lease –4 – – –4 –1<br />
used in the business –4 – – –4 –1<br />
held for investment – – – – –<br />
TOTAL –213 –6 6 –213 –197<br />
(19) Impairment on intangible assets<br />
AmOrTISATION<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
ImPAIrmeNT<br />
LOSSeS WrITe-bAckS NeT PrOfIT<br />
Intangible assets<br />
Owned –115 –4 1 –119 –80<br />
generated internally by the company –34 – – –34 –23<br />
other –82 –4 1 –85 –57<br />
finance leases –1 – – –1 –<br />
TOTAL –116 –4 1 –119 –80<br />
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Notes to the income statement (CONTINUED)<br />
Other operating income (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
recovery <strong>of</strong> costs 3 4<br />
Other income 251 240<br />
Revenue from administrative services 35 39<br />
Reclassification <strong>of</strong> valuation reserve relating to cash-flow hedging <strong>of</strong> non-financial assets/liabilities – –<br />
Revenues from rentals <strong>of</strong> real estate investments (net <strong>of</strong> operating costs) 13 48<br />
Revenues from operating leases 1 2<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> miscellaneous costs paid in previous years 5 6<br />
Revenues from finance lease activities – –<br />
Other 198 145<br />
OTher OPerATINg INcOme 254 244<br />
OTher NeT OPerATINg INcOme 178 184<br />
(21) Pr<strong>of</strong>it (Loss) <strong>of</strong> associates<br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Income 458 190<br />
Revaluations 123 160<br />
Gains on disposal 321 30<br />
Writebacks 14 1<br />
Other positive changes – –<br />
expense –46 –9<br />
Writedowns 22 –<br />
Impairment losses –42 –8<br />
Losses on disposal –26 –1<br />
Other negative changes – –<br />
TOTAL 412 181<br />
(22) Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Property<br />
Gains on disposal 18 89<br />
Losses on disposal –3 –74<br />
Other assets<br />
Gains on disposal 9 11<br />
Losses on disposal –15 –11<br />
TOTAL 9 14<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(23) Income tax from continuing operations<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Current tax (–) –396 –310<br />
Adjustment to current tax <strong>of</strong> prior years (+/–) 25 9<br />
Reduction <strong>of</strong> current tax for the year (+) – 1<br />
Changes to deferred tax assets (+/–) 79 –104<br />
Changes to deferred tax liabilities (+/–) 69 25<br />
TAX eXPeNSe fOr The yeAr (–) –222 –380<br />
Reconciliation <strong>of</strong> theoretical tax charge to actual tax charge (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,505 2,740<br />
Applicable tax rate 25% 25%<br />
Theoretical tax –376 –685<br />
Different tax rates 77 68<br />
Non-taxable income 405 553<br />
Non-deductible expenses –60 –399<br />
Prior years and changes in tax rates 22 19<br />
a) effects on current tax 12 22<br />
losses carried forward – 1<br />
other previous year effects 12 22<br />
b) effects on deferred tax 9 –4<br />
changes in tax rates –1 1<br />
new tax imposed (–), previous tax revoked (+) 11 –5<br />
Valuation adjustments and non-recognition <strong>of</strong> deferred taxes –78 77<br />
writedowns <strong>of</strong> deferred tax assets –28 –33<br />
recognition <strong>of</strong> deferred tax assets 53 85<br />
non-recognition <strong>of</strong> deferred tax assets –104 –4<br />
non-recognition <strong>of</strong> deferred tax assets/liabilities under IAS 12.39 and 12.44 –52 29<br />
other 53 –<br />
Amortisation <strong>of</strong> goodwill –225 –<br />
Non-taxable foreign income 2 9<br />
Other differences 12 –21<br />
INcOme TAX –222 –380<br />
effective tax rate 14.8% 13.9%<br />
(24) Earnings per share<br />
During the reporting period, no financial instruments with a dilutive<br />
effect on the bearer shares were outstanding. Therefore basic earnings<br />
per share in accordance with IAS 33 equal diluted earnings per<br />
share in accordance with IAS 33. Earnings per share are calculated<br />
on the basis <strong>of</strong> the average number <strong>of</strong> shares outstanding (<strong>2008</strong>:<br />
202.0 million shares; 2007: 192.9 million shares).<br />
(25) Dividends<br />
After release <strong>of</strong> the fund for general banking risks in the amount <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 1,518.3 m, the pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the financial<br />
year beginning on 1 January <strong>2008</strong> and ending on 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
was € 100 thsd. The pr<strong>of</strong>it brought forward from the previous year<br />
was € 1.9 m. Thus the pr<strong>of</strong>it available for distribution was € 2.0 m.<br />
The Management Board proposes to the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting that<br />
no dividend be paid on the share capital <strong>of</strong> € 1,468,770,749.80 and<br />
that the total pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 2.0 m available for distribution be carried<br />
forward to new account.<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet<br />
(26) Cash and cash balances<br />
(27) <strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading<br />
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(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
LISTeD UNLISTeD TOTAL TOTAL<br />
financial assets (non-derivatives) 1,568 255 1,823 11,491<br />
Debt securities 1,554 15 1,569 10,416<br />
Structured securities 51 9 60 216<br />
Other debt securities 1,503 6 1,509 10,201<br />
Equity instruments 5 240 246 808<br />
Units in investment funds 8 – 8 42<br />
Loans – – – 214<br />
Repos – – – –<br />
Other – – – 214<br />
Impaired assets – – – 10<br />
Assets sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
Derivative instruments 10 2,656 2,666 7,601<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 10 2,656 2,666 7,489<br />
trading 10 2,652 2,662 7,482<br />
fair value hedges – – – 1<br />
other – 4 4 6<br />
Credit derivatives – – – 112<br />
trading – – – 112<br />
fair value hedges – – – –<br />
other – – – –<br />
TOTAL 1,577 2,911 4,489 19,092<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Cash 1,242 1,013<br />
Demand deposits with central banks 2,666 1,954<br />
TOTAL 3,908 2,967<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(28) <strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
This item shows assets in respect <strong>of</strong> which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> used the<br />
option to designate financial instruments as at fair value through<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss in order to avoid inconsistencies in the valuation <strong>of</strong><br />
assets and liabilities which are connected with each other. Most <strong>of</strong><br />
these assets are complex structures with embedded derivatives.<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
LISTeD UNLISTeD TOTAL TOTAL<br />
Debt securities 354 26 381 577<br />
Structured securities – – – –<br />
Other debt securities 354 26 381 577<br />
Equity instruments 3 18 21 31<br />
Units in investment funds – 149 149 306<br />
Loans – 17 17 20<br />
Structured – – – –<br />
Other – 17 17 20<br />
Impaired assets – – – –<br />
Assets sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
TOTAL 358 209 567 935<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (other than assets sold and not derecognised or impaired assets):<br />
annual changes (€ m)<br />
DebT SecUrITIeS<br />
eqUITy<br />
INSTrUmeNTS<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
UNITS IN<br />
INveSTmeNT<br />
fUNDS LOANS TOTAL<br />
Opening balance 577 31 306 20 935<br />
Increases 1,043 2 327 2 1,375<br />
Purchases 1,011 – 307 – 1,318<br />
Positive changes in fair value 8 2 7 1 18<br />
Other increases 24 – 13 2 39<br />
Decreases –1,239 –13 –485 –6 –1,743<br />
Sales –785 –3 –337 – –1,124<br />
Redemptions –421 –4 – –4 –430<br />
Negative changes in fair value –15 –6 –53 – –74<br />
Other decreases –19 – – 95 –1 –115<br />
cLOSINg bALANce 381 21 149 17 567<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet (CONTINUED)<br />
(29) Available-for-sale financial assets<br />
(30) Held-to-maturity investments<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
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(€ m)<br />
LISTeD UNLISTeD LISTeD UNLISTeD<br />
Debt securities 6,585 2,660 4,894 2,615<br />
Structured securities 5 453 1 59<br />
Other 6,580 2,207 4,893 2,557<br />
Equity instruments 34 656 129 2,056<br />
Measured at fair value 34 647 129 2,045<br />
Carried at cost – 8 – 11<br />
Units in investment funds – 97 26 1,132<br />
Loans – – – –<br />
Impaired assets 1 3 4 7<br />
Assets sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
TOTAL 6,620 3,414 5,053 5,811<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
cArryINg<br />
AmOUNT fAIr vALUe<br />
(€ m)<br />
cArryINg<br />
AmOUNT fAIr vALUe<br />
Debt securities 5,754 5,760 7,623 8,118<br />
Structured securities – 21 70 69<br />
Other securities 5,754 5,739 7,553 8,049<br />
Loans – – – –<br />
Impaired assets – – – –<br />
Asset sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
TOTAL 5,754 5,760 7,623 8,118<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Held-to-maturity investments (other than assets sold but not derecognised or impaired assets):<br />
annual changes (€ m)<br />
(31) Loans and receivables with banks<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Loans to central banks 6,397 5,365<br />
Time deposits 250 289<br />
Compulsory reserves 4,337 3,573<br />
Repos 1,765 1,120<br />
Other 46 382<br />
Loans to banks 13,626 32,641<br />
Current accounts and demand deposits 1,548 7,527<br />
Time deposits 3,412 11,689<br />
Other loans 8,628 13,397<br />
Repos 1,486 4,820<br />
Finance leases – –<br />
Other 7,141 8,577<br />
Debt securities – –<br />
Structured – –<br />
Other – –<br />
Impaired assets 38 28<br />
Assets sold not derecognised – –<br />
TOTAL (cArryINg AmOUNT) 20,023 38,007<br />
TOTAL (fAIr vALUe) 20,137 38,463<br />
Loan loss provisions deducted from loans and receivables 62 33<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
DebT SecUrITIeS LOANS TOTAL<br />
Opening balance 7,623 – 7,623<br />
Increases 1,718 – 1,718<br />
Purchases 1,328 – 1,328<br />
Write-backs – – –<br />
Transfers from other portfolios 74 – 74<br />
Other changes 317 – 317<br />
Decreases –3,587 – –3,587<br />
Sales –1,077 – –1,077<br />
Redemptions –1,701 – –1,701<br />
Write-downs –6 – –6<br />
Transfers to other portfolios – 97 – – 97<br />
Other changes –705 – –705<br />
cLOSINg bALANce 5,754 – 5,754<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet (CONTINUED)<br />
(32) Loans and receivables with customers<br />
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(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Current accounts 15,232 15,824<br />
Repos 141 880<br />
Mortgages 20,070 15,506<br />
Credit cards and personal loans, incl. loans guaranteed by salary 9,814 8,559<br />
Finance leases 748 740<br />
Factoring 507 404<br />
Other transactions 81,963 71,155<br />
Debt securities 219 202<br />
Structured securities – –<br />
Other debt securities 219 202<br />
Impaired assets 3,280 1,947<br />
Assets sold but not derecognised – –<br />
TOTAL (cArryINg AmOUNT) 131,973 115,216<br />
TOTAL (fAIr vALUe) 133,308 116,812<br />
Loan loss provisions deducted from loans and receivables 3,876 3,695<br />
Finance leases: customers (€ m)<br />
mINImUm LeASe PAymeNTS<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
PreSeNT vALUe Of mINImUm<br />
LeASe PAymeNTS<br />
Amounts receivable under finance leases:<br />
Up to 12 months 321 290<br />
From 1 to 5 years 473 430<br />
Over 5 years 31 29<br />
Total gross/net investment value 825 748<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: Unguaranteed residual values <strong>of</strong> assets leased under finance leases – –<br />
Less: Unearned finance income (by remaining maturity) –77 X<br />
PreSeNT vALUe Of mINImUm LeASe PAymeNTS receIvAbLe<br />
(NeT INveSTmeNT IN The LeASe) 748 748<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(33) Hedging derivatives<br />
(34) Equity investments<br />
INTereST rATeS<br />
cUrreNcy<br />
AND gOLD<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
(€ m)<br />
eqUITy<br />
INSTrUmeNTS LOANS OTher TOTAL<br />
Listed – – – – – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives – – – – – –<br />
Credit derivatives – – – – – –<br />
Unlisted 85 – – – – 85<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 85 – – – – 85<br />
with underlying asset exchange 32 – – – – 32<br />
purchased options – – – – – –<br />
other derivatives 32 – – – – 32<br />
with no underlying asset exchange 53 – – – – 53<br />
purchased options – – – – – –<br />
other derivatives 52 – – – – 52<br />
Credit derivatives – – – – – –<br />
with underlying asset exchange – – – – – –<br />
with no underlying asset exchange – – – – – –<br />
TOTAL 85 – – – – 85<br />
Total 31 Dec. 2007 992 140 15 – – 1,147<br />
INveSTmeNTS<br />
vALUeD AT eqUITy<br />
OF WHICH<br />
GOODWILL<br />
ASSOcIATeD<br />
cOmPANIeS<br />
(€ m)<br />
OTher<br />
INveSTmeNTS 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Opening balance 1,921 126 54 305 2,281 1,890<br />
Increases 193 – 13 102 308 1,109<br />
Purchases 70 – 13 51 133 876<br />
Writebacks – – – – – 12<br />
Revaluation 123 – – – 124 –<br />
Other changes – – – 51 51 221<br />
Decreases –129 –14 –16 –166 –312 –718<br />
Sales – – –16 –68 –84 –687<br />
Writedowns –28 – – –17 –45 –8<br />
Other changes –102 –14 – –81 –183 –22<br />
cLOSINg bALANce 1,985 113 51 241 2,277 2,281<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet (CONTINUED)<br />
(35) Property, plant and equipment<br />
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(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Assets for operational use 2,036 1,751<br />
Owned 1,979 1,698<br />
Land 205 185<br />
Buildings 1,296 1,088<br />
Office furniture and fittings 164 152<br />
Electronic systems 178 131<br />
Others 135 142<br />
Leased 56 53<br />
Lands – –<br />
Buildings 50 53<br />
Office furniture and fittings – –<br />
Electronic systems 6 –<br />
Others – –<br />
Leasehold improvements and upgrade expenditure capitalised (group properties excluded) – –<br />
held-for-investment assets 310 252<br />
Owned 310 252<br />
Land 255 197<br />
Buildings 55 55<br />
Other – –<br />
Leased – –<br />
Land – –<br />
Buildings – –<br />
other – –<br />
TOTAL 2,346 2,003<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Property, plant and equipment used in the business (€ m)<br />
LAND bUILDINgS<br />
OffIce<br />
fUrNITUre AND<br />
fITTINgS<br />
chANgeS IN <strong>2008</strong><br />
eLecTrONIc<br />
SySTemS OTher TOTAL<br />
gross opening balance 185 1,835 490 490 358 3,358<br />
Total net reduction in value – –694 –338 –359 –216 –1,607<br />
Net opening balance 185 1,140 152 132 142 1,751<br />
Increases 31 439 57 170 84 780<br />
Purchases 27 391 52 153 62 685<br />
Capitalised expenditure on improvements – 19 – 2 1 21<br />
Write-backs – 6 – – – 6<br />
Increase in fair value – – – – – –<br />
in equity – – – – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – – – –<br />
Positive exchange differences 1 8 1 2 1 13<br />
Transfer from properties held for investment – – – – – –<br />
Other changes 3 15 4 15 20 55<br />
reductions –11 –233 –44 –118 – 90 –496<br />
Disposals –1 –32 –1 –3 –13 –50<br />
Depreciation – –66 –37 –75 –33 –211<br />
Impairment losses – –2 – – –4 –6<br />
in equity – – – – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – –2 – – –4 –6<br />
Reductions <strong>of</strong> fair value – – – – – –<br />
in equity – – – – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – – – –<br />
Negative exchange differences –9 –129 –5 –21 –5 –169<br />
Transfers – –2 – –14 – –16<br />
property, plant and equipment held for investment – –1 – – – –1<br />
assets held for sale – –1 – –14 – –16<br />
Other changes –1 –3 –2 –5 –34 –44<br />
NeT fINAL bALANce 205 1,346 165 184 136 2,036<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet (CONTINUED)<br />
Property, plant and equipment held for investment: annual changes (€ m)<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
LAND bUILDINgS TOTAL<br />
Opening balances 197 55 252<br />
Increases 59 4 63<br />
Purchases 59 2 61<br />
Capitalised expenditure on improvements – – –<br />
Increases in fair value – – –<br />
Writebacks – – –<br />
Positive exchange differences – – –<br />
Transfer from properties used in the business – 1 1<br />
Other changes – 1 2<br />
reductions –1 –3 –4<br />
Disposals –1 – –1<br />
Depreciation – –2 –2<br />
Reductions in fair value – – –<br />
Impairment losses – – –<br />
Negative exchange differences – –1 –1<br />
Transfers – – –<br />
property, plant and equipment held for investment – – –<br />
assets held for sale – – –<br />
Other changes – – –<br />
cLOSINg bALANceS 255 55 310<br />
meASUreD AT fAIr vALUe 255 58 313<br />
(36) Intangible assets<br />
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(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
goodwill 3,595 3,837<br />
Attributable to the Group 3,595 3,837<br />
Attributable to minorities – –<br />
Other intangible assets 575 563<br />
Intangible assets generated internally 164 153<br />
Other assets 411 410<br />
Assets valued at fair value: – –<br />
Intangible assets generated internally – –<br />
Other assets – –<br />
Intangible assets – leased – –<br />
TOTAL 4,170 4,400<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Intangible assets – annual changes (€ m)<br />
(37) Tax assets<br />
gOODWILL<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
OTher INTANgIbLe ASSeTS<br />
geNerATeD<br />
INTerNALLy OTher TOTAL<br />
gross opening balance 4,246 295 789 5,330<br />
Net reductions –410 –142 –379 – 932<br />
Net opening balance 3,837 153 410 4,400<br />
Increases 1,585 56 169 1,811<br />
Purchases 1,437 47 88 1,572<br />
Increases in intangible assets generated internally X 7 – 7<br />
Writebacks X – 1 1<br />
Increase in fair value X – – –<br />
in equity X – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss X – – –<br />
Positive exchange differences 148 – 15 164<br />
Other changes – 3 65 68<br />
reductions –1,827 –46 –167 –2,040<br />
Disposals –38 –4 –6 –48<br />
Writedowns –1,027 –34 –85 –1,145<br />
Depreciation X –34 –81 –115<br />
write-downs –1,027 – –4 –1,031<br />
in equity X – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss –1,027 – –4 –1,031<br />
Reduction in fair value – – –<br />
in equity X – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss X – – –<br />
Transfers to non-current assets held for sale –115 – –17 –132<br />
Negative exchange differences –626 –2 –44 –671<br />
Other changes –21 –6 –16 –44<br />
NeT cLOSINg bALANce 3,595 164 411 4,170<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Deferred tax assets related to:<br />
Assets/liabilities held for trading 8 13<br />
Other financial instruments 37 42<br />
Property, plant and equipment/Intangible assets 19 31<br />
Provisions 308 387<br />
Other assets/liabilities 33 65<br />
Loans and receivables with banks and customers 64 70<br />
Tax losses carried forward 354 244<br />
Other 13 3<br />
TOTAL 835 856<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet (CONTINUED)<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, deferred taxes were also recognised directly in equity. € 166 m<br />
(2007: € 16 m) was credited to the available-for-sale reserve and<br />
€ 43 m (2007: € 18 m) was debited to the cash flow hedge reserve.<br />
In addition, as actuarial gains and losses on pension and severancepayment<br />
obligations were not recognised in income in the reporting<br />
year, deferred tax assets <strong>of</strong> € 14 m (2007: € 53 m) were <strong>of</strong>fset<br />
against equity in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the first-time consolidation <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries and<br />
sub-groups referred to in note 2, and <strong>of</strong> foreign currency translation<br />
<strong>of</strong> deferred taxes and direct <strong>of</strong>fsetting against reserves, part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
change in deferred taxes was not reflected in the expense in <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The assets include deferred tax assets arising from the carryforward<br />
<strong>of</strong> unused tax losses in the amount <strong>of</strong> € 380 m (2007: € 245 m), <strong>of</strong><br />
which € 26.2 m held for sale. Most <strong>of</strong> the tax losses carried forward<br />
can be used without time restriction.<br />
In respect <strong>of</strong> tax losses carried forward in the amount <strong>of</strong> € 367 m<br />
(2007: € 126 m), no deferred tax assets were recognised because,<br />
from a current perspective, a tax benefit is unlikely to be realised<br />
within a reasonable period.<br />
(38) Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale<br />
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(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Individual assets<br />
Equity investments – 59<br />
Property, plant and equipment 1 55<br />
Intangible assets – –<br />
Other non-current assets – 421<br />
Total 2 535<br />
Asset groups classified as held for sale<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 17,796 –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 77 –<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 982 557<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 16 407<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 11,401 65<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 2,833 95<br />
Equity investments 1 –<br />
Property, plant and equipment 16 3<br />
Intangible assets 132 3<br />
Other assets 811 62<br />
Total 34,066 1,192<br />
ASSeTS 34,068 1,727<br />
This item includes the investment bank UniCredit CAIB AG and its<br />
subsidiaries in Poland, Russia and the United Kingdom. In autumn<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, in connection with the intended concentration <strong>of</strong> Markets &<br />
Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group, the sale process for<br />
the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG to Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank<br />
AG, Munich, was initiated. Appropriate measures aimed at a reorientation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries have also been taken.<br />
Also included is card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG. With a view to<br />
streamlining its interests in the <strong>Austria</strong>n card business, UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG together with the other shareholders set up a selling<br />
process for card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG. Completion is scheduled<br />
for 2009.<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(39) Other assets<br />
(40) Deposits from banks<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Deposits from central banks 9,777 5,448<br />
Deposits from banks 25,733 46,997<br />
Current accounts for services rendered – –<br />
Current accounts and demand deposits 965 6,933<br />
Time deposits 6,002 21,473<br />
Loans 17,525 16,543<br />
Finance leases – –<br />
Other 17,525 16,543<br />
Liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> commitments to repurchase treasury shares – –<br />
Liabilities relating to assets sold but not derecognised – –<br />
Reverse repos – –<br />
Other – –<br />
Other liabilities 1,242 2,049<br />
TOTAL 35,511 52,445<br />
fAIr vALUe 35,608 52,324<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Margin with derivatives clearers (non-interest bearing) 22 7<br />
Gold, silver and precious metals 36 45<br />
Positive value <strong>of</strong> “servicing contracts” for financial assets sold and derecognised – –<br />
Accrued income other than capitalised income 54 43<br />
Cash and other valuables held by cashier 8 11<br />
Interest and charges to be debited to 56 81<br />
Customers 51 61<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 5 20<br />
Items in transit between branches not yet allocated to destination accounts – –<br />
Items in processing 288 522<br />
Items deemed definitive but not attributable to other items 148 494<br />
Securities and coupons to be settled – 298<br />
Other transactions 148 196<br />
Adjustments for unpaid bills and notes 27 4<br />
Tax items other than those included in item 140 42 32<br />
Other items 689 679<br />
TOTAL 1,369 1,918<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet (CONTINUED)<br />
(41) Deposits from customers<br />
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(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Current accounts and demand deposits 39,266 34,439<br />
Time deposits 51,515 35,319<br />
Deposits received in administration – –<br />
Loans 952 976<br />
Finance leases 2 2<br />
Other 951 975<br />
Liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> commitments to repurchase treasury shares – –<br />
Liabilities relating to assets sold but not derecognised – –<br />
Reverse repos – –<br />
Other – –<br />
Other liabilities 3,431 22,469<br />
TOTAL 95,164 93,203<br />
fAIr vALUe 95,560 94,399<br />
(42) Debt securities in issue<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(€ m)<br />
cArryINg AmOUNT fAIr vALUe cArryINg AmOUNT fAIr vALUe<br />
Listed securities 13,178 12,955 12,329 12,180<br />
Bonds 12,769 12,546 11,923 11,891<br />
structured – – – –<br />
other 12,769 12,546 11,923 11,891<br />
Other securities 409 409 406 289<br />
structured 5 5 5 5<br />
other 404 404 401 284<br />
Unlisted securities 19,419 19,386 14,167 14,243<br />
Bonds 18,253 18,213 11,663 11,738<br />
structured 159 159 120 120<br />
other 18,094 18,054 11,543 11,618<br />
Other securities 1,166 1,173 2,504 2,504<br />
structured 447 447 462 462<br />
other 719 726 2,042 2,042<br />
TOTAL 32,597 32,341 26,496 26,422<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(43) <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
LISTeD UNLISTeD TOTAL TOTAL<br />
financial liabilities 15 3 19 1,248<br />
Deposits from banks – – – 1,109<br />
Reverse repos – – – –<br />
Others – – – 1,109<br />
structured – – – –<br />
other – – – 1,109<br />
short position – – – –<br />
Deposits from customers 15 – 15 114<br />
Reverse repos – – – –<br />
Others 15 – 15 114<br />
structured – – – –<br />
other – – – 59<br />
short position 15 – 15 55<br />
Debt securities – 3 3 25<br />
Bonds – 3 3 3<br />
Structured – – – –<br />
Other – 3 3 3<br />
Other securities – – – 22<br />
Structured – – – –<br />
Other – – – 22<br />
Derivative instruments 8 2,128 2,136 6,194<br />
financial derivatives 8 2,128 2,136 6,120<br />
Trading 8 2,127 2,135 6,120<br />
Relating to Fair Value option – – – –<br />
Other – 1 1 –<br />
credit derivatives – – – 74<br />
Trading – – – 74<br />
Relating to Fair Value option – – – –<br />
Other – – – –<br />
TOTAL 23 2,132 2,155 7,442<br />
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(44) <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
This item shows liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> used the<br />
option to designate financial instruments as at fair value through<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss in order to avoid inconsistencies in the valuation <strong>of</strong><br />
assets and liabilities which are connected with each other. Most <strong>of</strong><br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
these liabilities are debt securities and complex structures with<br />
embedded derivatives. In <strong>2008</strong>, changes in fair values resulting from<br />
changes in our own credit rating were + € 71 m (31 December<br />
2007: + € 30.6 m).<br />
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LISTeD UNLISTeD LISTeD UNLISTeD<br />
Deposits from banks – 12 – 12<br />
Structured – – – –<br />
Other – 12 – 12<br />
Deposits from customers – – – –<br />
Structured – – – –<br />
Other – – – –<br />
Debt securities 174 1,814 183 2,191<br />
Structured – – – –<br />
Other 174 1,814 183 2,191<br />
TOTAL 174 1,826 183 2,203<br />
(45) Hedging derivatives<br />
INTereST rATeS<br />
cUrreNcy<br />
AND gOLD<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
(€ m)<br />
eqUITy<br />
INSTrUmeNTS LOANS OTher TOTAL<br />
Listed – – – – – –<br />
Unlisted 122 1 – – – 123<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 122 1 – – – 123<br />
with underlying asset exchange – – – – – –<br />
issued options – – – – – –<br />
other derivatives – – – – – –<br />
with no underlying asset exchange 122 1 – – – 123<br />
issued options – – – – – –<br />
other derivatives 122 1 – – – 123<br />
Credit derivatives – – – – – –<br />
with underlying asset exchange – – – – – –<br />
with no underlying asset exchange – – – – – –<br />
TOTAL 122 1 – – – 123<br />
Total 31 Dec. 2007 1,097 541 – – – 1,638<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(46) Deferred tax liabilities<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Deferred tax liabilities related to:<br />
Loans and receivables with banks and customers 16 1<br />
Assets/liabilities held for trading 18 6<br />
Other financial instruments 181 382<br />
Property, plant and equipment/intangible assets 136 85<br />
Other assets/liabilities 23 12<br />
Deposits from banks and customers 1 1<br />
Other 28 24<br />
TOTAL 403 510<br />
Pursuant to IAS 12.39, no deferred tax liabilities were recognised<br />
for temporary differences in connection with investments in domestic<br />
subsidiaries because from a current perspective, they are not<br />
intended to be sold.<br />
(47) Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale<br />
Deposits – –<br />
Securities – –<br />
Other liabilities – 103<br />
Total – 103<br />
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale<br />
Deposits from banks 17,909 –<br />
Deposits from customers 306 1,143<br />
Debt securities in issue – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 13,315 –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 37 –<br />
Provisions 16 –<br />
Other liabilities 1,555 1<br />
Total 33,137 1,144<br />
LIAbILITIeS 33,137 1,247<br />
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(48) Other liabilities<br />
(49) Provisions for risks and charges<br />
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31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Pensions and other post-retirement benefit obligations 3,537 4,088<br />
Other provisions for risks and charges 477 523<br />
Legal disputes 136 145<br />
Staff expenses 10 36<br />
Other 331 341<br />
TOTAL 4,015 4,611<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> financial guarantees issued – 1<br />
Impairment: <strong>of</strong> financial guarantees issued, <strong>of</strong> credit derivatives, <strong>of</strong> irrevocable commitments to distribute funds 165 164<br />
Accrued expenses other than those to be capitalized for the financial liabilities concerned 86 74<br />
Share-based payment classified as liabilities under IFRS 2 – –<br />
Other liabilities due to employees 412 430<br />
Other liabilities due to other staff 8 11<br />
Other liabilities due to directors and statutory auditors 1 –<br />
Interest and amounts to be credited 89 107<br />
Items in transit between branches and not yet allocated to destination accounts 4 5<br />
Available amounts to be paid to others 5 12<br />
Items in processing 547 1,331<br />
Entries related to securities transactions 1 36<br />
Items deemed definitive but not attributable to other lines 302 311<br />
Liabilities for miscellaneous entries related to tax collection service 8 10<br />
Adjustments for unpaid portfolio entries – 1<br />
Tax items different from those included in tax liabilities 55 55<br />
Other entries 833 1,027<br />
TOTAL OTher LIAbILITIeS 2,515 3,574<br />
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Provisions for risks and charges: annual changes (€ m)<br />
(50) Equity<br />
From 1 January <strong>2008</strong> to 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the number <strong>of</strong> shares<br />
was 202,031,740, <strong>of</strong> which 10,100 were registered shares. The registered<br />
shares (10,000 registered shares are held by “Privatstiftung<br />
zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten”, a private foundation under <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
law; 100 registered shares are held by “Betriebsratsfonds des<br />
Betriebsrats der Angestellten der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Großraum Wien”, the Employees’ Council Fund <strong>of</strong> the Employees’<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
PeNSIONS AND POST<br />
reTIremeNT beNefIT<br />
ObLIgATIONS OTher PrOvISIONS TOTAL<br />
Opening balance 4,088 523 4,611<br />
Increases 326 107 433<br />
Provisions for the year 234 83 317<br />
Changes due to the passage <strong>of</strong> time – – –<br />
Differences due to discount-rate changes – – –<br />
Other increases 92 24 116<br />
Decreases –877 –153 –1,029<br />
Use during the year –280 –140 –420<br />
Differences due to discount-rate changes – – –<br />
Other decreases *) –597 –12 –609<br />
cLOSINg bALANce 3,537 477 4,015<br />
*) incl. € 522 m changes in pension provisions at Koç Finansal Hizmetler A.S.<br />
Insurance provisions: breakdown (€ m)<br />
DIrecT<br />
bUSINeSS<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
INDIrecT<br />
bUSINeSS TOTAL<br />
DIrecT<br />
bUSINeSS<br />
INDIrecT<br />
bUSINeSS TOTAL<br />
Non-life business 57 – 57 66 – 66<br />
Provision for unearned premiums 43 – 43 50 – 50<br />
Provision for outstanding claims 14 – 14 16 – 16<br />
Other provisions – – – – – –<br />
Life business 100 – 100 112 – 112<br />
Mathematical provisions 97 – 97 110 – 110<br />
Provisions for amounts payable 1 – 1 1 – 1<br />
Other insurance provisions 1 – 1 1 – 1<br />
Insurance provisions when investment risk is borne by<br />
the insured party – – – – – –<br />
Provision for policies where the performance is connected to<br />
investment funds and market indices – – – – – –<br />
Provision for pension funds – – – – – –<br />
TOTAL INSUrANce PrOvISIONS 156 – 156 178 – 178<br />
Council <strong>of</strong> employees <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in the Vienna<br />
area) carry special rights: for resolutions concerning spin-<strong>of</strong>fs and<br />
specific mergers or specific changes in the bank’s Articles <strong>of</strong> Association<br />
to be adopted at a general meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders, the registered<br />
shareholders have to be present when the resolutions are<br />
adopted. The relevant resolutions are specified in Article 20 (13) and<br />
(14) <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s Articles <strong>of</strong> Association.<br />
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(51) Time breakdown by contractual residual maturity<br />
<strong>of</strong> financial assets and liabilities<br />
ON DemAND<br />
1 TO 7<br />
DAyS<br />
Geographical distribution <strong>of</strong> total assets and operating income (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
TOTAL ASSeTS OPerATINg INcOme<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 131,304 1,825<br />
Total European countries 83,296 4,945<br />
Western Europe 669 –8<br />
Central and Eastern Europe 82,627 4,953<br />
America 608 –152<br />
Asia 6,944 417<br />
Rest <strong>of</strong> the world – –<br />
TOTAL 222,152 7,035<br />
The geographic breakdown is based on the location <strong>of</strong> the subsidiary in which the transaction is recorded.<br />
7 TO 15<br />
DAyS<br />
15 DAyS TO<br />
1 mONTh<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
1 TO 3<br />
mONThS<br />
3 TO 6<br />
mONThS<br />
6 mONThS<br />
TO 1 yeAr<br />
balance sheet assets 22,132 3,922 2,108 7,047 8,885 6,699 13,814 41,314 57,150<br />
Government securities 2 47 2 159 354 542 545 1,930 2,529<br />
Debt securities 4 54 112 647 626 174 404 1,977 2,874<br />
Other equity securities 234 – – – – 4 – 26 5<br />
Units in investment funds 106 – – – – – – – 98<br />
Loans 21,786 3,820 1,993 6,241 7,904 5,979 12,865 37,380 51,643<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 3,694 2,454 1,143 2,539 1,893 730 1,451 4,373 1,138<br />
Customers 18,091 1,366 850 3,703 6,011 5,249 11,414 33,008 50,506<br />
balance sheet liabilities 37,776 6,795 2,950 14,875 13,073 14,589 12,504 27,385 24,911<br />
Deposits 37,573 5,006 2,401 6,863 8,440 8,519 9,163 7,032 2,713<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 801 709 325 656 1,615 332 424 1,162 2,035<br />
Customers 36,772 4,297 2,076 6,207 6,825 8,187 8,739 5,869 677<br />
Debt securities in issue 14 168 165 93 1,029 1,202 2,357 13,196 15,957<br />
Other liabilities 189 1,621 384 7,919 3,604 4,868 984 7,158 6,242<br />
Off balance sheet transactions<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives with exchange <strong>of</strong> principal<br />
long positions 99 942 2,029 1,486 2,039 1,307 869 1,032 27<br />
short positions 99 955 2,032 1,487 2,040 1,296 871 1,025 27<br />
Deposits and loans receivable/to be made<br />
long positions 295 – – – – – – – –<br />
short positions – – – – – – – – –<br />
Irrevocable commitments to disburse funds<br />
long positions 1,051 42 32 302 454 1,521 1,336 2,851 726<br />
short positions 2,031 42 35 191 454 574 1,338 2,175 719<br />
(52) Geographical distribution<br />
1 TO 5<br />
yeArS<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(53) Related party disclosures<br />
Related party disclosures as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> (€ m)<br />
PAreNT<br />
cOmPANy AND<br />
UNcONSOLIDATeD<br />
SUbSIDIArIeS ASSOcIATeS<br />
key mANAgemeNT<br />
PerSONNeL<br />
OTher reLATeD<br />
PArTIeS<br />
Loans and advances 12,673 680 5 79<br />
Equity instruments 13 7 0 1<br />
Other receivables 165 0 0 0<br />
TOTAL ASSeTS 12,851 687 5 81<br />
Deposits 4,371 13,509 11 424<br />
Other financial liabilities 9,405 0 0 0<br />
Other liabilities 79 0 0 0<br />
TOTAL LIAbILITIeS 13,855 13,509 11 424<br />
a) Information on members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board,<br />
the Supervisory Board and the Employees’ Council <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
emoluments <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the management board and the<br />
Supervisory board<br />
The emoluments paid by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG to Management<br />
Board members in the <strong>2008</strong> financial year (excluding payments into<br />
pension funds) totalled € 3.98 m (comparable emoluments in 2007<br />
totalled € 7.62 m). Of this total, € 2.73 m (2007: € 1.88 m) related<br />
to fixed salary components, and € 1.25 m (2007: € 5.74 m) related<br />
to variable salary components. Several members <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board receive their emoluments from companies which are not included<br />
in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>;<br />
these emoluments granted to Management Board members in such<br />
companies in the <strong>2008</strong> financial year amounted to € 5.79 m (2007:<br />
€ 5.06 m). These Management Board members also received emoluments<br />
for activities which are not connected with the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group but are in the interest <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group.<br />
Payments to former members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and their<br />
surviving dependants (excluding payments into pension funds) totalled<br />
€ 21.68 m (2007: € 9.64 m), mostly as one-<strong>of</strong>f payments.<br />
Of this total, € 4.71 m (2007: € 4.76 m) was paid to former Management<br />
Board members <strong>of</strong> Creditanstalt AG, which merged with<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in 2002, and their surviving dependants; € 1.98 m<br />
(2007: € 1.92 m) was paid to former Management Board members<br />
<strong>of</strong> Österreichische Länderbank AG, which merged with Zentralsparkasse<br />
in 1991, and their surviving dependants. Emoluments<br />
paid to this group <strong>of</strong> persons for activities in subsidiaries amounted<br />
to € 0.53 m (2007: € 0.53 m).<br />
The emoluments <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board members active in the<br />
<strong>2008</strong> business year totalled € 342 thsd (2007: € 324 thsd) for<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, and € 3 thsd (2007: € 7 thsd) for the two<br />
credit associations.<br />
Loans to members <strong>of</strong> the management board and <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Supervisory board<br />
Loans to members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board amounted to € 408 thsd<br />
(2007: € 266 thsd), overdrafts granted to them were € 29 thsd<br />
(2007: € 64 thsd).<br />
Loans to members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board amounted to € 2.81 m<br />
(2007: € 0.72 m). Credit lines and overdrafts granted to Supervisory<br />
Board members totalled € 0.31 m (2007: € 0.52 m). Repayments<br />
during the business year totalled € 127 thsd (2007: € 32 thsd).<br />
Loans to the Supervisory Board include those made to members <strong>of</strong><br />
the Employees’ Council who are members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board.<br />
The maturities <strong>of</strong> the loans range from five to fifteen years. The rate<br />
<strong>of</strong> interest payable on these loans is the rate charged to employees<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
Names <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the management board and the<br />
Supervisory board<br />
Note 65 contains a list <strong>of</strong> the members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board<br />
and the Supervisory Board.<br />
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b) Relationships with unconsolidated subsidiaries and<br />
other companies in which an equity interest is held<br />
All related-party banking transactions were effected on market terms.<br />
Transactions with companies which are related parties are explained<br />
in note 2.<br />
There is a syndicate agreement – the “Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Regions<br />
Agreement” – between UniCredit, “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von<br />
Anteilsrechten” (“AV-Z Stiftung”) and “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats<br />
der Angestellten der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien”.<br />
In the Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Regions Agreement, the contracting parties<br />
“AV-Z Stiftung” and “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten<br />
der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien” have given<br />
an undertaking to UniCredit to the effect that if they want to sell<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> shares, they will first <strong>of</strong>fer such shares held<br />
by them to UniCredit. If UniCredit does not accept the <strong>of</strong>fer, the relevant<br />
contracting party could sell the UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> shares to<br />
a third party. In this case UniCredit has a right <strong>of</strong> preemption.<br />
For the duration <strong>of</strong> this agreement (10 years), “AV-Z Stiftung” has a<br />
right to nominate two members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, and thereafter one member <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory<br />
Board for the duration <strong>of</strong> the guarantee issued by the Municipality <strong>of</strong><br />
Vienna and “AV-Z Stiftung”.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit held a direct interest <strong>of</strong><br />
99.995% in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, one Management Board member <strong>of</strong> HVB<br />
was a member <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
(the same member was a member <strong>of</strong> UniCredit’s Management Committee).<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, there were the following interlocking<br />
relationships with UniCredit S.p.A.:<br />
� The Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG was a member <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> Directors and a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Management Committee <strong>of</strong> UniCredit.<br />
� A further six members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG were members <strong>of</strong> the Management Committee <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit (one <strong>of</strong> them was also a member <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> HVB).<br />
� Two members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG were members <strong>of</strong> the Management Committee <strong>of</strong> UniCredit.<br />
c) Other information on related party relationships<br />
Under Section 92 (9) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, “Privatstiftung zur<br />
Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten” (“AV-Z Stiftung”) serves as deficiency<br />
guarantor for all liabilities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in the<br />
event <strong>of</strong> the company’s insolvency. The board <strong>of</strong> trustees <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Private Foundation has 14 members. These included four members<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
After the change in the legal form <strong>of</strong> Anteilsverwaltung-Zentralsparkasse<br />
into a private foundation (“AV-Z Stiftung”) in 2001, the<br />
Municipality <strong>of</strong> Vienna serves as deficiency guarantor for all outstanding<br />
liabilities, and obligations to pay future benefits, <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG (then <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Aktiengesellschaft) which were entered<br />
into prior to and including 31 December 2001.<br />
The board <strong>of</strong> trustees <strong>of</strong> Immobilien Privatstiftung has three<br />
members. One <strong>of</strong> them is a member <strong>of</strong> the Management Board <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
(54) Share-based payments<br />
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS<br />
OUTSTANDING INSTRUMENTS<br />
Group Medium & Long Term Incentive Plans for selected employees<br />
refers to Equity-Settled Share Based Payments based on the shares<br />
<strong>of</strong> the parent company UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
This category includes the following:<br />
� Stock Options allocated to a selected group <strong>of</strong> Top & Senior<br />
Managers and Key Talents;<br />
� Performance Shares allocated to a selected group <strong>of</strong> Top &<br />
Senior Managers and Key Talents and represented by free UniCredit<br />
ordinary shares that the parent company undertakes to grant, conditional<br />
upon achieving performance targets set at Group and Division<br />
level in the Strategic Plan and any amendments thereto approved by<br />
the parent company’s Board <strong>of</strong> Directors;<br />
� Restricted Shares allocated to a selected group <strong>of</strong> Middle<br />
Managers.<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
MEASUREMENT MODEL<br />
Stock Options<br />
The Hull and White Evaluation Model has been adopted to measure<br />
the economic value <strong>of</strong> stock options.<br />
This model is based on a trinomial tree price distribution using the<br />
Boyle’s algorithm and estimates the early exercise probability on the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> a deterministic model connected to:<br />
� reaching a market share value equal to an exercise price-<br />
multiple (M);<br />
� the probability <strong>of</strong> beneficiaries’ early exit (E) after the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
vesting period.<br />
The following table shows the measurements and parameters used<br />
in relation to the Stock Options granted in <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Measurement <strong>of</strong> Stock Options in <strong>2008</strong><br />
STOck OPTIONS <strong>2008</strong><br />
Exercise price (€) 4.185<br />
UniCredit share market price (€) 4.185<br />
Date <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Board’s granting resolution<br />
(grant date) 25 June <strong>2008</strong><br />
Vesting period start-date 9 July <strong>2008</strong><br />
Vesting period end-date 9 July 2012<br />
Expiry date 9 July 2018<br />
Exercise price-multiple (M) 1.5<br />
Exit rate post vesting (E) 3.73%<br />
Dividend yield* 4.8459%<br />
Volatility 20.564%<br />
Risk-free rate 4.649%<br />
Stock Options’ fair value per unit at grant date (€) 0.6552<br />
*) Ratio between the average <strong>of</strong> the dividends paid by UniCredit S.p.A. from 2005 to <strong>2008</strong> and the<br />
stock’s market value at grant date.<br />
Parameters are calculated as follows:<br />
� Exit rate: annual percentage <strong>of</strong> Stock Options forfeited due to<br />
termination;<br />
� dividend yield: average dividend yield <strong>of</strong> the last four years,<br />
according to the duration <strong>of</strong> the vesting period;<br />
� volatility: historical daily average volatility for a period equal to the<br />
duration <strong>of</strong> the vesting period;<br />
� exercise price: arithmetic mean <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>ficial market price <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit ordinary shares during the month preceding the resolution<br />
adopted by UniCredit’s Board <strong>of</strong> Directors;<br />
� UniCredit share market price: set equal to the exercise price, in<br />
consideration <strong>of</strong> the “at the money” allocation <strong>of</strong> Stock Options at the<br />
date <strong>of</strong> the grant.<br />
Other equity instruments (Performance Shares)<br />
The economic value <strong>of</strong> Performance Shares is measured considering<br />
the share market price at the grant date less the present value <strong>of</strong> the<br />
future dividends during the performance period. Parameters are estimated<br />
by applying the same model used for Stock Options measurement.<br />
The following table shows the measurements and parameters used<br />
in relation to the Performance Shares granted in <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Measurement <strong>of</strong> Stock Options in <strong>2008</strong><br />
PerfOrmANce<br />
ShAreS <strong>2008</strong><br />
Date <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Board’s granting resolution<br />
(grant date) 25 June <strong>2008</strong><br />
Vesting period start-date 1 January 2011<br />
Vesting period end-date 31 December 2011<br />
UniCredit share market price (€) 4.185<br />
Economic value <strong>of</strong> vesting conditions (€) –0.705<br />
Performance Shares’ fair falue per unit at grant date (€) 3.480<br />
Other equity instruments (restricted Shares)<br />
The economic value <strong>of</strong> Restricted Shares is measured considering<br />
the share market price at grant date. The parent company has not<br />
granted any new Restricted Shares Plans during <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Payroll costs in <strong>2008</strong> included share-based payments <strong>of</strong> € 4.7 m.<br />
The (cumulative) accrual totalled € 7.9 m.<br />
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(Notes) <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Net interest 4,657 3,653<br />
Dividends and other income from equity investments 710 284<br />
Dividend income and similar revenue 592 128<br />
minus: dividend income and similar revenue from financial assets held for trading (7) –5 –4<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates – <strong>of</strong> which: income from revaluation (21) 123 160<br />
Net interest margin 5,367 3,936<br />
Net fees and commissions 2,076 2,124<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income –414 141<br />
Gains (losses) on financial assets and liabilities held for trading –375 119<br />
plus: dividend income and similar revenue from financial assets held for trading (7) 5 4<br />
Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting – –<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> available-for-sale financial assets – private equity 4 1<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal or repurchase <strong>of</strong> financial liabilities 1 2<br />
Gains (losses) on financial assets and liabilities designated at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss –48 15<br />
Net other expenses/income 201 214<br />
Gains (losses) on disposals/repurchases <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables – not impaired 1 –<br />
Premiums earned (net) 112 115<br />
Other income (net) from insurance activities –86 –82<br />
Other net operating income 178 184<br />
minus: other operating income – <strong>of</strong> which: recovery <strong>of</strong> expenses (20) –3 –4<br />
Gains (losses) on disposals <strong>of</strong> investments – assets leasing operation – –<br />
Net non-interest income 1,864 2,478<br />
OPerATINg INcOme 7,231 6,414<br />
Payroll costs –2,235 –1,836<br />
Administrative costs – staff expenses –2,235 –1,840<br />
minus: integration costs – 3<br />
Other administrative expenses –1,371 –1,243<br />
Administrative costs – other administrative expenses –1,386 –1,273<br />
minus: integration costs 15 30<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> expenses 3 4<br />
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment losses on intangible and tangible assets –331 –275<br />
Impairment/Write-backs on property, plant and equipment –213 –197<br />
minus: impairment losses/write backs on property owned for investment 1 1<br />
minus: integration costs – –<br />
Impairment/Write-backs on intangible assets –119 –80<br />
minus: integration costs – –<br />
OPerATINg cOSTS –3,935 –3,351<br />
OPerATINg PrOfIT 3,296 3,063<br />
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Impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill –1,027 –<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –87 –75<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –78 –74<br />
Surplus on release <strong>of</strong> integration provision –9 –1<br />
Integration costs –6 –33<br />
Net impairment losses on loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments –1,012 –483<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> loans 1 1<br />
minus: gains (losses) on disposals/repurchases <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables – not impaired position –1 –<br />
Impairment losses on loans –1,019 –507<br />
Impairment losses on other financial assets 8 23<br />
Net income from investments 340 268<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> available-for-sale financial assets 132 252<br />
minus: gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> available-for-sale financial assets – private equity –4 –1<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> held-to-maturity investments –1 –<br />
Impairment losses on: available-for-sale financial assets –25 –3<br />
Impairment losses on: held-to-maturity investments –59 –14<br />
Impairment losses/write-backs on property owned for investment –1 –1<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates 412 181<br />
minus: income from revaluation (21) –123 –160<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments 9 14<br />
minus: gains (losses) on disposals <strong>of</strong> investments – assets leasing operation – –<br />
PrOfIT befOre TAX 1,505 2,740<br />
Income tax for the period –222 –380<br />
NeT PrOfIT 1,283 2,360<br />
Minorities –139 –106<br />
NeT PrOfIT ATTrIbUTAbLe TO The grOUP 1,144 2,254<br />
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(56) Segment reporting<br />
As in previous periods, the primary segment reporting format is<br />
based on the internal reporting structure <strong>of</strong> business segments,<br />
which reflects management responsibilities in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
in <strong>2008</strong>. The business segments are presented as independent units<br />
with their own capital resources and are responsible for their own<br />
results. This also meets the requirements <strong>of</strong> IFRS 8.<br />
The definition <strong>of</strong> business segments is primarily based on organisational<br />
responsibility for customers.<br />
retail<br />
Responsibility for the Retail Division covers <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s business<br />
with private customers and small businesses and the credit card<br />
business.<br />
Private banking & Asset management<br />
The Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing & Asset Management Division comprises the<br />
subsidiaries <strong>Bank</strong> Privat, Schoellerbank AG, Asset Management<br />
Gesellschaft AMG and Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
corporates<br />
The Corporates Division covers the sub-segment Large Corporates<br />
(multinational corporates, financial institutions, public sector) and<br />
Real Estate, business with medium-sized companies and customers<br />
using specific products (e.g derivatives) as well as the activities <strong>of</strong><br />
BA-CA Wohnbaubank AG and BA-CA Real Invest Group. The leasing<br />
business <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Leasing Group was transferred<br />
to UniCredit Global Leasing with effect from July 2007. In exchange,<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> received a 32.59% shareholding interest in<br />
that company, which is accounted for under the equity method.<br />
cee<br />
The CEE business segment includes the commercial banking units <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in the region <strong>of</strong> Central and Eastern Europe.<br />
From 2007, the CEE business segment also includes the units in<br />
Central and Eastern Europe and in Turkey which were transferred<br />
from UniCredit and HVB to the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. Corporate finance<br />
business for CEE customers was transferred to the Markets & Investment<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Division. JSC ATF <strong>Bank</strong> has been included in this segment<br />
since December 2007 and Ukrsotsbank has been included<br />
since January <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
markets & Investment banking<br />
The Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division essentially comprises the<br />
treasury activities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group; the trading activities<br />
were hived down by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to UniCredit CAIB AG. The equity<br />
interests in Aton International Limited and Aton Broker were included<br />
in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies and allocated to the MIB<br />
Division as from August 2007.<br />
corporate center<br />
“Corporate Center” covers all equity interests that are not assigned to<br />
other segments. Also included are inter-segment eliminations and<br />
other items which cannot be assigned to other business segments.<br />
Methods<br />
Net interest income is split up according to the market interest rate<br />
method. Costs are allocated to the individual business segments from<br />
which they arise.<br />
The result <strong>of</strong> each business segment is measured by the pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
before tax and the net pr<strong>of</strong>it after tax earned by the respective<br />
segment. In addition to the cost/income ratio, the return on equity<br />
is one <strong>of</strong> the key ratios used for controlling the business segments.<br />
The segment reporting data also show the net pr<strong>of</strong>it after tax.<br />
The interest rate applied to investment <strong>of</strong> equity allocated to the<br />
business segments corresponds to the 3-month EURIBOR plus a<br />
margin <strong>of</strong> the average 5-year UniCredit credit spread. The rate<br />
applied to the business segments for investment <strong>of</strong> equity is determined<br />
for one year as part <strong>of</strong> the budgeting process. A uniform rate<br />
<strong>of</strong> 3.8% is applied to loans on which interest is not accrued and to<br />
writedowns.<br />
Overhead costs are allocated proportionately to direct and indirect<br />
costs <strong>of</strong> the business segments.<br />
Capital allocated to the business segments in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is based<br />
on the Core Tier 1 capital ratio on the basis <strong>of</strong> planned risk-weighted<br />
assets. The bank uses differentiated percentage rates according to<br />
the individual business segments:<br />
Retail 6.00%<br />
Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing & Asset Management 5.90%<br />
Corporates 6.45%<br />
CEE 6.45%<br />
Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing 6.45%<br />
Corporate Center 6.80%<br />
Capital allocation to subsidiaries reflects actual IFRS capital. In the<br />
CEE Division and in the MIB Division, the IFRS capital <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries<br />
exceeds the capital calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> risk-weighted assets.<br />
This effect is reflected in the Corporate Center, leading to a negative<br />
amount being shown as average equity for the Corporate Center.<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Segment reporting 1–12 <strong>2008</strong>/1–12 2007 (€ m)<br />
reTAIL<br />
DIvISION<br />
PrIvATe<br />
bANkINg<br />
& ASSeT<br />
mANAgemeNT<br />
DIvISION<br />
cOrPOrATeS<br />
DIvISION<br />
ceNTrAL<br />
eASTerN<br />
eUrOPe<br />
DIvISION<br />
mArkeTS &<br />
INveSTmeNT<br />
bANkINg<br />
DIvISION<br />
cOrPOrATe<br />
ceNTer<br />
bANk<br />
AUSTrIA<br />
grOUP<br />
Net interest income 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 774 22 655 3,068 731 117 5,367<br />
1–12 2007 748 19 630 2,151 330 58 3,936<br />
Net fees and commissions 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 476 98 277 1,163 77 –15 2,076<br />
1–12 2007 548 143 342 929 172 –11 2,124<br />
Net trading, hedging and 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 12 1 – 384 –662 –147 –414<br />
fair value loss/income 1–12 2007 – 1 – 177 –42 6 141<br />
Net other expenses/income 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> –28 35 –2 121 –4 78 201<br />
1–12 2007 –31 39 33 110 11 52 214<br />
Net non-interest income 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 461 133 275 1,668 –589 –84 1,864<br />
1–12 2007 517 183 375 1,216 140 46 2,478<br />
OPerATINg INcOme 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 1,235 155 930 4,736 142 33 7,231<br />
1–12 2007 1,266 202 1,005 3,367 470 104 6,414<br />
OPerATINg eXPeNSeS 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> –851 –102 –271 –2,234 –206 –271 –3,935<br />
1–12 2007 – 935 –104 –353 –1,729 –233 3 –3,351<br />
OPerATINg PrOfIT 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 383 54 658 2,502 –64 –238 3,296<br />
1–12 2007 330 98 652 1,638 238 107 3,063<br />
Goodwill impairment 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> – – – – – –1,027 –1,027<br />
1–12 2007 – – – – – – –<br />
Provisions for risks and charges 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> –9 –1 –8 –65 1 –4 –87<br />
1–12 2007 –1 –1 –5 –79 – 11 –75<br />
Restructuring costs 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> – – – –3 – –2 –6<br />
1–12 2007 – –1 – –27 –2 –3 –33<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> –208 – –100 –537 –165 – –1,012<br />
for guarantees and commitments 1–12 2007 –208 1 –66 –211 1 – –483<br />
Net income from investments 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 6 9 –57 123 –24 284 340<br />
1–12 2007 14 3 –12 20 1 243 268<br />
PrOfIT befOre TAX 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 172 62 492 2,019 –253 – 987 1,505<br />
1–12 2007 135 99 570 1,342 237 357 2,740<br />
Income tax 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> –41 –13 – 97 –417 43 303 –222<br />
1–12 2007 –26 –25 –120 –250 –51 91 –380<br />
NeT PrOfIT 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 131 49 396 1,601 –209 –684 1,283<br />
1–12 2007 109 75 450 1,092 186 448 2,360<br />
rWA credit and market risk (avg.) 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 15,751 423 33,158 67,682 7,711 4,551 129,276<br />
1–12 2007 16,171 452 31,009 46,593 5,352 4,927 104,504<br />
Equity 1) 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 992 182 2,477 9,483 5,112 –2,835 15,412<br />
1–12 2007 1,019 203 2,260 7,099 1,960 1,391 13,933<br />
ROE before tax in % 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 17.4 33.9 19.9 21.3 –4.9 n.m. 2) 9.8<br />
1–12 2007 13.3 48.9 25.2 18.9 12.1 n.m. 19.7<br />
ROE after tax in % 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 13.2 26.7 16.0 16.9 –4.1 n.m. 8.3<br />
1–12 2007 10.7 36.8 19.9 15.4 9.5 n.m. 16.9<br />
Cost/income ratio in % 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 69.0 65.4 29.2 47.2 145.1 n.m. 54.4<br />
1–12 2007 73.9 51.5 35.1 51.4 49.5 n.m. 52.2<br />
Risk/earnings ratio in % 1–12 <strong>2008</strong> 26.9 n.m. 15.3 17.5 n.m. n.m. 18.8<br />
1–12 2007 27.8 n.m. 10.4 9.8 n.m. n.m. 12.3<br />
1) Total <strong>of</strong> IFRS capital for the subsidiaries allocated to the respective Division and standardised capital for the rest <strong>of</strong> the respective Division / 2) Not meaningful<br />
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Segment reporting Q1–Q4 <strong>2008</strong> (€ m)<br />
reTAIL<br />
DIvISION<br />
PrIvATe<br />
bANkINg<br />
& ASSeT<br />
mANAgemeNT<br />
DIvISION<br />
cOrPOrATeS<br />
DIvISION<br />
ceNTrAL<br />
eASTerN<br />
eUrOPe<br />
DIvISION<br />
mArkeTS &<br />
INveSTmeNT<br />
bANkINg<br />
DIvISION<br />
cOrPOrATe<br />
ceNTer<br />
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AUSTrIA<br />
grOUP<br />
Net interest income q4/<strong>2008</strong> 233 7 175 819 254 265 1,752<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> 184 6 163 814 176 –37 1,306<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> 184 5 166 731 173 –76 1,183<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> 173 5 151 704 127 –34 1,125<br />
Net fees and commissions Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 116 22 58 306 21 –5 518<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> 113 24 64 315 11 –4 522<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> 119 26 74 282 23 –4 518<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> 129 27 81 261 23 –2 519<br />
Net trading, hedging and Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 15 – – 177 –283 –45 –136<br />
fair value loss/income Q3/<strong>2008</strong> –1 – – 98 – 98 –79 –80<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> –2 – – 78 –86 –46 –55<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> – – – 31 –196 22 –143<br />
Net other expenses/income Q4/<strong>2008</strong> –5 9 – 22 –2 16 40<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> –8 8 – 40 – 25 65<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> –8 9 –1 34 –2 21 54<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> –7 8 – 24 – 16 42<br />
Net non-interest income q4/<strong>2008</strong> 125 31 58 505 –264 –34 421<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> 104 32 63 452 –87 –58 507<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> 109 35 73 394 –65 –29 517<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> 123 36 80 316 –172 36 418<br />
OPerATINg INcOme q4/<strong>2008</strong> 358 38 233 1,324 –10 231 2,173<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> 288 38 227 1,267 89 – 95 1,814<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> 293 40 239 1,125 108 –105 1,700<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> 296 40 231 1,020 –45 2 1,543<br />
OPerATINg eXPeNSeS q4/<strong>2008</strong> –206 –29 –77 –613 –57 –58 –1,041<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> –214 –23 –64 –564 –48 – 91 –1,003<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> –217 –24 –67 –544 –50 –49 – 951<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> –215 –26 –63 –513 –50 –73 – 941<br />
OPerATINg PrOfIT q4/<strong>2008</strong> 153 8 155 711 –67 173 1,133<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> 74 15 163 703 42 –186 811<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> 76 15 172 582 57 –153 750<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> 81 15 168 506 – 96 –72 603<br />
Goodwill impairment Q4/<strong>2008</strong> – – – – – –1,027 –1,027<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> – – – – – – –<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> – – – – – – –<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> – – – – – – –<br />
Provisions for risks and charges Q4/<strong>2008</strong> –10 –1 –8 –21 1 –9 –49<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> –3 – –2 –22 – – –27<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> 4 – 1 –15 – 5 –5<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> – – 1 –7 – – –7<br />
Restructuring costs Q4/<strong>2008</strong> – – – –4 – –1 –5<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> – – – –2 – –1 –2<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> – – – 7 – – 6<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> – – – –4 – –1 –5<br />
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reTAIL<br />
DIvISION<br />
PrIvATe<br />
bANkINg<br />
& ASSeT<br />
mANAgemeNT<br />
DIvISION<br />
cOrPOrATeS<br />
DIvISION<br />
ceNTrAL<br />
eASTerN<br />
eUrOPe<br />
DIvISION<br />
mArkeTS &<br />
INveSTmeNT<br />
bANkINg<br />
DIvISION<br />
cOrPOrATe<br />
ceNTer<br />
bANk<br />
AUSTrIA<br />
grOUP<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions Q4/<strong>2008</strong> –49 – –119 –215 –146 – –528<br />
for guarantees and commitments Q3/<strong>2008</strong> –53 – 42 –124 –20 – –155<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> –51 – –9 – 96 – – –156<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> –56 – –15 –103 – – –173<br />
Net income from investments Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 5 1 13 14 –25 –79 –71<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> – 2 –61 52 – 128 121<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> – 4 –9 29 1 164 190<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> 1 2 – 28 – 70 101<br />
PrOfIT befOre TAX q4/<strong>2008</strong> 100 8 42 485 –238 – 944 –547<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> 17 17 141 608 22 –58 748<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> 29 20 155 506 58 16 785<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> 26 17 154 420 – 96 –2 520<br />
Income tax Q4/<strong>2008</strong> –25 – –2 –112 38 190 90<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> –4 –4 –29 –121 –6 39 –125<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> –6 –5 –34 – 90 –14 48 –101<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> –6 –4 –33 – 94 26 26 –86<br />
NeT PrOfIT q4/<strong>2008</strong> 75 8 40 373 –200 –753 –457<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> 14 13 112 486 16 –19 622<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> 23 15 122 416 44 64 684<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> 20 13 122 326 –70 24 434<br />
rWA credit and market risk (avg.) q4/<strong>2008</strong> 15,923 349 31,929 69,571 10,659 3,550 131,981<br />
q3/<strong>2008</strong> 15,397 395 34,199 73,648 5,944 5,155 134,737<br />
q2/<strong>2008</strong> 15,966 465 34,370 67,731 7,850 5,494 131,876<br />
q1/<strong>2008</strong> 15,719 481 32,135 59,776 6,392 4,004 118,507<br />
Equity 1) Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 1,037 162 2,506 9,743 5,726 –3,932 15,242<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> 968 189 2,526 10,580 6,043 –4,207 16,100<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> 989 178 2,540 9,510 4,267 –2,081 15,403<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> 975 199 2,335 8,100 4,415 –1,120 14,903<br />
ROE before tax in % Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 38.5 19.2 6.6 19.9 –16.6 n.m. 2) –14.4<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> 7.2 36.9 22.3 23.0 1.5 n.m. 18.6<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> 11.8 44.5 24.5 21.3 5.5 n.m. 20.4<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> 10.6 33.7 26.5 20.8 –8.7 n.m. 13.9<br />
ROE after tax in % Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 28.9 20.0 6.4 15.3 –14.0 n.m. –12.0<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> 5.6 28.2 17.8 18.4 1.1 n.m. 15.5<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> 9.4 32.6 19.1 17.5 4.2 n.m. 17.8<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> 8.0 25.4 20.9 16.1 –6.3 n.m. 11.6<br />
Cost/income ratio in % Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 57.4 78.0 33.2 46.3 –549.1 n.m. 47.9<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> 74.4 59.6 28.2 44.5 53.4 n.m. 55.3<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> 74.0 61.0 28.1 48.3 46.8 n.m. 55.9<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> 72.7 63.6 27.1 50.3 –111.5 n.m. 60.9<br />
Risk/earnings ratio in % Q4/<strong>2008</strong> 20.8 n.m. 68.1 26.2 n.m. n.m. 30.1<br />
Q3/<strong>2008</strong> 28.9 n.m. 25.7 15.2 n.m. n.m. 11.8<br />
Q2/<strong>2008</strong> 27.6 n.m. 5.2 13.2 n.m. n.m. 13.2<br />
Q1/<strong>2008</strong> 32.2 n.m. 9.7 14.6 n.m. n.m. 15.4<br />
1) Total <strong>of</strong> IFRS capital for the subsidiaries allocated to the respective Division and standardised capital for the rest <strong>of</strong> the respective Division / 2) Not meaningful<br />
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(57) Assets pledged as security<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, assets pledged by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG and UniCredit CAIB AG totalled € 33,126 m (2007: € 17,835 m).<br />
(58) Subordinated assets<br />
(59) Assets and liabilities in foreign currency<br />
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31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading – 646<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 272 432<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 100 119<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 836 822<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 490 381<br />
Deposits from banks 168 130<br />
Deposits from customers 90 71<br />
Debt securities in issue 5,572 5,484<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(€ m)<br />
ASSeTS LIAbILITIeS ASSeTS LIAbILITIeS<br />
USD 30,938 22,362 20,182 24,566<br />
JPY 1,652 2,638 953 1,545<br />
CHF 16,444 9,393 14,375 2,839<br />
Other 55,119 49,833 56,485 49,367<br />
TOTAL 104,153 84,226 91,995 78,316<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(60) Trust assets and trust liabilities<br />
Trust assets and liabilities (€ m)<br />
(61) Repurchase agreements<br />
Under repurchase agreements, financial assets were sold to third<br />
parties with a commitment to repurchase the financial instruments at<br />
a price specified when the assets were sold. At the balance sheet<br />
date, the total amount <strong>of</strong> repurchase agreements was € 1,492 m<br />
(62) Guarantees given and commitments<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 14 17<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 704 692<br />
Equity securities and other variable-yield securities 7,342 9,783<br />
Debt securities 6,931 11,118<br />
Other assets 130 202<br />
TrUST ASSeTS 15,121 21,811<br />
Deposits from banks 283 338<br />
Deposits from customers 13,733 21,229<br />
Debt securities in issue – –<br />
Other liabilities 1,105 243<br />
TrUST LIAbILITIeS 15,121 21,811<br />
(2007: € 6,820 m). In those cases where <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is the trans feror,<br />
the relevant assets continue to be recognised in its balance sheet at<br />
their fair values. In those cases where <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is the transferee,<br />
the bank does not recognise the assets in its balance sheet.<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
financial guarantees given to: 9,449 8,228<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 546 1,697<br />
Customers 8,903 6,531<br />
commercial guarantees given to: 12,996 12,768<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 2,632 2,825<br />
Customers 10,364 9,943<br />
Other irrevocable commitments to disburse funds 14,880 14,224<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s: 465 143<br />
Usage certain 7 18<br />
Usage uncertain 458 125<br />
Customers: 14,415 14,081<br />
Usage certain 8,889 10,613<br />
Usage uncertain 5,526 3,468<br />
Underlying obligations for credit derivatives: sales <strong>of</strong> protection 954 969<br />
Other commitments 5,426 5,731<br />
TOTAL 43,705 41,919<br />
The amount <strong>of</strong> contingent claims in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is equal to the amount <strong>of</strong> contingent liabilities.<br />
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(63) List <strong>of</strong> selected subsidiaries and other equity interests<br />
The list <strong>of</strong> unconsolidated subsidiaries required under the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Commercial Code/<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act is included in the notes<br />
to the financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at<br />
(63a) Consolidated companies<br />
cOmPANy cITy cOUNTry<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong>. The notes have been lodged with the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Register <strong>of</strong> Firms, a public register at the Commercial Court <strong>of</strong> Vienna<br />
(Handelsgericht Wien).<br />
DOmIcILe INTereST IN %<br />
DIrecT<br />
OWNerShIP<br />
INDIrecT<br />
OWNerShIP TOTAL<br />
AI Beteiligungs GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Artist Marketing Entertainment GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Asset Management GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
ATF <strong>Bank</strong> Kyrgyzstan OJSC Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 0.00 95.46 95.46<br />
ATF Capital B.V. Rotterdam Netherlands 0.00 99.60 99.60<br />
AWT International Trade AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA-CA Administration Services GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA-CA Infrastructure Finance Advisory GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
BA-CA Markets & Investment Beteiligung Ges.m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Wohnbaubank AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Global Information Services GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 80.00 10.01 90.01<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 94.95 0.00 94.95<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Trade Services Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Transaction Services S.R.O. Prague Czech Republic 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>Privat AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
CA IB Securities (Ukraine) AT Kiev Ukraine 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
CABET-Holding-Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
CAIB D.D. Securities Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
Card Complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 50.10 0.00 50.10<br />
Centar Kaptol doo Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
CJSC <strong>Bank</strong> Sibir Omsk City Russian Federation 0.00 99.60 99.60<br />
Domus Bistro GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Domus Clean Reinigungs GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Domus Facility Management GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Eurolease RAMSES Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co OG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.30 0.20 99.50<br />
Factor<strong>Bank</strong> Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
HYPERION Immobilienvermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.00 0.00 99.00<br />
HypoVereins Immobilien EOOD S<strong>of</strong>ia Bulgaria 0.00 92.07 92.07<br />
Istra Golf DOO Umag Croatia 0.00 60.46 60.46<br />
Istraturist Umag, Hotelijerstvo i Turizam DD Umag Croatia 0.00 60.46 60.46<br />
JOHA Gebäude- Errichtungs- und Vermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.03 94.03<br />
Joint Stock Commercial <strong>Bank</strong> for Social Development Ukrsotsbank Kiev Ukraine 12.34 82.12 94.46<br />
JSC ATF BANK Almaty Kazakhstan 99.60 0.00 99.60<br />
Lassallestraße Bau-, Planungs-, Errichtungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.00 0.00 99.00<br />
Limited Liability Company B.A. Real Estate Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Lowes Limited Nicosia Cyprus 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Marketing Zagrebacke <strong>Bank</strong>a doo Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
MC Marketing GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
MC Retail GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
cOmPANy cITy cOUNTry<br />
DOmIcILe INTereST IN %<br />
DIrecT<br />
OWNerShIP<br />
INDIrecT<br />
OWNerShIP TOTAL<br />
MY Beteiligungs GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
OOO IMB Leasing Company Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Open saving pension fund Otan JSC Almaty Kazakhstan 0.00 82.74 82.74<br />
Pominvest DD Split Croatia 0.00 74.66 74.66<br />
Private Joint Stock Company Ferrotrade International Kiev Ukraine 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
PRVA Stambena Stedionica DD Zagreb Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
Schoellerbank Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Teledata Consulting und Systemmanagement Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
Treuconsult Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
UniCredit Aton International Limited Nicosia Cyprus 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> a.d. Banja Luka Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.92 0.00 90.92<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Cayman Islands Ltd. Georgetown Cayman Islands 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic A.S. Prague Czech Republic 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> d.d. Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.40 55.23 79.63<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary ZRT. Budapest Hungary 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Latvia AS Riga Latvia 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia a.d. Belgrade Serbia 99.92 0.00 99.92<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia A.S. Bratislava Slovakia 99.03 0.00 99.03<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija D.D. Ljubljana Slovenia 99.99 0.00 99.99<br />
UniCredit Bulbank AD S<strong>of</strong>ia Bulgaria 92.07 0.00 92.07<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Czech Republic AS Prague Czech Republic 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Hungary Ltd. Budapest Hungary 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Poland S.A. Warsaw Poland 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Romania SRL Bucharest Romania 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. London United Kingdom 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Serbia Ltd. Belgrade Serbia 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Slovakia A.S. Bratislava Slovakia 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Slovenija, d.o.o. Ljubljana Slovenia 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB UK Ltd. London United Kingdom 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit Factoring EAD S<strong>of</strong>ia Bulgaria 0.00 92.07 92.07<br />
UniCredit Jelzalogbank ZRT. Budapest Hungary 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> S.A. Bucharest Romania 50.56 0.03 50.59<br />
Universale International Realitäten GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UPI Poslovni Sistem doo Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00 56.23 56.23<br />
WAVE Solutions Information Technology GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Z Leasing POLLUX Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
Z Leasing RIGEL Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
Z Leasing SIRIUS Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
Zaba Turizam DOO Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
Zagreb Nekretnine DOO Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
Zagrebacka <strong>Bank</strong>a d.d. Zagreb Croatia 84.21 0.00 84.21<br />
Zane BH DOO Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
ZAO IMB-Leasing Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
ZAO UniCredit Aton Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Moscow Russian Federation 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
ZB Invest DOO Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
ZETA Fünf Handels GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
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(63b) Investments in companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method<br />
DOmIcILe<br />
cOmPANy cITy cOUNTry ADD-%<br />
(63c) Investments in associated companies accounted for under the equity method<br />
DOmIcILe<br />
INveSTmeNTS vALUeD AT eqUITy<br />
NAme Of cOmPANy cITy cOUNTry ADD-%<br />
(63d) Investments in associated companies not<br />
accounted for under the equity method<br />
In the 2007 financial year, aggregate total assets <strong>of</strong> associated companies<br />
in which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> held investments which were not ac-<br />
TOTAL ASSeTS<br />
IN € ThSD<br />
TOTAL ASSeTS<br />
IN € ThSD<br />
OPerATINg<br />
INcOme<br />
IN € ThSD<br />
OPerATINg<br />
INcOme<br />
IN € ThSD<br />
eqUITy cAPITAL<br />
IN € ThSD<br />
Informations-Technologie <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 50.05 113,445 –2,377 17,739<br />
Koc Finansal Hizmetler AS Istanbul Turkey 50.00 2,055,681 3,903 2,013,674<br />
Stiching Custody Services KBN Amsterdam Netherlands 40.90 125 – 125<br />
UniCredit Menkul Degerler AS Istanbul Turkey 50.00 3,311 79 1,290<br />
Yapi Kredi Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijan 40.90 92,982 8,788 34,186<br />
Yapi Kredi <strong>Bank</strong> Nederland NV Amsterdam Netherlands 40.90 1,605,417 25,307 156,269<br />
Yapi Kredi <strong>Bank</strong>asi AS Istanbul Turkey 40.90 29,377,300 2,042,677 3,451,393<br />
Yapi Kredi Emeklilik AS Istanbul Turkey 38.42 338,777 30,856 56,001<br />
Yapi Kredi Faktoring AS Istanbul Turkey 40.88 507,295 18,131 40,452<br />
Yapi Kredi Finansal Kiralama AO Istanbul Turkey 40.43 1,310,350 96,795 287,672<br />
Yapi Kredi Holding BV Amsterdam Netherlands<br />
Russian<br />
40.90 45,507 58 45,480<br />
Yapi Kredi Moscow Moscow Federation 40.90 143,190 14,989 32,207<br />
Yapi Kredi Portföy Yönetimi AS Istanbul Turkey 40.88 37,365 38,164 32,917<br />
Yapi Kredi Sigorta AS Istanbul Turkey 38.42 337,138 16,311 138,132<br />
Yapi Kredi Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS Istanbul Turkey 40.89 138,095 47,311 101,933<br />
Yapi Kredi Yatirim Ortakligi AS Istanbul Turkey 22.93 25,458 –1,679 25,077<br />
eqUITy cAPITAL<br />
IN € ThSD<br />
Allianz ZB D.O.O. Drustvo za Upravljanje Dobrovoljnim Zagreb Croatia 41.26 2,214 875 1,227<br />
Allianz ZB D.O.O. Drustvo za Upravljanjie Obveznim Zagreb Croatia 41.26 19,784 11,321 18,830<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> fur Tirol und Vorarlberg Aktiengesellschaft Innsbruck <strong>Austria</strong> 47.38 8,499,200 196,000 538,747<br />
Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA Geneva Switzerland 12.54 1,148,275 54,848 60,504<br />
BKS <strong>Bank</strong> AG Klagenfurt <strong>Austria</strong> 36.03 6,129,100 169,591 442,623<br />
CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 11.17 4,627,688 103,048 1,844,190<br />
Österreichische Clearingbank AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 20.75 1,493,617 882 179,496<br />
Notartreuhandbank AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 25.00 970,999 16,307 21,337<br />
Oberbank AG Linz <strong>Austria</strong> 33.34 15,200,000 387,410 898,447<br />
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 49.15 39,400,000 158,000 451,009<br />
Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank Ges.m.b.h. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 50.00 958,008 4,727 24,626<br />
UniCredit Global Leasing SPA Milan Italy 32.59 32,888,244 470,555 1,787,683<br />
Yapi Kredi Koray Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS Istanbul Turkey 12.45 70,130 –5,195 48,154<br />
counted for under the equity method were € 460.5 m. Aggregate<br />
equity capital <strong>of</strong> these companies amounted to € 89.9 m. The combined<br />
net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> these companies was € 16.2 m.<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
(64) Employees<br />
In <strong>2008</strong> and 2007, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group employed the following<br />
average numbers <strong>of</strong> staff (full-time equivalents 1):<br />
Employees<br />
(65) Supervisory Board<br />
and Management Board<br />
In the reporting year, the following persons<br />
were members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG:<br />
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Erich HAMPEL<br />
Members: Helmut BERNKOPF (from 16 September <strong>2008</strong>),<br />
Federico GHIZZONI, Thomas GROSS (until 31 October <strong>2008</strong>),<br />
Wilhelm HEMETSBERGER (until 31 May <strong>2008</strong>), Werner KRETSCHMER<br />
(until 31 December <strong>2008</strong>), Ralph MÜLLER, Regina PREHOFER<br />
(until 15 September <strong>2008</strong>), Carlo VIVALDI, Stephan WINKELMEIER<br />
(from 7 November <strong>2008</strong>), Robert ZADRAZIL<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Salaried staff 67,069 49,604<br />
Other employees 90 98<br />
TOTAL 2) 67,159 49,702<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: in <strong>Austria</strong> 10,441 10,237<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: abroad 56,718 39,465<br />
1) Average full-time equivalents <strong>of</strong> staff employed in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (consolidated companies), excluding apprentices and employees on unpaid sabbatical or maternity/paternity leave<br />
2) The average numbers <strong>of</strong> staff for 2007 include Ukrsotsbank and IT <strong>Austria</strong> from December 2007.<br />
In the reporting year, the following persons<br />
were members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG:<br />
Chairman: Alessandro PROFUMO<br />
Deputy Chairman: Franz RAUCH<br />
Members: Vincenzo CALANDRA BUONAURA (until 31 July <strong>2008</strong>),<br />
Claudio CONSOLO (from 31 July <strong>2008</strong>), Sergio ERMOTTI, Paolo<br />
FIORENTINO, Dario FRIGERIO, Roberto NICASTRO, Vittorio OGLIENGO,<br />
Karl SAMSTAG, Gerhard SCHARITZER, Wolfgang SPRISSLER,<br />
Wolfgang HEINZL, Adolf LEHNER, Emmerich PERL, Martina ICHA<br />
(until 27 May <strong>2008</strong>), Karin WISAK-GRADINGER (from 28 May <strong>2008</strong>),<br />
Heribert KRUSCHIK (until 3 November <strong>2008</strong>), Riccardo HOFER (from<br />
4 November <strong>2008</strong>), Josef REICHL<br />
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Risk report<br />
(66) Overall risk management<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> identifies, measures, monitors and manages all risks <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. In performing these tasks, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
works closely with the risk control and risk management units <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit. In this context, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> supports UniCredit’s ongoing<br />
projects which are aimed at establishing uniform group-wide risk<br />
controlling procedures.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> divides the monitoring and controlling processes associated<br />
with risk management into the following categories:<br />
� Market risk (66a)<br />
� Liquidity risk (66b)<br />
� Counterparty risk (66c)<br />
� Credit risk (including real estate risk; 66d)<br />
� Operational risk (66e)<br />
� Business risk (66f)<br />
� Risks arising from the bank’s shareholdings and<br />
equity interests (66g)<br />
The Management Board determines the risk policy and approves<br />
the principles <strong>of</strong> risk management, the establishment <strong>of</strong> limits for all<br />
relevant risks, and the risk control procedures.<br />
In performing these tasks, the Management Board is supported by<br />
specific committees and independent risk management units. All<br />
risk management activities <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> are combined within a<br />
management function at Management Board level directed by the<br />
Chief Risk Officer (CRO); after completion <strong>of</strong> adjustments <strong>of</strong> the CRO<br />
organisation to the UniCredit Group’s divisional structure, secondary<br />
lending decisions for corporate customers are made in the Corporate<br />
Risk and MIB & Market Risk departments and in the Local Industry<br />
Teams, and for retail customers in the Retail Risk department.<br />
The Special Accounts Management department deals with problem<br />
loans. These organisational units are supported by the Strategic Risk<br />
Management & Control department. Credit risk control <strong>of</strong> the CEE<br />
business units is performed by the CEE Risk Control department and<br />
by the CEE Risk Monitoring and CEE Policies & Guidelines units. The<br />
unit for active credit portfolio management (Credit Treasury) reports<br />
directly to the Chief <strong>Financial</strong> Officer (CFO).<br />
The Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) is responsible for the management<br />
<strong>of</strong> balance-sheet structure positions, it controls liquidity<br />
risk and deals with cross-divisional risk management issues arising<br />
between sales units and overall bank management while also addressing<br />
the results <strong>of</strong> the credit portfolio model. Control <strong>of</strong> market<br />
risk <strong>of</strong> the trading books is ensured by the Market Risk Committee<br />
(MACO), which meets once a week. MACO deals with short-term<br />
business management issues relating to the presentation and discussion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the risk/earnings position <strong>of</strong> Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
and with limit adjustments, product approvals and positioning<br />
decisions. MACO also deals with methodological issues concerning<br />
the determination <strong>of</strong> counterparty risk. In addition, the general<br />
framework and limits for banking subsidiaries are defined by MACO.<br />
Credit risk is assessed by the credit committee. The newly established<br />
Operational Risk Committee (OpRiCo) meets on a quarterly<br />
basis to deal with operational risk issues.<br />
The Management Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> sets risk limits for market<br />
risk activities <strong>of</strong> the entire <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group at least once a year.<br />
MACO, which holds a meeting every week, makes limit decisions at<br />
the operational level and analyses the risk and earnings positions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bank’s Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing units. ALCO performs<br />
analyses and makes decisions with regard to business activities<br />
closely connected with customer business (in particular, balance<br />
sheet structure, liquidity, and risk management issues arising between<br />
sales units and overall bank management). The decisions and<br />
results <strong>of</strong> these committees are reported directly to the bank’s full<br />
Management Board. Risk Management, which is separate from the<br />
business divisions up to Management Board level, is in charge <strong>of</strong><br />
preparing analyses and monitoring compliance with limits. The final<br />
stage <strong>of</strong> work on modelling counterparty risk calculations was completed<br />
in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. In the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, the model<br />
– developed by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> itself – was examined by an external<br />
expert pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. The expert opinion confirms<br />
compliance with the Basel II standards, which have also been<br />
incorporated in local law. Following coordination activities with<br />
UniCredit Group, the process <strong>of</strong> approval by the supervisory authorities<br />
will start in the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009.<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group applies the principle <strong>of</strong> value-based management.<br />
In line with this principle, for pricing purposes in business<br />
and customer relations (micro control), capital employed (comprising<br />
both the Tier 1 capital required pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
and economic capital) is expected to yield a specific return.<br />
Beyond compliance with the regulatory capital rules pursuant to the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, economic capital is intended to reflect the<br />
bank’s specific risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile in a comprehensive and more consistent<br />
way. For micro-control purposes, economic capital for credit risk is<br />
calculated using value-at-risk methodologies. These unexpected<br />
losses over a period <strong>of</strong> one year are calculated with a confidence<br />
level <strong>of</strong> 99.95%.<br />
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Additionally, value-at-risk methodologies are used in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group for calculating or planning economic capital for all specified<br />
types <strong>of</strong> risk (market risk, credit risk, risks arising from shareholdings<br />
and equity interests, real estate risk, operational risk, business risk).<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is included in the risk monitoring and risk<br />
management system <strong>of</strong> the entire UniCredit Group. This ensures<br />
overall risk management across the Group. Examples in this context<br />
are global MIB risk reporting and the global MIB limits in the area <strong>of</strong><br />
market risk.<br />
current status <strong>of</strong> bASeL II implementation<br />
in the bank <strong>Austria</strong> group<br />
In spring 2003, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> set up a group-wide programme to<br />
create the conditions for compliance with the new rules, effective<br />
since 2007, for holding adequate capital against risk-weighted assets.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG decided, based on the discretion for credit<br />
institutions defined in the EU Directive and in line with the approach<br />
taken by the Group, to use the option to start employing Basel II at<br />
the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2003, the focus <strong>of</strong> the programme has been<br />
on refining credit risk systems to meet the standards <strong>of</strong> the Advanced<br />
IRB approach, setting up a group-wide data base for the purposes <strong>of</strong><br />
regulatory reporting and on creating the basis for ongoing implementation<br />
activities. Operational risk activities also commenced in this<br />
period. The Basel II project comprises UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and<br />
all <strong>Austria</strong>n and foreign subsidiaries belonging to the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated<br />
companies, all risk categories (credit risk, operational risk<br />
and market risk) and all three pillars <strong>of</strong> Basel II.<br />
From the different approaches that may be chosen in the area <strong>of</strong><br />
credit risk under Basel II, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group – in line with the<br />
decision taken by UniCredit Group – has opted for the advanced internal<br />
ratings-based (A-IRB) approach. Within the sub-group, the<br />
switch to the advanced approach will take place in stages – defined<br />
in the IRB roll-out plan. The roll-out plan was submitted to all competent<br />
regulators and found to be appropriate by them. In the first<br />
phase, the focus was on UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, which has maintained<br />
the major part <strong>of</strong> its portfolio in the A-IRB since 31 March<br />
<strong>2008</strong>. The prerequisite for doing so was the approval by the competent<br />
supervisory authorities, which was given in time before the first<br />
IRB Basel II report as at 31 March <strong>2008</strong> (for the first two months <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> computed RWAs for regulatory purposes using<br />
the standardised approach).<br />
As mentioned above, Basel II implementation has been established<br />
as a Group-wide programme. Since the acquisition <strong>of</strong> HVB Group<br />
by UniCredit Group in 2005, UniCredit has been responsible for<br />
Group-wide decisions and Group guidelines also in the Basel II environment,<br />
as well as for the development <strong>of</strong> Group-wide rating systems.<br />
For example, Group-wide homogeneous portfolios have been<br />
defined for which uniform rating models are used across the Group,<br />
such as those for countries, banks and multinational companies, or<br />
are planned to be used for other portfolios. The Group has also<br />
selected and (further) developed specific system components as<br />
Group-wide solutions for the calculation <strong>of</strong> loss parameters and riskweighted<br />
assets.<br />
Close cooperation ensures Group-wide consistency in the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Basel II. Group standards have already been prepared and<br />
adopted by the UniCredit Group holding company in cooperation with<br />
the major legal entities, and are used as an instrument for uniform<br />
Group-wide implementation, taking into consideration the local legal<br />
requirements and safeguarding Group interests. Such Group standards<br />
will also continue to be gradually extended and complemented.<br />
Integrating these Group standards in the processes and organisational<br />
set-up <strong>of</strong> all business divisions and Group units was one <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s major tasks in the past year and remains an important<br />
item on the bank’s agenda, especially because local features and<br />
legal requirements must be taken into account in ensuring Basel II<br />
compliance. These Group standards will also be rolled out step by<br />
step in the relevant CEE subsidiaries.<br />
With the transfer <strong>of</strong> ownership <strong>of</strong> HVB Group to the Italian banking<br />
group, the Italian banking supervisory authority – Banca d’Italia (the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy) – became the new home supervisor <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group.<br />
Since then the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy has been responsible for all approvals at<br />
Group level, while local supervisory authorities are responsible for<br />
local topics in the legal entities and for local on-site examinations. All<br />
regulatory issues are being dealt with in close cooperation between<br />
home and host regulators.<br />
The supervisory assessment <strong>of</strong> the A-IRB for the local models in<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG took place in 2007 and was completed<br />
with very satisfactory results. This was followed at the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong> by an assessment <strong>of</strong> the local implementation and use <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group-wide rating models already developed for banks and countries/sovereigns.<br />
Again, the review produced good results, with<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG thus meeting the requirements for the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy’s approval (consequently granted) <strong>of</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> the internal<br />
ratings-based approach in calculating UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG’s assessment basis for regulatory capital from 31 March <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
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Since 30 September <strong>2008</strong>, in line with the roll-out plan, the A-IRB<br />
approach has also been used in respect <strong>of</strong> another portion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
portfolio, namely multinational corporates, for which a Group-wide<br />
model was developed. In this context the supervisory approval process<br />
took place in summer <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The bank is planning to introduce various other Group-wide rating<br />
models in the next few years while also further refining and developing<br />
local models.<br />
The Group has also chosen the most elaborate approach, the advanced<br />
measurement approach (AMA), in respect <strong>of</strong> operational risk<br />
– UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has used the AMA since the beginning<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries<br />
All <strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries in the new Group structure started to use<br />
the standardised approach in <strong>2008</strong>. From a current perspective, for<br />
reasons <strong>of</strong> materiality, it is not planned to switch to one <strong>of</strong> the IRB<br />
approaches.<br />
In the area <strong>of</strong> operational risk, Schoellerbank has chosen the advanced<br />
measurement approach (AMA). It is planned to obtain approval<br />
for this approach in the course <strong>of</strong> 2009.<br />
cee subsidiaries<br />
The CEE subsidiaries have used the Basel II standardised approach<br />
since the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. Given the Group’s decision to use the<br />
IRB approach, there are <strong>of</strong> course plans to switch to the advanced<br />
IRB approach at most <strong>of</strong> the CEE subsidiaries; as an intermediate<br />
step, all subsidiaries will start with the Foundation IRB approach<br />
(F-IRB) between 2010 and 2012. A detailed roll-out plan for the<br />
gradual switch to the IRB approaches was drawn up with all CEE<br />
subsidiaries at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> and communicated to the<br />
supervisory authorities involved. 2009 will see supervisory IRB<br />
assessments at those subsidiaries which are planning to start using<br />
the F-IRB in 2010.<br />
Measures have been initiated together with the two new subsidiaries<br />
in Kazakhstan and Ukraine to ensure step-by-step compliance with<br />
the standardised approach.<br />
In the area <strong>of</strong> operational risk, the AMA at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech<br />
Republic was approved and on-site assessments took place in<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary and UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic will use the AMA as<br />
from the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2009; approval for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary and UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija is planned<br />
to be obtained in the course <strong>of</strong> 2009.<br />
Following an implementation phase which lasted about five years,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has successfully completed work on<br />
meeting the legal requirements under the EU’s Capital Requirements<br />
Directive in connection with Basel II. In the next few years, in<br />
addition to ongoing compliance-related activities in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG, the bank will roll out the quality standards for risk management<br />
instruments, reporting and compliance in the sub-group<br />
with a view to ensuring uniform Group-wide implementation and<br />
Group-wide consistency.<br />
Implementation <strong>of</strong> disclosure requirements pursuant to<br />
Sections 26 and 26a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n banking Act (regular<br />
disclosure <strong>of</strong> information on the organisational structure, risk<br />
management and risk capital position pursuant to Sections 2<br />
to 15 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation)<br />
Within UniCredit Group, a comprehensive disclosure is carried out<br />
by the parent company UniCredit on its website, based on the consolidated<br />
financial position in its function as EEA parent bank <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is a significant subsidiary pursuant to<br />
Section 26 (4) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and therefore discloses<br />
its supervisory capital structure and its capital adequacy requirement;<br />
furthermore, the bank discloses information regarding the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> own estimates for volatility adjustments (comprehensive<br />
method) for credit risk mitigation techniques pursuant to Section 17<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation and in accordance with the<br />
approval by the <strong>Financial</strong> Market Supervision Authority (FMA).<br />
The above information is available at http://www.bankaustria.at/<br />
en/open.html?opencf=/en/7638.html, in the menu item Investor<br />
Relations/Basel II Disclosure Pillar 3.<br />
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(66a) Market risk<br />
Market risk management encompasses all activities in connection<br />
with our Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing operations and management<br />
<strong>of</strong> the balance sheet structure in Vienna and at <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s subsidiaries.<br />
Risk positions are aggregated at least daily, analysed by<br />
the independent risk management unit and compared with the risk<br />
limits set by the Management Board and the committees (including<br />
MACO) designated by the Management Board. At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, market<br />
risk management includes ongoing reporting on the risk position,<br />
limit utilisation, and the daily presentation <strong>of</strong> results <strong>of</strong> Markets &<br />
Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing operations.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses uniform risk management procedures throughout<br />
the Group. These procedures provide aggregate data and make<br />
available the major risk parameters for the various trading operations<br />
once a day. Besides Value at Risk, other factors <strong>of</strong> equal importance<br />
are stress-oriented sensitivity and position limits. Additional<br />
elements <strong>of</strong> the limit system are loss-warning level limits and options-related<br />
limits applied to trading and positioning in non-linear<br />
products.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s risk model (“NoRISK”) was developed by the bank<br />
and has been used for many years. The model is applied and further<br />
refined by MIB & Market Risk. Ongoing refinement work includes<br />
reviewing the model as part <strong>of</strong> backtesting procedures, integrating<br />
new products, implementing requirements specified by the Management<br />
Board and by MACO, and adjusting the system to general<br />
market developments. A major factor to be noted in this context is<br />
the market risk stress considerations against the background <strong>of</strong> the<br />
current financial market situation. A product introduction process<br />
has been established in which risk managers play a decisive role in<br />
approving a new product. The “NoRISK” risk model, approved by the<br />
supervisory authorities since 1998, is used for computing capital requirements;<br />
in contrast to the internal risk management process, the<br />
computation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements takes into account the statutory<br />
parameters (confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%, 10-day holding period) and<br />
additionally the multiplier determined as part <strong>of</strong> the model review is<br />
applied. The model, which has so far been used for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG and the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, also received regulatory approval<br />
for use for CAIB in <strong>2008</strong>. The risk model covers all major risk<br />
categories: interest rate risk and equity position risk (both general<br />
and specific risk), exchange rate risk and commodities position risk.<br />
The structure <strong>of</strong> the standard risk report presented at MACO’s<br />
weekly meetings corresponds to the weekly UniCredit-wide MIB risk<br />
report and thus covers the same (stress) sensitivities in addition to<br />
VaR figures. Regular and specific stress scenario calculations complement<br />
the information provided to MACO/ALCO and the Management<br />
Board. Macro scenarios show the potential adverse impacts <strong>of</strong><br />
global developments with specific effects on the respective risk categories,<br />
while stress sensitivities <strong>of</strong> individual risk factors or groups<br />
<strong>of</strong> risk factors show the potential adverse impacts on partial market<br />
segments. Stress scenarios are based on assumptions <strong>of</strong> extreme<br />
movements in individual market risk parameters. The bank analyses<br />
the effect <strong>of</strong> such fluctuations and a liquidity disruption in specific<br />
products and risk factors on the bank’s results. These assumptions<br />
<strong>of</strong> extreme movements are dependent on currency, region, liquidity<br />
and the credit rating, and are set by MIB & Market Risk on a discretionary<br />
basis after consultation with experts in other areas <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank (e.g. research, trading).<br />
In addition to the risk model results, income data from market risk<br />
activities are also determined and communicated on a daily basis.<br />
These data are presented over time and compared with current<br />
budget figures. Reporting covers the components reflected in IFRSbased<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it and the marking to market <strong>of</strong> all investment positions<br />
regardless <strong>of</strong> their recognition in the IFRS-based financial statements<br />
(“total return”). The results are available to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s<br />
trading and risk management units via the access-protected Intranet<br />
application “ERCONIS”, broken down by portfolio, income statement<br />
item and currency. The regulatory approach to prudent valuation in<br />
the trading book is also implemented primarily by MIB & Market Risk<br />
and further developed on an ongoing basis through cooperation<br />
within UniCredit Group.<br />
In Vienna, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses the “MARCONIS” system developed<br />
by the bank itself to completely and systematically review the<br />
market conformity <strong>of</strong> its trading transactions. This tool is also used<br />
by almost all CEE banking subsidiaries with market risk activities.<br />
Value-at-risk movements (1 day, confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%) in<br />
<strong>2008</strong> reflected the banking crisis, which led to an exceptionally<br />
strong increase in volatility in the wake <strong>of</strong> the Lehman Brothers<br />
insolvency. In the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, VaR rose significantly<br />
although <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s risk positions were more or less left<br />
unchanged or reduced. In the trading book, VaR doubled to about<br />
€ 40 m in the fourth quarter as compared with the first half <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>. Overall VaR, including banking book positions, temporarily<br />
even quadrupled (€ 160 m) in the fourth quarter. The higher VaR<br />
levels were mainly caused by an increase in interest-rate and<br />
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spread volatility. In the interest rate sector, most <strong>of</strong> the increase was<br />
due to the positions <strong>of</strong> our CEE/SEE subsidiaries, which hold longterm<br />
interest rate positions from customer business and partly also in<br />
sovereign bonds in the banking book. The fact that there are no comparable<br />
trading positions in these currencies in the Group explains<br />
the wide difference between VaR <strong>of</strong> the trading book and overall VaR.<br />
VaR <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in 2006–<strong>2008</strong> (€ m)<br />
160<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
avg. 19.8<br />
avg. 10.3<br />
avg. 35.2<br />
avg. 12.3<br />
Jan. 06<br />
Feb. 06<br />
March 06<br />
April 06<br />
May 06<br />
June 06<br />
July 06<br />
Aug. 06<br />
Sept. 06<br />
Oct. 06<br />
Nov. 06<br />
Dec. 06<br />
Jan. 07<br />
Feb. 07<br />
March 07<br />
April 07<br />
May 07<br />
June 07<br />
July 07<br />
Aug. 07<br />
Sept. 07<br />
Oct. 07<br />
Nov. 07<br />
Dec. 07<br />
Jan. 08<br />
Feb. 08<br />
March 08<br />
April 08<br />
May 08<br />
June 08<br />
July 08<br />
Aug. 08<br />
Sept. 08<br />
Oct. 08<br />
Nov. 08<br />
Dec. 08<br />
Total Return VaR<br />
VaR in the trading book<br />
The results <strong>of</strong> the internal model based on VaR (1 day, confidence interval<br />
<strong>of</strong> 99%) in <strong>2008</strong> moved between € 36.6 m and € 167.4 m for<br />
the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. The average Total Return VaR was € 65.1 m,<br />
significantly higher than the comparative figure for the previous year<br />
(€ 35.2 m) although the positions were reduced in terms <strong>of</strong> sensitivity.<br />
The average VaR in the trading book in <strong>2008</strong> only rose to a level<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 21.2 m (from € 12.3 m in the previous year). As in previous<br />
The strong increase in overall VaR in credit spreads was also mainly<br />
due to the banking book positions <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries (e.g. Turkish<br />
sovereign bonds in the held-to-maturity portfolio). In the peak area <strong>of</strong><br />
the VaR curve, the credit-spread trading VaR <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries is<br />
lower than one-tenth <strong>of</strong> the comparative amount if the banking book<br />
position <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries is included in the calculation.<br />
160<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
avg. 65.1<br />
avg. 21.2<br />
21 Oct.<br />
26 Oct.<br />
31 Oct.<br />
5 Nov.<br />
10 Nov.<br />
15 Nov.<br />
20 Nov.<br />
25 Nov.<br />
30 Nov.<br />
5 Dec.<br />
10 Dec.<br />
15 Dec.<br />
20 Dec.<br />
25 Dec.<br />
30 Dec.<br />
years, the risk report includes the non-trading driven equity positions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bank’s investment books and the hedge-fund positions. Credit<br />
spread risk and interest rate risk account for most <strong>of</strong> the total risk <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. Since January 2007, commodity risk has<br />
only been assumed in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group on a back-to-back<br />
basis.<br />
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VaR <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group by risk category (€ m)<br />
rISk cATegOry mINImUm AverAge mAXImUm yeAr-eND<br />
Interest rate risk 24.9 47.4 108.7 67.0<br />
Credit spread 24.8 45.0 118.2 93.6<br />
Exchange rate risk 0.6 2.6 10.2 3.9<br />
Equity risk/trading 1.3 3.0 5.5 1.3<br />
Emerging markets/high yield 2.2 3.0 5.0 2.9<br />
Hedge funds 3.9 5.4 11.7 6.6<br />
Equity risk/investment 4.2 10.9 22.3 14.1<br />
Vega risk 0.7 2.6 6.8 4.9<br />
TOTAL <strong>2008</strong> 36.6 65.1 167.4 98.1<br />
Total 2007 16.7 35.2 58.7 49.9<br />
In addition to VaR, risk positions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group are limited<br />
through volume limits. As part <strong>of</strong> daily risk reporting, detailed “Trader<br />
Reports” are prepared for a large number <strong>of</strong> portfolios, with updated<br />
and historical information made available to all risk-takers and the<br />
responsible senior management via the Intranet. The comprehensive<br />
statistical data on VaR made available in addition to limit-relevant<br />
99% quantile figures include the average <strong>of</strong> scenario results beyond<br />
the 99% quantile mark, providing an indication <strong>of</strong> the magnitude <strong>of</strong><br />
events for which the probability <strong>of</strong> occurrence is very low. In addition<br />
to limit-relevant overall simulation runs, the results <strong>of</strong> about 30 par-<br />
tial simulation runs are recorded daily in the risk database. Partial<br />
simulation runs simulate specific risk classes while keeping others<br />
constant. The combination <strong>of</strong> portfolios and partial simulation runs<br />
enables the bank to analyse all major risk components on a daily<br />
basis and over time.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the entire interest rate position <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (trading and investment) for major currencies<br />
was composed as follows (the table below shows basis point values<br />
over € 500):<br />
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Basis point values <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (in €)<br />
UP TO<br />
1 mONTh<br />
1 mONTh TO<br />
3 mONThS<br />
Significant interest rate positions continue to be held in KZT, TRY,<br />
HRK and RUB, reflecting the size <strong>of</strong> our subsidiaries; most <strong>of</strong> the<br />
related interest rate sensitivity is in the banking book (not in the<br />
trading book). The USD position is also related to the banking book<br />
position <strong>of</strong> our banking subsidiaries. In <strong>2008</strong>, the EUR interest rate<br />
position was held at a low level compared with previous years.<br />
AS AT 31 December <strong>2008</strong> ANNUAL AverAge, mINImUm/mAXImUm<br />
3 mONThS<br />
TO 1 yeAr<br />
1 yeAr TO<br />
5 yeArS<br />
Over<br />
5 yeArS TOTAL mAXImUm mINImUm<br />
AbSOLUTe<br />
AverAge<br />
Western EUR –156,665 – 9,510 –46,065 –287,734 –179,417 –679,390 –141,509 –1,708,170 915,415<br />
Europe CHF 22,240 122,611 –100,554 –5,574 –42,196 –3,473 51,461 –301,553 120,293<br />
DKK 86 –100 –75 – – –89 4,631 –734 201<br />
GBP 1,904 –17,341 –378 12,830 –25,931 –28,915 11,023 – 92,882 36,182<br />
NOK 290 –1,885 –1 1 – –1,596 4,682 –4,102 1,905<br />
SEK 342 671 –773 – – 239 1,288 –2,316 619<br />
New EU countries CZK –3,992 5,519 –10,978 –76,633 85,735 –348 110,603 –103,519 39,819<br />
HUF –4,117 13,402 –5,683 –31,434 –23,974 –51,806 8,320 –148,066 53,875<br />
PLN –3,472 1,303 27,290 –38,570 23,642 10,193 82,078 –188,478 39,622<br />
SKK –1,151 –7,587 –6,014 31,145 339,727 356,120 356,120 37,151 136,868<br />
Central and BAM –470 422 236 –885 –3,034 –3,731 –841 –3,731 1,850<br />
Eastern Europe BGN 828 –550 4,102 –20,706 –11,155 –27,480 –8,839 –74,233 25,816<br />
incl. Turkey HRK –3,246 –6,399 –7,674 – 91,212 –40,085 –148,616 –130,811 –240,727 187,599<br />
KGS 81 –15 –234 –1,200 –731 –2,099 343 –3,427 1,229<br />
KZT 6,369 1,671 2,647 –74,250 –60,312 –123,875 –118,212 –340,853 209,788<br />
LVL –114 –824 –707 985 –139 –800 3,487 –5,191 2,575<br />
RON 3,785 489 –12,531 –6,498 –13,432 –28,186 3,383 –56,111 25,050<br />
RSD –157 1 –327 –55 – –538 4,899 –3,723 1,624<br />
RUB 2,070 –1,767 –25,261 29,133 –24,795 –20,620 111,729 –345,766 116,563<br />
TRY –3,008 –18,104 –30,258 –66,824 –35,541 –153,735 –141,562 –301,313 199,444<br />
UAH –124 –124 –26,264 8,683 –12,314 –30,143 –4,538 –100,949 37,508<br />
Overseas – highly AUD –115 –434 113 192 – –243 727 –33,375 10,719<br />
developed countries CAD 571 –600 –3,895 423 –5 –3,507 14,442 –18,017 5,417<br />
JPY 3,494 –2,186 –7,493 3,720 –8,751 –11,217 24,553 –51,745 16,714<br />
NZD 132 55 –523 – – –336 3,209 –16,550 4,885<br />
USD 30,895 –20,350 –52,768 220,566 –1,666,943 –1,488,601 – 998,816 –1,731,349 1,401,709<br />
Other countries AED 202 –18 –1,181 786 – –211 1,089 –1,406 693<br />
EGP –32 –8 – – – –40 –40 –557 256<br />
HKD –39 –27 –72 – – –138 1,308 –166 76<br />
ILS 26 –433 1,775 –5,408 – –4,039 7,244 –7,899 1,655<br />
ISK 2 1 94 –5 – 92 743 16 335<br />
SAR 9 –2 –19 –54 – –66 606 –474 190<br />
XAU 367 317 119 – – 803 5,737 230 2,302<br />
ZAR 880 – 978 –3,126 5,580 106 2,462 24,697 –8,762 6,443<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Credit spread basis-point values <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (in €)<br />
Measured by the total basis-point value, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group’s<br />
credit spread position in <strong>2008</strong> moved between € 6 m and € 9 m and<br />
was thus lower than the relevant levels in the previous year. In <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
the average credit spread position in corporates, financials and ABSs<br />
was reduced. Treasury-near instruments now account for the largest<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the credit spread positions.<br />
ABS and MBS positions were further reduced in <strong>2008</strong> through redemptions<br />
and partly also through sales. As the remaining periods to<br />
maturity shortened, the average credit spread basis-point value<br />
declined to less than half the previous year’s figure. The dramatic fall<br />
in liquidity <strong>of</strong> these instruments prompted <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, like many<br />
other market participants, to use the possibility to reclassify holdings<br />
in accordance with IFRS rules; the bank now holds almost all <strong>of</strong> the<br />
portfolio in the banking book (loans and receivables). Measured by<br />
redemption behaviour, almost the entire ABS/MBS book continued<br />
to be classified as performing in <strong>2008</strong>. Following reclassification <strong>of</strong><br />
these assets as at mid-<strong>2008</strong>, mark-to-market losses in the second<br />
half <strong>of</strong> the year are disclosed in compliance with the relevant requirement,<br />
but they do not have an adverse impact on IFRS results.<br />
A review <strong>of</strong> the second half-year shows that this measure was appropriate:<br />
there is no liquid market for these asset classes and the<br />
few price indications that are available for many assets can only be<br />
ANNUAL AverAge, mINImUm/mAXImUm<br />
SP-bPvS SecTOr mAXImUm mINImUm AbSOLUTe AverAge<br />
Main sectors <strong>Financial</strong> services –392,830 –1,345,378 752,619<br />
ABS and MBS –753,524 –1,561,947 971,983<br />
Corporates Industrial 362,858 –370,038 266,895<br />
Automobiles 16,197 –59,404 19,796<br />
Consumer goods 184,443 –22,451 138,683<br />
Pharmaceutical –114,919 –223,765 133,096<br />
Telecommunications 76,560 – 94,832 34,228<br />
Energy & utilities 29,943 –236,733 71,439<br />
Other (e.g. merchandising) –286,690 –848,961 505,839<br />
Treasury-near Treasuries – EU –1,560,271 –2,798,704 2,408,379<br />
Treasuries – new EU countries –593,823 –1,160,088 847,355<br />
Treasuries – CEE & emerging markets –1,090,129 –1,628,494 1,404,085<br />
Treasuries – developed countries overseas 51,389 –17,148 26,535<br />
Treasuries – agencies & supranationals –51,981 –89,147 63,125<br />
Municipals & German Jumbo –35,089 –506,627 401,460<br />
TOTAL –6,118,038 – 9,113,559 7,176,069<br />
explained by the sharp fall in liquidity, while a fundamental analysis<br />
<strong>of</strong> expected redemptions <strong>of</strong> the same assets would lead to significantly<br />
higher prices in a normal liquidity environment. Although rating<br />
agencies more stringently revised their original rating assumptions<br />
and models for a wide range <strong>of</strong> ABSs in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, instruments<br />
with an excellent rating continue to predominate in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s<br />
portfolio and are decisive for portfolio quality (some 99% are<br />
rated AA or better, and 90% are rated AAA).<br />
The widening <strong>of</strong> credit spreads had a negative impact on the <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> Group’s results for <strong>2008</strong>. In this context, management initiated<br />
a massive reduction <strong>of</strong> credit spread-related trading activities:<br />
Credit Trading was significantly reduced, activities in some areas<br />
such as Emerging Markets Trading and the high-yield corporate book<br />
almost ceased. The main credit spread position left in the trading<br />
sector are the hedges relating to the bank’s own trading issues and<br />
a very small book in financials. Crisis tests were adjusted to the new<br />
market environment on a timely basis. In this context, a new financial<br />
crisis scenario was created for the regulatory stress test in the third<br />
quarter; the scenario takes into account developments following the<br />
Lehman Brothers insolvency in mid-September <strong>2008</strong> and lower market<br />
liquidity in financials.<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has invested in hedge funds through its subsidiary<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Cayman Islands Ltd., Cayman Islands, since 1999; the<br />
name <strong>of</strong> the company was changed to Alpine Cayman Islands Ltd. on<br />
21 January 2009. While the focus is on market-neutral and eventdriven<br />
strategies and leverage is comparatively low, the financial<br />
crisis had a negative impact on results <strong>of</strong> the hedge funds in <strong>2008</strong><br />
(part <strong>of</strong> the negative results is due to the default <strong>of</strong> Lehman Brothers<br />
and the related counterparty risks). Management initiated a reduction<br />
<strong>of</strong> the exposure and a transfer <strong>of</strong> assets from the Cayman Islands to<br />
Vienna. This means that in the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009, invested volume<br />
will decline to about one-half <strong>of</strong> the 2007 exposure level.<br />
In addition to the hedge fund investments on Cayman Island, <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> invested in hedge funds as part <strong>of</strong> CAIB’s equity trading operations.<br />
These investments are primarily driven by equity long/short<br />
strategies and are mainly aimed at diversifying the equity trading<br />
book <strong>of</strong> CAIB. CAIB’s equity trading position and the hedge fund posi-<br />
Backtesting results for the regulatory trading book 2006–<strong>2008</strong> (€ m)<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
–10<br />
–20<br />
–30<br />
–40<br />
–50<br />
Jan. 06<br />
Feb. 06<br />
March 06<br />
April 06<br />
May 06<br />
June 06<br />
July 06<br />
Aug. 06<br />
Sept. 06<br />
Oct. 06<br />
Nov. 06<br />
Dec. 06<br />
Jan. 07<br />
Feb. 07<br />
March 07<br />
April 07<br />
May 07<br />
June 07<br />
July 07<br />
Aug. 07<br />
Sept. 07<br />
Oct. 07<br />
Nov. 07<br />
Dec. 07<br />
Jan. 08<br />
Feb. 08<br />
March 08<br />
April 08<br />
May 08<br />
June 08<br />
July 08<br />
Aug. 08<br />
Sept. 08<br />
Oct. 08<br />
Nov. 08<br />
Dec. 08<br />
Model result<br />
Change in value<br />
tions were considerably reduced in view <strong>of</strong> the current crisis. Measured<br />
by the stress test, the risk contribution from these areas is now<br />
<strong>of</strong> low significance for the Group, even on dramatic stress assumptions.<br />
A further reduction <strong>of</strong> these positions is planned for the coming<br />
financial year.<br />
capital requirements for market risk<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s risk model is subjected to daily backtesting in accordance<br />
with regulatory requirements. The model results are compared<br />
with changes in value on the basis <strong>of</strong> actually observed market fluctuations.<br />
As the number <strong>of</strong> backtesting excesses (negative change in<br />
value larger than model result) has been within the range permitted<br />
by law ever since the model was introduced, the multiplier need not<br />
be adjusted. In <strong>2008</strong>, there was only one backtesting excess, despite<br />
the exceptional market environment. An increase in volatility leads to<br />
higher VaR levels in the model in time, appropriately covering the<br />
backtesting fluctuations.<br />
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market risk management in cee<br />
At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, market risk management covers the activities in<br />
Vienna and the positions at the bank’s subsidiaries, especially in<br />
Central and Eastern Europe. These subsidiaries have local risk management<br />
units with a reporting line to Risk Management in UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Uniform processes, methods, rules and limit systems<br />
ensure consistent group-wide risk management adjusted to<br />
local market conditions.<br />
The “NoRISK” risk model has been implemented locally at major units<br />
(Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey),<br />
and a daily risk report is made available to the other units. The web<br />
application “ERCONIS” records the daily business results <strong>of</strong> treasury<br />
activities in CEE. In line with a total-return approach, measurements<br />
<strong>of</strong> the performance <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries include income generated by the<br />
subsidiaries and the valuation results <strong>of</strong> the banking book.<br />
To avoid risk concentrations in the market risk position, especially in<br />
tight market conditions, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has implemented at its subsidiaries<br />
Value-at-Risk limits and position limits for exchange rate risk,<br />
interest rate risk and equity risk, which are monitored daily. The<br />
monitoring <strong>of</strong> income trends at subsidiaries by means <strong>of</strong> stop-loss<br />
limits provides an early indication <strong>of</strong> any accumulation <strong>of</strong> position<br />
losses.<br />
The timely and continuous analysis <strong>of</strong> market risk and income is the<br />
basis for integrated risk-return management <strong>of</strong> treasury units at subsidiaries.<br />
Value at Risk <strong>of</strong> banks in CEE (€ m)<br />
yeAr-eND <strong>2008</strong> fIgUreS<br />
AverAge var <strong>2008</strong> var mINImUm fX var Ir var SPreAD var<br />
Bulgaria –3.93 –8.21 –0.26 –2.25 –8.28<br />
Baltics –0.28 –0.26 –0.01 –0.26 0.00<br />
Czech Republic –4.31 –7.23 –0.40 –0.92 –7.03<br />
Croatia (incl. Bosnia) –7.08 –13.46 –0.25 –6.43 –11.96<br />
Hungary –3.90 –10.53 –0.13 –1.74 –10.59<br />
Kazakhstan –26.97 –42.32 –0.63 –41.58 –1.86<br />
Romania –1.52 –3.61 –0.37 –3.58 0.00<br />
Russia –5.96 –6.34 –1.55 –4.56 –3.42<br />
Serbia –0.22 –0.16 –0.11 –0.10 0.00<br />
Slovakia –1.00 –1.51 –0.08 –1.31 –0.79<br />
Slovenia –1.23 –2.20 –0.05 –0.14 –2.14<br />
Turkey –29.05 –48.44 –0.09 –19.96 –53.18<br />
Ukraine –13.77 –23.55 –0.59 –23.36 –0.31<br />
cee –48.96 –82.02 –1.48 –66.57 –61.53<br />
Market risk limit utilisation in CEE was comfortably within the limit<br />
until September <strong>2008</strong>. With risk positions remaining constant or<br />
falling, Value at Risk declined slightly as volatility partly receded after<br />
the initial signs <strong>of</strong> a crisis had appeared in the second half <strong>of</strong> 2007.<br />
Then the crisis flared up with the collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman Brothers. CDS<br />
spreads on CEE government debt multiplied, local currencies depreciated<br />
and interest rates rose in almost all non-euro countries in CEE.<br />
All these factors led to previously unknown peaks in the Value-at-<br />
Risk time series in partly illiquid markets, despite a downward trend<br />
in risk positions. Although volatility declined slightly by year-end<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, Value at Risk in the entire CEE region was still about 60%<br />
above the originally established limits.<br />
Interest-rate and credit-spread volatility contributes to the current<br />
Value at Risk in CEE in more or less equal measure. The trading book<br />
accounts for a very small part <strong>of</strong> market risk in CEE; the main part<br />
relates to credit and government bond positions held in the banking<br />
books.<br />
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As a result, CEE accounted for about 80% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group’s market risk.<br />
management <strong>of</strong> balance sheet structure<br />
Credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk as well as contribution<br />
margins from customer transactions are attributed to the bank’s<br />
business divisions in line with the principle <strong>of</strong> causation through a<br />
matched funds transfer pricing system applied throughout the Group.<br />
The Asset/Liability Management function ensures that the bank’s<br />
overall liquidity and interest rate gap structure is optimised, with the<br />
results from interest maturity transformation being reflected in the<br />
Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division. Factors taken into account in<br />
this context include the costs <strong>of</strong> compensation for assuming interest<br />
rate risk, liquidity costs and country risk costs associated with foreign<br />
currency financing at CEE subsidiaries. Liquidity costs and country<br />
risk costs rose strongly in the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, based on the<br />
average funding mix in the Group.<br />
Products for which the material interest-rate and capital maturity is<br />
not defined, such as variable-rate sight and savings deposits, are<br />
modelled in respect <strong>of</strong> investment period and interest rate sensitivity<br />
by means <strong>of</strong> analyses <strong>of</strong> historical time series, and taken into<br />
account in the bank’s overall risk position. Interest rate sensitivities<br />
are determined and taken into account in hedging activities, which<br />
results in a positive contribution to pr<strong>of</strong>its from customer business.<br />
To assess its balance sheet structure, the bank uses the Value-at-<br />
Risk approach, complemented by a scenario analysis covering subsequent<br />
quarters and years. The bank thus also follows the Basel II<br />
recommendation concerning the simulation <strong>of</strong> future net interest income<br />
under different interest rate scenarios (“earnings perspective”).<br />
In the earnings perspective analysis, simulations <strong>of</strong> the future development<br />
<strong>of</strong> net interest income and <strong>of</strong> the market value <strong>of</strong> the banking<br />
book are generally based on assumptions regarding volume and<br />
margin developments under different interest rate scenarios. Parallel<br />
interest rate shocks as well as inversions and low-interest-rate scenarios<br />
can be analysed to identify their possible impact on the bank’s<br />
net interest income and market value.<br />
The analyses performed as at September <strong>2008</strong> show that a decline<br />
in interest rates in all currencies would have the strongest impact on<br />
the bank’s net interest income. This is a typical feature <strong>of</strong> commercial<br />
banks, given the interest rate remanence on the liabilities side <strong>of</strong><br />
banks’ balance sheets (sight deposits, equity).<br />
The Basel II rules require the measurement at Group level <strong>of</strong> “interest<br />
rate risk in the banking book” in relation to the bank’s capital by<br />
comparing a change in the market value <strong>of</strong> the banking book after a<br />
2% interest rate shock with the bank’s net capital resources. In the<br />
event that such an interest rate shock absorbs more than 20% <strong>of</strong> a<br />
bank’s net capital resources, the bank supervisory authority could<br />
require the bank to take measures to reduce risk.<br />
A 2% interest rate shock would absorb about 5% <strong>of</strong> the Group’s net<br />
capital resources; this calculation also includes the current investment<br />
<strong>of</strong> equity capital as an open risk position. This means that the<br />
figure for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is far below the outlier level <strong>of</strong> 20%.<br />
(66b) Liquidity risk<br />
In line with Group standards, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group deals with liquidity<br />
risk as a central risk in banking business by introducing and<br />
monitoring short-term and medium-term liquidity requirements<br />
(warning level). In this context the liquidity situation for the next few<br />
days and months and also for longer periods is analysed against a<br />
standard scenario and stress scenarios. Methods and procedures <strong>of</strong><br />
liquidity analysis, analyses <strong>of</strong> the degree <strong>of</strong> liquidity <strong>of</strong> customer positions,<br />
management responsibilities and reporting lines in this area<br />
have been laid down in the liquidity policy, which is also applicable at<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s CEE units and includes a contingency plan in the<br />
event <strong>of</strong> a liquidity crisis.<br />
In medium-term and long-term liquidity management, liquidity inflows<br />
over 1 year (limit) and over 5 years (warning level) must cover a minimum<br />
<strong>of</strong> 90% <strong>of</strong> expected liquidity outflows during these periods.<br />
This limit and warning level must be observed at Group level and for<br />
each banking subsidiary. At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group level (incl. CEE), the<br />
relevant figures as at year-end <strong>2008</strong> were 0.98 for >1 year and<br />
0.96 for >5 years.<br />
For the purpose <strong>of</strong> short-term liquidity management, volume limits<br />
have been implemented in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and in all banks<br />
for maturities up to three months, which limit all Treasury transactions<br />
and the securities portfolio <strong>of</strong> the respective bank. Additionally,<br />
limits have been established for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for open maturities in<br />
various currencies to keep down follow-up funding risk in the event<br />
that foreign currency markets dry up.<br />
These limits were essentially observed. However, the liquidity strain in<br />
the wake <strong>of</strong> the Lehman Brothers crisis led to overdrafts in some<br />
areas, which were covered through increased tender operations and<br />
Group backing.<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Funding the CEE subsidiaries is one <strong>of</strong> the main functions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group’s liquidity management. Long-term funds are made available<br />
to the subsidiaries for their business on the basis <strong>of</strong> a funding plan.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> adhered to its funding plan despite the market turbulence.<br />
Liquidity costs are part <strong>of</strong> the reference rate system. The applicable<br />
alternative costs are debited or, on the basis <strong>of</strong> an opportunity approach,<br />
credited to the various products on the assets side and the<br />
liabilities side which have an effect on liquidity. In the current controlling<br />
process this ensures the proper pricing <strong>of</strong> our business.<br />
(66c) Counterparty risk<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio management and risk limitation in the<br />
derivatives business with banks and customers, and on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
the internal market risk model, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has set up a Monte<br />
Carlo path simulation to estimate the potential future exposure at<br />
portfolio level for each counterparty. The calculations are based on<br />
market volatility, correlations between specific risk factors, future<br />
cash flows and stress considerations. Netting agreements and collateral<br />
agreements are also taken into account for simulation purposes.<br />
The simulation calculations are performed for all major types <strong>of</strong><br />
transactions, e.g. forward foreign exchange transactions, interest<br />
rate instruments, equity-related instruments and credit derivatives.<br />
Commodity derivatives, securities lending transactions and repurchase<br />
agreements are currently taken into account with an add-on<br />
(depending on volatility and maturity); securities lending transactions<br />
and repurchase agreements will be integrated in the Monte Carlo<br />
simulation model in 2009. The bank applies a confidence interval <strong>of</strong><br />
97.5%.<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, derivative transactions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
(without intra-group transactions) resulted in the following exposures:<br />
Exposures (€ m)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 4,790<br />
Corporates/Retail 1,881<br />
CEE 1,019<br />
TOTAL 7,690<br />
Line utilisation for derivatives business is available online in WSS<br />
(“Wallstreet”), the central treasury system, on a largely group-wide<br />
basis. In addition to determining the potential future exposure for the<br />
purpose <strong>of</strong> internal risk control, the path simulation also enables the<br />
bank to calculate the average exposure and the modified average<br />
exposure pursuant to Basel II, as well as the effective maturity <strong>of</strong> the<br />
exposure to each counterparty. This makes it possible to integrate<br />
counterparty risk in an internal model compliant with Basel II for the<br />
computation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> additionally limits the credit risk arising from its derivatives<br />
business through strict use <strong>of</strong> master agreements, the definition<br />
and ongoing monitoring <strong>of</strong> documentation standards by legal experts,<br />
and through collateral agreements and break clauses. Management<br />
takes proper account <strong>of</strong> default risk, especially in view <strong>of</strong> the<br />
increase in business volume, despite the good average credit rating<br />
<strong>of</strong> our business partners in the derivatives business.<br />
(66d) Credit risk<br />
Trends in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments varied considerably in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. The first<br />
nine months showed very satisfactory developments, especially in the<br />
Corporates Division with a net release <strong>of</strong> a double-digit million euro<br />
amount. In the fourth quarter, however, the impact <strong>of</strong> the financial<br />
crisis and its initial direct effects on the real economy became discernible.<br />
Although risk was immediately limited, the collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman Brothers,<br />
the banking crisis, general financial problems in Iceland and the<br />
deteriorating economic environment had an adverse impact on net<br />
writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. At € 1,012 m, the provisioning charge for<br />
<strong>2008</strong> was some two-thirds higher than the pro-forma figure for 2007<br />
including the new subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Ukraine.<br />
In the Retail Division, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments were about € 206 m for UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, a figure that was yet again below budget and<br />
slightly better than in the previous year. Risk-reducing measures<br />
taken in this business segment more than <strong>of</strong>fset the insolvency-<br />
related impact resulting from the gradually discernible effects <strong>of</strong> the<br />
economic downturn.<br />
After a very good first nine months, the Corporates Division was hit<br />
in the fourth quarter by the financial crisis and its initial impact on<br />
the real economy. Provisions required to be made for banks in Iceland<br />
and other countries, and in the Multinational Corporates sector,<br />
brought the provisioning charge for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG to<br />
about € 100 m, a level that is above budget and about one-third<br />
higher than the low figure for the previous year.<br />
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The Markets and Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division had to make significant<br />
provisions – for the first time in many years, and especially in<br />
the fourth quarter – <strong>of</strong> € 130.6 m in AIB and € 34.5 m in UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. AIB was required to make provisions for transactions<br />
with banks which collapsed (primarily Lehman Brothers and<br />
Iceland), for Russian equity repurchase transactions which became<br />
irrecoverable as a result <strong>of</strong> the crisis in financial markets, and for<br />
individual assets from the reclassified ABS portfolio; UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG made provisions for financing transactions with customers<br />
in the commodities sector.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
at banking subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe rose to<br />
about € 537 m in <strong>2008</strong>. The two subsidiaries Ukrsotsbank (Ukraine)<br />
and ATF (Kazakhstan), where the provisioning charge reached a combined<br />
€ 214 m, were consolidated for the first time. For this reason,<br />
the figure for CEE banking subsidiaries is not directly comparable<br />
with the previous year’s level (€ 211 m).<br />
The strongest increase in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments compared with 2007 was seen in<br />
Russia and Romania, where the provisioning charge rose by € 36 m<br />
(Russia) and € 22 m (Romania), respectively. <strong>Bank</strong>ing operations in<br />
the Baltic countries also recorded a significant increase <strong>of</strong> € 11 m.<br />
While countries in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia<br />
and Slovenia) started to feel the impact <strong>of</strong> the economic and financial<br />
crisis (with Hungary hit hardest), net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions<br />
for guarantees and commitments in this region were only<br />
€ 15 m higher than in the previous year. The provisioning charge in<br />
Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria was more or less stable.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
in Turkey and Bosnia rose by € 18 m (Turkey) and € 8 m<br />
(Bosnia), respectively. In this context it should be noted that a one-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
effect in Bosnia resulted in an atypically low provisioning charge <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 1 m in 2007.<br />
Breakdown <strong>of</strong> financial assets by portfolio and credit quality (carrying value) (€ m)<br />
POrTfOLIO/qUALITy<br />
NON-<br />
PerfOrmINg<br />
LOANS<br />
DOUbTfUL<br />
ASSeTS<br />
reSTrUcTUreD<br />
eXPOSUreS PAST-DUe cOUNTry rISk OTher ASSeTS TOTAL<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading – – – – – 4,489 4,489<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets – 3 – – – 10,031 10,034<br />
Held-to-maturity financial instruments – – – – – 5,754 5,754<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 31 7 – – – 19,985 20,023<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 1,374 1,560 217 128 – 128,693 131,973<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – – – 567 567<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> instruments classified as held for sale 26 12 – 14 – 33,054 33,106<br />
Hedging instruments – – – – – 85 85<br />
TOTAL 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 1,431 1,583 217 142 – 202,657 206,030<br />
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Breakdown <strong>of</strong> financial assets by portfolio and credit quality (gross and net values) (€ m)<br />
POrTfOLIO/qUALITy<br />
grOSS<br />
eXPOSUre<br />
ImPAIreD ASSeTS OTher ASSeTS<br />
SPecIfIc<br />
WrITeDOWNS<br />
POrTfOLIO<br />
ADjUSTmeNTS<br />
NeT<br />
eXPOSUre<br />
grOSS<br />
eXPOSUre<br />
On- and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet exposure to banks: gross and net values (€ m)<br />
AmOUNTS AS AT 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
eXPOSUre TyPeS/AmOUNTS grOSS eXPOSUre SPecIfIc WrITeDOWNS POrTfOLIO ADjUSTmeNTS NeT eXPOSUre<br />
balance sheet exposure<br />
Non-performing loans 60 29 – 31<br />
Doubtful loans 41 33 – 8<br />
Restructured exposures – – – –<br />
Past due – – – –<br />
Country risk 7 X – 7<br />
Other assets 23,863 X 3 23,860<br />
TOTAL 23,972 62 3 23,907<br />
On- and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet exposure to customers: gross and net values (€ m)<br />
AmOUNTS AS AT 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
POrTfOLIO<br />
ADjUSTmeNTS<br />
NeT<br />
eXPOSUre<br />
TOTAL (NeT<br />
eXPOSUre)<br />
banking group<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading – – – – 4,489 X 4,489 4,489<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 4 1 – 3 10,035 4 10,031 10,034<br />
Held-to-maturity financial instruments – – – – 5,754 – 5,754 5,754<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 101 62 – 38 19,985 – 19,985 20,023<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 6,483 3,204 – 3,280 129,366 672 128,693 131,973<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – – 567 X 567 567<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> instruments classified<br />
as held for sale 185 133 – 52 33,059 5 33,054 33,106<br />
Hedging instruments – – – – 85 X 85 85<br />
TOTAL 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 6,773 3,400 – 3,373 203,339 682 202,657 206,030<br />
eXPOSUre TyPeS/AmOUNTS grOSS eXPOSUre SPecIfIc WrITeDOWNS POrTfOLIO ADjUSTmeNTS NeT eXPOSUre<br />
balance sheet exposure<br />
Non-performing loans 3,873 2,499 – 1,374<br />
Doubtful loans 1,986 424 – 1,562<br />
Restructured exposures 470 252 – 217<br />
Past due 157 29 – 128<br />
Country risk – X – –<br />
Other assets 143,660 X 674 142,987<br />
TOTAL 150,147 3,204 674 146,269<br />
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credit risk methods and instruments<br />
Very important factors in the credit approval process are a detailed<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> risk associated with each loan exposure, and the customer’s<br />
credit rating in particular. Every lending decision is based on<br />
a thorough analysis <strong>of</strong> the loan exposure, including an evaluation <strong>of</strong><br />
all relevant factors. Following the initial loan application, the bank’s<br />
loan exposures are reviewed at least once a year. If the borrower’s<br />
creditworthiness deteriorates substantially, shorter review intervals<br />
are obligatory.<br />
For internal credit assessment in <strong>Austria</strong> and by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s banking<br />
subsidiaries in CEE, the bank uses various rating and scoring<br />
models (for calculating the parameters PD, LGD and EAD on the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> models specifically developed for these purposes)* for the<br />
customer/business segments to be assessed, in line with the various<br />
asset classes pursuant to Section 22b <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act,<br />
the Solvency Regulation and Directive 2006/48/EC <strong>of</strong> the European<br />
Parliament and <strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> 14 June 2006 relating to the taking<br />
up and pursuit <strong>of</strong> the business <strong>of</strong> credit institutions. There are country-specific<br />
or region-specific models (e.g. for corporate customers,<br />
retail customers) and global models (e.g. for sovereigns, banks, multinational<br />
corporates). The assessment <strong>of</strong> a loan exposure is based<br />
on data from the respective company’s financial statements and on<br />
qualitative factors.<br />
The various rating and scoring models provide the basis for efficient<br />
risk management <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and are embedded in all<br />
decision-making processes relating to risk management. They are<br />
also a key factor for capital required to be held against risk-weighted<br />
assets. Great attention is given to consistency in the presentation for<br />
supervisory purposes and the requirements <strong>of</strong> internal control.<br />
All internal rating and scoring systems are monitored on an ongoing<br />
basis and are subject to regular validation on an annual basis, including<br />
a review to verify if the rating/scoring system provides a correct<br />
representation <strong>of</strong> the risks to be measured. All model assumptions<br />
are based on multi-year statistical averages for historical defaults<br />
and losses, with increased attention to be given to the potential<br />
*) PD = Probability <strong>of</strong> Default; LGD = Loss Given Default; EAD = Exposure at Default<br />
impact <strong>of</strong> turbulence in international financial markets. In this context,<br />
credit risk stress tests, which are required by bank supervisory<br />
authorities and are carried out on a regular basis, are an essential<br />
instrument for assessing future risks in an unfavourable economic<br />
environment. Such tests enable the Management Board to assess<br />
the adequacy <strong>of</strong> regulatory capital and economic capital on the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> different stress scenarios.<br />
With risk-adjusted pricing and a stronger focus on risk management,<br />
we aim to constantly improve the diversification and the risk/<br />
earnings ratio <strong>of</strong> the portfolio. For real estate customers, the customer-related<br />
rating is complemented by a transaction rating.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses a scoring system for retail customers. The automated<br />
rating tool is used for assessing, monitoring and managing<br />
the large number <strong>of</strong> loan exposures to private customers, small<br />
businesses, independent pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and small non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organisations.<br />
Retail scoring comprises an application scoring procedure<br />
based on effective and recognised mathematical and statistical<br />
methods, and a behaviour scoring procedure taking into account<br />
such factors as amounts received in the account and customers’<br />
payment practices. The scoring system for retail customers provides<br />
information that is updated on a monthly basis. This gives the<br />
bank an efficient tool for lending decisions and early recognition <strong>of</strong><br />
risk. Automated data processing helps <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to reduce costs<br />
required for credit control while accelerating lending decisions.<br />
Credit risk-related activities in <strong>2008</strong> included the IRB4CEE project,<br />
through which the CEE subsidiaries were prepared for and supported<br />
in the gradual switch from the standardised approach to the<br />
IRB approaches. After detailed plans <strong>of</strong> the required implementation<br />
measures and milestones had been made in close cooperation with<br />
Strategic Risk Management specialists at <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, the CEE<br />
units started with the implementation and completion <strong>of</strong> appropriate<br />
rating systems and <strong>of</strong> the required time-series collections. The<br />
models used are regularly revalidated by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s experts to<br />
ensure consistent, group-wide implementation <strong>of</strong> the rating systems.<br />
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Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Balance-sheet and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet exposure by external rating class (book values) (€ m)<br />
eXTerNAL rATINg cLASSeS<br />
AmOUNTS AS AT 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
AAA/AA– A+/A– bbb+/bbb– bb+/bb– b+/b–<br />
LOWer<br />
ThAN b–<br />
ImPAIreD<br />
ASSeTS NO rATINg TOTAL<br />
On-balance-sheet exposures 42,831 21,964 24,062 22,013 5,736 960 3,360 67,598 188,522<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 23,227 4,553 1,869 1,260 391 9 63 6,474 37,846<br />
Customers 19,604 17,410 22,193 20,753 5,344 951 3,297 61,124 150,676<br />
Derivative contracts 14,403 8,461 737 324 139 1 13 30,516 54,593<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 14,253 8,182 309 67 24 1 – 20,554 43,389<br />
Customers 150 279 428 257 115 – 13 9,963 11,204<br />
financial derivative contracts 13,907 8,445 506 321 139 1 13 30,278 53,608<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 13,772 8,166 78 64 24 1 – 20,315 42,419<br />
Customers 135 279 428 257 115 – 13 9,963 11,189<br />
credit derivatives 496 16 231 3 – – – 238 985<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 482 16 231 3 – – – 238 970<br />
Customers 15 – – – – – – 15<br />
guarantees given 2,769 2,630 3,390 2,112 548 152 182 10,775 22,557<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 2,287 76 274 236 121 5 2 289 3,290<br />
Customers 482 2,554 3,115 1,876 428 147 179 10,485 19,267<br />
Other commitments to disburse funds 405 2,464 2,499 1,679 363 131 58 13,682 21,281<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 1 57 1 – – – – 136 195<br />
Customers 404 2,408 2,499 1,678 363 131 58 13,546 21,086<br />
TOTAL 60,407 35,519 30,688 26,128 6,786 1,244 3,612 122,570 286,954<br />
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Balance-sheet and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet exposure by internal rating class (book values) (€ m)<br />
INTerNAL rATINg cLASSeS<br />
g h I j<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
INTerNAL rATINg cLASSeS<br />
A b c D e f<br />
On-balance-sheet exposures 41,481 18,442 16,212 19,200 11,654 10,451<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 21,100 5,152 501 945 1,549 175<br />
Customers 20,380 13,289 15,711 18,256 10,106 10,275<br />
Derivative contracts 18,819 5,306 5,440 779 397 840<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 18,646 4,985 5,072 158 85 –<br />
Customers 172 321 369 622 311 840<br />
financial derivative contracts 18,322 5,290 5,209 779 397 840<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 18,165 4,969 4,840 158 85 –<br />
Customers 158 321 369 622 311 840<br />
credit derivatives 496 16 231 – – –<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 482 16 231 – – –<br />
Customers 15 – – – – –<br />
guarantees given 2,990 2,295 2,714 3,087 941 1,974<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 2,277 150 31 143 44 181<br />
Customers 713 2,145 2,683 2,944 897 1,792<br />
Other commitments to disburse funds 624 2,304 2,419 2,814 923 1,859<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 117 58 – 9 – –<br />
Customers 507 2,246 2,419 2,804 923 1,859<br />
TOTAL 63,913 28,346 26,785 25,880 13,915 15,123<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
ImPAIreD<br />
ASSeTS<br />
NO<br />
rATINg TOTAL<br />
On-balance-sheet exposures 6,370 7,292 7,251 2,453 3,360 44,356 188,522<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 152 375 290 7 63 7,538 37,846<br />
Customers 6,218 6,917 6,961 2,447 3,297 36,818 150,676<br />
Derivative contracts 63 417 272 34 13 22,213 54,593<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 3 – 24 – – 14,416 43,389<br />
Customers 60 417 248 34 13 7,797 11,204<br />
financial derivative contracts 61 417 272 34 13 21,975 53,608<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 1 – 24 – – 14,178 42,419<br />
Customers 60 417 248 34 13 7,797 11,189<br />
credit derivatives 3 – – – – 238 985<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 3 – – – – 238 970<br />
Customers – – – – – – 15<br />
guarantees given 708 927 1,074 410 182 5,258 22,557<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 114 46 109 5 2 189 3,290<br />
Customers 594 881 965 405 179 5,069 19,267<br />
Other commitments to disburse funds 656 739 830 282 58 7,774 21,281<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s – – – – – 10 195<br />
Customers 656 739 830 282 58 7,763 21,086<br />
TOTAL 7,797 9,375 9,427 3,179 3,612 79,601 286,954<br />
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credit Treasury<br />
Since the implementation <strong>of</strong> Credit Treasury (CT; former Active<br />
Credit Portfolio Management ACPM) a predefined corporate segment<br />
<strong>of</strong> customers is actively managed according to capital market<br />
principles, in addition to the unchanged credit process for credit<br />
risks. By mapping the credit risk from customer business through<br />
a reference structure derived from maturity-matched market prices,<br />
a risk-adequate pricing <strong>of</strong> this portfolio segment is secured, accompanied<br />
by efficient capital market control. In Credit Treasury, the risk<br />
positions are aggregated and the bank’s credit risk pr<strong>of</strong>its are optimised.<br />
By actively hedging and re-investing, Credit Treasury is to<br />
widen the portfolio’s diversification, and contributes to an improvement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the risk-return pr<strong>of</strong>ile.<br />
The quarterly Credit Treasury Committee, analogously to the Market<br />
Risk Committee (MACO), serves to actually steer business in regard<br />
to the risk-return situation in Credit Treasury as well as to adapt<br />
limits and to decide on positions.<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, Credit Treasury again executed two synthetic securitisations<br />
relating to <strong>Austria</strong>n and international corporate loans.<br />
(66e) Operational risk<br />
Analogous to Basel II, operational risk is defined as the risk <strong>of</strong><br />
losses due to human error, flawed management processes, natural<br />
and other catastrophes, technological failures and external events.<br />
For example, in the future, IT system failures, damage to property,<br />
processing errors or fraud will be subject to more accurate and<br />
consolidated risk measurement and management, on which the<br />
calculation <strong>of</strong> risk capital will be based.<br />
Loss data are collected, and processes are optimised, in close coordination<br />
and cooperation with other departments and units including<br />
Internal Audit, the Compliance Office, Legal Affairs and the insurance<br />
sector. Also to be considered is the fact that <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has<br />
always taken numerous measures in the various divisions to manage<br />
and reduce operational risk. Examples are data security measures,<br />
measures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity <strong>of</strong> stored<br />
data, access authorisation systems, the two-signatures principle,<br />
and a large number <strong>of</strong> monitoring and control processes as well as<br />
staff training programmes.<br />
In the same way as for other types <strong>of</strong> risk, in addition to central risk<br />
controlling, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> – like UniCredit – has built up a decentralised<br />
risk management network <strong>of</strong> contacts within departments and<br />
at subsidiaries (OpRisk Managers). While the main task <strong>of</strong> central<br />
risk management is to define the methods used and to perform risk<br />
measurement and analysis, local risk managers are responsible for<br />
taking measures to reduce, prevent, or take out insurance against,<br />
risks.<br />
Activities in <strong>2008</strong> focused on meeting requirements that were<br />
imposed by the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority (FMA) after its<br />
on-site supervisory assessment <strong>of</strong> the advanced approach, and on<br />
preparing and supporting regulatory reviews at banking subsidiaries.<br />
Quite generally, the organisation <strong>of</strong> operational risk management at<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has been established at a high quality level. A network<br />
<strong>of</strong> independent functions and teams are involved in managing and<br />
controlling risks, providing the Management Board with sufficient<br />
information on the risk situation and enabling the Management<br />
Board to manage risk. Improvements with regard to the extended<br />
documentation requirements for scenarios, risk indicators and the<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> the general ledger for operational risk relevance as well<br />
as an ongoing expansion and strengthening <strong>of</strong> the functions <strong>of</strong> divisional<br />
Operational Risk Managers took place in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The task <strong>of</strong> dealing with operational risk issues was transferred<br />
from the Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) to a separate Operational<br />
Risk Committee, whose meetings are held on a quarterly<br />
basis and are also attended by the divisional Operational Risk<br />
Managers and representatives <strong>of</strong> CEE banking subsidiaries. The introduction<br />
<strong>of</strong> the OpRisk Committee is a major step forward towards<br />
integrating operational risk in the bank’s processes; its main tasks<br />
are to track progress and serve as a body to which unresolved<br />
issues are referred.<br />
In 2009, activities with regard to operational risk will focus on<br />
� completing implementation <strong>of</strong> the requirements under the<br />
regulatory reviews in Italy, <strong>Austria</strong> and Croatia,<br />
� supporting the units pursuant to the AMA rollout plan in<br />
implementing the regulatory reviews for Basel II implementation<br />
in cooperation with UniCredit Group,<br />
� further analysis <strong>of</strong> the existing insurance coverage <strong>of</strong> our Group<br />
and preparation <strong>of</strong> a data protection strategy.<br />
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Risk report (CONTINUED)<br />
(66f) Business risk<br />
Business risk is defined as unexpected adverse changes in business<br />
volume and/or margins which cannot be attributed to other types <strong>of</strong><br />
risk. Adverse changes result mainly from a significant deterioration in<br />
market conditions, changes in the competitive position or customer<br />
behaviour, and from changes in the legal environment.<br />
Business risk measurement thus measures the influence <strong>of</strong> external<br />
factors on a decline in pr<strong>of</strong>its and the effect on the market value.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> general income and cost management, operational management<br />
<strong>of</strong> business risk is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> the individual business<br />
units.<br />
(66g) Risks arising from the bank’s shareholdings<br />
and equity interests<br />
In dealing with this type <strong>of</strong> risk, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> takes into account<br />
market price fluctuations in its equity holdings in listed and unlisted<br />
companies.<br />
Not included are equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group because risks associated with such companies are determined<br />
and recorded under the various other risk types.<br />
The portfolio includes various strategic investments and real estate<br />
companies; real estate holding companies are taken into account in<br />
real estate risk.<br />
Generally, Value at Risk is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> market values<br />
and volatilities <strong>of</strong> the relevant equity interests. For shares in unlisted<br />
companies the bank uses book values and volatilities <strong>of</strong> relevant<br />
stock exchange indices and takes account <strong>of</strong> residual variances.<br />
(67) Legal risks<br />
Provisions have been made for pending legal risks in line with the<br />
estimated probability <strong>of</strong> costs arising from litigation.<br />
No provisions have been made, inter alia, for the following pending<br />
legal proceedings due to the low probability <strong>of</strong> claims being lodged.<br />
An outflow <strong>of</strong> funds cannot, however, be excluded in these cases,<br />
either:<br />
� Action brought by the German Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte<br />
Sonderaufgaben (BVS) in Switzerland for repayment <strong>of</strong><br />
credit balances held, and disposed <strong>of</strong>, by the Communist Party <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> (KPÖ) at the former banking subsidiary in Zurich.<br />
� Action brought by Valauret S.A. in Paris on the grounds <strong>of</strong> alleged<br />
involvement <strong>of</strong> Creditanstalt AG (now UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG) in<br />
wilful deception in connection with a French joint stock company as<br />
a result <strong>of</strong> which the plaintiffs incurred losses through a loss in value<br />
<strong>of</strong> shares acquired by it in the joint stock company.<br />
� In connection with the investments affected by the Mad<strong>of</strong>f case,<br />
several customers addressed enquiries and complaints to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>,<br />
but <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has not been served with any statement <strong>of</strong><br />
claims in this context. Investors concerned are said to have brought<br />
actions before a US court against parties including <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as<br />
shareholder <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> Medici AG; in this case, too, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has<br />
not been served with any statement <strong>of</strong> claims.<br />
(68) Information on the squeeze-out<br />
pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n Federal Act<br />
on the Squeeze-out <strong>of</strong> Minority Shareholders<br />
(Gesellschafterausschluss-<br />
gesetz) <strong>of</strong> the holders <strong>of</strong> bearer shares<br />
in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
The company’s <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007 adopted a<br />
resolution concerning the planned squeeze-out. The legal actions for<br />
rescission and declaration <strong>of</strong> nullity brought against various resolutions<br />
adopted at the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007 were<br />
terminated in spring <strong>2008</strong>. The squeeze-out was entered in the<br />
Register <strong>of</strong> Firms on 21 May <strong>2008</strong>. After that date, former minority<br />
shareholders initiated proceedings for a review <strong>of</strong> the cash compensation<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered by UniCredit.<br />
(69) <strong>Financial</strong> derivatives<br />
Derivatives shown in the following tables are classified as financial<br />
derivatives and credit derivatives, according to the underlying financial<br />
instrument. In these categories, a distinction is made between<br />
trading book and banking book and between different counterparties.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s business volume in derivatives focuses on<br />
interest rate contracts.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Over-the-counter transactions are individual agreements concerning<br />
volume, maturities and underlying instrument. In large-volume interbank<br />
trading, these agreements reflect international practice, while<br />
in customer business they are usually adjusted to specific needs.<br />
Exchange-traded contracts are always standardised in respect <strong>of</strong><br />
volume and maturity date.<br />
Derivatives are mainly used for trading purposes. Market participants<br />
include banks, securities houses, mutual funds, pension funds and<br />
corporate customers. Customers can use these instruments to hedge<br />
risk positions against unfavourable price fluctuations and, depending<br />
on the strategies pursued by customers, they can benefit from<br />
changes in prices, exchange rates and interest rates.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is a business partner in plain-vanilla and<br />
structured transactions for international and local banks as well as<br />
for institutional and corporate customers.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the total volume <strong>of</strong> derivative financial instruments<br />
(excluding credit derivatives) was € 80 bn in the trading<br />
book and € 4 bn in the banking book. Interest rate contracts account<br />
for the largest proportion <strong>of</strong> total volume. Securities-related transactions,<br />
credit derivatives and other derivatives account for a comparatively<br />
small proportion <strong>of</strong> total volume, but the significance <strong>of</strong><br />
such derivatives has been growing over the past years.<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio and risk management, contracts are<br />
valued at current prices using recognised and tested models. Market<br />
values show the contract values as at the balance sheet date, positive<br />
market values indicate the potential default risk arising from the<br />
relevant activity. For the purposes <strong>of</strong> credit risk management, derivatives<br />
are taken into account with their respective positive market<br />
value and an add-on depending on the product, currency and maturity.<br />
Add-ons applied in internal credit risk management for the potential<br />
future exposure are based on the current market volatility relative<br />
to the remaining period to maturity <strong>of</strong> the transactions. Given the<br />
underlying confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 97.5%, these add-ons are in most<br />
cases clearly above the relevant levels pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
Line utilisation for derivatives business is available online in WSS<br />
(“Wallstreet”), the central treasury system, on a largely Group-wide<br />
basis. For smaller units not connected to the central system, separate<br />
lines are allocated and monitored. Group-wide compliance with<br />
lines approved in the credit process is thus ensured at any time.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG additionally limits the credit risk arising<br />
from its derivatives business through strict use <strong>of</strong> master agreements,<br />
through collateral agreements and break clauses. In combination<br />
with the very good average credit rating <strong>of</strong> our business partners<br />
in the derivatives business, management takes proper account <strong>of</strong> default<br />
risk.<br />
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Risk report (CONTINUED)<br />
Total volume <strong>of</strong> outstanding financial derivative transactions as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
Regulatory portfolio – notional amounts (€ m)<br />
TrADINg bOOk bANkINg bOOk<br />
LISTeD UNLISTeD UNLISTeD<br />
Forward rate agreements – 7,665 367<br />
Interest rate swaps – 27,018 3,020<br />
Domestic currency swaps – 3,062 10<br />
Currency interest rate swaps – 1,940 107<br />
Basis swaps – 4,053 –<br />
Stock index swaps – – –<br />
Commodity index swaps 23 104 –<br />
Futures 87 674 –<br />
Cap options – 4,357 30<br />
Floor options – 844 –<br />
Other options – 13,241 2<br />
Forwards 3 16,790 153<br />
Other derivative contracts – 125 –<br />
TOTAL 113 79,874 3,689<br />
OTC financial derivatives: positive and negative fair value (€ m)<br />
POSITIve<br />
fAIr vALUe<br />
grOSS AmOUNT<br />
NegATIve<br />
fAIr vALUe<br />
grOSS AmOUNT<br />
regulatory trading book 2,652 2,123<br />
Central governments and banks 93 12<br />
Public bodies 14 2<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 1,221 1,386<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> companies 39 48<br />
Insurance companies 5 17<br />
Non-financial enterprises 1,175 628<br />
Other entities 105 30<br />
banking book 89 128<br />
Central governments and banks – –<br />
Public bodies 1 –<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 83 76<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> companies – –<br />
Insurance companies – –<br />
Non-financial enterprises 2 50<br />
Other entities 3 2<br />
TOTAL 2,741 2,251<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Notes (CONTINUED)<br />
Credit derivatives (€ m)<br />
NOTIONAL AmOUNT<br />
OTC derivatives – residual life: notional amount (€ m)<br />
UP TO 1 yeAr<br />
POSITIve<br />
fAIr vALUe NOTIONAL AmOUNT<br />
NegATIve<br />
fAIr vALUe<br />
regULATOry TrADINg bOOk 7 – – –<br />
Purchases <strong>of</strong> protection – counterparty 7 – – –<br />
Central governments and central banks – – – –<br />
Public bodies – – – –<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s – – – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> companies – – – –<br />
Insurance companies 7 – – –<br />
Non-financial enterprises – – – –<br />
Other entities – – – –<br />
Sales <strong>of</strong> protection – counterparty – – – –<br />
Central governments and central banks – – – –<br />
Public bodies – – – –<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s – – – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> companies – – – –<br />
Insurance companies – – – –<br />
Non-financial enterprises – – – –<br />
Other entities – – – –<br />
bANkINg bOOk – – – –<br />
TOTAL 7 – – –<br />
frOm 1 TO 5<br />
yeArS Over 5 yeArS TOTAL<br />
financial derivatives<br />
Trading book 39,009 26,725 14,080 79,813<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 15,735 20,931 11,807 48,472<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 189 185 491 865<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 21,806 5,557 1,783 29,146<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 1,279 51 – 1,330<br />
banking book 1,119 1,096 1,477 3,692<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 954 988 1,477 3,418<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices – 2 – 2<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 166 107 – 272<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets – – – –<br />
credit derivatives<br />
Trading book 7 – – 7<br />
Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation – – – –<br />
Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation 7 – – 7<br />
banking book – – – –<br />
Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation – – – –<br />
Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation – – – –<br />
TOTAL 40,135 27,821 15,557 83,513<br />
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Information required under <strong>Austria</strong>n law<br />
(70) Consolidated capital resources and regulatory capital requirements<br />
The following tables show the capital requirements for the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
group <strong>of</strong> credit institutions pursuant to Section 30 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act as at the balance sheet date <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> and 2007, as well<br />
as the various components <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s capital resources as at<br />
the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> and 2007:<br />
Net capital resources <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> group <strong>of</strong> credit institutions (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
bASeL II<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
bASeL I<br />
Paid-in capital (less own shares) 1,469 1,468<br />
Reserves and minority interests 9,032 8,912<br />
Intangible assets –718 –702<br />
core capital (Tier 1, under basel I) 9,783 9,678<br />
Deductions from Tier 1 capital (in particular 50% deduction pursuant to Section 23 (13) 3 to 4d<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act) 3) –702 –<br />
core capital (Tier 1, under basel II) 9,081 9,678<br />
Net subordinated liabilities 3,439 3,893<br />
Revaluation reserves and undisclosed reserves 128 141<br />
Supplementary capital resources (Tier 2, under basel I) 3,567 4,034<br />
Deductions from Tier 2 (50% deduction pursuant to Section 23 (13) 3 to 4d) 3) –697 –<br />
Supplementary capital resources (Tier 2, under basel II) 2,870 4,034<br />
Deductions from Tier 1 and Tier 2 (under Basel II only deduction pursuant to Section 23 (13) 4a) 4) –139 –1,153<br />
Net capital resources (excl. Tier 3) 11,812 12,559<br />
Tier 3 (re-assigned subordinated capital) 439 606<br />
NeT cAPITAL reSOUrceS (INcL. TIer 3) 12,251 13,165<br />
Capital requirements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> group <strong>of</strong> credit institutions (€ m)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
bASeL II<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
bASeL I<br />
basel I<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing book 8,833<br />
Trading book 606<br />
basel II<br />
a) Credit risk pursuant to standardised approach 7,368<br />
b) Credit risk pursuant to internal ratings-based (IRB) approach 2,072<br />
Credit risk 9,440<br />
Operational risk 773<br />
Position risk – debt instruments, equities, foreign currencies and commodities 439<br />
Settlement risk 7<br />
cAPITAL reqUIremeNT 10,659 9,439<br />
Total RWA 133,239 117,993<br />
Capital ratios<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
bASeL II<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
bASeL I<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio, based on all risks 6.82% 8.20%<br />
Total capital ratio, based on all risks 1) 9.19% 11.16%<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio, based on credit risk 7.70% 8.76%<br />
Total capital ratio, based on credit risk 2) 9.35% 11.37%<br />
1) Net capital resources (incl. Tier 3) as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the risk-weighted assessment basis for all risks<br />
2) Total capital resources less requirement for trading book, commodities risk, exchange rate risk and operational risk as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the risk-weighted assessment basis for credit risk<br />
3) Capital components in non-consolidated companies and “shortfall”<br />
4) Capital components in insurance companies<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Concluding Remarks <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
The Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has prepared<br />
the consolidated financial statements for the financial year beginning<br />
on 1 January <strong>2008</strong> and ending on 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, in accordance<br />
with International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs) published<br />
by the International Accounting Standards Board as adopted<br />
by the European Union. The management report <strong>of</strong> the Group was<br />
prepared in accordance with the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code and is<br />
consistent with the consolidated financial statements.<br />
Vienna, 9 March 2009<br />
The Management Board<br />
Erich Hampel<br />
(Chairman)<br />
The consolidated financial statements and the management report <strong>of</strong><br />
the Group contain all required disclosures; in particular, events <strong>of</strong><br />
special significance which occurred after the end <strong>of</strong> the financial year<br />
and other major circumstances that are significant for the future<br />
development <strong>of</strong> the Group have been appropriately explained.<br />
Helmut Bernkopf Federico Ghizzoni Ralph Müller<br />
Carlo Vivaldi Stephan Winkelmeier Robert Zadrazil<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group for <strong>2008</strong><br />
Statement by Management<br />
We state to the best <strong>of</strong> our knowledge that the consolidated financial<br />
statements prepared in accordance with the relevant financial reporting<br />
standards provide a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the financial position<br />
and performance <strong>of</strong> the Group, and that in the Management Report<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Group the business trends including business results and the<br />
Vienna, 9 March 2009<br />
The Management Board<br />
Erich Hampel<br />
(Chairman)<br />
position <strong>of</strong> the Group have been presented in such a way as to provide<br />
a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the financial position and performance <strong>of</strong><br />
the Group, and that it describes the material risks and uncertainties<br />
to which the Group is exposed.<br />
Helmut Bernkopf Federico Ghizzoni Ralph Müller<br />
Carlo Vivaldi Stephan Winkelmeier Robert Zadrazil<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Auditors<br />
Auditors’ report<br />
We have audited the consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, Vienna, for the financial year from 1 January <strong>2008</strong><br />
to 31 December <strong>2008</strong>. These consolidated financial statements comprise<br />
the consolidated balance sheet at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the consolidated<br />
income statement, the cash flow statement <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
and the statement <strong>of</strong> changes in equity <strong>of</strong> the Group for the financial<br />
year ended 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, and a summary <strong>of</strong> significant accounting<br />
policies and other explanatory notes.<br />
Management’s responsibility for the consolidated<br />
financial statements<br />
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation<br />
<strong>of</strong> these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as endorsed by the<br />
European Union. This responsibility includes: designing, implementing<br />
and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair<br />
presentation <strong>of</strong> consolidated financial statements that are free from<br />
material misrepresentation, whether due to fraud or error; selecting<br />
and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making estimates<br />
that are reasonable in the circumstances.<br />
Auditors’ responsibility<br />
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial<br />
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in<br />
accordance with the laws and regulations applicable in <strong>Austria</strong> and in<br />
accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), issued by<br />
the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) <strong>of</strong><br />
the International Federation <strong>of</strong> Accountants (IFAC). Those standards<br />
require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform<br />
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial<br />
statements are free from material misrepresentation.<br />
An audit involves performing audit procedures to obtain evidence<br />
about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial<br />
statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgement,<br />
including the assessment <strong>of</strong> the risks <strong>of</strong> material misstatement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or<br />
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors consider internal<br />
control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures<br />
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose <strong>of</strong><br />
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the Group’s internal<br />
control. An audit also includes the assessment <strong>of</strong> the appropriateness<br />
<strong>of</strong> the applied accounting policies used and the reasonableness <strong>of</strong><br />
significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as<br />
evaluating the overall presentation <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements.<br />
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and<br />
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.<br />
Opinion<br />
Our audit did not give rise to any objections. Based on the results <strong>of</strong><br />
the audit, in our opinion, the consolidated financial statements comply<br />
with the laws and regulations and present fairly, in all material respect,<br />
the financial position <strong>of</strong> the Group as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
and <strong>of</strong> its financial performance and its cash flows for the financial<br />
year from 1 January <strong>2008</strong> to 31 December <strong>2008</strong> in accordance with<br />
International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the<br />
European Union.<br />
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Report on other legal and regulatory requirements<br />
Laws and regulations applicable in <strong>Austria</strong> require us to perform<br />
audit procedures to ascertain whether the management report <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group is consistent with the consolidated financial statements, and<br />
whether the other disclosures made in the management report <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group do not give rise to misconception <strong>of</strong> the position <strong>of</strong> the Group.<br />
In our opinion, the management report <strong>of</strong> the Group is consistent<br />
with the consolidated financial statements.1<br />
Vienna, 27 April 2009<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association<br />
Auditing Board<br />
(<strong>Bank</strong> Auditors)<br />
Erich Kandler Friedrich O. Hief<br />
Public Accountant Public Accountant<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH<br />
Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft<br />
Bernhard Gruber Martin Wagner<br />
Public Accountant Public Accountant<br />
In case that the consolidated financial statements are disclosed or handed over to a third party in a version which differs from that (unabbreviated German version) certified by us (e.g. abbreviated<br />
version or translation), our prior approval is necessary if our audit opinion is included or our audit is mentioned.<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> - Jahresfinanzbericht <strong>2008</strong> 1<br />
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II. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Contents<br />
Preliminary remarks on the financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2008</strong> 132<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 133<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2008</strong> 151<br />
Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 156<br />
List <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies and<br />
equity interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 177<br />
Supervisory Board and Management<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 180<br />
Signatures <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Management Board/Auditors Report 182<br />
Statement by Management 186<br />
Investor Relations, ratings, financial calendar, imprint 188<br />
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Preliminary remarks on the financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2008</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Aktiengesellschaft, the parent company<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, presents its balance sheet as at<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong> and its pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account for the year<br />
ended 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, as well as the management report<br />
and the notes pursuant to <strong>Austria</strong>n law.<br />
The consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group for the financial year beginning on 1 January <strong>2008</strong> and<br />
ending on 31 December <strong>2008</strong> were prepared in accordance<br />
with International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs)<br />
published by the International Accounting Standards Board as<br />
adopted by the European Union. The annual report <strong>of</strong> the<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, which includes, inter alia, the<br />
consolidated financial statements, as well as the Group’s<br />
management report and notes can be obtained, free <strong>of</strong> charge,<br />
under Investor Relations on the Internet (for contact details see<br />
page 170).<br />
The two reporting formats – under IFRSs and under the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG) – cannot be compared with one<br />
another because<br />
the operations covered by the financial statements differ<br />
(consolidated financial statements versus separate financial<br />
statements <strong>of</strong> the Group’s parent company), and the valuation<br />
and accounting principles are also different. The annual report<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Group gives readers information on the status <strong>of</strong> the<br />
group <strong>of</strong> companies controlled by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
The consolidated financial statements provide international<br />
comparability, a fair value-based presentation <strong>of</strong> the financial<br />
position and performance, and more detailed information, for<br />
example through segment reporting.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s separate financial statements,<br />
prepared in accordance with <strong>Austria</strong>n rules, fulfill other<br />
important functions, especially under supervisory aspects.<br />
They are also the basis for determining the pr<strong>of</strong>it available for<br />
distribution under <strong>Austria</strong>n law and the dividend <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. In making an economic evaluation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank, users <strong>of</strong> the separate financial statements should take<br />
into account especially the extensive financial relations<br />
between the parent company and its banking subsidiaries. For<br />
this reason the financial statements <strong>of</strong> the Group provide more<br />
comprehensive information.<br />
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Management Report <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
1. . Business developments and economic situation<br />
1.1. Structural changes in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
The following subsidiaries were included in the group <strong>of</strong><br />
consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group as from 1<br />
January <strong>2008</strong>:<br />
� Factor<strong>Bank</strong> Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna<br />
� HYPERION Immobilienvermietungsgesellschaft<br />
m.b.H., Vienna<br />
� Teledata Consulting und Systemmanagement<br />
Ges.m.b.H., Vienna<br />
� Treuconsult Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna<br />
� Informations Technologie <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH (accounted<br />
for under the proportionate consolidation method), Vienna<br />
On 25 June 2007, the Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG approved the acquisition <strong>of</strong> Joint Stock Commercial<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> for Social Development Ukrsotsbank, Kiev, Ukraine,<br />
(Ukrsotsbank). On 21 January <strong>2008</strong>, the bank acquired a 94.20 per<br />
cent shareholding interest. A shareholding interest <strong>of</strong> 8.05 per cent<br />
was acquired directly by the bank, and a shareholding interest <strong>of</strong><br />
86.15 per cent was acquired indirectly through Private Joint Stock<br />
Company “Ferrotrade International“ (a wholly-owned subsidiary <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG), which has its headquarters in Kiev. As<br />
a result <strong>of</strong> a capital increase at Ukrsotsbank on 29 July <strong>2008</strong>, the<br />
direct and indirect shareholding interests rose to a total <strong>of</strong> 94.47 per<br />
cent. The two companies have been included in the group <strong>of</strong><br />
consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group as from 1<br />
January <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the new corporate branding process, the banking<br />
subsidiary International Moscow <strong>Bank</strong> (IMB), Moscow, was<br />
renamed UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> in January; it is now operating under the<br />
name <strong>of</strong> ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>. On 20 May <strong>2008</strong>, a capital increase<br />
<strong>of</strong> EUR 207.1 m was carried out at that bank, in which UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG holds all <strong>of</strong> the shares.<br />
Two capital increases, <strong>of</strong> EUR 67.2 m on 25 March <strong>2008</strong> and <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 96.8 m on 12 June <strong>2008</strong>, as well as purchases <strong>of</strong> shares from<br />
minority shareholders in the period from April to June <strong>2008</strong><br />
increased the shareholding interest in JSC ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Almaty,<br />
Kazakhstan, from 92.88 per cent to 99.60 per cent.<br />
On 20 May <strong>2008</strong>, a capital increase <strong>of</strong> EUR 39.0 m was carried out<br />
at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia JSC, Belgrade, Serbia. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG’s shareholding interest thereby rose from 99.89 per cent<br />
to 99.92 per cent.<br />
Two <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s Bosnian banking subsidiaries –<br />
HVB Central Pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>Bank</strong>a d.d., Sarajevo, and UniCredit<br />
Zagrebačka banka d.d., Mostar – were integrated to form the new<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> d.d., Mostar, in March <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The following subsidiaries were included in the group <strong>of</strong><br />
consolidated companies as from 1 April <strong>2008</strong>:<br />
� “Artist“ Marketing Entertainment GmbH, Vienna<br />
� MY Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna<br />
� MC Marketing GmbH, Vienna<br />
� MC Retail GmbH, Vienna<br />
The banking subsidiary Nova banjalučka banka a.d., Banja Luka,<br />
in Bosnia and Herzegovina was renamed UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> a.d. Banja<br />
Luka in June <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
On 4 September <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sold a<br />
shareholding interest <strong>of</strong> 4.65 per cent in UniCredit Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong><br />
S.A., Bucharest, thereby reducing its shareholding interest from<br />
55.21 per cent to 50.56 per cent. This measure was a contractual<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the agreement on the merger <strong>of</strong> HVB Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> S.A. with<br />
UniCredit Romania S.A. from the year 2007.<br />
In the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> the hive-down <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG's trading activities to UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna, was<br />
approved by the supervisory authorities and entered in the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Register <strong>of</strong> Firms. This means that with effect from 1 October <strong>2008</strong><br />
trading in the fixed income, currency, credit and equity markets is<br />
performed by UniCredit CAIB AG, replacing <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as legal<br />
entity for such trading activities.<br />
On 28 August <strong>2008</strong>, a capital increase <strong>of</strong> EUR 129.9 m was carried<br />
out at Koç Finansal Hizmetler A.Ş., Turkey, a company in which<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> holds a 50 per cent interest.<br />
On 27 September <strong>2008</strong>, the name <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt<br />
AG was changed to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. The new address<br />
<strong>of</strong> the company is Schottengasse 6-8, 1010 Vienna.<br />
On 30 September <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sold its property<br />
in Vordere Zollamtsstrasse 13 and the property in Am H<strong>of</strong> 2 held via<br />
a subsidiary, GANYMED Immobilienvermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H,<br />
Vienna.<br />
At the beginning <strong>of</strong> October <strong>2008</strong>, Informations Technologie<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> GmbH (IT-<strong>Austria</strong>), Vienna, transferred its mainframe<br />
computers used for Group operations to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Global<br />
Information Services GmbH (BAGIS), Vienna, as part <strong>of</strong><br />
restructuring activities. In return, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
transferred a 20 per cent equity interest in BAGIS to IT-<strong>Austria</strong>. The<br />
company has been included in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group since 1 December <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
On 16 October <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and four other<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n banks agreed to provide adequate liquidity to Constantia<br />
Privatbank AG (CPAG), Vienna, a bank faced with a liquidity<br />
squeeze. For this purpose the five leading banks make available<br />
EUR 400 m under a guarantee <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), <strong>Austria</strong>’s central bank,<br />
provides another EUR 50 m. Moreover, this consortium, in which<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG holds an indirect equity interest <strong>of</strong> 24.99<br />
per cent, took over all shares in CPAG.<br />
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In October, the <strong>Austria</strong>n parliament passed legislation to strengthen<br />
the liquidity <strong>of</strong> banks by providing support to the extent <strong>of</strong> EUR 75<br />
billion. A clearing agency (Oesterreichische Clearingbank AG)<br />
with a full banking licence was established under a partial guarantee<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to handle the provision <strong>of</strong> liquidity. Money<br />
market certificates (commercial paper) are issued with a direct<br />
guarantee <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> up to a maximum <strong>of</strong> EUR 5 bn.<br />
In December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG took an equity<br />
interest <strong>of</strong> 20.75 per cent in Oesterreichische Clearingbank AG.<br />
Purchases <strong>of</strong> shares from minority shareholders in the period from<br />
June to December <strong>2008</strong> increased UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s<br />
shareholding interest in UniCredit Bulbank AD, S<strong>of</strong>ia, Bulgaria,<br />
from 90.30 per cent to 92.08 per cent.<br />
Since 1 December <strong>2008</strong>, the Cypriot investment management<br />
company Lowes Limited, a subsidiary <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Aton<br />
International Limited, Nicosia, Cyprus, has been consolidated in the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG transferred the consolidated company<br />
caibon.com Internet Service GmbH, Vienna, to BA-CA<br />
Infrastructure Finance Advisory GmbH, Vienna, on 11 December<br />
<strong>2008</strong>. The company is wholly owned via ZETA Fünf Handels<br />
GmbH, Vienna.<br />
On 30 December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sold its equity<br />
interest in Pioneer Investments <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH, Vienna, to<br />
Pioneer Global Asset Management S.p.A, Milan, Italy.<br />
On 30 December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sold the pr<strong>of</strong>itsharing<br />
rights which it held in B&C Holding to B&C<br />
Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH, Vienna, a wholly owned subsidiary<br />
<strong>of</strong> B&C Privatstiftung, Vienna. Part <strong>of</strong> the overall package are pr<strong>of</strong>itsharing<br />
rights in B&C’s shareholding in Allgemeine Baugesellschaft<br />
A. Porr AG, which continue to be held by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, and a final<br />
dividend due to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG under the pr<strong>of</strong>it-sharing<br />
rights. Furthermore, an additional potential deferred payment<br />
amount has been agreed between UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and<br />
B&C Privatstiftung which is conditional on repayment <strong>of</strong> the<br />
acquisition financings by B&C and will depend on the future<br />
performance and earnings <strong>of</strong> Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft, Lenzing,<br />
Upper <strong>Austria</strong>, and Semperit. Aktiengesellschaft Holding, Vienna,<br />
industrial companies in which B&C holds controlling interests.<br />
UniCredit Menkul Degerler AS, a brokerage firm, commenced<br />
operations in Turkey in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. The company is<br />
included in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group via the Yapı Kredi Group, which<br />
is accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method.<br />
“JOHA“ Gebäude-Errichtungs- und -Vermietungsgesellschaft<br />
m.b.H., Leonding, Upper <strong>Austria</strong>, was included in the group <strong>of</strong><br />
consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as from the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
1.2. Business developments<br />
Changes in total assets<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s total assets<br />
were EUR 147.8 bn, up by EUR 3.6 bn or 2.5 per cent compared<br />
with the balance sheet as at 31 December 2007.<br />
Selected balance sheet items as a proportion <strong>of</strong> the balance<br />
sheet total<br />
compared with the previous year<br />
31 Dec <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec 2007<br />
Assets<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions (item 3) 27.0% 22.8%<br />
Loans and advances to customers (item 4) 49.6% 47.9%<br />
Securities including shares (items 5 and 6) 4.2% 10.7%<br />
Shares in group companies (item 8) 12.6% 10.9%<br />
Liabilities<br />
Amounts owed to credit institions (item1) 33.0% 33.2%<br />
Amounts owed to customers (item 2) 33.3% 35.8%<br />
Debts evidenced by certificates (item 3) 17.4% 12.6%<br />
Effects resulting from the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG to UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna<br />
The net effect from the transfer <strong>of</strong> the assets and liabilities to<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG and from funding and reinvestment totalled EUR<br />
12.4 bn and is composed as follows:<br />
EUR m<br />
30 June <strong>2008</strong> 1 July <strong>2008</strong><br />
Net effect<br />
from transfer<br />
Total assets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 158,971 146,612 -12,359<br />
Assets<br />
Loans and advances to credit<br />
institutions (item 3)<br />
43,921 41,077 -2,845<br />
Loans and advances to customers (item 4) 71,556 71,132 -424<br />
Securities including shares (items 2, 5 and 6) 17,146 8,324 -8,822<br />
Equity interests and shares in group companies<br />
(items 7 and 8)<br />
21,127 22,967 1,839<br />
Other assets<br />
Liabilities and equity<br />
5,220 3,112 -2,108<br />
Amounts owed to credit institutions (item 1) 58,081 47,175 -10,906<br />
Amounts owed to customers (item 2) 52,337 51,438 -899<br />
Debts evidenced by certificates<br />
(items 3, 7 and 8)<br />
25,781 25,690 -91<br />
Other liabilities 6,680 6,218 -462<br />
Fund for general banking risks 2,454 2,454<br />
Equity and pr<strong>of</strong>it 13,638 13,637 -1<br />
Total 158.971 146,612 -12,359<br />
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Changes in selected balance sheet items compared with the<br />
previous year<br />
Cash in hand and balances with central banks increased by EUR<br />
381.8 m to a total <strong>of</strong> EUR 1,213.9 m, primarily on account <strong>of</strong> higher<br />
balances with Oesterreichische Nationalbank, <strong>Austria</strong>’s central<br />
bank.<br />
Treasury bills and similar securities rose by EUR 0.9 bn to EUR 3.1<br />
bn; the increase related mainly to the euro positions in Federal<br />
Government bonds.<br />
Within loans and advances to credit institutions, placements<br />
repayable on demand declined by EUR 4.4 bn to EUR 3.0 bn,<br />
primarily as a result <strong>of</strong> the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities to<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG. Other loans and advances increased by EUR<br />
11.4 bn. Overall, this balance sheet item rose by EUR 7.0 bn or<br />
21.4 per cent to reach EUR 39.9 bn.<br />
Loans and advances to customers rose by EUR 4.3 bn or 6.2 per<br />
cent to EUR 73.4 bn, mainly as a result <strong>of</strong> an increase in foreign<br />
loans and advances denominated in euro and foreign currency.<br />
The portfolios <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income securities as well as<br />
shares declined by a total <strong>of</strong> EUR 9.3 bn or 59.9 per cent, reaching<br />
a volume <strong>of</strong> EUR 6.2 bn. The decrease was mainly due to the<br />
transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities to UniCredit CAIB AG and the<br />
sale <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>it-sharing rights in B&C Holding.<br />
Equity interests and shares in group companies increased by EUR<br />
2.7 bn to EUR 21.5 bn, mainly as a result <strong>of</strong><br />
� the acquisition <strong>of</strong> shares in Oesterreichische<br />
Clearingbank AG and Ukrsotsbank,<br />
� capital increases carried out at Koç Finansal Hizmetler<br />
A.Ş., Turkey; JSC ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Almaty, Kazakhstan;<br />
Ukrsotsbank; ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> (the former IMB); and<br />
BA-CA Markets & Investment Beteiligung Ges.m.b.H. in<br />
connection with the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities to<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG.<br />
The decline <strong>of</strong> EUR 2.5 bn or 49.4 per cent to EUR 2.5 bn in the<br />
other asset items resulted mainly from the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading<br />
activities in derivatives to UniCredit CAIB AG.<br />
On the liabilities side, amounts owed to credit institutions rose by<br />
EUR 1.0 bn or 2.1 per cent, as amounts repayable on demand<br />
declined by EUR 5.3 bn, mainly as a result <strong>of</strong> the transfer <strong>of</strong> the<br />
trading activities to UniCredit CAIB AG, and this decline was more<br />
than <strong>of</strong>fset by the increase <strong>of</strong> EUR 6.3 bn in amounts owed to credit<br />
institutions with longer maturities.<br />
Amounts owed to customers decreased by EUR 2.4 bn or 4.7 per<br />
cent, mainly reflecting a decline in savings deposits. Debts<br />
evidenced by certificates increased by EUR 7.6 bn or 41.6 per cent<br />
to EUR 25.8 bn.<br />
The decline in other liabilities is to be seen mainly in connection<br />
with the transfer <strong>of</strong> the liabilities held for trading in derivatives to<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG derivatives in the banking and trading books.<br />
Other provisions decreased by EUR 163.8 m or 22.7 per cent,<br />
mainly on account <strong>of</strong><br />
� the use <strong>of</strong> provisions made in 2006 for reorganising and<br />
restructuring the Retail, Corporates, Markets &<br />
Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing and Global <strong>Bank</strong>ing Services<br />
divisions, Support Services and Risk Management<br />
� the use and release <strong>of</strong> provisions for legal risks<br />
� the release <strong>of</strong> provisions for bonus payments<br />
In previous years, allocations were made to the fund for general<br />
banking risks for reasons <strong>of</strong> prudence in order to cover risks<br />
associated with banking business for which neither a value<br />
adjustment nor a provision had to be made. In <strong>2008</strong>, a release <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 1,518.3 m was made from the fund for general banking risks<br />
to cover writedowns on equity interests. As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
the amount remaining in the fund, which was set up in previous<br />
years on the basis <strong>of</strong> Section 57 (3) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act,<br />
was EUR 935.6 m, which will be available in the future to cover<br />
losses immediately and without restriction.<br />
Subordinated liabilities declined by EUR 49.7 m or 1.2 per cent to<br />
EUR 4.1 bn. Supplementary capital decreased by EUR 12.7 m or<br />
2.4 per cent to EUR 0.5 bn.<br />
Details <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account for <strong>2008</strong><br />
Net interest income in the reporting period was EUR 1,039.3 m,<br />
down by EUR 376.4 m or 26.6 per cent, mainly on account <strong>of</strong> the<br />
transfer <strong>of</strong> trading activities to UniCredit CAIB AG effective 1 July<br />
<strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Income from securities and equity interests was down by EUR<br />
284.4 m to EUR 889.8 m, a decrease primarily reflecting one-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
dividend income in the previous year which resulted from the<br />
release <strong>of</strong> capital reserves at subsidiaries.<br />
The repercussions <strong>of</strong> the global financial crisis led to a decline <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 164.7 m or 19.3 per cent in net fee and commission income,<br />
and to the net loss <strong>of</strong> EUR 270.5 m on trading activities.<br />
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Other operating income increased by EUR 9.0 m or 7.5 per cent to<br />
EUR 129.6 m, primarily on account <strong>of</strong> higher compensation for<br />
group services.<br />
Overall, operating income fell by EUR 964.7 m or 28.0 per cent to<br />
EUR 2,476.3 m.<br />
General administrative expenses rose by EUR 79.2 m or 5.2 per<br />
cent. The increase mainly reflects the adjustment, on 1 May 2007,<br />
<strong>of</strong> the internal service agreement on the BA-CA pension equivalent<br />
(ASVG equivalent) to changes in the legal framework, which led to<br />
one-<strong>of</strong>f income in the previous year from a partial release,<br />
recognised in the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account, <strong>of</strong> the pension provision.<br />
Wages and salaries as well as other administrative expenses<br />
declined by a total <strong>of</strong> EUR 36.6 m or 3.2 per cent to EUR 1,115.8<br />
m.<br />
Other operating expenses fell by EUR 49.8 m to EUR 100.1 m. This<br />
decline resulted mainly from the fact that, due to the transfer <strong>of</strong><br />
trading activities, this item no longer reflected income passed on<br />
under the agency agreements with UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna, and<br />
CA IB International Markets Ltd., London, in the second half <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Overall, operating expenses rose by EUR 20.5 m or 1.2 per cent<br />
to EUR 1,766.7 m.<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the effects <strong>of</strong> the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities, one<strong>of</strong>f<br />
income recorded in the previous year and the repercussions <strong>of</strong><br />
the financial crisis, operating results fell by 58.1 per cent to EUR<br />
709.6 m.<br />
Risk costs associated with customer business increased in <strong>2008</strong><br />
and writedowns were made on the securities portfolio. The related<br />
charges were not <strong>of</strong>fset by income from the second variable pr<strong>of</strong>itrelated<br />
component <strong>of</strong> the purchase price for <strong>Bank</strong> BPH S.A.,<br />
Kraków, Poland. Therefore the net expense from the disposal and<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> loans and advances, securities as well as contingent<br />
liabilities and commitments rose by EUR 108.6 m to EUR 165.1 m<br />
compared with the previous year.<br />
The net expense from the disposal and valuation <strong>of</strong> securities<br />
valued as financial fixed assets amounted to EUR 2,066.4 m,<br />
mainly reflecting<br />
� negative results, shown in losses on disposal, from the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss transfer agreement with UniCredit CAIB<br />
AG, Vienna, and provisions for the equity interests in<br />
Joint Stock Commercial <strong>Bank</strong> for Social Development<br />
Ukrsotsbank, Kiev, Ukraine, (Ukrsotsbank); in Private<br />
Joint Stock Company “Ferrotrade International“, Kiev,<br />
Ukraine; in Koç Finansal Hizmetler A.Ş., Turkey; in JSC<br />
ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Almaty, Kazakhstan; and in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
Cayman Islands Ltd., Cayman Islands,<br />
� which were not <strong>of</strong>fset by gains on the sale <strong>of</strong> shares in<br />
GANYMED Immobilienvermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H.,<br />
Vienna, (“Am H<strong>of</strong> 2“ property); in Pioneer Investments<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> GmbH, Vienna; in UniCredit CAIB Polska S.A.,<br />
Warsaw, Poland; and in UniCredit CAIB Securities UK,<br />
London.<br />
Results from ordinary business activities were a loss <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,521.9 m. The loss was <strong>of</strong>fset by a partial release <strong>of</strong> the fund for<br />
general banking risks, resulting in an annual surplus <strong>of</strong> EUR 100<br />
thsd.<br />
1.3. Branches<br />
On 29 December 2006, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> set up a permanent<br />
establishment in Milan, Via Tortona 33, which is exclusively<br />
engaged in the management and controlling <strong>of</strong> the equity interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit that were transferred by way <strong>of</strong> contribution in kind.<br />
Therefore these activities are not banking activities.<br />
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1.4. <strong>Financial</strong> and non-financial performance indicators<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> performance indicators<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 2006 2005 2004<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 18.7% 20.1% 14.1% 10.8% 10.6%<br />
Return on equity before taxes 0.0% 12.3% 13.8% 8.3% 4.4%<br />
Return on equity after taxes 0.0% 12.2% 13.6% 7.9% 4.4%<br />
Cost/income ratio 70.1% 48.5% 69.8% 67.9% 74.6%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 18.1% 10.0% 24.0% 22.2% 19.9%<br />
For definitions see page 12.<br />
The Tier 1 capital ratio declined slightly compared with the<br />
previous year.<br />
The figures for return on equity before taxes and return on<br />
equity after taxes indicate that the negative results from ordinary<br />
business activities were only <strong>of</strong>fset by a release <strong>of</strong> the fund for<br />
general banking risks.<br />
The significant decline in the cost/income ratio in the previous<br />
year was mainly due to large dividend payments following the<br />
release <strong>of</strong> capital reserves at group companies and to one-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
income recognised in general administrative expenses following the<br />
adjustment <strong>of</strong> the internal service agreement on the BA-CA pension<br />
equivalent (ASVG equivalent) to changes in the legal environment.<br />
The cost/income ratio for <strong>2008</strong>, at 70.1%, was more or less<br />
unchanged compared with 2006.<br />
A multi-year comparison <strong>of</strong> the risk/earnings ratio, which in the<br />
previous year reflected the favourable trend in risk costs associated<br />
with customer business in particular, shows a steady development.<br />
Non-financial performance indicators<br />
The bank has:<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 2006 2005 2004<br />
Domestic branches 304 313 333 349 360<br />
Foreign branches (without banking<br />
business)<br />
1 1 - - -<br />
Outlets at companies 3 7 8 8 8<br />
Head <strong>of</strong>fice 1 1 1 1 1<br />
Total 309 322 342 358 369<br />
As the process <strong>of</strong> combining branches continued, the total number<br />
<strong>of</strong> branches declined further in the reporting year.<br />
Under the place-<strong>of</strong>-work principle applied to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG and its subsidiaries, staffing levels and staff costs are recorded<br />
by those companies in which the employees work. On the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
this principle, staffing levels are as follows:<br />
Headcount 1)<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: workers other<br />
than salaried staff<br />
31 Dec <strong>2008</strong><br />
<strong>Annual</strong><br />
average for<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
31 Dec 2007 31 Dec 2006 31 Dec 2005 31 Dec 2004<br />
6,599 7,005 7,236 7,512 7,369 8,533<br />
0 0 0 0 0 310<br />
Full-time equivalents 1) 6,072 6,497 6,711 6,978 6,874 7,869<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: workers other<br />
than salaried staff<br />
0 0 0 0 0 159<br />
1) excluding apprentices and employees on unpaid maternity or<br />
paternity leave, but including workers other than salaried staff and<br />
employees delegated under the place-<strong>of</strong>-work principle<br />
Staff numbers continued to decline compared with the previous<br />
year. The increase in staffing levels in 2006 was exclusively due to<br />
the first-time application <strong>of</strong> UniCredit reporting guidelines, which<br />
require that staff members (237 persons) who terminated their<br />
active employment relationship as at 31 December 2006 are also<br />
included in the reporting-date figure.<br />
The shared values and rules <strong>of</strong> behaviour defined in the Group-wide<br />
Integrity Charter (with six core values: fairness, transparency,<br />
respect, reciprocity, freedom to act, and trust) guide the behaviour<br />
<strong>of</strong> each employee and also serve as guidelines for HR Community<br />
strategies.<br />
People Survey<br />
Maintaining a dialogue with and listening to people are cornerstones<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Group’s identity as set out in our Integrity Charter. These are<br />
also the basic qualities for an effective process <strong>of</strong> shared growth.<br />
The opinions <strong>of</strong> our employees help us identify our strengths and<br />
potential areas <strong>of</strong> improvement. In this way we obtain important<br />
information for planning concrete measures to improve day-to-day<br />
activities. The People Survey also helps us to see what we have<br />
already achieved and what challenges we will have to meet in the<br />
future.<br />
Executive Development Programme (EDP) and Talent Pool<br />
The Executive Development Programme (EDP) and the Talent Pool<br />
include top executives and key talents for management functions in<br />
UniCredit Group. Specific EDP and talent processes support<br />
medium-term career planning and target-oriented development<br />
planning for each executive and each talent together with their<br />
superiors.<br />
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Job Families<br />
Based on a given structure, an overview <strong>of</strong> all activities within <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> in terms <strong>of</strong> job pr<strong>of</strong>iles has been prepared in cooperation<br />
with executives; jobs requiring similar pr<strong>of</strong>essional and personal<br />
qualities have been bundled into job families. This means that<br />
career and development opportunities are set out in a transparent<br />
manner for all employees.<br />
Performance Management<br />
At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, Performance Management is aimed at consistently<br />
promoting employee development through transparent and fair<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> performance and well-balanced market-oriented and<br />
transparent incentives. These objectives are to be achieved with the<br />
instruments <strong>of</strong> Management by Objectives (MbO) and the<br />
<strong>Annual</strong>PerformanceDialogue (APD).<br />
� Employees are to be managed on the basis <strong>of</strong> annual<br />
targets derived from targets for the bank as a whole. We<br />
thereby aim to ensure that together we will achieve the<br />
targets for the entire bank by means <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
by Objectives (MbO) instruments integrated in <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> Performance Management.<br />
� Transparent competence criteria applied in<br />
<strong>Annual</strong>PerformanceDialogue (APD) support the<br />
personal feedback process between employees and their<br />
superiors.<br />
HR cost management<br />
The EDP and the Talent Pool as well as Performance Management<br />
in combination with our HR cost management ensure the efficient<br />
allocation, in line with current market requirements, to fields <strong>of</strong><br />
activities and financial compensation for all employees.<br />
Definitions <strong>of</strong> performance indicators<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio: regulatory Tier 1 capital divided by riskweighted<br />
assets (banking book) pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
Return on equity before taxes: annual surplus before taxes<br />
divided by average equity<br />
Return on equity after taxes: annual surplus divided by average<br />
equity<br />
Equity: subscribed capital, capital reserves, revenue reserves,<br />
reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
(BWG), untaxed reserves<br />
Average equity: equity as at 1 January <strong>of</strong> the reporting year +<br />
equity as at 31 December <strong>of</strong> the reporting year divided by 2<br />
Cost/income ratio: general administrative expenses (including<br />
depreciation) divided by operating income including the<br />
balance <strong>of</strong> other operating income/expenses<br />
Risk/earnings ratio: net income/expenses from the disposal and<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> loans and advances divided by net interest<br />
income including income from securities and equity interests<br />
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1.5. Capital resources and capital requirements<br />
Capital resources <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31 December<br />
<strong>2008</strong> pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
Tier 1 capital (before deductions) accounts for 89.1 per cent <strong>of</strong> net<br />
capital resources.<br />
The comparative figures show the development <strong>of</strong> capital<br />
resources:<br />
EUR m<br />
31 Dec <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec 2007<br />
Share capital 1,469 1,469<br />
Capital reserves 7,547 7,547<br />
Other reserves eligible as Tier 1 capital 3,566 3,567<br />
Fund for general banking risks 936 2,454<br />
Less: shares in a controlling company 0 -1<br />
Less: intangible assets -128 -203<br />
Tier 1 capital 13,390 14,833<br />
Net revaluation reserve 181 320<br />
Net supplementary capital 505 516<br />
Net subordinated capital 2,620 3,002<br />
Tier 2 capital 3,306 3,838<br />
Less: carrying value <strong>of</strong> shares and substitute capital where the<br />
equity interest is 10% or less (excess over free amount)<br />
Less: carrying value <strong>of</strong> shares and substitute capital where the<br />
0<br />
equity interest exceeds 10%<br />
(first loss position included in 2007)<br />
-1,193 -1,114<br />
Less: subordinated claims where the holdings exceed 10% -45 0<br />
Less: carrying value <strong>of</strong> equity interests and capital components <strong>of</strong><br />
insurance companies<br />
-82 -82<br />
Less: settlement risk -40 0<br />
Less: IRB provision shortfall -305 0<br />
Less: securitisation exposures with a risk weighting <strong>of</strong> 1,250% not<br />
included in risk-weighted assets<br />
-3 0<br />
Net capital resources for banking-book solvency 15,028 17,475<br />
Tier 3 capital (to the extent required for the trading book and<br />
the open foreign exchange position)<br />
230 494<br />
Capital requirements<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has maintained part <strong>of</strong> its portfolio in the<br />
A-IRB since 31 March <strong>2008</strong>. Therefore it is not possible to indicate<br />
comparative figures for capital requirements:<br />
EUR m<br />
31 Dec <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec 2007<br />
Capital requirement for<br />
credit risk pursuant to Sections 22a-22h <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
5,744<br />
settlement risk 1<br />
position risk - debt instruments, equities, foreign<br />
currencies and commodities<br />
230<br />
operational risk 221<br />
switch to Basel II rules (Section 103e, no. 6, <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG))<br />
6<br />
Total capital requirement 6,202 6,406<br />
Net capital resources (before deductions) composed <strong>of</strong> Tier 1<br />
capital and Tier 2 capital (EUR 16,696 m) exceed by 190.7% the<br />
capital requirement for credit risk (EUR 5,744 m).<br />
Tier 1 capital amounts to EUR 13,390 m and would on its own<br />
suffice to cover the entire capital requirement.<br />
1.6. Information about the share capital and the exercise <strong>of</strong><br />
special rights<br />
The subscribed capital <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31<br />
December <strong>2008</strong> amounted to EUR 1,468,770,749.80 and consisted<br />
solely <strong>of</strong> ordinary shares.<br />
Pursuant to a resolution passed at the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on<br />
19 May 2005, the Management Board is authorised, in accordance<br />
with Section 169 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Joint Stock Companies Act, to<br />
increase the share capital by up to EUR 534,460,374.90 by issuing<br />
up to 73,515,870 new no-par value shares against contributions in<br />
cash or in kind, excluding or not excluding subscription rights, until<br />
21 June 2010.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the amount <strong>of</strong> additional authorised<br />
capital was up to EUR 134,610,374.90.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit held a direct interest <strong>of</strong> 99.995<br />
per cent in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
The registered shares held by “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von<br />
Anteilsrechten” (“AV-Z Stiftung”, a private foundation under <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
law) and by “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten<br />
der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien” (the Employees’<br />
Council Fund <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG for the Vienna area) have a long tradition and carry special<br />
rights for historical reasons: for specific important resolutions to be<br />
adopted at a general meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders, the registered<br />
shareholders have to be present when the resolutions are adopted.<br />
The relevant resolutions are specified in Article 20 (13) and (14) <strong>of</strong><br />
the bank’s Articles <strong>of</strong> Association.<br />
There is a syndicate agreement – the Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Regions<br />
Agreement (ReBORA) – between UniCredit, “AV-Z Stiftung” and<br />
“Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten der UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien”.<br />
In the Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Regions Agreement, “AV-Z Stiftung”<br />
and “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten der<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien” have given an<br />
undertaking to UniCredit to the effect that if they want to sell<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG shares, they will first <strong>of</strong>fer such shares<br />
held by them to UniCredit. If UniCredit does not accept the <strong>of</strong>fer, the<br />
relevant contracting party could sell the UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
shares to a third party. In this case UniCredit has a right <strong>of</strong><br />
preemption.<br />
For the duration <strong>of</strong> this agreement (10 years), “AV-Z Stiftung” has a<br />
right to nominate two members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, and thereafter one member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Supervisory Board for the duration <strong>of</strong> the guarantee issued by<br />
“AV-Z Stiftung” and the Municipality <strong>of</strong> Vienna.<br />
There are no agreements on compensation between UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and the members <strong>of</strong> its Management Board and<br />
its Supervisory Board or its staff members in the event <strong>of</strong> a public<br />
takeover bid.<br />
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1.7. Proposal for the appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its for the <strong>2008</strong><br />
financial year<br />
After release <strong>of</strong> the fund for general banking risks in the amount <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 1,518.3 m, the annual surplus for the financial year beginning<br />
on 1 January <strong>2008</strong> and ending on<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong> was EUR 100 thsd. The pr<strong>of</strong>it brought forward<br />
from the previous year was EUR 1.9 m. Thus the pr<strong>of</strong>it available for<br />
distribution was EUR 2.0 m.<br />
The Management Board proposes to the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting<br />
that no dividend be paid on the share capital <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,468,770,749.80 and that the total pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> EUR 2.0 m available for<br />
distribution be carried forward to new account.<br />
1.8. Information on the squeeze-out pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Federal Act on the Squeeze-out <strong>of</strong> Minority Shareholders<br />
(Gesellschafterausschlussgesetz) <strong>of</strong> the holders <strong>of</strong> bearer<br />
shares in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
The company’s <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007 adopted a<br />
resolution concerning the planned squeeze-out. The legal actions<br />
for rescission and declaration <strong>of</strong> nullity brought against various<br />
resolutions adopted at the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007<br />
were terminated in spring <strong>2008</strong>.The squeeze-out was entered in the<br />
Register <strong>of</strong> Firms on 21 May <strong>2008</strong>. After that date, former minority<br />
shareholders initiated proceedings for a review <strong>of</strong> the cash<br />
compensation <strong>of</strong>fered by UniCredit.<br />
1.9. Settlement <strong>of</strong>fer to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> pensioners<br />
In the first half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG made a<br />
settlement <strong>of</strong>fer to those employees who terminated their<br />
employment relationship because <strong>of</strong> retirement within eight years<br />
(in the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2007) after the<br />
rights to future pension benefits were transferred to the pension<br />
fund. The settlement <strong>of</strong>fer was accepted by over 99 per cent <strong>of</strong> the<br />
plaintiffs and by a large majority <strong>of</strong> the former employees who are<br />
comparable with the plaintiffs. As a result, the related proceedings<br />
were settled amicably.<br />
2. Report on risk management, risks, third-party guarantees<br />
and future developments<br />
Overall risk management<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG identifies, measures, monitors and<br />
manages all risks <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. In performing these<br />
tasks, the bank works closely with the risk control and risk<br />
management units <strong>of</strong> UniCredit. In this context, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
supports UniCredit's ongoing projects which are aimed at<br />
establishing uniform group-wide risk controlling procedures.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG divides the monitoring and controlling<br />
processes associated with risk management into the following<br />
categories: market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, credit risk<br />
(including real estate risk), operational risk, business risk, and risks<br />
arising from the bank's shareholdings and equity interests.<br />
The Management Board determines the risk policy and approves<br />
the principles <strong>of</strong> risk management, the establishment <strong>of</strong> limits for all<br />
relevant risks, and the risk control procedures.<br />
In performing these tasks, the Management Board is supported by<br />
specific committees and independent risk management units. Risk<br />
management activities are combined within a management function<br />
at Management Board level directed by the Chief Risk Officer<br />
(CRO); after completion <strong>of</strong> adjustments <strong>of</strong> the CRO organisation to<br />
the UniCredit Group’s divisional structure, secondary lending<br />
decisions for corporate customers are made in the Corporate Risk<br />
and MIB & Market Risk departments and in the Local Industry<br />
Teams, and for retail customers in the Retail Risk department. The<br />
Special Accounts Management department deals with problem<br />
loans. These organisational units are supported by the Strategic<br />
Risk Management & Control department. Credit risk control <strong>of</strong> the<br />
CEE business units is performed by the CEE Risk Control<br />
department and by the CEE Risk Monitoring and CEE Policies &<br />
Guidelines units. The unit for active credit portfolio management<br />
(Credit Treasury) reports directly to the Chief <strong>Financial</strong> Officer<br />
(CFO).<br />
Cross-divisional control<br />
The Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) is responsible for the<br />
management <strong>of</strong> balance-sheet structure positions, it controls<br />
liquidity risk and deals with cross-divisional risk management issues<br />
arising between sales units and overall bank management while<br />
also addressing the results <strong>of</strong> the credit portfolio model. Control <strong>of</strong><br />
market risk <strong>of</strong> the trading books is ensured by the Market Risk<br />
Committee (MACO), which meets once a week. MACO deals with<br />
short-term business management issues relating to the<br />
presentation and discussion <strong>of</strong> the risk/earnings position <strong>of</strong> Markets<br />
& Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing and with limit adjustments, product approvals<br />
and positioning decisions. MACO also deals with methodological<br />
issues concerning the determination <strong>of</strong> counterparty risk. In<br />
addition, the general framework and limits for banking subsidiaries<br />
are defined by MACO. Credit risk is assessed by the credit<br />
committee. The newly established Operational Risk Committee<br />
meets on a quarterly basis to deal with operational risk issues.<br />
The Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sets risk<br />
limits for market risk activities <strong>of</strong> the entire <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group at<br />
least once a year. MACO, which holds a meeting every week,<br />
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makes limit decisions at the operational level and analyses the risk<br />
and earnings positions <strong>of</strong> the bank's Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
units. ALCO performs analyses and makes decisions with regard to<br />
business activities closely connected with customer business (in<br />
particular, balance sheet structure, liquidity, and risk management<br />
issues arising between sales units and overall bank management).<br />
The decisions and results <strong>of</strong> these committees are reported directly<br />
to the bank's full Management Board. Risk Management, which is<br />
separate from the business divisions up to Management Board<br />
level, is in charge <strong>of</strong> preparing analyses and monitoring compliance<br />
with limits. The final stage <strong>of</strong> work on modelling counterparty risk<br />
calculations was completed in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. In the third<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, the model – developed by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> itself – was<br />
examined by an external expert pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Act. The expert opinion confirms compliance with the Basel II<br />
standards, which have also been incorporated in local law.<br />
Following coordination activities with UniCredit Group, the process<br />
<strong>of</strong> approval by the supervisory authorities will start in the first<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009.<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group applies the principle <strong>of</strong> value-based<br />
management. In line with this principle, for pricing purposes in<br />
business and customer relations (micro control), capital employed<br />
(comprising both the Tier 1 capital required pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and economic capital) is expected to yield a specific<br />
return.<br />
Beyond compliance with the regulatory capital rules pursuant to the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, economic capital is intended to reflect the<br />
bank's specific risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile in a comprehensive and more consistent<br />
way. For micro-control purposes, economic capital for credit risk is<br />
calculated using value-at-risk methodologies. These unexpected<br />
losses over a period <strong>of</strong> one year are calculated with a confidence<br />
level <strong>of</strong> 99.95 per cent.<br />
Additionally, value-at-risk methodologies are used in the <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> Group for calculating or planning economic capital for all<br />
specified types <strong>of</strong> risk (market risk, credit risk, risks arising from<br />
shareholdings and equity interests, real estate risk, operational risk,<br />
business risk).<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is included in the risk monitoring and risk<br />
management system <strong>of</strong> the entire UniCredit Group. This ensures<br />
overall risk management across the Group. Examples in this<br />
context are global MIB risk reporting and the global MIB limits in the<br />
area <strong>of</strong> market risk.<br />
Management <strong>of</strong> balance sheet structure<br />
Credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk as well as contribution<br />
margins from customer transactions are attributed to the bank's<br />
business divisions in line with the principle <strong>of</strong> causation through a<br />
matched funds transfer pricing system applied throughout the<br />
Group. The Asset/Liability Management function ensures that the<br />
bank's overall liquidity and interest rate gap structure is optimised,<br />
with the results from interest maturity transformation being reflected<br />
in the Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division. Factors taken into<br />
account in this context include the costs <strong>of</strong> compensation for<br />
assuming interest rate risk, liquidity costs and country risk costs<br />
associated with foreign currency financing at CEE subsidiaries.<br />
Liquidity costs and country risk costs rose strongly in the second<br />
half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, based on the average funding mix in the Group.<br />
Products for which the material interest-rate and capital maturity is<br />
not defined, such as variable-rate sight and savings deposits, are<br />
modelled in respect <strong>of</strong> investment period and interest rate sensitivity<br />
by means <strong>of</strong> analyses <strong>of</strong> historical time series, and taken into<br />
account in the bank's overall risk position. Interest rate sensitivities<br />
are determined and taken into account in hedging activities, which<br />
results in a positive contribution to pr<strong>of</strong>its from customer business.<br />
To assess its balance sheet structure, the bank uses the Value-at-<br />
Risk approach, complemented by a scenario analysis covering<br />
subsequent quarters and years. The bank thus also follows the<br />
Basel II recommendation concerning the simulation <strong>of</strong> future net<br />
interest income under different interest rate scenarios ("earnings<br />
perspective").<br />
In the earnings perspective analysis, simulations <strong>of</strong> the future<br />
development <strong>of</strong> net interest income and <strong>of</strong> the market value <strong>of</strong> the<br />
banking book are generally based on assumptions regarding<br />
volume and margin developments under different interest rate<br />
scenarios. Parallel interest rate shocks as well as inversions and<br />
low-interest-rate scenarios can be analysed to identify their possible<br />
impact on the bank's net interest income and market value.<br />
The analyses performed as at September <strong>2008</strong> show that a decline<br />
in interest rates in all currencies would have the strongest impact on<br />
the bank's net interest income. This is a typical feature <strong>of</strong><br />
commercial banks, given the interest rate remanence on the<br />
liabilities side <strong>of</strong> banks’ balance sheets (sight deposits, equity).<br />
The Basel II rules require the measurement at Group level <strong>of</strong><br />
"interest rate risk in the banking book" in relation to the bank's<br />
capital by comparing a change in the market value <strong>of</strong> the banking<br />
book after a 2 per cent interest rate shock with the bank's net<br />
capital resources. In the event that such an interest rate shock<br />
absorbs more than 20 per cent <strong>of</strong> a bank's net capital resources,<br />
the bank supervisory authority could require the bank to take<br />
measures to reduce risk.<br />
A 2 per cent interest rate shock would absorb about 5 per cent <strong>of</strong><br />
the Group's net capital resources; this calculation also includes the<br />
current investment <strong>of</strong> equity capital as an open risk position. This<br />
means that the figure for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is far below the outlier level<br />
<strong>of</strong> 20 per cent.<br />
Credit Treasury<br />
Since the implementation <strong>of</strong> Credit Treasury (CT; former Active<br />
Credit Portfolio Management ACPM) a predefined corporate<br />
segment <strong>of</strong> customers is actively managed according to capital<br />
market principles, in addition to the unchanged credit process for<br />
credit risks. By mapping the credit risk from customer business<br />
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through a reference structure derived from maturity-matched market<br />
prices, a risk-adequate pricing <strong>of</strong> this portfolio segment is secured,<br />
accompanied by efficient capital market control. In Credit Treasury,<br />
the risk positions are aggregated and the bank’s credit risk pr<strong>of</strong>its<br />
are optimised. By actively hedging and re-investing, Credit Treasury<br />
is to widen the portfolio’s diversification, and contributes to an<br />
improvement <strong>of</strong> the risk-return pr<strong>of</strong>ile.<br />
The quarterly Credit Treasury Committee, analogously to the<br />
Market Risk Committee (MACO), serves to actually steer business<br />
in regard to the risk-return situation in Credit Treasury as well as to<br />
adapt limits and to decide on positions.<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, Credit Treasury again executed two synthetic<br />
securitisations relating to <strong>Austria</strong>n and international corporate loans.<br />
2.2. Risks<br />
Market risk<br />
Market risk management encompasses all activities in connection<br />
with our Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing operations and<br />
management <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet structure in Vienna and at <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>'s subsidiaries. Risk positions are aggregated at least daily,<br />
analysed by the independent risk management unit and compared<br />
with the risk limits set by the Management Board and the<br />
committees (including MACO) designated by the Management<br />
Board. At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, market risk management includes ongoing<br />
reporting on the risk position, limit utilisation, and the daily<br />
presentation <strong>of</strong> results <strong>of</strong> Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing operations.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses uniform risk management procedures throughout<br />
the Group. These procedures provide aggregate data and make<br />
available the major risk parameters for the various trading<br />
operations once a day. Besides Value at Risk, other factors <strong>of</strong> equal<br />
importance are stress-oriented sensitivity and position limits.<br />
Additional elements <strong>of</strong> the limit system are loss-warning level limits<br />
and options-related limits applied to trading and positioning in nonlinear<br />
products.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>'s risk model ("NoRISK") was developed by the bank<br />
and has been used for many years. The model is applied and<br />
further refined by MIB & Market Risk. Ongoing refinement work<br />
includes reviewing the model as part <strong>of</strong> backtesting procedures,<br />
integrating new products, implementing requirements specified by<br />
the Management Board and by MACO, and adjusting the system to<br />
general market developments. A major factor to be noted in this<br />
context is the market risk stress considerations against the<br />
background <strong>of</strong> the current financial market situation. A product<br />
introduction process has been established in which risk managers<br />
play a decisive role in approving a new product. The "NoRISK" risk<br />
model, approved by the supervisory authorities since 1998, is used<br />
for computing capital requirements; in contrast to the internal risk<br />
management process, the computation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements<br />
takes into account the statutory parameters (confidence interval <strong>of</strong><br />
99 per cent, 10-day holding period) and additionally the multiplier<br />
determined as part <strong>of</strong> the model review is applied. The model,<br />
which has so far been used for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, also received regulatory approval for use for<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna, in <strong>2008</strong>. The risk model covers all<br />
major risk categories: interest rate risk and equity position risk (both<br />
general and specific risk), exchange rate risk and commodities<br />
position risk. The structure <strong>of</strong> the standard risk report presented at<br />
MACO’s weekly meetings corresponds to the weekly UniCredit-wide<br />
MIB risk report and thus covers the same (stress) sensitivities in<br />
addition to VaR figures. Regular and specific stress scenario<br />
calculations complement the information provided to MACO/ALCO<br />
and the Management Board. Macro scenarios show the potential<br />
adverse impacts <strong>of</strong> global developments with specific effects on the<br />
respective risk categories, while stress sensitivities <strong>of</strong> individual risk<br />
factors or groups <strong>of</strong> risk factors show the potential adverse impacts<br />
on partial market segments. Stress scenarios are based on<br />
assumptions <strong>of</strong> extreme movements in individual market risk<br />
parameters. The bank analyses the effect <strong>of</strong> such fluctuations and a<br />
liquidity disruption in specific products and risk factors on the bank's<br />
results. These assumptions <strong>of</strong> extreme movements are dependent<br />
on currency, region, liquidity and the credit rating, and are set by<br />
MIB & Market Risk on a discretionary basis after consultation with<br />
experts in other areas <strong>of</strong> the bank (e.g. research, trading).<br />
In addition to the risk model results, income data from market risk<br />
activities are also determined and communicated on a daily basis.<br />
These data are presented over time and compared with current<br />
budget figures. Reporting covers the components reflected in IFRSbased<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it and the marking to market <strong>of</strong> all investment positions<br />
regardless <strong>of</strong> their recognition in the IFRS-based financial<br />
statements ("total return"). The results are available to <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>'s trading and risk management units via the accessprotected<br />
Intranet application "ERCONIS", broken down by portfolio,<br />
income statement item and currency. The regulatory approach to<br />
prudent valuation in the trading book is also implemented primarily<br />
by MIB & Market Risk and further developed on an ongoing basis<br />
through cooperation within UniCredit Group.<br />
In Vienna, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses the "MARCONIS" system developed<br />
by the bank itself to completely and systematically review the<br />
market conformity <strong>of</strong> its trading transactions. This tool is also used<br />
by almost all CEE banking subsidiaries with market risk activities.<br />
Value-at-risk movements (1 day, confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99 per cent)<br />
in <strong>2008</strong> reflected the banking crisis, which led to an exceptionally<br />
strong increase in volatility in the wake <strong>of</strong> the Lehman Brothers<br />
insolvency. In the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, VaR rose significantly<br />
although <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s risk positions were more or less left<br />
unchanged or reduced. In the trading book, VaR doubled to about<br />
EUR 40 m in the fourth quarter as compared with the first half <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>. Overall VaR, including banking book positions, temporarily<br />
even quadrupled (EUR 160 m) in the fourth quarter. The higher VaR<br />
levels were mainly caused by an increase in interest-rate and<br />
spread volatility. In the interest rate sector, most <strong>of</strong> the increase<br />
was due to the positions <strong>of</strong> our CEE/SEE subsidiaries, which hold<br />
long-term interest rate positions from customer business and partly<br />
also in sovereign bonds in the banking book. The fact that there are<br />
no comparable trading positions in these currencies in the Group<br />
explains the wide difference between VaR <strong>of</strong> the trading book and<br />
overall VaR. The strong increase in overall VaR in credit spreads<br />
was also mainly due to the banking book positions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
subsidiaries (e.g. Turkish sovereign bonds in the held-to-maturity<br />
portfolio). In the peak area <strong>of</strong> the VaR curve, the credit-spread<br />
trading VaR <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries is lower than one-tenth <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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comparative amount if the banking book position <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries<br />
is included in the calculation.<br />
The results <strong>of</strong> the internal model based on VaR (1 day, confidence<br />
interval <strong>of</strong> 99 per cent) in <strong>2008</strong> moved between EUR 36.6 m and<br />
EUR 167.4 m for the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. The average Total Return<br />
VaR was EUR 65.1 m, significantly higher than the comparative<br />
figure for the previous year (EUR 35.2 m) although the positions<br />
were reduced in terms <strong>of</strong> sensitivity. The average VaR in the trading<br />
book in <strong>2008</strong> only rose to a level <strong>of</strong> EUR 21.2 m (from EUR 12.3 m<br />
in the previous year). As in previous years, the risk report includes<br />
the non-trading driven equity positions <strong>of</strong> the bank's investment<br />
books and the hedge-fund positions. Credit spread risk and interest<br />
rate risk account for most <strong>of</strong> the total risk <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group. Since January 2007, commodity risk has only been<br />
assumed in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group on a back-to-back basis.<br />
In addition to VaR, risk positions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group are<br />
limited through volume limits. As part <strong>of</strong> daily risk reporting, detailed<br />
"Trader Reports" are prepared for a large number <strong>of</strong> portfolios, with<br />
updated and historical information made available to all risk-takers<br />
and the responsible senior management via the Intranet. The<br />
comprehensive statistical data on VaR made available in addition to<br />
limit-relevant 99 per cent quantile figures include the average <strong>of</strong><br />
scenario results beyond the 99 per cent quantile mark, providing an<br />
indication <strong>of</strong> the magnitude <strong>of</strong> events for which the probability <strong>of</strong><br />
occurrence is very low. In addition to limit-relevant overall simulation<br />
runs, the results <strong>of</strong> about 30 partial simulation runs are recorded<br />
daily in the risk database. Partial simulation runs simulate specific<br />
risk classes while keeping others constant. The combination <strong>of</strong><br />
portfolios and partial simulation runs enables the bank to analyse all<br />
major risk components on a daily basis and over time.<br />
Significant interest rate positions continue to be held in KZT, TRY,<br />
HRK and RUB, reflecting the size <strong>of</strong> our subsidiaries; most <strong>of</strong> the<br />
related interest rate sensitivity is in the banking book (not in the<br />
trading book). The USD position is also related to the banking book<br />
position <strong>of</strong> our banking subsidiaries. In <strong>2008</strong>, the EUR interest rate<br />
position was held at a low level compared with previous years.<br />
Among the other highly developed markets, only the CHF position is<br />
<strong>of</strong> major significance.<br />
By analogy to the detailed presentation <strong>of</strong> basis point positions in<br />
the interest rate sector, daily reporting presents details <strong>of</strong> credit<br />
spread by curve and maturity band (the bank currently uses more<br />
than 550 credit spread curves for its risk calculations).<br />
Measured by the total basis-point value, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group’s<br />
credit spread position in <strong>2008</strong> moved between EUR 6 m and EUR 9<br />
m and was thus lower than the relevant levels in the previous year.<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, the average credit spread position in corporates and<br />
financials was reduced. Treasury-near instruments now account for<br />
the largest part <strong>of</strong> the credit spread positions.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has invested in hedge funds through its subsidiary<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Cayman Islands Ltd., Cayman Islands, since 1999;<br />
the name <strong>of</strong> the company was changed to Alpine Cayman Islands<br />
Ltd. on 21 January 2009. While the focus is on market-neutral and<br />
event-driven strategies and leverage is comparatively low, the<br />
financial crisis had a negative impact on results <strong>of</strong> the hedge funds<br />
in <strong>2008</strong>. Measured by the stress test, the risk contribution is now <strong>of</strong><br />
low significance, even on dramatic stress assumptions. A further<br />
reduction <strong>of</strong> these positions is planned for the coming financial year.<br />
Information on the amount <strong>of</strong> market risks <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG is contained in the notes to the financial statements.<br />
Market risk management in CEE<br />
At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, market risk management covers the activities in<br />
Vienna and the positions at the bank's subsidiaries, especially in<br />
Central and Eastern Europe. These subsidiaries have local risk<br />
management units with a reporting line to Risk Management in<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Uniform processes, methods, rules and<br />
limit systems ensure consistent group-wide risk management<br />
adjusted to local market conditions.<br />
The "NoRISK" risk model has been implemented locally at major<br />
units (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria,<br />
Russia, Turkey), and a daily risk report is made available to the<br />
other units. The web application "ERCONIS" records the daily<br />
business results <strong>of</strong> treasury activities in CEE. In line with a totalreturn<br />
approach, measurements <strong>of</strong> the performance <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries<br />
include income generated by the subsidiaries and the valuation<br />
results <strong>of</strong> the banking book.<br />
To avoid risk concentrations in the market risk position, especially in<br />
tight market conditions, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has implemented at its<br />
subsidiaries Value-at-Risk limits and position limits for exchange<br />
rate risk, interest rate risk and equity risk, which are monitored<br />
daily. The monitoring <strong>of</strong> income trends at subsidiaries by means <strong>of</strong><br />
stop-loss limits provides an early indication <strong>of</strong> any accumulation <strong>of</strong><br />
position losses.<br />
The timely and continuous analysis <strong>of</strong> market risk and income is the<br />
basis for integrated risk-return management <strong>of</strong> treasury units at<br />
subsidiaries.<br />
Liquidity risk<br />
In line with Group standards, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group deals with<br />
liquidity risk as a central risk in banking business by introducing and<br />
monitoring short-term and medium-term liquidity requirements<br />
(warning level). In this context the liquidity situation for the next few<br />
days and months and also for longer periods is analysed against a<br />
standard scenario and stress scenarios. Methods and procedures <strong>of</strong><br />
liquidity analysis, analyses <strong>of</strong> the degree <strong>of</strong> liquidity <strong>of</strong> customer<br />
positions, management responsibilities and reporting lines in this<br />
area have been laid down in the liquidity policy, which is also<br />
applicable at <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>'s CEE units and includes a contingency<br />
plan in the event <strong>of</strong> a liquidity crisis.<br />
In medium-term and long-term liquidity management, liquidity<br />
inflows over 1 year and over 5 years must cover a minimum <strong>of</strong> 90<br />
per cent <strong>of</strong> expected liquidity outflows during these periods. This<br />
warning level must be observed at Group level and for each banking<br />
subsidiary. At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group level, the relevant figures as at<br />
year-end <strong>2008</strong> were 0.98 for >1 year and 0.96 for >5 years.<br />
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For the purpose <strong>of</strong> short-term liquidity management, volume limits<br />
have been implemented in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and in all banks<br />
for maturities up to three months, which limit all Treasury<br />
transactions and the securities portfolio <strong>of</strong> the respective bank.<br />
Additionally, limits have been established for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for open<br />
maturities in various currencies to keep down follow-up funding risk<br />
in the event that foreign currency markets dry up.<br />
These limits were essentially observed. However, the liquidity strain<br />
in the wake <strong>of</strong> the Lehman Brothers crisis led to overdrafts in some<br />
areas, which were covered through increased tender operations and<br />
Group backing.<br />
Funding the CEE subsidiaries is one <strong>of</strong> the main functions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group’s liquidity management. Long-term funds are made available<br />
to the subsidiaries for their business on the basis <strong>of</strong> a funding plan.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> adhered to its funding plan despite the market<br />
turbulence.<br />
Liquidity costs are part <strong>of</strong> the reference rate system. The applicable<br />
alternative costs are debited or, on the basis <strong>of</strong> an opportunity<br />
approach, credited to the various products on the assets side and<br />
the liabilities side which have an effect on liquidity. In the current<br />
controlling process this ensures the proper pricing <strong>of</strong> our business.<br />
Counterparty risk<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio management and risk limitation in the<br />
derivatives business with banks and customers, and on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
the internal market risk model, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has set up a Monte<br />
Carlo path simulation to estimate the potential future exposure at<br />
portfolio level for each counterparty. The calculations are based on<br />
market volatility, correlations between specific risk factors, future<br />
cash flows and stress considerations. Netting agreements and<br />
collateral agreements are also taken into account for simulation<br />
purposes.<br />
The simulation calculations are performed for all major types <strong>of</strong><br />
transactions, e.g. forward foreign exchange transactions, interest<br />
rate instruments, equity-related instruments and credit derivatives.<br />
Commodity derivatives, securities lending transactions and<br />
repurchase agreements are currently taken into account with an<br />
add-on (depending on volatility and maturity); securities lending<br />
transactions and repurchase agreements will be integrated in the<br />
Monte Carlo simulation model in 2009. The bank applies a<br />
confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 97.5 per cent.<br />
Line utilisation for derivatives business is available online in WSS<br />
("Wallstreet"), the central treasury system, on a largely group-wide<br />
basis. In addition to determining the potential future exposure for<br />
the purpose <strong>of</strong> internal risk control, the path simulation also enables<br />
the bank to calculate the average exposure and the modified<br />
average exposure pursuant to Basel II, as well as the effective<br />
maturity <strong>of</strong> the exposure to each counterparty. This makes it<br />
possible to integrate counterparty risk in an internal model<br />
compliant with Basel II for the computation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> additionally limits the credit risk arising from its<br />
derivatives business through strict use <strong>of</strong> master agreements, the<br />
definition and ongoing monitoring <strong>of</strong> documentation standards by<br />
legal experts, and through collateral agreements and break clauses.<br />
Management takes proper account <strong>of</strong> default risk, especially in view<br />
<strong>of</strong> the increase in business volume, despite the good average credit<br />
rating <strong>of</strong> our business partners in the derivatives business.<br />
Credit risk<br />
Trends in provisioning for credit risks varied considerably in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. The first nine months showed very satisfactory<br />
developments, especially in the Corporates Division with a net<br />
release <strong>of</strong> a double-digit million euro amount. In the fourth quarter,<br />
however, the impact <strong>of</strong> the financial crisis and its initial direct effects<br />
on the real economy became discernible.<br />
Although risk was immediately limited, the collapse <strong>of</strong> Lehman<br />
Brothers, the banking crisis, general financial problems in Iceland<br />
and the deteriorating economic environment had an adverse impact<br />
on the provisioning charge in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
In the Retail Division, the provisioning charge for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG was yet again below budget and slightly better than in<br />
the previous year. Risk-reducing measures taken in this business<br />
segment more than <strong>of</strong>fset the insolvency-related impact resulting<br />
from the gradually discernible effects <strong>of</strong> the economic downturn.<br />
After a very good first nine months, the Corporates Division was hit<br />
in the fourth quarter by the financial crisis and its initial impact on<br />
the real economy. Provisions required to be made for banks in<br />
Iceland and other countries, and in the Multinational Corporates<br />
sector, brought the provisioning charge for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to a level<br />
that is above budget and about one-third higher than the low figure<br />
for the previous year.<br />
Credit risk methods and instruments<br />
Very important factors in the credit approval process are a detailed<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> risk associated with each loan exposure, and the<br />
customer’s credit rating in particular. Every lending decision is<br />
based on a thorough analysis <strong>of</strong> the loan exposure, including an<br />
evaluation <strong>of</strong> all relevant factors. Following the initial loan<br />
application, the bank’s loan exposures are reviewed at least once a<br />
year. If the borrower’s creditworthiness deteriorates substantially,<br />
shorter review intervals are obligatory.<br />
For internal credit assessment in <strong>Austria</strong> and by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s<br />
banking subsidiaries in CEE, the bank uses various rating and<br />
scoring models (for calculating the parameters PD, LGD and EAD<br />
on the basis <strong>of</strong> models specifically developed for these purposes) 1<br />
for the customer/business segments to be assessed, in line with the<br />
various asset classes pursuant to Section 22b <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, the Solvency Regulation and Directive 2006/48/EC <strong>of</strong><br />
1 PD = Probability <strong>of</strong> Default; LGD = Loss Given Default; EAD =<br />
Exposure at Default<br />
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the European Parliament and <strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> 14 June 2006<br />
relating to the taking up and pursuit <strong>of</strong> the business <strong>of</strong> credit<br />
institutions. There are country-specific or region-specific models<br />
(e.g. for corporate customers, retail customers) and global models<br />
(e.g. for sovereigns, banks, multinational corporates). The<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> a loan exposure is based on data from the<br />
respective company’s financial statements and on qualitative<br />
factors.<br />
The various rating and scoring models provide the basis for efficient<br />
risk management <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and are embedded in<br />
all decision-making processes relating to risk management. They<br />
are also a key factor for capital required to be held against riskweighted<br />
assets. Great attention is given to consistency in the<br />
presentation for supervisory purposes and the requirements <strong>of</strong><br />
internal control.<br />
All internal rating and scoring systems are monitored on an ongoing<br />
basis and are subject to regular validation on an annual basis,<br />
including a review to verify if the rating/scoring system provides a<br />
correct representation <strong>of</strong> the risks to be measured. All model<br />
assumptions are based on multi-year statistical averages for<br />
historical defaults and losses, with increased attention to be given<br />
to the potential impact <strong>of</strong> turbulence in international financial<br />
markets. In this context, credit risk stress tests, which are required<br />
by bank supervisory authorities and are carried out on a regular<br />
basis, are an essential instrument for assessing future risks in an<br />
unfavourable economic environment. Such tests enable the<br />
Management Board to assess the adequacy <strong>of</strong> regulatory capital<br />
and economic capital on the basis <strong>of</strong> different stress scenarios.<br />
With risk-adjusted pricing and a stronger focus on risk<br />
management, we aim to constantly improve the diversification and<br />
the risk/earnings ratio <strong>of</strong> the portfolio.<br />
For real estate customers, the customer-related rating is<br />
complemented by a transaction rating.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses a scoring system for retail customers. The<br />
automated rating tool is used for assessing, monitoring and<br />
managing the large number <strong>of</strong> loan exposures to private customers,<br />
small businesses, independent pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and small non-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organisations. Retail scoring comprises an application scoring<br />
procedure based on effective and recognised mathematical and<br />
statistical methods, and a behaviour scoring procedure taking into<br />
account such factors as amounts received in the account and<br />
customers' payment practices. The scoring system for retail<br />
customers provides information that is updated on a monthly basis.<br />
This gives the bank an efficient tool for lending decisions and early<br />
recognition <strong>of</strong> risk. Automated data processing helps <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
to reduce costs required for credit control while accelerating lending<br />
decisions.<br />
Credit risk-related activities in <strong>2008</strong> included the IRB4CEE project,<br />
through which the CEE subsidiaries were prepared for and<br />
supported in the gradual switch from the standardised approach to<br />
the IRB approaches. After detailed plans <strong>of</strong> the required<br />
implementation measures and milestones had been made in close<br />
cooperation with Strategic Risk Management specialists at <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>, the CEE units started with the implementation and<br />
completion <strong>of</strong> appropriate rating systems and <strong>of</strong> the required time-<br />
series collections. The models used are regularly revalidated by<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s experts to ensure consistent, group-wide<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> the rating systems.<br />
Operational risk<br />
Analogous to Basel II, operational risk is defined as the risk <strong>of</strong><br />
losses due to human error, flawed management processes, natural<br />
and other catastrophes, technological failures and external events.<br />
For example, in the future, IT system failures, damage to property,<br />
processing errors or fraud will be subject to more accurate and<br />
consolidated risk measurement and management, on which the<br />
calculation <strong>of</strong> risk capital will be based.<br />
Loss data are collected, and processes are optimised, in close<br />
coordination and cooperation with other departments and units<br />
including Internal Audit, the Compliance Office, Legal Affairs and<br />
the insurance sector. Also to be considered is the fact that <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> has always taken numerous measures in the various<br />
divisions to manage and reduce operational risk. Examples are data<br />
security measures, measures to ensure the confidentiality and<br />
integrity <strong>of</strong> stored data, access authorisation systems, the twosignatures<br />
principle, and a large number <strong>of</strong> monitoring and control<br />
processes as well as staff training programmes.<br />
In the same way as for other types <strong>of</strong> risk, in addition to central risk<br />
controlling, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> – like UniCredit – has built up a<br />
decentralised risk management network <strong>of</strong> contacts within<br />
departments and at subsidiaries (OpRisk Managers). While the<br />
main task <strong>of</strong> central risk management is to define the methods used<br />
and to perform risk measurement and analysis, local risk managers<br />
are responsible for taking measures to reduce, prevent, or take out<br />
insurance against, risks.<br />
Activities in <strong>2008</strong> focused on meeting requirements that were<br />
imposed by the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority (FMA) after its<br />
on-site supervisory assessment <strong>of</strong> the advanced approach, and on<br />
preparing and supporting regulatory reviews at banking<br />
subsidiaries.<br />
Quite generally, the organisation <strong>of</strong> operational risk management at<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has been established at a high quality level. A network<br />
<strong>of</strong> independent functions and teams are involved in managing and<br />
controlling risks, providing the Management Board with sufficient<br />
information on the risk situation and enabling the Management<br />
Board to manage risk. Improvements with regard to the extended<br />
documentation requirements for scenarios, risk indicators and the<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> the general ledger for operational risk relevance as well<br />
as an ongoing expansion and strengthening <strong>of</strong> the functions <strong>of</strong><br />
divisional Operational Risk Managers took place in the course <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The task <strong>of</strong> dealing with operational risk issues was transferred from<br />
the Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) to a separate Operational<br />
Risk Committee, whose meetings are held on a quarterly basis and<br />
are also attended by the divisional Operational Risk Managers and<br />
representatives <strong>of</strong> CEE banking subsidiaries. The introduction <strong>of</strong> the<br />
OpRisk Committee is a major step forward towards integrating<br />
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operational risk in the bank’s processes; its main tasks are to track<br />
progress and serve as a body to which unresolved issues are<br />
referred.<br />
In 2009, activities with regard to operational risk will focus on<br />
� completing implementation <strong>of</strong> the requirements under the<br />
regulatory reviews in Italy, <strong>Austria</strong> and Croatia,<br />
� supporting the units pursuant to the AMA rollout plan in<br />
implementing the regulatory reviews for Basel II<br />
implementation in cooperation with UniCredit Group,<br />
� further analysis <strong>of</strong> the existing insurance coverage <strong>of</strong> our<br />
Group and preparation <strong>of</strong> a data protection strategy,<br />
Business risk<br />
Business risk is defined as unexpected adverse changes in<br />
business volume and/or margins which cannot be attributed to other<br />
types <strong>of</strong> risk. Adverse changes result mainly from a significant<br />
deterioration in market conditions, changes in the competitive<br />
position or customer behaviour, and from changes in the legal<br />
environment.<br />
Business risk measurement thus measures the influence <strong>of</strong> external<br />
factors on a decline in pr<strong>of</strong>its and the effect on the market value.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> general income and cost management, operational<br />
management <strong>of</strong> business risk is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> the individual<br />
business units.<br />
Risks arising from the bank’s shareholdings and equity<br />
interests<br />
In dealing with this type <strong>of</strong> risk, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> takes into account<br />
market price fluctuations in its equity holdings in listed and unlisted<br />
companies.<br />
Not included are equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group because risks associated with such companies are<br />
determined and recorded under the various other risk types.<br />
The portfolio includes various strategic investments and real estate<br />
companies; real estate holding companies are taken into account in<br />
real estate risk.<br />
Generally, Value at Risk is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> market<br />
values and volatilities <strong>of</strong> the relevant equity interests. For shares in<br />
unlisted companies the bank uses book values and volatilities <strong>of</strong><br />
relevant stock exchange indices and takes account <strong>of</strong> residual<br />
variances.<br />
Legal risks<br />
Provisions have been made for pending legal risks in line with the<br />
estimated probability <strong>of</strong> costs arising from litigation.<br />
No provisions have been made, inter alia, for the following pending<br />
legal proceedings due to the low probability <strong>of</strong> claims being lodged.<br />
An outflow <strong>of</strong> funds cannot, however, be excluded in these cases,<br />
either:<br />
� Action brought by the German Bundesanstalt für<br />
vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben (BVS) in Switzerland<br />
for repayment <strong>of</strong> credit balances held, and disposed <strong>of</strong>, by the<br />
Communist Party <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> (KPÖ) at the former banking<br />
subsidiary in Zurich.<br />
� Action brought by Valauret S.A. in Paris on the grounds <strong>of</strong><br />
alleged involvement <strong>of</strong> Creditanstalt AG (now UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG) in wilful deception in connection with a French joint<br />
stock company as a result <strong>of</strong> which the plaintiffs incurred<br />
losses through a loss in value <strong>of</strong> shares acquired by it in the<br />
joint stock company.<br />
� In connection with the investments affected by the Mad<strong>of</strong>f<br />
case, several customers addressed enquiries and complaints<br />
to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, but <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has not been served with<br />
any statement <strong>of</strong> claims in this context. Investors in the Herald<br />
Fund are said to have brought actions before a US court<br />
against parties including <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as shareholder <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong><br />
Medici AG; in this case, too, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has not been served<br />
with any statement <strong>of</strong> claims.<br />
Current status <strong>of</strong> Basel II implementation in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group<br />
In spring 2003, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> set up a group-wide programme to<br />
create the conditions for compliance with the new rules, effective<br />
since 2007, for holding adequate capital against risk-weighted<br />
assets.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG decided, based on the discretion for<br />
credit institutions defined in the EU Directive and in line with the<br />
approach taken by the Group, to use the option to start employing<br />
Basel II at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2003, the focus <strong>of</strong> the programme has been<br />
on refining credit risk systems to meet the standards <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Advanced IRB approach, setting up a group-wide data base for the<br />
purposes <strong>of</strong> regulatory reporting and on creating the basis for<br />
ongoing implementation activities. Operational risk activities also<br />
commenced in this period. The Basel II project comprises UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and all <strong>Austria</strong>n and foreign subsidiaries belonging<br />
to the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies, all risk categories (credit<br />
risk, operational risk and market risk) and all three pillars <strong>of</strong> Basel II.<br />
From the different approaches that may be chosen in the area <strong>of</strong><br />
credit risk under Basel II, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group – in line with the<br />
decision taken by UniCredit Group – has opted for the advanced<br />
internal ratings-based (A-IRB) approach. Within the sub-group, the<br />
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switch to the advanced approach will take place in stages – defined<br />
in the IRB roll-out plan. The roll-out plan was submitted to all<br />
competent regulators and found to be appropriate by them.<br />
In the first phase, the focus was on UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG,<br />
which has maintained the major part <strong>of</strong> its portfolio in the A-IRB<br />
since 31 March <strong>2008</strong>. The prerequisite for doing so was the<br />
approval by the competent supervisory authorities, which was given<br />
in time before the first IRB Basel II report as at 31 March <strong>2008</strong> (for<br />
the first two months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> computed risk-weighted<br />
assets for regulatory purposes using the standardised approach).<br />
As mentioned above, Basel II implementation has been established<br />
as a Group-wide programme. Since the acquisition <strong>of</strong> HVB Group<br />
by UniCredit Group in 2005, UniCredit has been responsible for<br />
Group-wide decisions and Group guidelines also in the Basel II<br />
environment, as well as for the development <strong>of</strong> Group-wide rating<br />
systems. For example, Group-wide homogeneous portfolios have<br />
been defined for which uniform rating models are used across the<br />
Group, such as those for countries, banks and multinational<br />
companies, or are planned to be used for other portfolios. The<br />
Group has also selected and (further) developed specific system<br />
components as Group-wide solutions for the calculation <strong>of</strong> loss<br />
parameters and risk-weighted assets.<br />
Close cooperation ensures Group-wide consistency in the<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> Basel II. Group standards have already been<br />
prepared and adopted by the UniCredit Group holding company in<br />
cooperation with the major legal entities, and are used as an<br />
instrument for uniform Group-wide implementation, taking into<br />
consideration the local legal requirements and safeguarding Group<br />
interests. Such Group standards will also continue to be gradually<br />
extended and complemented. Integrating these Group standards in<br />
the processes and organisational set-up <strong>of</strong> all business divisions<br />
and Group units was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s major tasks in the past<br />
year and remains an important item on the bank’s agenda,<br />
especially because local features and legal requirements must be<br />
taken into account in ensuring Basel II compliance. These Group<br />
standards will also be rolled out step by step in the relevant CEE<br />
subsidiaries.<br />
With the transfer <strong>of</strong> ownership <strong>of</strong> HVB Group to the Italian banking<br />
group, the Italian banking supervisory authority – Banca d’Italia (the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy) – became the new home supervisor <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
Group. Since then the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy has been responsible for all<br />
approvals at Group level, while local supervisory authorities are<br />
responsible for local topics in the legal entities and for local on-site<br />
examinations. All regulatory issues are being dealt with in close<br />
cooperation between home and host regulators.<br />
The supervisory assessment <strong>of</strong> the A-IRB for the local models in<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG took place in 2007 and was completed<br />
with very satisfactory results. This was followed at the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong> by an assessment <strong>of</strong> the local implementation and use <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group-wide rating models already developed for banks and<br />
countries/sovereigns. Again, the review produced good results, with<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG thus meeting the requirements for the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy’s approval (consequently granted) <strong>of</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> the<br />
internal ratings-based approach in calculating UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG’s assessment basis for regulatory capital from 31 March<br />
<strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Since 30 September <strong>2008</strong>, in line with the roll-out plan, the A-IRB<br />
approach has also been used in respect <strong>of</strong> another portion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
portfolio, namely multinational corporates, for which a Group-wide<br />
model was developed. In this context the supervisory approval<br />
process took place in summer <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The bank is planning to introduce various other Group-wide rating<br />
models in the next few years while also further refining and<br />
developing local models.<br />
The Group has also chosen the most elaborate approach, the<br />
advanced measurement approach (AMA), in respect <strong>of</strong> operational<br />
risk – UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has used the AMA since the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries<br />
All <strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries in the new Group structure started to use<br />
the standardised approach in <strong>2008</strong>. From a current perspective, for<br />
reasons <strong>of</strong> materiality, it is not planned to switch to one <strong>of</strong> the IRB<br />
approaches.<br />
In the area <strong>of</strong> operational risk, Schoellerbank Aktiengesellschaft,<br />
Vienna, has chosen the advanced measurement approach (AMA). It<br />
is planned to obtain approval for this approach in the course <strong>of</strong><br />
2009.<br />
CEE subsidiaries<br />
The CEE subsidiaries have used the Basel II standardised<br />
approach since the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. Given the Group’s decision<br />
to use the IRB approach, there are <strong>of</strong> course plans to switch to the<br />
advanced IRB approach at most <strong>of</strong> the CEE subsidiaries; as an<br />
intermediate step, all subsidiaries will start with the Foundation IRB<br />
approach (F-IRB) between 2010 and 2012. A detailed roll-out plan<br />
for the gradual switch to the IRB approaches was drawn up with all<br />
CEE subsidiaries at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> and communicated to<br />
the supervisory authorities involved. 2009 will see supervisory IRB<br />
assessments at those subsidiaries which are planning to start using<br />
the F-IRB in 2010.<br />
Measures have been initiated together with the two new<br />
subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Ukraine to ensure step-by-step<br />
compliance with the standardised approach.<br />
In the area <strong>of</strong> operational risk, the AMA at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech<br />
Republic a.s. was approved and on-site assessments took place in<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia a.s., UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary Zrt. and<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija d.d. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic a.s.<br />
will use the AMA as from the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2009; approval for<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia a.s., UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary Zrt. and<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija d.d. is planned to be obtained in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> 2009.<br />
Following an implementation phase which lasted about five years,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has successfully completed work on<br />
meeting the legal requirements under the EU’s Capital<br />
Requirements Directive in connection with Basel II. In the next few<br />
years, in addition to ongoing compliance-related activities in<br />
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UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, the bank will roll out the quality<br />
standards for risk management instruments, reporting and<br />
compliance in the sub-group with a view to ensuring uniform Groupwide<br />
implementation and Group-wide consistency.<br />
2.3. Third-party guarantees<br />
Under Section 92 (9) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG),<br />
“Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten“ (“AV-Z<br />
Stiftung“) serves as deficiency guarantor for all liabilities <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in the event <strong>of</strong> the company’s<br />
insolvency.<br />
After the change in the legal form <strong>of</strong> Anteilsverwaltung-<br />
Zentralsparkasse into a private foundation (“AV-Z Stiftung“) in 2001,<br />
the Municipality <strong>of</strong> Vienna serves as deficiency guarantor for all<br />
outstanding liabilities, and obligations to pay future benefits, <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG (then <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Aktiengesellschaft)<br />
which were entered into prior to and including 31 December 2001.<br />
2.4. Outlook for 2009<br />
The banking environment<br />
The global economy is in deep recession. After growth <strong>of</strong> 5% in<br />
2007 and over 3% in <strong>2008</strong>, world GDP (at purchasing power<br />
parities) will stagnate for the first time in the post-war period.<br />
Economic growth in China and in the Asian emerging markets is<br />
expected to reach 5½% and 5%, respectively, which is a serious<br />
setback for these countries. The US economy has shown a<br />
downward trend since the end <strong>of</strong> 2007; recent indicators confirm<br />
that it continues to shrink, despite unprecedented rescue and<br />
support programmes. Economic performance in the euro area will<br />
decline by 2.3% in 2009, a development which also reflects the<br />
repercussions <strong>of</strong> the oil-price hike and the euro’s strength until<br />
summer <strong>2008</strong>. At the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2009, the synchronous global<br />
downturn in manufacturing seen in the final quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> is<br />
spilling over from key industries to all sectors <strong>of</strong> the economy, via<br />
demand for capital goods, employment, incomes and demand for<br />
consumer goods. It is not yet possible to say how far this<br />
development has progressed and at what point we are now. And it<br />
is not clear for how long we will have to expect further adverse<br />
impacts and valuation losses in financial markets. One <strong>of</strong> the few<br />
positive factors in this scenario is the pragmatic approach taken by<br />
economic policymakers and their readiness to intervene.<br />
The <strong>Austria</strong>n economy felt the full impact <strong>of</strong> the global economic<br />
downturn around the turn <strong>of</strong> the year, with the country-specific time<br />
lag. The rate <strong>of</strong> growth in Q4 <strong>2008</strong> compared with the preceding<br />
quarter was negative, at – 0.2%, for the first time since the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> 2001. For the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009 we expect GDP to<br />
shrink by at least 1%. The volume <strong>of</strong> orders from abroad has fallen,<br />
which means that the first few months <strong>of</strong> 2009 may see a double-<br />
digit drop in exports compared with the previous year. Investment<br />
activity is also being reduced in view <strong>of</strong> the unfavourable<br />
international environment. We assume that <strong>Austria</strong>’s economic<br />
performance in 2009 will decline by 1.6%, after GDP growth <strong>of</strong> 1.8%<br />
in <strong>2008</strong>. While there are currently no signs <strong>of</strong> a turnaround, we<br />
expect that economic activity will recover slightly towards the end <strong>of</strong><br />
2009. Next year may see moderate growth <strong>of</strong> 0.7%. This scenario is<br />
based on hopes that the ECB, which has already eased its<br />
monetary policy, will continue to pursue this course with all<br />
instruments currently available or yet to be created, and that the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n government’s economic stimulus package will start to have<br />
tangible effects as the year progresses. The risk <strong>of</strong> an even sharper<br />
downturn is still higher than any risk <strong>of</strong> inflation. For the banking<br />
sector this means that the trends recorded in credit demand and<br />
savings deposits in the last few months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> will intensify in<br />
2009. Credit demand will lose momentum, credit ratings will<br />
deteriorate, and there will be a shift from medium-term and longterm<br />
loans for investment projects to short-term loans. We assume<br />
that lending volume will decline due to lower demand. <strong>Bank</strong><br />
deposits will grow at a slightly lower rate than in <strong>2008</strong>, with the<br />
inflow <strong>of</strong> deposits from the business sector slowing down. As<br />
incomes grow more slowly and public awareness <strong>of</strong> the recession<br />
rises, the already high savings ratio will increase further, from<br />
12.3% to 13.1% in 2009. Given the uncertain market outlook,<br />
holdings <strong>of</strong> financial assets will continue to focus on short-term<br />
bank deposits and especially top-quality bond issues, entailing<br />
further structural adjustments in the area <strong>of</strong> mutual funds.<br />
For 2009 we forecast a 0.8% contraction <strong>of</strong> GDP for the entire<br />
region <strong>of</strong> Central and Eastern Europe, with major countries falling<br />
into recession. This development in Central European countries like<br />
Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia, which have<br />
been characterised by a relatively sound macroeconomic<br />
environment, will be driven mainly by a slowdown in external<br />
demand. South-East European countries, the Baltics and Hungary<br />
will have to cope with domestic weaknesses in addition to the global<br />
slowdown – i.e. high current account deficits and external<br />
indebtedness – which in the current environment further bleakens<br />
their short-term prospects as external financing is difficult to obtain<br />
and rather expensive. Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine will be<br />
affected by a lack <strong>of</strong> external funding, as well as by a fall in<br />
commodities prices due to the first two economies' dependence on<br />
energy production and Ukraine's reliance on steel.<br />
The banking system has a key role in the current environment as<br />
consumption and investment growth were in past years mainly<br />
financed through local bank loans to households and the corporate<br />
sector. Apart from macroeconomic factors, the local banking<br />
sectors differ in their external financing needs and the respective<br />
level <strong>of</strong> foreign exchange lending. Several measures have already<br />
been implemented by local governments and national banks, as<br />
well as by international institutions, in order to restore external and<br />
internal confidence in banks (e.g. by introducing deposit guarantee<br />
schemes), inject liquidity into the banking system and support<br />
economic growth. This is especially the case in Russia and<br />
Kazakhstan, where major initiatives have been taken by the local<br />
governments to support the banking sector, and in Ukraine,<br />
Hungary and Latvia, where the IMF's intervention has also been<br />
required.<br />
We expect all these measures to have an effect in the medium to<br />
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long term, and the CEE region to start recovering in 2010, with GDP<br />
increasing by 2.7%. Turkey and the Czech Republic are in a<br />
relatively stronger position as their banking systems are less<br />
leveraged and have a lower share <strong>of</strong> foreign-currency loans to the<br />
private sector. These countries could benefit from a significant<br />
easing <strong>of</strong> monetary policy aimed at stimulating domestic demand,<br />
and they could record some recovery <strong>of</strong> economic growth already in<br />
the second half <strong>of</strong> 2009. Even if we had to again slightly reduce our<br />
forecasts, two positive factors remain: first, during both the upswing<br />
and cyclical downturn, the CEE region is performing better than<br />
West European countries. Second, the regional diversification <strong>of</strong><br />
our subsidiaries is a major asset: we have a stronger presence in<br />
those countries where the economic downturn will be least<br />
pronounced.<br />
Growth and inflation in our core markets<br />
2007 <strong>2008</strong> 2009 2010<br />
Economic growth (real GDP, % change<br />
over previous year)<br />
CEE region 6.70% 4.30% -0.80% 2.70%<br />
CEE region, weighted*) 6.30% 3.80% -0.40% 2.60%<br />
Mature markets (I, G, A) 2.20% 0.50% -2.40% 0.70%<br />
<strong>Austria</strong><br />
Inflation (annual average, % change over<br />
previous year)<br />
3.10% 1.80% -1.60% 0.70%<br />
CEE region 7.40% 11.30% 6.90% 6.50%<br />
CEE region, weighted*) 5.50% 8.50% 4.90% 4.50%<br />
Mature markets (I, G, A) 2.10% 2.90% 0.90% 1.90%<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 2.20% 3.20% 0.90% 1.60%<br />
*) Average for CEE countries weighted by shares <strong>of</strong> our UniCredit<br />
banking subsidiaries. UniCredit Group forecasts as at February<br />
2009. 17 CEE countries including Poland.<br />
Outlook for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s performance in 2009<br />
The economic environment described above suggests that 2009 will<br />
be a very difficult year. Uncertainty about the economic outlook has<br />
increased until recently, and the volatility <strong>of</strong> recent financial market<br />
indicators does not provide a sound foundation on which to base<br />
expectations. It is not possible to say when the downturn will touch<br />
bottom and how strong its impact on credit demand, default risk and<br />
propensity to invest will be. The strain on the financial sector has<br />
not yet eased, and unpleasant surprises are possible at any time.<br />
Credit spreads demanded by the market – in respect <strong>of</strong> countries,<br />
companies and especially banks – rose again in the last few weeks<br />
<strong>of</strong> the reporting season, after having eased somewhat around the<br />
turn <strong>of</strong> the year. On the basis <strong>of</strong> available data, we cannot provide a<br />
sound forecast <strong>of</strong> results for 2009.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> – and the entire UniCredit Group – confirmed its longterm<br />
strategy on several occasions during the past year while<br />
adjusting its implementation to the new conditions. In view <strong>of</strong> the<br />
weak revenue trend expected in <strong>Austria</strong>, and as economic<br />
performance and revenue growth in CEE lose momentum,<br />
implementing the cross-regional business model is essential. Using<br />
a customer-focused, multi-local sales approach, we aim to enhance<br />
our competitiveness by bundling product know-how in international<br />
business. The planned transfer <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB to HVB is to be<br />
seen in this light, a move which will create a strong provider <strong>of</strong><br />
customer-oriented investment banking services <strong>of</strong> European<br />
stature. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile is thereby becoming focused on<br />
commercial banking. But we can also <strong>of</strong>fer our large corporate<br />
customers effective solutions based on the capital market expertise<br />
<strong>of</strong> a major international player using economies <strong>of</strong> scale. We are<br />
also intensifying our efforts to create a cross-regional infrastructure<br />
for production within Global <strong>Bank</strong>ing Services, ranging from back<strong>of</strong>fice<br />
and administrative activities all the way to information and<br />
communication technology. This will help us unlock cost and<br />
revenue synergies from 2009 onwards. We further tightened cost<br />
management in several cost-reduction steps in <strong>2008</strong> and 2009 and<br />
thereby adjusted it to the revenue outlook. We will fully maintain our<br />
long-term commitment to CEE and gradually implement our<br />
divisional structure there. The slowdown in 2009 is a cyclical<br />
phenomenon while convergence <strong>of</strong> Eastern and Western Europe,<br />
European integration, is a structural process <strong>of</strong>fering large potential<br />
for value creation in the medium term.<br />
3. Events after the balance sheet date<br />
In December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Cayman Islands Ltd.,<br />
Cayman Islands, returned its banking licence and filed an<br />
application to change its name. On 21 January 2009, the change <strong>of</strong><br />
its name to Alpine Cayman Islands Ltd. was entered in the local<br />
register <strong>of</strong> companies.<br />
With effect from 1 January 2009, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
transferred its equity interests in two wholly-owned companies –<br />
BA-CA Administration Services GmbH, Vienna, and <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Transaction Services s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic – to<br />
UniCredit Processes & Administration Società per Azioni,<br />
Cologno Monzese, Italy, a company wholly owned by UniCredit<br />
S.p.A, Rome, Italy, and received a 28.81 per cent shareholding<br />
interest in UniCredit Processes & Administration Società per Azioni.<br />
The objective is to reorganise and transfer back-<strong>of</strong>fice processes to<br />
Poland and Romania.<br />
With effect from 1 January 2009, UniCredit Global Leasing S.p.A.,<br />
Milan, Italy, in which UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG held a 32.59 per<br />
cent interest and UniCredit S.p.A. held a 67.41 per cent interest,<br />
merged with Locat S.p.A, Bologna, Italy, the UniCredit Group’s<br />
Italian leasing company. At the same time, the absorbing company<br />
Locat S.p.A. was renamed UniCredit Leasing S.p.A. UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG now has a 31.01 per cent shareholding interest in<br />
that company.<br />
On 12 February 2009, the UniCredit Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
� authorised <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, upon demand <strong>of</strong> the National<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ukraine (NBU), to increase Ukrsotsbank’s capital<br />
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resources by way <strong>of</strong> a capital increase and issues eligible<br />
for inclusion in Tier 2 capital totalling up to EUR 100 m.<br />
These capital measures are to be implemented in the first<br />
half <strong>of</strong> 2009;<br />
� authorised <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, upon demand <strong>of</strong> the Agency <strong>of</strong><br />
the Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan on the Regulation and<br />
Supervision <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Financial</strong> Market and <strong>Financial</strong><br />
Organisations (AFN), to increase the capital resources <strong>of</strong><br />
JSC ATF <strong>Bank</strong> by way <strong>of</strong> a capital increase <strong>of</strong> up to EUR<br />
150 m. This capital measure is to be implemented in the<br />
first half <strong>of</strong> 2009;<br />
� authorised <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to acquire the remaining minority<br />
interests in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia JSC <strong>of</strong> 0.08 per cent.<br />
When completed, this measure will bring UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG’s shareholding interest to 100 per cent.<br />
Vienna, 9 March 2009<br />
Hampel<br />
(Chariman)<br />
Bernkopf Ghizzoni<br />
Müller<br />
Vivaldi Winkelmeier<br />
Zadrazil<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2008</strong><br />
Balance Sheet at 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
Assets<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Cash in hand and balances with central banks 1,213,852 832,052 381,800 45.9<br />
2. Treasury bills and other bills eligible for<br />
refinancing at central banks<br />
a) treasury bills and similar securities<br />
b) other bills eligible for refinancing<br />
at central banks<br />
3,090,683 2,183,160 907,523 41.6<br />
3,090,683 2,183,160 907,523 41.6<br />
--- --- --- ---<br />
3. Loans and advances to credit institutions 39,927,253 32,889,376 7,037,877 21.4<br />
a) repayable on demand 2,968,061 7,344,552 -4,376,491 -59.6<br />
b) other loans and advances<br />
4. Loans and 73,356,461 advances to customers 69,080,632 4,275,829 6.2<br />
36,959,192 25,544,824 11,414,368 44.7<br />
5. Bonds and other<br />
fixed-income securities 5,711,326 12,648,587 -6,937,261 -54.8<br />
a) issued by public borrowers 603,790 1,135,297 -531,507 -46.8<br />
b) issued by other borrowers 5,107,536 11,513,290 -6,405,754 -55.6<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: own bonds<br />
6. Shares and 494,079 other variable-yield 2,812,883 securities -2,318,804 -82.4<br />
1,535,405 321,511 1,213,894 >100<br />
7. Equity interests 2,819,044 3,030,702 -211,658 -7.0<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: in credit institutions<br />
261,717 237,109 24,608 10.4<br />
8. Shares in group companies 18,688,970 15,717,050 2,971,920 18.9<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: in credit institutions<br />
9,795,146 9,773,199 21,947 0.2<br />
9. Intangible127,981 fixed assets 202,600 -74,619 -36.8<br />
10. Tangible fixed assets<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: land and buildings used by the credit institution<br />
305,908 351,391 -45,483 -12.9<br />
for its own business operations<br />
171,646 224,162 -52,516 -23.4<br />
11. Own shares and<br />
shares in a controlling company --- 990 -990 -100.0<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> BA-CA shares<br />
--- 7,019 -7,019 -100.0<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> UniCredito S.p.A. shares<br />
--- --- --- ---<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> HVB shares<br />
--- --- --- ---<br />
12. Other assets 1,995,380 4,250,402 -2,255,022 -53.1<br />
13. Prepaid expenses 86,233 168,481 -82,248 -48.8<br />
147,817,170 144,168,306 3,648,864 2.5<br />
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Amounts owed to credit institutions 48,801,717 47,801,358 1,000,359 2.1<br />
a) repayable on demand 2,171,443 7,429,769 -5,258,326 -70.8<br />
b) with agreed maturity dates or periods <strong>of</strong> notice 46,630,274 40,371,589 6,258,685 15.5<br />
2. Amounts owed to customers 49,184,358 51,599,377 -2,415,019 -4.7<br />
a) savings deposits 16,551,358 18,455,279 -1,903,921 -10.3<br />
aa) repayable on demand 3,793,879 4,693,466 -899,587 -19.2<br />
bb) with agreed maturity dates or periods <strong>of</strong> notice 12,757,479 13,761,813 -1,004,334 -7.3<br />
b) other liabilities 32,633,000 33,144,098 -511,098 -1.5<br />
aa) repayable on demand 17,661,644 17,276,028 385,616 2.2<br />
bb) with agreed maturity dates or periods <strong>of</strong> notice 14,971,356 15,868,070 -896,714 -5.7<br />
3. Debts evidenced by certificates 25,779,541 18,210,180 7,569,361 41.6<br />
a) bonds issued 13,346,696 10,940,803 2,405,893 22.0<br />
b) other debts evidenced by certificates 12,432,845 7,269,377 5,163,468 71.0<br />
4. Other liabilities 2,248,486 2,284,600 -36,114 -1.6<br />
5. Deferred income 46,619 40,028 6,591 16.5<br />
6. Provisions 3,603,323 3,690,094 -86,771 -2.4<br />
a) provisions for severance payments 245,675 274,079 -28,404 -10.4<br />
b) pension provisions 2,733,780 2,628,336 105,444 4.0<br />
c) provisions for taxes 65,300 65,300<br />
d) other 558,568 722,379 -163,811 -22.7<br />
6.A Special fund for general banking risks 935,562 2,453,815 -1,518,253 -61.9<br />
7. Subordinated liabilities 4,117,356 4,167,041 -49,685 -1.2<br />
8. Supplementary capital 516,314 528,984 -12,670 -2.4<br />
9. Subscribed capital 1,468,771 1,468,771 --- ---<br />
10. Capital reserves 7,546,970 7,546,970 --- --a)<br />
subject to legal restrictions 6,126,210 6,126,210 --- ---<br />
b) other 1,420,760 1,420,760 --- ---<br />
11. Revenue reserves 1,379,612 1,375,369 4,243 0.3<br />
a) for own shares and<br />
shares in a controlling company<br />
--- 990 -990 -100.0<br />
b) statutory reserve 14,535 14,535 --- --c)<br />
reserves provided for by the Articles <strong>of</strong> Association<br />
--- --- --- ---<br />
d) other reserves 1,365,077 1,359,844 5,233 0.4<br />
12. Reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6)<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG) 2,108,713 2,108,713 --- ---<br />
13. Accumulated pr<strong>of</strong>it 1,974 810,001 -808,027 -99.8<br />
14. Untaxed reserves 77,854 83,005 -5,151 -6.2<br />
a) valuation reserve resulting from special depreciation 77,854 83,005 -5,151 -6.2<br />
b) other untaxed reserves --- --- --- ---<br />
aa) investment reserve pursuant to Section 9<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- --bb)<br />
investment allowance pursuant to Section 10<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- --cc)<br />
rent reserve pursuant to Section 11<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- --dd)<br />
reserve transferred pursuant to Section 12<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- ---<br />
147,817,170 144,168,306 3,648,864 2.5<br />
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Items shown below the Balance Sheet<br />
Assets<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Foreign assets 51,355,647 73,298,933 -21,943,286 -29.9<br />
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Contingent liabilities 14,206,757 14,040,019 166,738 1.2<br />
<strong>of</strong> which:<br />
a) acceptances and<br />
endorsements --- --- --- --b)<br />
guarantees and assets pledged as<br />
collateral security<br />
14,206,757 14,040,019 166,738 1.2<br />
2. Commitments 5,490,802 5,015,784 475,018 9.5<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: commitments arising from repurchase agreements<br />
7,267 209,084 -201,817 -96.5<br />
3. Liabilities arising 1,239 from transactions 52,457on a trust basis -51,218 -97.6<br />
4. Eligible capital pursuant to Section 23 para. 14 15,028,325 17,969,312 -2,940,987 -16.4<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: Own funds pursuant to Section 23 para. 14 no. 7<br />
230,072 494,321 -264,249 -53.5<br />
5. Capital requirement pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 6,202,304 6,406,444 -204,140 -3.2<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: Capital requirement pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 nos. 1<br />
and 4<br />
6. Foreign23,503,764 liabilities 49,226,607 -25,722,843 -52.3<br />
5,744,167 5,912,123 -167,956 -2.8<br />
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Pr<strong>of</strong>it and Loss Account for the<br />
year ended 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong> *) 2007<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Interest and similar income 5,817,162 5,461,051 356,111 6.5<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: from fixed-income securities<br />
551,909 778,706 -226,797 -29.1<br />
2. Interest and similar expenses -4,777,855 -4,045,358 732,497 18.1<br />
I. NET INTEREST INCOME 1,039,307 1,415,693 -376,386 -26.6<br />
3. Income from securities and equity interests 889,752 1,174,110 -284,358 -24.2<br />
a) income from shares, other ownership interests and<br />
variable-yield securities 481,235 78,137 403,098 >100,0<br />
b) income from equity interests 18,509 17,296 1,213 7.0<br />
c) income from shares in group companies<br />
390,008 1,078,677 -688,669 -63.8<br />
Net fee and commission income<br />
(sub-total <strong>of</strong> items 4 and 5)<br />
688,174 852,865 -164,691 -19.3<br />
4. Fee and commission income 885,414 1,030,504 -145,090 -14.1<br />
5. Fee and commission expenses -197,240 -177,639 19,601 11.0<br />
6. Net pr<strong>of</strong>it on trading activities -270,507 -122,205 148,302 >100,0<br />
7. Other operating income 129,570 120,549 9,021 7.5<br />
II. OPERATING INCOME 2,476,296 3,441,012 -964,716 -28.0<br />
8. General administrative expenses -1,592,942 -1,513,770 79,172 5.2<br />
a) staff costs -925,159 -832,960 92,199 11.1<br />
wages and salaries -448,002 -471,580 -23,578 -5.0<br />
expenses for statutory social-security contributions<br />
and compulsory contributions related to<br />
wages and salaries<br />
-103,807 -107,425 -3,618 -3.4<br />
other employee benefits -14,420 -12,270 2,150 17.5<br />
expenses for retirement<br />
benefits -237,800 -193,987 43,813 22.6<br />
allocation to the pension provision -89,004 -2,845 86,159 >100,0<br />
expenses for severance payments<br />
and payments to severance-payment funds<br />
-32,126 -44,853 -12,727 -28.4<br />
b) other administrative expenses -667,783 -680,810 -13,027 -1.9<br />
9. Depreciation and amortisation<br />
<strong>of</strong> asset items 9 and 10 -73,642 -82,497 -8,855 -10.7<br />
10. Other operating expenses -100,125 -149,910 -49,785 -33.2<br />
III. OPERATING EXPENSES -1,766,709 -1,746,177 20,532 1.2<br />
IV. OPERATING RESULTS 709,587 1,694,835 -985,248 -58.1<br />
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11./12. Net income/expenses from the disposal and<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> loans and advances, securities<br />
<strong>2008</strong> *) 2007<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
as well as contingent liabilities and commitments -165,093 -56,468 108,625 >100,0<br />
13./14. Net income/expenses from the disposal and<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> securities valued as financial<br />
fixed assets, and <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies<br />
and equity Interests -2,066,391 -169,280 1,897,111 >100,0<br />
V. RESULTS FROM ORDINARY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES -1,521,897 1,469,087 -2,990,984 >100,0<br />
15. Extraordinary income 1,518,252 --- 1,518,252<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: release to special fund for general banking risks 1,518,252 --- 1,518,252<br />
16. Extraordinary expenses --- -303,738 303,738 100.0<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: allocation to special fund for general banking risks --- -303,738 303,738 100.0<br />
17. Extraordinary results 1,518,252 -303,738 1,821,990 >100,0<br />
(sub-total <strong>of</strong> items 15 and 16)<br />
18. Taxes on income 3,154 -7,671 10,825 >100,0<br />
19. Other taxes not included under item 18 591 4,656 -4,065 -87.3<br />
VI. ANNUAL SURPLUS 100 1,162,334 -1,162,234 -100.0<br />
20. Movements in reserves --- -354,649 354,649 100.0<br />
VII. PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 100 807,685 -807,585 -100.0<br />
21. Pr<strong>of</strong>it brought forward from previous year 1,874 2,316 -442 -19.1<br />
VIII. ACCUMULATED PROFIT 1,974 810,001 -808,027 -99.8<br />
'*) due to the carve-out <strong>of</strong> the trading activities into UniCredit CAIB AG the figures for <strong>2008</strong> include only the related results for the first six<br />
months.<br />
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Notes to the balance sheet<br />
Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
1. General information<br />
On 27 September <strong>2008</strong>, the company name <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Creditanstalt AG was changed to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. The<br />
company's new address is Schottengasse 6-8, A-1010 Vienna,<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
The financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the <strong>2008</strong><br />
financial year were prepared pursuant to the provisions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code (Unternehmensgesetzbuch – UGB) in<br />
its currently applicable version and in compliance with the rules <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (<strong>Bank</strong>wesengesetz – BWG) and the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Joint Stock Companies Act (Aktiengesetz – AktG) that<br />
are applicable to credit institutions. The formats <strong>of</strong> the balance<br />
sheet and <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account comply with the forms in<br />
Annex 2 to Section 43 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
As the securities issued by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG are admitted<br />
for trading on a regulated exchange in the European Union,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG prepares its consolidated financial<br />
statements as a credit institution in accordance with International<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs). The consolidated financial<br />
statements are published on the Internet (www.bankaustria.at).<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is a subsidiary included in the<br />
consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
The consolidated financial statements prepared by the Group’s<br />
parent company are published at the following address: UniCredit<br />
S.p.A., registered <strong>of</strong>fice: Via A. Specchi 16, 00100 Rome, Italy.<br />
They are published on the Internet at www.unicreditgroup.eu.<br />
In the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, the supervisory authorities approved<br />
the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG to<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna, and the transfer was entered in the<br />
Register <strong>of</strong> Firms. UniCredit CAIB AG has consequently conducted<br />
all trading activities in the markets for fixed-income securities,<br />
currencies, loans and shares with effect from 1 October <strong>2008</strong>, and<br />
it has replaced <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as the legal entity previously<br />
responsible for such trading activities.<br />
Effects resulting from the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG to UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna<br />
The net effect from the transfer <strong>of</strong> assets and liabilities to UniCredit<br />
CAIB AG and funding and reinvestment was EUR 12.4 bn and is<br />
broken down in the following table:<br />
Effects resulting from the transfer <strong>of</strong> the trading activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
to UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna:<br />
Amounts in EUR m 30 June <strong>2008</strong> 1 July <strong>2008</strong><br />
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Net effect <strong>of</strong><br />
transfer<br />
Total assets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 158,971 146,612 -12,359<br />
Assets<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions (item 3) 43,921 41,077 -2,845<br />
Loans and advances to customers (item 4) 71,556 71,132 -424<br />
Securities including shares (items 2, 5 and 6) 17,146 8,324 -8,822<br />
Equity interests and shares in group companies (items 7 and 8) 21,127 22,967 1,839<br />
Other asset items 5,22 3,112 -2,108<br />
Liabilities and equity<br />
Amounts owed to credit institutions (item 1) 58,081 47,175 -10,906<br />
Amounts owed to customers (item 2) 52,337 51,438 -899<br />
Debts evidenced by certificates (items 3, 7 and 8) 25,781 25,69 -91<br />
Other liabilities items 6,68 6,218 -462<br />
Fund for general banking risks 2,454 2,454<br />
Equity and pr<strong>of</strong>it 13,638 13,637 -1<br />
2. Accounting and valuation methods<br />
158,971 146,612 -12,359<br />
2.1. General rule<br />
The financial statements were prepared on the basis <strong>of</strong> generally<br />
accepted accounting principles and in compliance with the general<br />
requirement <strong>of</strong> giving a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the company’s assets<br />
and liabilities, its financial position and results. Assets and liabilities<br />
were valued in accordance with the principle <strong>of</strong> individual valuation<br />
on a going concern basis. The principle <strong>of</strong> prudence was observed<br />
with due regard to the special characteristics <strong>of</strong> banking business<br />
operations.<br />
2.2. Accounting and valuation methods<br />
2.2.1. Foreign currency translation<br />
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies were stated<br />
in the balance sheet at the European Central <strong>Bank</strong>’s reference<br />
rates as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>. Expenses and income in foreign<br />
currencies were translated at the ECB’s end-<strong>of</strong>-month reference<br />
rates. The euro denominations were translated as at 1 January<br />
2002 at the rates fixed on 31 December 1998. Forward transactions<br />
that had not been settled at the balance sheet date were translated<br />
at the forward rate.<br />
2.2.2. Loans and advances<br />
Provisions were made for identifiable lending risks. To the extent<br />
that it was possible to combine individual risk assets into groups,<br />
provisions were made on a portfolio basis.<br />
2.2.3. Securities<br />
Securities intended to be held as long-term investments were<br />
valued at cost. Use was made <strong>of</strong> the optional rule contained in<br />
Section 56 (2) and (3) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (spreading<br />
premiums/discounts in the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account over the period<br />
to maturity). The relevant amounts <strong>of</strong> premiums and discounts are<br />
indicated in item 4 <strong>of</strong> the notes to the balance sheet (4.6.<br />
Differences between cost and repayable amount <strong>of</strong> bonds and<br />
other fixed-income securities).<br />
Securities held in the trading book were marked to market. Other<br />
securities held as current assetswere valued at cost or market,<br />
whichever was lower. Own issues that were repurchased were<br />
stated in the balance sheet at average cost.
Details are given in item 4 <strong>of</strong> the notes to the balance sheet (4.7.<br />
Differences between cost and market value <strong>of</strong> securities admitted<br />
to trading on an exchange which are not held as financial fixed<br />
assets).<br />
2.2.4. Equity interests and shares in group companies<br />
Equity interests and shares in group companies were stated at<br />
cost. In the case <strong>of</strong> permanent diminutions in value, writedowns<br />
were made in respect <strong>of</strong> listed and unlisted companies.<br />
Impairment test<br />
The recognised goodwill relating to equity interests in CEE was<br />
tested for impairment in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>. For this purpose<br />
the recoverable amount was compared with the respective carrying<br />
amount.<br />
The recoverable amount is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the value in<br />
use. Value in use is calculated using a discounted cash flow model,<br />
more specifically a dividend discount model (DDM) adjusted to the<br />
specific characteristics <strong>of</strong> banking business and regulatory capital<br />
requirements.<br />
The DDM model used in the entire UniCredit Group takes account<br />
<strong>of</strong> 3 phases:<br />
Phase 1 (2009–2011) is based on the current budget for 2009 and<br />
the projection figures in the 3-Year Plan, which were originally<br />
adopted by management in June <strong>2008</strong> and revised in response to<br />
the financial crisis.<br />
Phase 2 (2011/12–2017): Proceeding from strong business growth<br />
which may be achieved depending on the respective market<br />
potential, an adjustment <strong>of</strong> growth potential to EU averages is<br />
made towards the end <strong>of</strong> phase 2.<br />
Phase 3: Calculation <strong>of</strong> the present value <strong>of</strong> a perpetual annuity on<br />
the assumption <strong>of</strong> a long-term growth rate which takes sustained<br />
long-term economic growth and the inflation rate into account.<br />
The expected cash flows are discounted at the country-specific rate<br />
<strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital, which is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the long-term<br />
risk-free interest rate <strong>of</strong> the local currency, the UniCredit Group<br />
debt risk premium and UniCredit equity risk premium, and the<br />
specific country risk premium.<br />
The country-specific rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital in Phase 1 is between<br />
9.1% in the euro area (Slovenia, Slovakia) and 25.9% for Ukraine.<br />
The rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital for Kazakhstan is 21%. From Phase 2,<br />
the rates are gradually adjusted to the 11.5% rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital<br />
used as a standard rate in Phase 3.<br />
After <strong>2008</strong>, the economic environment will remain difficult in 2009.<br />
The projections for 2010 to 2013 are based on expectations <strong>of</strong><br />
strong growth in volume and pr<strong>of</strong>its. According to these projections,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it growth in Ukraine in 2011 is expected to reach 44.8%,<br />
thereafter declining slightly to 38.3% in 2013. In Kazakhstan, pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
growth in 2011 is forecast to be 37.2%, with a subsequent<br />
slowdown to 29.2 % in 2013. In subsequent years, the growth rates<br />
are gradually adjusted to long-term growth opportunities in the EU<br />
area (2% – Phase 3, basis for perpetual annuity).<br />
For model plausibility purposes, an external valuation <strong>of</strong> our<br />
banking subsidiaries in Ukraine and Kazakhstan was carried out in<br />
conformity with IAS 36, which arrived at the same company value in<br />
Ukraine and at a higher company value (+4.5%) in Kazakhstan.<br />
2.2.5. Intangible assets<br />
Intangible assets were valued at cost. The rate <strong>of</strong> amortisation<br />
applied to computer s<strong>of</strong>tware was between 16.67% p.a. and 25%<br />
p.a., in line with its ordinary useful life.<br />
2.2.6. Tangible fixed assets<br />
Land, buildings and <strong>of</strong>fice furniture and equipment were stated at<br />
cost. The rate <strong>of</strong> depreciation applied to buildings was between<br />
1.49% p.a. and 5% p.a. and for furniture and equipment between<br />
10% p.a. and 25% p.a., in line with their ordinary useful lives.<br />
2.2.7. Low-value assets<br />
Low-value assets were fully depreciated in the year <strong>of</strong> acquisition.<br />
2.2.8. Derivatives<br />
Derivatives in the banking book were recognised at amortised cost.<br />
Derivatives assigned to the trading book were marked to market.<br />
To the extent that derivatives were interest-rate hedging<br />
transactions, related income was included in net interest income.<br />
2.2.9. Liabilities<br />
Liabilities were stated in the balance sheet at the repayable<br />
amount. Premiums and discounts in connection with own issues<br />
are spread over the period to maturity.<br />
2.2.10. Provisions<br />
Provisions were recognised in the amount required pursuant to<br />
generally accepted accounting principles.<br />
Provisions for severance payments and pensions<br />
Provisions for pension obligations and severance-payment<br />
obligations are recognised pursuant to the Chamber <strong>of</strong> Public<br />
Accountants' expert opinions KFS – RL 2 and 3, using the<br />
projected unit credit method in accordance with IAS 19. Pursuant to<br />
the corridor method, that part <strong>of</strong> the actuarial gains and losses<br />
which relates to the respective provisions and exceeds the corridor<br />
is spread over the average remaining period <strong>of</strong> service <strong>of</strong> the<br />
employees concerned and recognised as an expense.<br />
As at 1 May 2007, the internal service agreement on the <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> pension equivalent (ASVG equivalent) was adjusted to<br />
changes in the legal environment – in particular, by raising the<br />
minimum retirement age, introducing specific reductions and<br />
reducing widows’ pensions.<br />
Under a commitment to provide defined benefits, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG continues to recognise a pension provision for the<br />
entitlements <strong>of</strong> employees who retired before the pension reform as<br />
at 31 December 1999 became effective, and – as a special feature<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s staff regulations – for the future<br />
benefits equivalent to those under mandatory insurance, earned by<br />
active employees and pensioners for whom UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG has assumed the obligations <strong>of</strong> the mandatory insurance<br />
scheme pursuant to Section 5 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n General Social<br />
Security Act (ASVG).<br />
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The following are also covered by the provision:<br />
– disability risk and rights to future benefits based on early<br />
retirement and pension entitlements <strong>of</strong> surviving dependants,<br />
less reimbursement from the pension funds,<br />
– pension entitlements based on direct benefit commitments<br />
contained in individual employment contracts, and<br />
– rights to future benefits relating to additional pension payments<br />
for employees performing manual work.<br />
The present value <strong>of</strong> pension obligations and severance-payment<br />
obligations and <strong>of</strong> anniversary bonuses is determined with due<br />
regard to internal service regulations, on the basis <strong>of</strong> the following<br />
actuarial assumptions:<br />
– Discount rate: 5.75% p.a. (2007: 5.25% p.a.)<br />
– Increases under collective bargaining agreements: 2.80% p.a.<br />
(2007: 2.45% p.a.) (assumption <strong>of</strong> increases for employees and<br />
pensioners)<br />
– Career trends including regular salary increases under the current<br />
collective bargaining agreement for employees <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n banks<br />
and the effects <strong>of</strong> the transitional rules under the 2005 reform <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s service regulations. The rate<br />
applied in calculating non-regular salary increases was 0.25%<br />
p.a. (2007: 0.25% p.a.). (Assumption <strong>of</strong> increases for<br />
employees.)<br />
– No discount for staff turnover<br />
– Retirement age: for employees enjoying “permanent tenure”<br />
status under the internal services regulations on the payment <strong>of</strong><br />
a <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> pension equivalent to a mandatory social-security<br />
pension, dated 30 December 1999 (as amended on 1 May<br />
2007), the retirement age is 60 for men and 55 for women, with<br />
the transition to the retirement age <strong>of</strong> 65 being taken into<br />
account. For all other staff members the new retirement age <strong>of</strong><br />
65 – for both men and women – under the applicable rules (2003<br />
Pension Reform) was taken into account, with the transitional<br />
rules <strong>of</strong> the 2003 Pension Reform. If the corridor pension rule<br />
results in a lower retirement age, the lower age was used as<br />
retirement age.<br />
– <strong>2008</strong> P statistical tables for salaried staff (Aktuarverein<br />
Österreich, life expectancy tables for salaried staff)<br />
No provisions are made for defined-contribution plans. Payments<br />
agreed to be made to a pension fund for defined-contribution plans<br />
are recognised as an expense.<br />
3. Changes in accounting and valuation methods,<br />
reclassifications<br />
No changes in accounting and valuation methods were made<br />
compared with the previous year.<br />
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4. Notes to the balance sheet<br />
4.1. Breakdown by maturity<br />
Breakdown by maturity<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions<br />
4.2. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, foreign currency assets amounted to<br />
EUR 34,077,555,591.56 or 22.89% <strong>of</strong> total assets (31 December<br />
2007: EUR 30,864,530 thsd or 21.41% <strong>of</strong> total assets).<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
up to three months 18,461,472,441.27 9,588,357<br />
over three months and up to one year 7,095,007,981.71 5,090,711<br />
over one year and up to five years 6,492,570,836.12 8,573,470<br />
over five years 4,910,140,458.15 2,292,286<br />
Loans and advances to customers<br />
up to three months 7,855,315,994.16 9,009,698<br />
over three months and up to one year 4,708,081,109.48 4,153,519<br />
over one year and up to five years 16,212,760,719.75 13,363,446<br />
over five years 38,514,963,282.83 37,472,242<br />
Amounts owed to credit institutions<br />
Amounts owed to customers<br />
up to three months 18,537,473,555.19 21,557,714<br />
over three months and up to one year 6,430,797,675.08 3,752,385<br />
over one year and up to five years 10,226,283,350.66 6,461,140<br />
over five years 11,435,719,663.69 8,600,351<br />
a) Savings deposits *)<br />
up to three months 1,238,535,510.47 1,152,945<br />
over three months and up to one year 6,183,085,366.50 6,772,758<br />
over one year and up to five years 2,585,251,224.02 2,247,659<br />
over five years 2,750,606,505.04 3,588,451<br />
b) Other amounts owed to customers<br />
up to three months 7,179,569,844.48 9,774,187<br />
over three months and up to one year 5,355,537,322.73 3,644,418<br />
over one year and up to five years 1,145,129,810.90 909,578<br />
over five years 1,291,118,809.32 1,539,887<br />
Other debts evidenced by certificates<br />
up to three months 890,150,705.72 1,780,975<br />
over three months and up to one year 951,958,110.30 451,149<br />
over one year and up to five years 2,377,085,005.36 2,540,924<br />
over five years 8,213,651,317.14 2,496,328<br />
*) For savings deposits, the expected deposit period was used as the remaining period pursuant to<br />
Section 25 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. Recognised statistical methods were used for the calculation.<br />
Foreign currency liabilities amounted to EUR 34,156,700,220.23 or<br />
22.94% <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total<br />
(31 December 2007: EUR 30,943,697 thsd or 21.46% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
balance sheet total).<br />
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4.3. Loans and advances to, and amounts owed to, group<br />
companies and companies in which an equity interest is held<br />
Loans and advances<br />
4.4. Group companies and companies in which an equity<br />
interest is held<br />
Those companies in which UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG holds at<br />
least 20% <strong>of</strong> the share capital – directly or through group<br />
companies – are listed in the notes to the financial statements<br />
(Annex 1) pursuant to Section 238, item 2, <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Commercial Code.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> the business relations with group companies were<br />
customary banking relationships.<br />
Equity capital substitutes were used for some financings.<br />
At the balance sheet date, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG maintained<br />
single entity agreements for tax purposes with the following<br />
companies:<br />
� Asset Management GmbH<br />
� BA-CA Administration Services GmbH<br />
� BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH<br />
� BACA Immobilien Entwicklungs- und Verwertungs GmbH<br />
� BA-CA Markets & Investment Beteiligung GmbH<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice GmbH<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest GmbH<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Wohnbaubank AG<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Trade Service GmbH<br />
� BANKPRIVAT AG<br />
� CABET Holding AG<br />
� DOMUS Facility Management GmbH<br />
� HYPERION Immobilienvermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H.<br />
� Industrie-Immobilien-Verwaltung GmbH<br />
� Lassallestraße Bau-, Planungs- und Errichtungs GmbH<br />
� Human Resources Service and Development GmbH<br />
(previously Manfred Handbüchler GmbH)<br />
� MC Marketing GmbH<br />
� MY Beteiligungs GmbH<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR)<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions 34,596,103,803.00 15,446,940 652,811,988.00 783,206 0.00<br />
Loans and advances to customers 7,603,409,026.00 6,258,227 65,478,570.00 196,419 4,094,104.78<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income<br />
securities 2,549,346,629.67 1,368,441 96,183,959.02 72,771 0.00<br />
Amounts owed<br />
Group companies<br />
Companies in which an<br />
equity interest is held<br />
Key management<br />
personnel<br />
Amounts owed to credit institutions 26,088,025,482.00 13,455,456 13,432,923,960.00 11,908,376 0.00<br />
Amounts owed to customers 1,740,662,481.00 1,576,401 301,326,777.00 205,742 11,323,144.95<br />
� RE St.Marx Holding GmbH<br />
� card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG (previously VISA-SERVICE<br />
Kreditkarten Aktiengesellschaft)<br />
� WAVE Solutions Informations Technology GmbH<br />
� Z Leasing POLLUX Immobilien Leasing GmbH<br />
� Z Leasing RIGEL Immobilien Leasing GmbH<br />
� Z Leasing SIRIUS Immobilien Leasing GmbH<br />
� ZETA Fünf Handels GmbH<br />
4.5. Securities<br />
Of UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG's total holdings <strong>of</strong> securities as at 31<br />
December <strong>2008</strong>, financial fixed assets accounted for EUR<br />
5,445,146,145.67 (31 December 2007: EUR 6,907,266 thsd) and<br />
current assets including the trading portfolio accounted for EUR<br />
5,569,953,760.30 (31 December 2007: EUR 12,531,136 thsd).<br />
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4.5.1. The following breakdown shows securities admitted to<br />
trading on an exchange<br />
4.5.2. The following table shows securities admitted to trading<br />
on an exchange, broken down into fixed (long-term) and<br />
current assets:<br />
The classification pursuant to Section 64 (1) 11 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act is based on resolutions adopted by the Management<br />
Board.<br />
4.5.3. <strong>Financial</strong> instruments carried as financial fixed assets<br />
for which the carrying amounts are higher than their fair<br />
values (Section 237a (1) 2 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code):<br />
All <strong>of</strong> the unrecognised losses arising on bonds and shares resulted<br />
from market price fluctuations.<br />
There was no indication <strong>of</strong> a sustained deterioration in the issuers’<br />
creditworthiness.<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income securities 2,129,230,713.63 3,131,998 3,582,094,793.57 9,516,589<br />
Shares and other variable-yield securities 0.00 26,306 26,613,633.64 196,028<br />
Total 2,129,230,713.63 3,158,304 3,608,708,427.21 9,712,617<br />
Treasury bills and similar securities<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income securities<br />
Shares and other variable-yield securities<br />
Equity interests<br />
Shares in group companies<br />
Listed Not listed<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income securities 1,537,462,452.34 9,484,520 4,173,863,054.85 3,164,067<br />
Shares and other variable-yield securities 22,832,358.35 114.485 3,781,275.29 107.849<br />
Equity interests 293,127,109.70 286.540 0.00 0<br />
Shares in group companies 4,111,582,926.70 3,860,713 0.00 0<br />
Total 5,965,004,847.09 13,746,258 4,177,644,330.14 3,271,916<br />
Fixed assets Current assets<br />
Book value Unrecognised losses Book value Unrecognised losses<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR thsd)<br />
2,747,956,606.36 -13,399,513.66 746,561 -8,187<br />
2,129,230,713.61 -36,843,695.53 1,076,405 -33,372<br />
127,822,970.30 0.00 9,019 -872<br />
232,761,360.90 -168,522,696.04 200,837 -67,198<br />
- - - -<br />
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4.6. Differences between cost and repayable amount <strong>of</strong> bonds<br />
and other fixed-income securities<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income securities which are<br />
held as financial fixed assets and for which cost exceeds the<br />
amount repayable, the difference is amortised over the period to<br />
maturity pursuant to Section 56 (2) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. At<br />
year-end, the difference to be amortised over the remaining<br />
maturity amounted to EUR 29,596,178.43 (31 December 2007:<br />
EUR 33,284 thsd).<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income securities which are<br />
held as financial fixed assets and for which cost is lower than the<br />
amount repayable, a write-up is made for the difference over the<br />
period to maturity pursuant to Section 56 (3) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. Until the balance sheet date, write-ups made in<br />
respect <strong>of</strong> such differences amounted to EUR 8,967,590.20 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 8,299 thsd).<br />
4.7. Differences between cost and market value <strong>of</strong> securities<br />
admitted to trading on an exchange which are not held as<br />
financial fixed assets<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the market value <strong>of</strong> securities held in the<br />
trading portfolio and marked to market was EUR 7,388,956.29 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 26,478 thsd) higher than cost.<br />
At the balance sheet date, the market value <strong>of</strong> listed securities held<br />
to comply with liquidity requirements was EUR 27,279,450.33 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 70,392 thsd) higher than the carrying<br />
amount.<br />
4.8. Bonds becoming due in the subsequent year<br />
Assets held in the form <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income securities<br />
in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 1,193,984,846.15 (31 December 2007: EUR<br />
1,177,707 thsd) will become due in 2009. Of the bonds issued,<br />
securities in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 2,876,470,341.83 (31 December<br />
2007: EUR 2,109,978 thsd) will become due in 2009.<br />
4.9. Securities held in the trading book<br />
In the <strong>2008</strong> financial year, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG maintained a<br />
trading book within the meaning <strong>of</strong> Section 22n-q <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. The volume <strong>of</strong> the trading book after the transfer <strong>of</strong><br />
trading activities to UniCredit CAIB AG amounted to EUR<br />
125,696,483,818.80 (31 December 2007: EUR 1,663,059,450<br />
thsd). Of this total, securities carried in the balance sheet<br />
accounted for EUR 307,166,863.68 (31 December 2007: EUR<br />
9,112,518 thsd), money market instruments placed and taken were<br />
EUR 16,639,772,365.34 (31 December 2007: EUR 57,155,331<br />
thsd), and other financial instruments accounted for EUR<br />
108,749,544,589.08 (31 December 2007: EUR 1,596,791,602<br />
thsd).<br />
Securities and money market instruments were included at book<br />
value, and other financial instruments (financial derivatives) at the<br />
notional amounts. The inclusion <strong>of</strong> financial derivatives complies<br />
with the reporting guideline applicable to VERA (Report on<br />
Condition and Income), under which interest rate swaps and<br />
currency swaps as well as forward foreign exchange transactions<br />
are to be reported as assets or liabilities. Compared with<br />
transaction-based inclusion, this results in an additional volume <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 27,108,642,094.86.<br />
4.10. Own shares<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> our securities business with customers, we purchased<br />
202,228 UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG ordinary shares at an average<br />
price <strong>of</strong> EUR 140.21 and sold 209,247 shares at an average<br />
price <strong>of</strong> EUR 139.98.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG held no<br />
shares in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG (31 December 2007: 7,019<br />
shares).<br />
4.11. Shares in a controlling company<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> our securities business with customers, we purchased<br />
2,761,749 Unicredit S.p.A. ordinary shares at an average price <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 4.83 and sold, or transferred to UniCredit CAIB AG, 2,761,749<br />
shares at an average price <strong>of</strong> EUR 4.83.<br />
At the balance sheet date, we did not hold any UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
shares.<br />
4.12. Repurchased own subordinated bonds and<br />
supplementary capital<br />
At the balance sheet date, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s own<br />
portfolio included subordinated bonds issued by the bank itself with<br />
a total carrying amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 3,499,316.36 (31 December 2007:<br />
EUR 7,189 thsd), and no supplementary capital (31 December<br />
2007: EUR 2,380 thsd).<br />
4.13. Trust transactions<br />
The balance sheet items “Loans and advances to customers”,<br />
“Amounts owed to credit institutions” and “Amounts owed to<br />
customers” included trust transactions totalling EUR<br />
501,188,112.19 (31 December 2007: EUR 527,252 thsd) in respect<br />
<strong>of</strong> which there is no right <strong>of</strong> separation in the event <strong>of</strong> insolvency.<br />
4.14. Assets sold under repurchase agreements<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the book value <strong>of</strong> assets transferred<br />
under repurchase agreements was EUR 570,051,062.49 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 2,116,922 thsd). The relevant assets<br />
continue to be recognised as assets, the consideration received is<br />
included in liabilities.<br />
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4.15. Subordinated assets<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: equity interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: group companies<br />
Loans and advances to customers<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: equity interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: group companies<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income securities<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: equity interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: group companies<br />
4.16. Intangible fixed assets and tangible fixed assets<br />
The item “Intangible fixed assets” includes s<strong>of</strong>tware in the amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> EUR 25,748,096.90 (2007:<br />
EUR 35,241 thsd) which was acquired from a group company. At<br />
the balance sheet date, the land value <strong>of</strong> property was EUR<br />
72,465,530.12 (31 December 2007: EUR 77,037 thsd).<br />
Movements in fixed assets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Cost (in EUR)<br />
31 Dec. 2007 Additions Disposals Transfers 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
Securities 6,372,016,712.20 1,579,068,657.20 2,834,309,185.49 0.00 5,116,776,183.91<br />
Equity interests 3,110,392,358.77 181,016,353.58 6,983,380.88 4,680,373.70 3,289,105,705.17<br />
Shares in<br />
group companies 16,936,721,199.96 4,836,291,468,94 857,597,883.32 -4,680,373.70 20,910,734,411.88<br />
Intangible<br />
fixed assets 683,938,005.00 29,225,039.70 232,839,036.43 0.00 480,324,008.27<br />
Tangible fixed assets<br />
a) Land and buildings 335,076,284.53 6,470,624.13 93,146,645.61 134,875.43 248,535,138.48<br />
b) Other tangible fixed assets 447,521,043.28 36,052,185.91 24,030,784.06 -134,875.43 459,407,569.70<br />
Totals 27,885,665,603.74 6,668,124,329.46 4,048,906,915.79 0.00 30,504,883,017.41<br />
Carrying value (in EUR)<br />
Write-ups<br />
Accumulated<br />
write-downs/<br />
depreciation<br />
Carrying value<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
Carrying value<br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
Write-downs/<br />
depreciation<br />
in <strong>2008</strong><br />
Securities -33,665,893.64 1) 0.00 5,083,110,290.27 6,331,939,895.82 0.00<br />
Equity interests 198,358.58 470,259,323.22 2,819,044,740.53 3,030,702,452.49 390,691,508.38<br />
Shares in<br />
group companies 0.00 2,221,765,875.63 18,688,968,536.25 15,717,050,228.60 1,241,658,360.79<br />
Intangible<br />
fixed assets 0.00 352,342,976.12 127,981,032.15 202,600,017.74 40,360,576.29<br />
Tangible fixed assets<br />
a) Land and buildings 0.00 64,329,685.75 184,205,452.73 237,288,942.34 5,483,108.72<br />
b) Other tangible fixed assets 7,615.56 337,712,537.94 121,702,647.32 114,101,792.06 27,798,742.98<br />
Totals -33,459,919.50 3,446,410,398.66 27,025,012,699.25 25,633,683,329.05 1,705,992,297.16<br />
1) Premiums/discounts are spread over the period to maturity.<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
1,512,794,028.74 1,296,431<br />
2,447,758.35 1.817<br />
1,483,196,270.39 1,279,665<br />
504,735,392.50 384.201<br />
637,452.95 716<br />
285,541,718.42 250,587<br />
74,826,604.73 691,186<br />
0.00 0<br />
5,683,815.47 8,560<br />
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4.17. Movements in fixed assets<br />
Equity interests include those silent holdings which are recognised<br />
in the item “Loans and advances to customers”. Securities<br />
comprise those included in the items “Treasury bills and other bills<br />
eligible for refinancing at central banks”, “Bonds and other fixedincome<br />
securities”, and “Shares and other variable-yield securities”.<br />
Movements in fixed assets are shown in Annex 2 at the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
notes to the financial statements.<br />
4.18. Leasing activities<br />
While UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG was not directly active as lessor<br />
in the leasing business in <strong>2008</strong>, its activities included the extension<br />
<strong>of</strong> loans to leasing companies.<br />
4.19. Total expenses for the use <strong>of</strong> tangible fixed assets not<br />
carried as assets<br />
Obligations arising from the use <strong>of</strong> tangible fixed assets not carried<br />
as assets in the balance sheet (under leasing and rent agreements)<br />
which will become due in the subsequent period and in the<br />
subsequent five years are indicated in the table below:<br />
Obligations under leasing and rent agreements<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
for the subsequent business year 71,912,382.13 76,473<br />
for the subsequent five business years 343,218,037.08 394,219<br />
4.20. Other assets<br />
4.20.1. Other assets<br />
This item includes positive or negative fair values, both reflected<br />
and not reflected in income, in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,121,930,804.36 (31 December 2007: EUR 3,192,447 thsd) from<br />
derivative products.<br />
Dividends receivable from group companies with which there are<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it pooling arrangements totalled EUR 379,840,321.74 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 801,190 thsd).<br />
Claims against the <strong>Austria</strong>n tax <strong>of</strong>fice for companies (Finanzamt für<br />
Körperschaften) totalled EUR 198,178,374.13 (31 December 2007:<br />
EUR 107,851 thsd).<br />
Other assets also include accrued interest and fees and<br />
commissions, in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 17,920,153.29 (31 December<br />
2007: EUR 29,119 thsd).<br />
4.20.2. Deferred expenses<br />
Deferred expenses include the difference <strong>of</strong> EUR 11,972,086.00<br />
(31 December 2007: EUR 23,952 thsd) resulting from the<br />
conversion <strong>of</strong> the company pension scheme financing system in<br />
1999 to a defined-contribution pension fund, spread over ten years<br />
and recognised as an expense on this basis.<br />
An advance rent payment <strong>of</strong> EUR 38,356,022.32 (31 December<br />
2007: EUR 40,258 thsd) for the property in Lassallestrasse 5, 1020<br />
Vienna, and advance rent payments <strong>of</strong> EUR 15,013,081.79<br />
(31 December 2007: EUR 17,287 thsd) for various properties are<br />
also included in this item.<br />
4.21. Other liabilities<br />
This item includes positive or negative fair values, both reflected<br />
and not reflected in income, in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,431,776,904.63 (31 December 2007: EUR 2,018,521 thsd) from<br />
derivative products.<br />
Liabilities resulting from the settlement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n capital yields tax<br />
(Kapitalertragsteuer – KESt) totalled EUR 32,405,051.25 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 44,670 thsd).<br />
Liabilities arising from short positions amounted to EUR 42,600.00<br />
(31 December 2007: EUR 55,408 thsd).<br />
Other liabilities also include accrued expenses in the amount <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 13,508,000.00 (31 December 2007: EUR 15,103 thsd).<br />
The item also comprises liabilities <strong>of</strong> EUR 598,907,346.59 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 0) from the assumption <strong>of</strong> losses, <strong>of</strong> which<br />
EUR 598,309,353.51 relate to BA-CA Markets & Investment<br />
Beteiligung GmbH.<br />
4.22. Provisions<br />
4.22.1. Provisions for pensions and severance payments<br />
The discount rate applied in <strong>2008</strong> was 5.75%. The valuation <strong>of</strong><br />
provisions results in a deficit <strong>of</strong> EUR 487,566,000.00 (2007: EUR<br />
584,700 thsd) compared with the amount <strong>of</strong> provisions stated in the<br />
balance sheet.<br />
The excess amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 146,692,000.00 resulting in the<br />
reporting year from the application <strong>of</strong> the corridor method will be<br />
spread over the average remaining service period in the<br />
subsequent year and recognised as an expense on this basis<br />
[2009: EUR 24,099,000.00 (pensions) and EUR 349,000.00<br />
(severance payments)]. The amounts recognised as expenses in<br />
<strong>2008</strong> were EUR 39,690,000.00 (pensions) and EUR 812,220.00<br />
(severance payments).<br />
In the financial year, pension provisions increased by EUR<br />
105,444,141.67. The regular allocation to pension provisions was<br />
EUR 10,133,010.69 (2007: EUR 27,165 thsd). The amount<br />
transferred from the restructuring provision to the pension<br />
provisions was EUR 75,883,000.00. In the balance sheet at<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong>, pension provisions were stated at EUR<br />
2,733,780,214.27 (31 December 2007: EUR 2,628,336 thsd).<br />
In the financial year, provisions for severance payments were<br />
reduced by EUR 28,403,778.81 (2007: up by EUR 13,936 thsd).<br />
The amount transferred from the restructuring provision to the<br />
provisions for severance payments was EUR 10,469,132.17. In the<br />
balance sheet at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, provisions for severance<br />
payments were stated at EUR 245,675,035.94 (31 December 2007:<br />
EUR 274,079 thsd).<br />
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4.22.2. Other provisions<br />
Other provisions totalled EUR 558,567,830.56 (31 December 2007:<br />
EUR 722,379 thsd), including provisions <strong>of</strong> EUR 263,842,251.52<br />
(31 December 2007: EUR 318,862 thsd) for pending losses arising<br />
from lending and securities business, for risks related to equity<br />
interests, for litigation risks and for guarantee obligations, as well<br />
as EUR 4,955,641.90 (31 December 2007: EUR 101,468 thsd) for<br />
restructuring. Provisions for staff and non-staff expenses amounted<br />
to EUR 289,769,937.14 (31 December 2007: EUR 302,049 thsd),<br />
including provisions for anniversary payments, bonuses for the<br />
company’s own employees, and legal costs and experts’ fees.<br />
4.23. Subordinated liabilities assumed<br />
Subordinated liabilities assumed during the year did not exceed<br />
10% <strong>of</strong> the total amount <strong>of</strong> existing subordinated liabilities.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, subordinated liabilities included 10<br />
schilling-denominated bonds. Also included were 49 bonds and 4<br />
time deposits, most <strong>of</strong> which have maturities exceeding ten years.<br />
The bonds and time deposits are denominated in EUR, USD, CHF,<br />
JPY and GBP.<br />
The total amount <strong>of</strong> subordinated capital stated in the balance<br />
sheet at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> was EUR 4,117,356,397.22 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 4,167,041 thsd), including accrued interest<br />
payable and interest allocated to zero-coupon bonds.<br />
The concept <strong>of</strong> subordination is defined in Section 51 (9) <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
4.24. Fund for general banking risks<br />
The fund for general banking risks decreased by an amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,518,252,269.39. The total amount <strong>of</strong> the fund for general banking<br />
risks was EUR 935,562,463.61 as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
(31 December 2007: EUR 2,453,815 thsd).<br />
4.25. Equity<br />
4.25.1. Subscribed share capital<br />
The share capital <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31 December<br />
<strong>2008</strong> remained unchanged over the previous year and amounted to<br />
EUR 1,468,770,749.80, divided into 10,100 registered no-par value<br />
shares carrying voting rights and 202,021,640 no-par value bearer<br />
shares carrying voting rights, with each no-par value share<br />
representing the same proportion <strong>of</strong> the share capital.<br />
4.25.2. Authorised capital<br />
Pursuant to a resolution passed at the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on<br />
19 May 2005, the Management Board is authorised, in accordance<br />
with Section 169 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Joint Stock Companies Act, to<br />
increase the share capital by up to EUR 534,460,374.90 by issuing<br />
up to 73,515,870 new no-par value shares against contributions in<br />
cash or in kind, excluding or not excluding subscription rights, until<br />
21 June 2010. As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> the amount <strong>of</strong> additional<br />
authorised capital was up to EUR 134,610,374.90.<br />
4.25.3. Capital reserves<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, capital reserves were stated at EUR<br />
7,546,969,443.67, unchanged over the previous year.<br />
Movements in valuation reserve and other untaxed reserves as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> in EUR<br />
1. Valuation reserve resulting from special depreciation<br />
Reserve pursuant to Section 12 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG)<br />
31 Dec. 2007 Transfers Allocations Releases 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
Securities 5,151,293.07 0.00 0.00 -5,151,293.07 0.00<br />
Equity interests 83,153.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 83,153.22<br />
Shares in group companies 77,210,933.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 77,210,933.06<br />
Land and buildings 27,877,30 0.00 0.00 0.00 27,877.30<br />
Other tangible fixed assets 76,208.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 76,208.80<br />
Valuation reserve pursuant to<br />
Sections 8 and 122 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG)<br />
82,549,465.45 0.00 0.00 -51,510,293.07 77,398,172.38<br />
Land and buildings 455,546.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 455,546.00<br />
Other tangible fixed assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
455,546.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 455,546.00<br />
Total 1 83,005,011.45 0.00 0.00 -5,151,293.07 77,853,718.38<br />
2. Unversteuerte Other untaxedRücklagen reserves<br />
Untaxed reserves 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Total 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Aggregate total 83,005,011.45 0.00 0.00 -5,151,293.07 77,853,718.38<br />
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4.25.4. Revenue reserves<br />
There was no reserve for own shares and shares in a controlling<br />
company as at the balance sheet date (31 December 2007: EUR<br />
990 thsd). The statutory reserve was shown unchanged at<br />
EUR 14,534,566.84.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, other reserves were stated at EUR<br />
1,365,077,324.52 (31 December 2007: EUR 1,359,844 thsd).<br />
4.25.5. Reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
The reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
(BWG) totalled EUR 2,108,713,056.25 as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
unchanged over the previous year.<br />
4.28. Assets pledged as security<br />
Assets pledged as security pursuant to Section 64 (1) 8 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
4.25.6. Untaxed reserves<br />
The valuation reserve resulting from special depreciation was<br />
reduced by EUR 5,151,293.07 to EUR 77,853,718.38.<br />
The composition <strong>of</strong> and changes in untaxed reserves are given in<br />
Annex 3 at the end <strong>of</strong> the notes to the financial statements.<br />
4.26. Supplementary capital pursuant to Section 23 (7) <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, supplementary capital totalled EUR<br />
516,313,713.17 (31 December 2007: EUR 528,984 thsd).<br />
4.27. Cross-holdings<br />
There are no cross-holdings within the meaning <strong>of</strong> Section 240,<br />
item 9, <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code.<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Cover fund for deposits held in trust for wards and included in liabilities item 2a) 112,940,919.62 102.077<br />
Cover fund for mortgage bonds and public sector mortgage bonds included in liabilities item 3a) 4,351,165,904.69 2,759,558<br />
for own bonds and medium-term notes included in item 3a) 66,898,139.46 71,300<br />
Total 4,531,004,963.77 2,932,935<br />
Security provided in favour <strong>of</strong> Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG for the settlement <strong>of</strong> securities transactions 59,657,241.53 150.134<br />
Margin requirement in favour <strong>of</strong> various business partners 163,086,869.55 839.729<br />
Claims etc. assigned in favour <strong>of</strong> OeKB, security deposit with Oesterreichische Nationalbank 12,790,693,168.80 4,821,145<br />
Claims assigned in favour <strong>of</strong> European Investment <strong>Bank</strong>, KfW, Oesterreichische Nationalbank; securities pledged3,681,091,738.05 2,689,761<br />
Security provided in favour <strong>of</strong> clearing systems (Cedel, Euroclear, Xetra) 327,732,852.28 382.898<br />
Security provided in favour <strong>of</strong> foreign banks for securities lending transactions, and collateral agreements 0.00 30,560<br />
Off-balance sheet transactions 5,591,418,499.67 5,539,231<br />
Assets pledged in favour <strong>of</strong> foreign credit institutions and financial institutions which are group companies 1,966,711,268.91 448.547<br />
Total 24,580,391,638.79 14,902,005<br />
Aggregate total 29,111,396,602.56 17,834,940<br />
The balance sheet item “Savings deposits“ includes deposits held<br />
in trust for wards in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 107,157,996.05 (31<br />
December 2007: EUR 98,255 thsd).<br />
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4.29. Derivatives business<br />
In the presentation <strong>of</strong> business volume in the tables, volumes are<br />
broken down into financial derivatives and credit derivatives,<br />
according to the underlying financial instrument. In these categories<br />
<strong>of</strong> transactions, a distinction is made between the trading book and<br />
the banking book, and between the counterparty classes. At<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, derivatives transactions focus on<br />
interest rate contracts.<br />
Over-the-counter transactions are individual agreements<br />
concerning volume, maturities and underlying instrument. In largevolume<br />
inter-bank trading, these agreements reflect international<br />
practice, while in customer business they are usually adjusted to<br />
specific needs. Exchange-traded contracts are always standardised<br />
in respect <strong>of</strong> volume and maturity date.<br />
Following the transfer <strong>of</strong> trading operations, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG is responsible for customer trading activities. For the bank's<br />
own purposes, derivatives are used mostly to hedge market risk<br />
and credit spread risk associated with new issue business. In<br />
business with customers, market participants include banks,<br />
securities houses, mutual funds, pension funds and corporate<br />
customers.<br />
As from the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, UniCredit CAIB AG acted as the<br />
business partner for covering transactions for the bank’s own<br />
account and customer-driven transactions.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, the total volume <strong>of</strong> financial derivatives<br />
amounted to EUR 163,707 m. The trading book accounted for EUR<br />
70,449 m <strong>of</strong> this amount, and the banking book for EUR 93,258 m.<br />
Positive market values totalled EUR 4,046 m, and negative market<br />
values totalled EUR 3,700 m. The total volume <strong>of</strong> credit derivatives<br />
was EUR 2,659 m as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>. The positive market<br />
values <strong>of</strong> EUR 2.5 m and the negative market values <strong>of</strong> EUR 129.9<br />
m were included in the trading book. The year-on-year decline in<br />
derivative instruments is explained by the transfer <strong>of</strong> trading<br />
activities to UniCredit CAIB AG in the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
For portfolio management and risk management purposes,<br />
contracts are valued at current prices using recognised and tested<br />
models. Market values show the contract values as at the balance<br />
sheet date, positive market values indicate the potential default risk<br />
arising from the relevant activity.<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> credit risk management, derivatives are taken<br />
into account with their respective positive market value and an addon<br />
depending on the product, currency and maturity. Add-ons<br />
applied in internal credit risk management take into account the<br />
potential future exposure, based on the current market volatility,<br />
relative to the remaining period to maturity <strong>of</strong> the transactions.<br />
Given the underlying confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 97.5%, these add-ons<br />
are in most cases clearly above the relevant levels pursuant to the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
Line utilisation for derivatives business is available online in WSS<br />
(“Wallstreet”), the central treasury system, on a largely group-wide<br />
basis. For smaller units not connected to the central system,<br />
separate lines are allocated and monitored. Group-wide compliance<br />
with lines approved in the credit process is thus ensured at any<br />
time.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG additionally limits the credit risk arising<br />
from its derivatives business through the consistent use <strong>of</strong> master<br />
agreements, through collateral agreements and break clauses. In<br />
combination with the very good average credit rating <strong>of</strong> our<br />
business partners in the derivatives business, management takes<br />
proper account <strong>of</strong> default risk.<br />
Details <strong>of</strong> derivatives transactions and <strong>of</strong> the uniform Group-wide<br />
method <strong>of</strong> recording them for risk measurement and risk<br />
management purposes are given in Annex 4.<br />
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A.1 Trading book: notional amounts<br />
Listed Unlisted Total Listed Unlisted Total<br />
1. FRAs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 23,910,719,792.24 23,910,719,792.24<br />
2. Interest rate swaps 0.00 17,242,232,715.14 17,242,232,715.14 0.00 421,953,381,619.62 421,953,381,619.62<br />
3. Domestic currency swaps 0.00 1,557,530,844.67 1,557,530,844.67 0.00 15,513,692,568.48 15,513,692,568.48<br />
4. Currency interest rate swaps 0.00 531,580,612.23 531,580,612.23 0.00 6,079,016,551.79 6,079,016,551.79<br />
5. Basis swaps 0.00 8,543,622,579.70 8,543,622,579.70 0.00 7,554,897,914.95 7,554,897,914.95<br />
6. Stock index swaps 0.00 52,050,000.00 52,050,000.00 48,787,029.78 363,909,867.01 412,696,896.79<br />
7. Commodity index swaps 0.00 44,212,756.30 44,212,756.30 0.00 18,916,267.82 18,916,267.82<br />
8. Futures 0.00 0.00 0.00 694,455,272.77 0.00 694,455,272.77<br />
9. Cap options 0.00 6,320,638,888.94 6,320,638,888.94 0.00 12,823,041,080.93 12,823,041,080.93<br />
10. Floor options 0.00 1,124,631,525.36 1,124,631,525.36 0.00 3,815,495,382.19 3,815,495,382.19<br />
11. Other Options 0.00 17,811,690,385.75 17,811,690,385.75 68,970,622,800.00 68,073,486,123.90 137,044,108,923.90<br />
12. Forwards 0.00 17,220,709,399.60 17,220,709,399.60 0.00 57,536,452,654.92 57,536,452,654.92<br />
13. Other derivative contracts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
TOTAL 0.00 70,448,899,707.69 70,448,899,707.69 69,713,865,102.55 617,643,009,823.85 687,356,874,926.40<br />
A.2.1 <strong>Bank</strong>ing book: notional amounts<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong>31 December 2007<br />
31 December <strong>2008</strong> 31 December 2007<br />
Listed Unlisted Total Listed Unlisted Total<br />
1. FRAs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 231,518,704.30 231,518,704.30<br />
2. Interest rate swaps 0.00 79,719,805,946.85 79,719,805,946.85 0.00 268,467,010,918.69 268,467,010,918.69<br />
3. Domestic currency swaps 0.00 7,281,629,475.71 7,281,629,475.71 0.00 9,987,935,020.28 9,987,935,020.28<br />
4. Currency interest rate swaps 0.00 180,270,175.93 180,270,175.93 0.00 6,914,393,808.03 6,914,393,808.03<br />
5. Basis swaps 0.00 4,202,978,744.28 4,202,978,744.28 0.00 4,109,512,677.60 4,109,512,677.60<br />
6. Stock index swaps 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
7. Commodity index swaps 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
8. Futures 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
9. Cap options 0.00 1,309,234,455.08 1,309,234,455.08 0.00 1,254,973,663.99 1,254,973,663.99<br />
10. Floor options 0.00 412,287,425.50 412,287,425.50 0.00 267,798,434.00 267,798,434.00<br />
11. Other options 0.00 151,660,900.74 151,660,900.74 0.00 194,911,553.34 194,911,553.34<br />
12. Forwards 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
13. Other derivative contracts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
TOTAL 0.00 93,257,867,124.09 93,257,867,124.09 0.00 291,428,054,780.23 291,428,054,780.23<br />
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A.4 OTC financial derivatives: positive fair value - counterparty risk<br />
A. Trading book<br />
Gross amount Gross amount<br />
A.1 Central governments and central banks 82,899,026.17 30,382,408.88<br />
A.2 Other Public bodies 14,071,114.90 8,127,443.67<br />
A.3 <strong>Bank</strong>s 878,453,420.85 6,149,483,035.71<br />
A.4 <strong>Financial</strong> institutions 16,603,222.62 69,492,118.42<br />
A.5 Insurance companies 4,604,747.30 7,975,625.81<br />
A.6 Non-financial enterprises 927,881,081.07 1,008,222,987.74<br />
A.7 Other entities 0.00 0.00<br />
Total A 1,924,512,612.91 7,273,683,620.23<br />
B. <strong>Bank</strong>ing book<br />
B.1 Central governments and central banks 0.00 0.00<br />
B.2 Other Public bodies 0.00 0.00<br />
B.3 <strong>Bank</strong>s 2,120,019,122.25 1,082,045,181.05<br />
B.4 <strong>Financial</strong> institutions 0.00 12,942,590.86<br />
B.5 Insurance companies 0.00 0.00<br />
B.6 Non-financial enterprises 1,495,963.03 36,600,894.91<br />
B.7 Other entities 0.00 0.00<br />
Total B 2,121,515,085.28 1,131,588,666.82<br />
Total (A+B) 4,046,027,698.19 8,405,272,287.05<br />
A.5 OTC financial derivatives: negative fair value - financial risk<br />
A. Trading book<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
Gross amount Gross amount<br />
A.1 Central governments and central banks 12,028,104.08 20,715,959.66<br />
A.2 Other Public bodies 2,029,416.22 8,263,804.50<br />
A.3 <strong>Bank</strong>s 1,735,540,137.08 4,867,211,517.03<br />
A.4 <strong>Financial</strong> institutions 40,350,552.79 32,003,457.44<br />
A.5 Insurance companies 16,208,870.06 9,008,622.84<br />
A.6 Non-financial enterprises 573,622,197.51 804,397,117.96<br />
A.7 Other entities 0.00 0.00<br />
Total A 2,379,779,277.74 5,741,600,479.43<br />
B. <strong>Bank</strong>ing book<br />
B.1 Central governments and central banks 0.00 0.00<br />
B.2 Other Public bodies 0.00 0.00<br />
B.3 <strong>Bank</strong>s 1,270,199,143.60 1,493,089,088.26<br />
B.4 <strong>Financial</strong> institutions 0.00 0.00<br />
B.5 Insurance companies0.00 0.00<br />
B.6 Non-financial enterprises 49,599,839.53 110,814,155.71<br />
B.7 Other entities 0.00 0,00<br />
Total B 1,319,798,983.13 1,603,903,243.97<br />
Total (A+B) 3,699,578,260.87 7,345,503,723.40<br />
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A.6 OTC financial derivatives - residual life: notional amount<br />
A. Trading book 24,789,949,831.55 24,841,456,375.26 20,817,493,500.88 70,448,899,707.69<br />
Up to 1 year From 1 to 5 years Over 5 years Total<br />
A.1 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 3,690,356,637.67 17,408,888,351.38 19,387,155,457.23 40,486,400,446.28<br />
A.2 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 272,497,420.00 1,188,069,303.72 434,084,283.84 1,894,651,007.56<br />
A.3 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 18,400,170,442.36 6,079,874,999.06 996,253,759.81 25,476,299,201.23<br />
A.4 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 2,426,925,331.52 164,623,721.10 0.00 2,591,549,052.62<br />
B. <strong>Bank</strong>ing book 14,343,549,436.16 15,929,447,560.40 62,984,870,127.53 93,257,867,124.09<br />
B.1 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 14,097,836,531.83 13,871,138,934.96 57,788,931,104.92 85,757,906,571.71<br />
B.2 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 6,685,900.74 31,375,000.00 0.00 38,060,900.74<br />
B.3 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 239,027,003.59 2,026,933,625.44 5,195,939,022.61 7,461,899,651.64<br />
B.4 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Total 39,133,499,267.71 40,770,903,935.66 83,802,363,628.41 163,706,766,831.78<br />
A. Trading book 352,021,903,413.11 185,183,652,776.08 80,447,670,778.39 617,653,226,967.58<br />
Up to 1 year From 1 to 5 years Over 5 years Total<br />
A.1 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 249,708,752,087.49 152,418,432,679.26 75,798,917,423.11 477,926,102,189.86<br />
A.2 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 1,888,216,680.98 1,396,267,598.49 595,551,340.00 3,880,035,619.47<br />
A.3 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 100,409,449,110.04 31,358,571,765.11 3,896,562,015.28 135,664,582,890.43<br />
A.4 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 15,485,534.60 10,380,733.22 156,640,000.00 182,506,267.82<br />
B. <strong>Bank</strong>ing book 215,529,602,644.76 34,508,317,024.07 41,379,917,967.67 291,417,837,636.50<br />
B.1 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 214,334,421,527.29 26,852,686,404.89 33,618,132,432.39 274,805,240,364.57<br />
B.2 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 34,850,652.60 38,060,900.74 0.00 72,911,553.34<br />
B.3 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 1,160,330,464.87 7,617,569,718.44 7,761,785,535.28 16,539,685,718.59<br />
B.4 <strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Total 567,551,506,057.87 219,691,969,800.15 121,827,588,746.06 909,071,064,604.08<br />
B.2 Credit derivatives: positive fair value - counterparty risk<br />
A. TRADING BOOK 12,400,000.00 2,484,916.61 9,620,499,699.99 111,732,822.92<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong><br />
31 Dec. 2007<br />
Notional amount Positive fair value Notional amount Positive fair value<br />
A.1 Purchases <strong>of</strong> protection - counterparty: 12,400,000.00 2,484,916.61 8,268,312,938.83 106,457,249.58<br />
1. Central governments and central banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
2. Other Public bodies 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
3. <strong>Bank</strong>s 5,400,000.00 2,415,479.02 8,268,312,938.83 106,457,249.58<br />
4. <strong>Financial</strong> Institutions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
5. Insurance companies 7,000,000.00 69,437.59 0.00 0.00<br />
6. Non-financial enterprises 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
7. Other entities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
A.2 Sales <strong>of</strong> protection - counterparty: 0.00 0.00 1,352,186,761.16 5,275,573.34<br />
1. Central governments and central banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
2. Other Public bodies 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
3. <strong>Bank</strong>s 0.00 0.00 1,332,186,761.16 5,225,019.33<br />
4. <strong>Financial</strong> Institutions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
5. Insurance companies 0.00 0.00 20,000,000.00 50,554.01<br />
6. Non-financial enterprises 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
7. Other entities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
B. BANKING BOOK 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
TOTAL 12,400,000.00 2,484,916.61 9,620,499,699.99 111,732,822.92<br />
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B.3 Credit derivatives: negative fair value - financial risk<br />
A. TRADING BOOK<br />
A.1 Purchases <strong>of</strong> protection - counterparty<br />
B4. Credit derivatives - residual life: notional amount<br />
Notional amount<br />
Negative<br />
fair value<br />
A. Trading book 542,000,000.00 1,338,484,000.00 778,800,000.00 2,659,284,000.00<br />
Up to 1 year From 1 year to 5 years Over 5 years Total<br />
A.1 Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
A.2 Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation 542,000,000.00 1,338,484,000.00 778,800,000.00 2,659,284,000.00<br />
B. <strong>Bank</strong>ing book 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
B.1 Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
B.2 Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Total 542,000,000.00 1,338,484,000.00 778,800,000.00 2,659,284,000.00<br />
A. Trading book 787,540,112.79 13,188,390,401.73 1,842,669,051.06 15,818,599,565.58<br />
Up to 1 year From 1 year to 5 years Over 5 years Total<br />
A.1 Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
A.2 Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation 787,540,112.79 13,188,390,401.73 1,842,669,051.06 15,818,599,565.58<br />
B. <strong>Bank</strong>ing book 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
B.1 Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
B.2 Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Total 787,540,112.79 13,188,390,401.73 1,842,669,051.06 15,818,599,565.58<br />
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31 Dec. 2007<br />
Notional amount<br />
Negative<br />
fair value<br />
1. Central governments and central banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
2. Other Public bodies 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
3. <strong>Bank</strong>s 2,646,884,000.00 129,913,483.10 6,157,099,865.60 73,281,684.00<br />
4. <strong>Financial</strong> institutions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
5. Insurance companies 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
6. Non-financial enterprises 0.00 0.00 41,000,000.00 481,352.58<br />
7. Other entities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
TOTAL 2,646,884,000.00 129,913,483.10 6,198,099,865.60 73,763,036.58<br />
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4.30. Market risk<br />
Market risk management at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
encompasses the identification, measurement, monitoring and<br />
management <strong>of</strong> all market risks resulting from the banking<br />
business. The processes and methods used for measuring risk,<br />
defining and reviewing limits and for trading activities have been<br />
summarised in the <strong>Financial</strong> Markets Rulebook, which is available<br />
via the Intranet.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG uses uniform Group-wide risk<br />
management procedures. These procedures provide aggregate<br />
data and make available the major risk parameters for the various<br />
trading operations at least once a day. Besides Value at Risk (VaR;<br />
for internal risk measurement on the basis <strong>of</strong> a one-day holding<br />
period and a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%), other factors <strong>of</strong> equal<br />
importance are stress-oriented volume and position limits.<br />
Additional elements <strong>of</strong> the limit system are loss-warning level limits,<br />
sensitivity and options-related limits applied to trading and<br />
positioning in non-linear products.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s risk model (“NoRISK”) was developed<br />
by the bank and has been used for many years. The model is<br />
applied and further refined by Strategic Risk Management.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, VaR at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the<br />
respective risk categories was as follows:<br />
Amounts in EUR:<br />
Exchange rate risk, overall -81,980.62<br />
Equity position risk, trading book 0.00<br />
Interest rate position risk, trading and banking books -3,742,553.04<br />
Credit spread risk -40,809,137.55<br />
Overall market risk arising from the above components -46,218,385.88<br />
The risk measurement model has additionally been used for the<br />
purpose <strong>of</strong> determining the capital requirements pursuant to the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (implementation <strong>of</strong> the Capital Adequacy<br />
Directive). Under this model, VaR for the trading book has also<br />
been calculated for a two-week holding period. This calculation<br />
takes into account the quantitative standards required by the<br />
regulatory authorities (one-sided confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%,<br />
multiplier 3, average for the past 60 business days, add-on in the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> the specific risk).<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, this resulted in the following capital<br />
requirements at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG:<br />
Amounts in EUR:<br />
Risk associated with the open foreign exchange position 5,059,579.72<br />
General and specific risk in debt instruments 295,850,811.19<br />
General/specific risk in equities 0.00<br />
Overall risk (not equal to the sum <strong>of</strong> the above risk categories) 230,071,629.98<br />
Within the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, the reliability and accuracy <strong>of</strong> the<br />
internal model is monitored by daily backtesting, comparing the<br />
VaR amounts with the actually observed fluctuations in market<br />
parameters and in the total value <strong>of</strong> the trading books. In <strong>2008</strong>,<br />
there was only one backtesting excess, despite the exceptional<br />
market environment. An increase in volatility leads to higher VaR<br />
levels in the model in time, appropriately covering the backtesting<br />
fluctuations. The results <strong>of</strong> backtesting have so far continued to<br />
confirm the accuracy and reliability <strong>of</strong> the model and the model<br />
multiplier <strong>of</strong> 3.<br />
Value-at-risk calculations are complemented by various stress<br />
scenarios to identify the potential effects <strong>of</strong> stressful market<br />
conditions on the Group’s earnings. The assumptions made under<br />
such stress scenarios include extreme movements in prices or<br />
rates and a dramatic deterioration in market liquidity. Crisis tests<br />
were adjusted to the new market environment on a timely basis. In<br />
this context, a new financial crisis scenario was created for the<br />
regulatory stress test in the third quarter; the scenario takes into<br />
account developments following the Lehman Brothers insolvency in<br />
mid-September <strong>2008</strong> and lower market liquidity in financials.<br />
Following the spin-<strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG from UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG, the market risk <strong>of</strong> the trading book is now largely<br />
concentrated in the former company, where the application <strong>of</strong><br />
market risk methods and systems is similar to that <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
Market risks resulting from the general balance sheet structure and<br />
the positioning <strong>of</strong> asset-liability management are additionally<br />
determined and regularly analysed by means <strong>of</strong> simulations <strong>of</strong> net<br />
interest income volatility. In addition to the business volume at the<br />
reporting date, these simulations are based on various interest rate<br />
scenarios, assumptions regarding new business, demand<br />
behaviour and general developments affecting margins in those<br />
market segments which are <strong>of</strong> greatest importance to UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Modelling over the projection period provides<br />
indications <strong>of</strong> trends in net interest income and enables the bank to<br />
identify risks at an early stage and to take appropriate measures.<br />
In addition to calculating VaR for trading activities, the bank uses<br />
the Value-at-Risk method for measuring market risk in the banking<br />
book.<br />
4.31. Contingent liabilities<br />
Contingent liabilities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG shown below the<br />
line in item 1 on the liabilities side amounted to EUR<br />
14,206,765,676.52, an increase <strong>of</strong> EUR 166,746,483.39 or 1.19%<br />
over the previous year.<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Acceptances and endorsements 0.00 0.00<br />
Guarantees and assets pledged as<br />
collateral security 14,206,756,676.52 14,040,019<br />
Guarantees in connection with retirement planning products<br />
benefiting from a state premium pursuant to Section 108 h (1)<br />
3 and subsequent sections <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act<br />
(EStG)<br />
In connection with retirement planning products benefiting from a<br />
state premium, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has incurred nominal<br />
capital guarantee obligations defined by law. Under the<br />
“VorsorgePlus-Plan” product (a mutual fund managed by Pioneer<br />
Investments <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH), the bank guarantees the investor that<br />
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in the case <strong>of</strong> repayment through regular payments to the investor,<br />
the amount available for repayment will not be lower than the sum<br />
<strong>of</strong> amounts paid in plus premiums (variable in a range between<br />
8.5% and 13.5%, and index-linked) credited to the account<br />
pursuant to Section 108 g <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>, amounts paid in for retirement planning<br />
products benefiting from a state premium totalled EUR<br />
85,409,459.66 (including state premiums credited for the years<br />
2003 to 2007 in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 4,944,790.66, but excluding<br />
premiums for <strong>2008</strong>); this compares with the fund’s net asset value<br />
<strong>of</strong> EUR 89,793,031.59. This means that the guarantee obligation,<br />
which amounted to EUR 85,409,459.66, was covered as at the<br />
relevant date.<br />
Risk management is based on a CPPI model reflecting the<br />
stochastic characteristics <strong>of</strong> the proportions <strong>of</strong> equity and bond<br />
investments. Daily marking to market <strong>of</strong> the related options carried<br />
in the bank’s trading book ensures that, if necessary, a sufficient<br />
provision is made immediately for any losses. The valuation<br />
functions are integrated in the OPUS system. Risk indicators are<br />
determined by the Credit Structured Products unit.<br />
4.32. Letters <strong>of</strong> comfort and undertakings<br />
In addition to the contingent liabilities shown below the balance<br />
sheet in item 1 on the liabilities side, there are the following letters<br />
<strong>of</strong> comfort and undertakings:<br />
For 12 subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, guarantees were<br />
issued in favour <strong>of</strong> S.W.I.F.T.<br />
Letters <strong>of</strong> comfort for a total amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 8.4 bn were issued in<br />
connection with international leasing transactions; given the nature<br />
<strong>of</strong> collateral for these transactions, it is not expected that claims will<br />
be lodged against UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG because the rights to<br />
payment undertaking amounts serving as collateral and held with<br />
the leasing companies or with UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, or the<br />
rights to other security <strong>of</strong> stable value, have been transferred to the<br />
leasing companies.<br />
The following four letters <strong>of</strong> comfort are included at a value <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1 in the item below the balance sheet:<br />
For Infrastruktur Planungs- und Entwicklungs GmbH a letter <strong>of</strong><br />
comfort was issued in favour <strong>of</strong> Autobahnen-und Schnellstraßen-<br />
Finanzierungs-Aktiengesellschaft (ASFINAG) as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
company’s bid for the “PPP Ostregion-Paket 1” project.<br />
A letter <strong>of</strong> comfort was issued for BA-CA Wien Mitte GmbH /<br />
Salima Wien-Mitte Projektentwicklung GmbH in favour <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Federal Railways (ÖBB) in connection with the redesign <strong>of</strong><br />
the former Wien Mitte bus terminal.<br />
Two additional letters <strong>of</strong> comfort were issued for the floating <strong>of</strong><br />
hybrid capital <strong>of</strong> BA-CA Finance (Cayman) Limited as well as <strong>of</strong><br />
BA-CA Finance (Cayman 2) Limited.<br />
Furthermore, a commitment has been imposed on UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG under its membership, as prescribed in Sections 93 and<br />
93a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, in Sparkassen Haftungs AG, a<br />
company which is the deposit insurance institution <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
savings bank sector.<br />
4.33. Commitments<br />
Commitments<br />
Liabilities arising from sales with an option to repurchase pursuant to<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> 31 Dec. 2007<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Section 50 (3) and (5) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG) 7,267,283.44 209,084<br />
Underwriting commitments in respect <strong>of</strong> securities 69,887,223.27 80,463<br />
Call/put options sold (pursuant to Annex 1 to Section 22, item 1 j) 607,141,795.92 462,856<br />
Irrevocable loan commitments not yet utilised (credit facilities,<br />
commitments to lend, obligations to purchase securities, obligations to<br />
provide guarantees or acceptance facilities) 3,887,720,449.01 4,204,298<br />
Any other irrevocable transactions that may give rise to credit risk<br />
and have not been mentioned above 918,785,882.19 59,084<br />
TOTAL COMMITMENTS 5,490,802,633.83 5,015,785<br />
5. Notes to the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account<br />
5.1. Breakdown <strong>of</strong> income at foreign permanent<br />
establishments<br />
On 29 December 2006, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG set up a<br />
permanent establishment in Milan, Via Tortona 33, which is<br />
exclusively engaged in the management and controlling <strong>of</strong> the<br />
equity interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit that have been transferred by way <strong>of</strong><br />
contribution in kind. Therefore these activities are not banking<br />
activities. In <strong>2008</strong>, net interest income including dividend income<br />
totalled EUR 39,350,038.91 (2007: EUR 4,227 thsd).<br />
5.2. Income from equity interests and group companies<br />
The item “Income from shares in group companies“ included<br />
income from pr<strong>of</strong>it-pooling arrangements in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
254,253,565.52 (2007: EUR 782,303 thsd).<br />
Within income and expenses arising from the valuation and<br />
disposal <strong>of</strong> equity interests, group companies accounted for a<br />
balance <strong>of</strong> minus EUR 1,450,933,656.28 (2007: minus EUR<br />
233,617 thsd). No income was realised on the sale <strong>of</strong> shares in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it-pooling arrangements.<br />
5.3. Income from administrative and agency services provided<br />
to third parties<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, income from safe-custody services and from intermediary<br />
services relating to insurance, building-society savings agreements<br />
and real estate totalled EUR 70,191,917.96 (2007: EUR 78,092<br />
thsd).<br />
5.4. Other operating income<br />
Other operating income included compensation for group services,<br />
releases <strong>of</strong> provisions for litigation risks, gains on other assets and<br />
rent income from real estate as well as all income not directly<br />
related to banking operations.<br />
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5.5. Expenses for subordinated liabilities<br />
In the reporting year, the total amount <strong>of</strong> expenses for subordinated<br />
liabilities and supplementary capital was EUR 258,974,783.35<br />
(2007: EUR 261,286 thsd).<br />
5.6. Other operating expenses<br />
Other operating expenses related primarily to expenses on banking<br />
operations not arising from lending business, and expenses arising<br />
from the agency agreements with CAIB International Markets Ltd.,<br />
London (until 30 June <strong>2008</strong>), UniCredit CAIB AG, Vienna (until 30<br />
June <strong>2008</strong>), and BANK PRIVAT AG, Vienna, and from provisions<br />
for risks.<br />
5.7. Extraordinary income<br />
Extraordinary income resulted from the release <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,518,252,269.39 in the fund for general banking risks (2007:<br />
allocation <strong>of</strong> EUR 303,737,733.00).<br />
5.8. Write-ups omitted<br />
In the financial year, no write-ups (2007: EUR 0 m) were omitted to<br />
avoid tax consequences.<br />
5.9. Effects <strong>of</strong> the change in untaxed reserves<br />
The release <strong>of</strong> valuation reserves did not result in any income tax<br />
expense for the <strong>2008</strong> financial year (2007: EUR 12 thsd).<br />
5.10. Taxes on income<br />
Pursuant to the provisions on group taxation in Section 9 <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Corporation Tax Act (KStG), a group <strong>of</strong> companies existed<br />
as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> which consisted <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG as group holding company and 47 companies as group<br />
members (32 companies with pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss transfer agreements<br />
and 15 companies to which the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 3,846,526.43<br />
(2007: EUR 5,952 thsd) was charged in <strong>2008</strong> pursuant to tax<br />
compensation agreements).<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the above-mentioned tax compensation payments<br />
being charged to group members, the item “Taxes on income”<br />
shows net income <strong>of</strong> EUR 3,153,758.21 for the <strong>2008</strong> financial year<br />
(2007: income tax expense <strong>of</strong> EUR 7,671 thsd).<br />
5.11. Deferred tax<br />
No use was made <strong>of</strong> the option to carry deferred taxes as an asset.<br />
The amount <strong>of</strong> deferred taxes which may be carried as an asset<br />
pursuant to Section 198 (10) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code but<br />
is not separately shown in the balance sheet and which will<br />
probably reduce the tax charge in future years was EUR<br />
120,779,000.00 (2007: EUR 144,476 thsd).<br />
6. Information on staff, Management Board and Supervisory<br />
Board<br />
6.1. Staff<br />
The average number <strong>of</strong> salaried staff (full-time equivalent)<br />
employed in <strong>2008</strong> was 6,497 (2007: 6,781) and the average<br />
number <strong>of</strong> other employees was 0 (2007: 0).<br />
6.2. Expenses for severance payments and pensions<br />
Expenses for severance payments and pensions relate to the items<br />
“expenses for retirement benefits“, “allocation to the pension<br />
provision“ and “expenses for severance payments and payments to<br />
severance payment-funds“. In the <strong>2008</strong> financial year, allocations<br />
and payments for members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and senior<br />
executives as well as their surviving dependants totalled EUR<br />
12,586,472.04 (2007: EUR 11,834 thsd); allocations and payments<br />
for other employees and their surviving dependants totalled EUR<br />
346,343,587.47 (2007: EUR 229,850 thsd). The amounts include<br />
payments to pension funds amounting to EUR 111,600.96 (2007:<br />
EUR 96 thsd) for active members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and<br />
EUR 176,025.48 (2007: EUR 12 thsd) for former members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Management Board.<br />
Due to changes in the definition <strong>of</strong> executive employees pursuant<br />
to legislation relating to employees, the figures for 2007 have been<br />
adjusted accordingly.<br />
6.3. Emoluments <strong>of</strong> Management Board members and<br />
Supervisory Board members<br />
The emoluments paid in the <strong>2008</strong> financial year by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG to Management Board members (excluding payments<br />
into pension funds) totalled EUR 3,975,168.51 (comparable<br />
emoluments in 2007 totalled EUR 7,621 thsd). Of this total, EUR<br />
2,727,923.22 (2007: EUR 1,878 thsd) related to fixed salary<br />
components and EUR 1,247,245.29 (2007: EUR 5,743 thsd)<br />
related to variable salary components. Several Management Board<br />
members receive their emoluments from companies outside the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies. These<br />
emoluments, which Management Board members were granted for<br />
activities in group companies in the <strong>2008</strong> financial year, amounted<br />
to EUR 5,793,773.90 (2007: EUR 5,059 thsd). These Management<br />
board members also received compensation for activities not<br />
associated with the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, but which are in the<br />
interest <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group.<br />
Payments to former members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and their<br />
surviving dependants (excluding payments into pension funds)<br />
totalled EUR 21,684,739.57, mostly as one-<strong>of</strong>f payments. Of this<br />
total, EUR 4,713,102.74 was paid to former Management Board<br />
members <strong>of</strong> Creditanstalt AG, which merged with <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in<br />
2002, and their surviving dependants; EUR 1,978,216.07 was paid<br />
to former Management Board members <strong>of</strong> Österreichische<br />
Länderbank AG, which merged with Zentralsparkasse in 1991, and<br />
their surviving dependants. The comparative figure for the previous<br />
year was EUR 9,641,612.90. Emoluments for activities in group<br />
companies paid to this group <strong>of</strong> persons amounted to EUR<br />
536,334.71 (2007: EUR 530 thsd).<br />
The emoluments <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board members active in the<br />
<strong>2008</strong> financial year totalled EUR 342,121.59 (2007: EUR 324 thsd)<br />
for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and EUR 3,426.83 (2007: EUR 7<br />
thsd) for the two credit associations.<br />
6.4. Loans and advances to Management Board members and<br />
Supervisory Board members<br />
Loans to Management Board members are stated at EUR<br />
408,489.00 (2007: EUR 266 thsd). Account overdrafts granted to<br />
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members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board amounted to EUR 28,527.91<br />
(2007: EUR 64 thsd).<br />
Loans to Supervisory Board members amounted to EUR<br />
2,806,504.64 (2007: EUR 717 thsd). Overdraft facilities and<br />
account overdrafts granted to members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board<br />
totalled EUR 309,442.82 (2007: EUR 524 thsd). Repayments<br />
during the business year totalled EUR 126,666.84 (2007: EUR 32<br />
thsd).<br />
Loans and advances to the Supervisory Board include those made<br />
to members <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council who are members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Supervisory Board. The maturities <strong>of</strong> the loans range from five to<br />
fifteen years. The rate <strong>of</strong> interest payable on these loans and<br />
advances is the rate charged to employees <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
6.5. Share-based payments<br />
The Management Board and selected executives <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG participate in the UniCredit share-based payment<br />
scheme <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group. The share-based payment<br />
arrangements relate to Stock Options and Performance Shares for<br />
activities in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG based on shares in the<br />
parent company UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
UniCredit calculates the economic value <strong>of</strong> the share-based<br />
payment arrangements on a uniform basis for the entire Group<br />
(Hull & White evaluation model) and provides the Group companies<br />
with relevant information. In UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, the total<br />
amount recognised in the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account as at 31<br />
December <strong>2008</strong> was EUR 3,341,886.64 (2007: EUR 2,235 thsd).<br />
The number and distribution <strong>of</strong> Stock Options granted in the<br />
respective financial years, the exercise price, the maturity, the<br />
periods during which Stock Options may be exercised, the<br />
transferability <strong>of</strong> Stock Options, the minimum holding period<br />
(blocking period), the conditions <strong>of</strong> transferability and exercise, and<br />
the fair value for Management Board members and executives as<br />
at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> can be seen from Annex 6.<br />
6.6. Names <strong>of</strong> Management Board members and Supervisory<br />
Board members<br />
A list <strong>of</strong> the members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and <strong>of</strong> the<br />
members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board is given in Annex 5 at the end <strong>of</strong><br />
the notes to the financial statements.<br />
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1. Stock Options<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
BOARD/SENIOR<br />
EXECUTIVES<br />
YEAR IN WHICH<br />
STOCK OPTIONS<br />
WERE GRANTED<br />
NUMBER OF<br />
SHARES THAT<br />
MAY BE<br />
PURCHASED<br />
EXERCISE PRICE MATURITY<br />
PERIOD DURING<br />
WHICH STOCK<br />
OPTIONS MAY BE<br />
EXERCISED<br />
TRANSFER-<br />
ABILITY<br />
BLOCKING<br />
PERIOD<br />
FAIR VALUE AS<br />
AT 31 DEC. <strong>2008</strong><br />
IN €<br />
Management Board 2004 160,500 4.018 3. Sept. <strong>2008</strong> 9 years 1) no 160,179.00<br />
2005 611,000 4.817 25. Nov. 2009 9 years 1) no 479,776.03<br />
2006 535,500 5.951 28 June 2010 9 years 1) no 401,178.43<br />
2007 740,803 7.094 13 July 2011 6 years 1) no 242,721.64<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 1,979,911 4.185 25 June 2012 6 years 1) no 141,954.11<br />
Senior executives 2005 393,500 4.817 25. Nov. 2009 9 years 1) no 308,988.32<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
BOARD/SENIOR<br />
EXECUTIVES<br />
2006 310,500 5.951 28 June 2010 9 years 1) no 232,616.06<br />
2007 375,576 7.094 13 July 2011 6 years 1) no 170,234.22<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 885,015 4.185 25 June 2012 6 years 1) no 63,453.11<br />
Stock Options granted by UniCredit to the members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board do not constitute remuneration for activities on the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG and are therefore not included in the above table.<br />
Stock Options exercised in <strong>2008</strong><br />
No Stock Options were exercised by members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board or by senior executives.<br />
2. Performance Shares<br />
YEAR IN WHICH<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
SHARES WERE<br />
GRANTED<br />
NUMBER OF<br />
ALLOCATED<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
SHARES<br />
CONDITIONS MATURITY<br />
PERIOD FOR<br />
WHICH<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
SHARES ARE<br />
ALLOCATED<br />
TRANSFER-<br />
ABILITY<br />
BLOCKING<br />
PERIOD<br />
FAIR VALUE AS<br />
AT 31. DEC <strong>2008</strong><br />
IN €<br />
Management Board 2005 220,000 3) 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> unlimited no no 471,130.00<br />
2006 197,500 4) 31 Dec. 2009 unlimited 2) no 4)<br />
2007 190,894 5) 31 Dec. 2010 unlimited 6) no 5)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 435,688 7) 31 Dec. 2011 unlimited 8) no 7)<br />
Senior executives 2005 160,000 3) 31 Dec. <strong>2008</strong> unlimited no no 342,640.00<br />
1)<br />
2)<br />
3)<br />
4)<br />
5)<br />
6)<br />
7)<br />
8)<br />
2006 133,200 4) 31 Dec. 2009 unlimited 2) no 4)<br />
2007 120,045 5) 31 Dec. 2010 unlimited 6) no 5)<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 247,177 7) 31 Dec. 2011 unlimited 8) no 7)<br />
Performance Shares granted by UniCredit to the members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board do not constitute remuneration for activities on the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and are therefore not included in the above table.<br />
Performance Shares allocated in <strong>2008</strong><br />
Performance Shares were allocated to members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and to senior executives.<br />
Conditions <strong>of</strong> transferability and exercise<br />
Stock Options are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be sold, assigned, plegded or transferred in any way. In the event <strong>of</strong> the<br />
beneficiary's death, claims under Stock Options may be transferred in full or in part to the beneficiary's heirs.<br />
The rights under Performance Shares are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be assigned, pledged or transferred in any way. These<br />
rights terminate automatically in the event <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary's death in the 3-year Performance Period (2007-2009).<br />
These rights become vested only if 3 out <strong>of</strong> 5 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group or <strong>of</strong> the relevant Division are met in the year <strong>of</strong><br />
allocation/maturity (2006-<strong>2008</strong>). The targets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group include the EVA (Economic Value Added), the cost/income ratio, ROE (return on<br />
equity), total customer assets and liabilities, and the doubtful loans/loans ratio. The key indicators <strong>of</strong> the Divisions differ according to Division.<br />
These rights become vested only if 3 out <strong>of</strong> 5 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group or <strong>of</strong> the relevant Division are met in the year <strong>of</strong><br />
allocation/maturity (2007-2009). The targets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group include EVA (Economic Value Added), EPS (earnings per share), the cost/income<br />
ratio, the revenues/RWA ratio (RWA = risk-weighted assets) and the loan loss provisions/RWA ratio. Fair values can only be determined in the<br />
respective year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity. The key indicators for the Divisions differ according to Division.<br />
These rights become vested only if 3 out <strong>of</strong> 5 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group or <strong>of</strong> the relevant Division are met in the year <strong>of</strong><br />
allocation/maturity (<strong>2008</strong>-2010). The targets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group include EVA (Economic Value Added), the cost/income ratio, EPS (earnings per<br />
share), total revenues and the cost <strong>of</strong> risk. The key indicators for the Divisions differ according to Division. Fair values can only be determined in<br />
the respective year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity.<br />
The rights under Performance Shares are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be assigned, pledged or transferred in any way. In the<br />
event <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary's death, claims under Performance Shares may be transferred in full or in part to the beneficiary's heirs.<br />
These rights become vested depending on the degree to which 3 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group are met in the year <strong>of</strong><br />
allocation/maturity (2009-2011).<br />
These key indicators are TSR (Total Shareholder Return), relating to 50% <strong>of</strong> the Performance Shares; EVA (Economic Value Added), relating to<br />
25% <strong>of</strong> the Performance Shares; and EPS (earnings per share), also relating to 25% <strong>of</strong> the Performance Shares. Fair values can only be<br />
determined in the respective year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity.<br />
The rights under Performance Shares are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be assigned, pledged or transferred in any way. In the<br />
event <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary's death, the beneficiary's heirs are entitled to a cash payment amounting to the market value <strong>of</strong> the Performance Shares<br />
on the date <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary's death, on the assumption that the conditions to be met for receiving Performance Shares were met to the extent <strong>of</strong><br />
100%.<br />
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Shares in group companies and equity<br />
interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
List <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies and equity interests pursuant<br />
to Section 238 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code<br />
Shares in group companies (consolidated)<br />
NAME AND DOMICILE OF COMPANY<br />
TOTAL<br />
INTEREST IN %<br />
EQUITY IN €<br />
AS UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>, Latvia, Riga, LV 100.00 64,708,688.41 -2,538,387.69 1,114,762,154.45 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Asset Management GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 21,705,466.00 14,194,528.00 31,703,755.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
AWT International Trade AG, Vienna, AT 100.00 177,053,155.00 5,952,015.00 180,222,254.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
NET INCOME /<br />
LOSS IN €<br />
TOTAL ASSETS IN €<br />
BALANCE SHEET<br />
DATE<br />
BA-CA Administration Services GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 5,756,411.00 2,060,129.00 14,372,354.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
BA-CA Markets & Investment Beteiligung Ges.m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 5,864,295,015.00 -103,190.00 5,864,381,515.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Wohnbaubank AG, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 50,779,444.00 6,373,775.00 4,351,460,244.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Global Information Services GmbH, Vienna, AT 80.00 6,135,922.63 n.a. 13,693,963.46 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 94.95 120,717,699.00 26,002,110.00 134,697,706.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Trade Services Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 4,002,087.00 3,250,311.00 4,005,016.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Transaction Services s.r.o., Prague 1, CZ 100.00 2,179,083.04 400,009.41 5,466,366.11 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
BANKPRIVAT AG, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 30,633,476.00 18,817,476.00 42,475,877.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
CABET-Holding-Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 749,200,220.00 113,031,227.00 805,445,827.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG, Vienna, AT 1) 50.10 93,075,501.19 65,182,259.00 422,628,229.05 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Domus Bistro GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 280,478.94 189,645.00 3,930,906.10 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Domus Clean Reinigungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 19,323.52 7,744.00 1,939,780.87 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
DOMUS FACILITY MANAGEMENT GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 501,529.61 162,257.00 10,064,242.24 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Eurolease RAMSES Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co OG, Vienna, AT 99.50 15,193,260.00 1,234,238.00 57,263,096.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Factor<strong>Bank</strong> Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 100.00 7,784,433.45 539,884.00 109,881,677.69 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
HYPERION Immobilienvermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.00 51,302,436.00 1,653,230.00 54,430,948.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Joint Stock Commercial <strong>Bank</strong> for Social Development Ukrsotsbank, Kiev, UA 94.47 412,343,621.57 81,969,629.77 4,494,755,687.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
JSC ATF BANK, Almaty, KZ 99.60 550,673,113.91 -45,654,729.84 5,922,611,392.58 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Lassallestraße Bau-, Planungs-, Errichtungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.00 1,357,419.00 -402,158.00 153,591,346.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
MC Marketing GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 145,343,803.00 389,202.00 145,411,093.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
MY Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 60,000,192.00 -2,320.00 60,010,699.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Private Joint Stock Company "Ferrotrade International", Kiev, UA 100.00 81,198,069.68 -21,054.19 81,199,443.96 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Schoellerbank Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 100.00 71,233,808.72 10,297,337.00 2,206,074,280.80 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> a.d. Banja Luka, Banja Luka, BA 90.92 35,007,709.89 863,469.68 322,944,037.22 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Cayman Islands Ltd.., Georgetown, Grand Cayman Islands, KY 100.00 112,222,318.09 -171,204,701.44 1,023,826,938.34 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic, a.s., Prague 1, CZ 100.00 1,007,066,242.79 182,913,200.48 10,369,580,302.96 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> d.d., Mostar, BA 89.98 180,501,044.07 19,265,837.00 1,684,406,517.03 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary Zrt., HU 100.00 551,458,267.51 104,494,323.00 6,572,450,213.06 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia JSC, Belgrade, RS 99.92 231,572,861.98 32,263,670.13 1,002,367,618.67 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia a.s., Bratislava, SK 99.03 468,315,314.78 71,777,159.03 4,652,372,707.59 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija d.d., Ljubljana, SI 99.99 179,171,459.23 18,483,549.00 2,891,241,146.57 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit Bulbank AD, S<strong>of</strong>ia, BG 92.07 694,863,069.33 149,536,269.56 5,623,745,542.49 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> S.A., Bucharest, district 1, RO 50.61 451,827,753.58 89,536,269.24 4,337,988,163.09 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UNIVERSALE International Realitäten GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 185,818,320.00 730,503.00 318,030,507.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
WAVE Solutions Information Technology GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 1,261,566.00 410,786.00 47,500,603.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Z Leasing POLLUX Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.80 3,808,192.00 250,640.00 5,953,850.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Z Leasing RIGEL Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.80 2,517,070.00 -241,729.00 11,229,034.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Z Leasing SIRIUS Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.80 -205,751.00 -338,845.00 7,069,151.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Zagrebacka <strong>Bank</strong>a d.d., Zagreb, HR 84.21 1,830,175,263.27 207,519,825.44 12,176,638,173.07 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>, Moscow, RU 100.00 1,266,028,699.80 266,059,065.28 14,228,921,703.37 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
ZETA Fünf Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 429,491,064.00 n.a. 429,496,543.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Interests in companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method<br />
NAME AND DOMICILE OF COMPANY<br />
TOTAL<br />
INTEREST IN %<br />
EQUITY IN €<br />
Informations-Technologie <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 17,739,470.45 803,111.00 113,444,548.21 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Koc Finansal Hizmetler AS, Istanbul, TR 50.00 2,013,674,174.89 94,629,779.41 2,055,681,401.71 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
NET INCOME /<br />
LOSS IN €<br />
TOTAL ASSETS IN €<br />
BALANCE SHEET<br />
DATE<br />
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Interests in associated companies accounted for under the equity method<br />
NAME AND DOMICILE OF COMPANY<br />
TOTAL<br />
INTEREST IN %<br />
EQUITY IN €<br />
NET INCOME /<br />
LOSS IN €<br />
TOTAL ASSETS IN €<br />
BALANCE SHEET<br />
DATE<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> für Tirol und Vorarlberg Aktiengesellschaft, Innsbruck, AT 47.38 538,747,000.00 48,579,000.00 8,499,200,000.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
BKS <strong>Bank</strong> AG, Klagenfurt, AT 36.03 442,623,000.00 45,649,000.00 6,129,100,000.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
NOTARTREUHANDBANK AG, Vienna, AT 25.00 21,338,000.00 7,484,000.00 970,999,000.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Oberbank AG, Linz, AT 33.33 898,320,000.00 111,264,000.00 15,200,000,000.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Oesterreichische Clearingbank AG, Vienna, AT 20.75 179,496,000.00 -504,000.00 1,493,617,000.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 49.15 451,009,000.00 21,097,000.00 39,400,000,000.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 50.00 24,626,000.00 930,000.00 952,401,000.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
UniCredit Global Leasing S.p.A., Milan, IT 32.59 648,292,895.00 n.a. 2,294,186,911.00 31.12.<strong>2008</strong>²)<br />
Unconsolidated companies<br />
NAME AND DOMICILE OF COMPANY<br />
A) Group companies<br />
TOTAL<br />
INTEREST IN %<br />
EQUITY IN €<br />
"Diners Club CEE Holding AG", Vienna, AT 99.80 3,596,163.58 198,803.02 30,010,186.18 31.12 2007<br />
Alfa Holding Ingatlanszolgaltato Kft., Györ, HU 95.00 476.19 -1,162.35 3,933.26 31.12 2006<br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 15,882,881.98 1,611,088.15 30,031,220.47 31.12 2007<br />
BA GVG-Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 39,302.79 -9,374.88 1,235,537.54 30.09 2007<br />
BA Private Equity GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 1,477,679.90 83,129.42 2,510,629.41 31.12 2007<br />
BACA Export Finance Limited, London, GB 100.00 212,510.00 4,263,590.00 1,029,985.00 31.12 2007<br />
BA-CA Vienna Mitte Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 36,331,360.68 5,125.48 36,336,429.20 31.12 2007<br />
BACAI (in Liquidation), London, GB 100.00 1.05 0.00 1.05 31.12 2007<br />
Baltic Business Center Sp.z.o.o., Gdynia, PL 62.00 -17,398,932.78 892,262.43 2,432,801.49 31.12 2007<br />
NET INCOME /<br />
LOSS IN €<br />
TOTAL ASSETS IN €<br />
BALANCE SHEET<br />
DATE<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Aktiengesellschaft & Co EDV Leasing OHG, Vienna, AT 100.00 434,201.11 -15,167.79 16,991,901.00 31.12 2007<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Immobilien Entwicklungs- und VerwertungsgmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 24,500.00 72,927.08 554,113.28 31.12 2007<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Immobilienberatungs- und Service GmbH, Vienna, AT 93.26 -199,698.52 63,773.00 747,620.71 31.12 2007 3)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Versicherungsdienst GmbH, Vienna, AT 81.00 184,743.52 9,173.69 1,460,131.81 31.12 2007<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 1,525,300.69 24,008.58 6,967,113.71 31.12 2007<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>-CEE BeteiligungsgmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 30,711.51 -4,848.49 31,971.51 31.12 2007<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> Rozwoju Energetyki i Ochrony Swodowiska S.A. MEGABANK in Liquidation, Warsaw, PL 100.00 -4,361,848.29 97,251.66 75,760.74 31.12 2007<br />
BFAG - Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 23,905.27 -1,702.73 24,925.27 31.12 2007<br />
Buchstein Immobilienverwaltung Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 24,678.33 -3,052.92 26,038.00 31.12 2007<br />
Cards & Systems EDV-Dienstleistungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 58.00 2,042,072.20 973,482.53 7,148,542.93 31.12 2007<br />
EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG, Vienna, AT 98.00 33,888,685.48 -1,234,459.29 34,588,316.55 31.12 2007<br />
Erzet-Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 208,615.82 979.93 209,875.82 30.11 2007<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Risk Management GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 137,529.65 53,626.00 346,560.55 31.12 2007<br />
FONTANA Hotelverwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 -19,163.27 -18,699.93 0.00 31.12 2007<br />
Gründerfonds GmbH & Co KEG, Vienna, AT 100.00 9,102,482.41 -22,044.90 9,220,971.17 31.12 2007<br />
GUS Consulting GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 2,588,575.39 784,070.68 21,587,658.43 31.12 2007<br />
Human Resources Service and Development GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 -7,921.33 -50.00 1,236,670.67 31.12 2007<br />
Immobilien Rating GmbH, Vienna, AT 86.19 462,751.00 235,444.07 1,137,159.91 31.12 2007 3)<br />
Industrie-Immobilien-Verwaltung Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.90 150,866.83 3,302.01 155,917.83 31.12 2007<br />
Infrastruktur Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 24,465.98 -3,657.94 25,725.98 31.12 2007<br />
KLEA ZS-Immobilienvermietung G.m.b.H., Vienna, AT 99.80 2,507,587.91 -108,379.11 4,890,321.98 31.12 2007<br />
KLEA ZS-Liegenschaftsvermietung G.m.b.H., Vienna, AT 99.80 1,270,037.75 -288,823.67 8,281,224.57 31.12 2007<br />
Mezzanin Finanzierungs AG, Vienna, AT 56.67 31,102,448.80 676,696.75 31,887,088.37 31.12 2007<br />
MY Drei Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 22,814.87 2,339.84 23,654.87 31.12 2007<br />
Paytria Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 313,406.03 -13,598.58 322,009.03 31.12 2007<br />
RAMSES-Immobilienholding GmbH, Vienna, AT 99.80 30,653.24 4,346.76 32,604.92 31.12 2007<br />
RE-St.Marx Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 20,955.18 1,706,162.86 1,730,838.04 31.12 2007<br />
SFB Stockerauer Finanzierungsberatungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 99.80 -209,195.58 -106,547.42 1,392,151.02 31.12 2007<br />
Sigma Holding Ingatlanszolgaltato Kft., Budapest, HU 95.00 -456,539.18 -2,707.16 424,975.63 31.12 2006<br />
Sinera AG, Zug, CH 100.00 93,192.31 11,220.82 95,363.45 31.12 2007<br />
THETA Fünf Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 -8,068.57 -13,226.86 1,000,000.00 31.12 2007<br />
WED Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 48.06 11,549,201.08 26.46 11,753,225.24 31.12 2007<br />
WED Viennaer Entwicklungsgesellschaft für den Donauraum Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 100.00 18,366,570.60 -1,817.59 19,159,316.24 31.12 2007<br />
WEILBURG Grundstückvermietungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 99.99 809,566.86 -540,726.09 9,945,770.85 31.12 2007<br />
Wirtschaftsverein der MitarbeiterInnen der <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt, reg.Gen.m.b.H., Vienna, AT 54.66 262,348.56 -1,186,689.84 4,084,185.91 31.12 2007<br />
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Unconsolidated companies<br />
NAME AND DOMICILE OF COMPANY<br />
B) Associated companies<br />
TOTAL<br />
INTEREST IN %<br />
EQUITY IN €<br />
NET INCOME /<br />
LOSS IN €<br />
TOTAL ASSETS IN €<br />
BALANCE SHEET<br />
DATE<br />
"Gesfö" Gemeinnützige Bau- und Siedlungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 25.00 6,122,102.41 412,014.30 14,074,813.00 31.12 2007<br />
"Sparkassen-Haftungs Aktiengesellschaft", Vienna, AT 28.26 220,307.67 -2,186.69 223,084.67 31.12 2007<br />
BANK MEDICI AG, Vienna, AT 25.00 8,033,094.73 472,298.56 28,266,119.25 31.12 2007<br />
HVB Banca pentru Locuinte S.A., Bucharest, RO 45.00 7,720,533.25 -2,367,577.87 12,902,300.56 31.12 2007<br />
Mizuho Corporate <strong>Bank</strong> - BA Investment - ConsultingGmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 1,004,619.06 1,884.03 1,124,422.11 31.12 2007<br />
MY Fünf Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 49,607.29 -3,910.11 50,885.92 31.12 2007<br />
Österreichische Wertpapierdaten Service GmbH, Vienna, AT 29.30 36,335.42 0.00 1,428,138.98 31.12 2007<br />
PayLife <strong>Bank</strong> GmbH, Vienna, AT 23.86 61,659,403.57 17,764,590.25 394,445,966.78 31.12 2007<br />
Viennaer Kreditbürgschaftsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 24.49 5,077,893.74 1,503.03 8,019,949.62 31.12 2007<br />
C) Other companies<br />
Banco Interfinanzas S.A. , Buenos Aires, AR 50.00 8,806,447.45 -3,052,740.17 79,662,411.35 31.12 2007<br />
bareal Immobilientreuhand GmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 546,978.13 829,826.09 1,149,410.77 31.12 2007<br />
CREDANTI HOLDINGS LIMITED, Nicosia, CY 30.00 49,987,155.00 1,416,991.00 50,098,623.00 31.12 2007<br />
Gustav-Kramer-Straße 5C Verwaltungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 25.50 37,201.91 -11,836.71 37,701.91 31.12 2007<br />
Kapital-Beteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 20.00 8,831,747.59 266,203.88 9,497,472.57 30.09 2007<br />
Projektentwicklung Schönefeld Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart, DE 50.00 27,750.65 -796.54 29,536.89 31.12 2007<br />
SP Projektentwicklung Schönefeld GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart, DE 50.00 20,489,434.41 -9,073,936.32 21,336,919.81 31.12 2007<br />
UBF Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG in Abwicklung, Vienna, AT 24.10 11,800,254.13 5,659,467.92 12,022,558.41 31.12 2007<br />
The total percentage held comprises all shares held by consolidated companies and other group companies but not shares held on a trust basis.<br />
Euity: equity pursuant to Section 229 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code.<br />
Net income/loss before movements in reserves and appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its.<br />
1 ) Pr<strong>of</strong>it pooling arragement with UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
² ) Figures in accordance with IFRSs.<br />
3) Shares held via UniCredit Global Leasing S.p.A. are taken into account in proportion to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG's ownership interest in UniCredit Global Leasing S.p.A..<br />
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Supervisory Board and Management<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Unicredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Supervisory Board<br />
1 January <strong>2008</strong> – 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
Chairman: Alessandro PROFUMO<br />
Deputy Chairman: Franz RAUCH<br />
Members: Vincenzo CALANDRA BUONAURA (until 31 July <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Claudio CONSOLO (from 31 July <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Sergio ERMOTTI<br />
Paolo FIORENTINO<br />
Dario FRIGERIO<br />
Roberto NICASTRO<br />
Vittorio OGLIENGO<br />
Karl SAMSTAG<br />
Gerhard SCHARITZER<br />
Wolfgang SPRIßLER<br />
Delegated by the Employees`Council: Wolfgang HEINZL<br />
Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Employees`Council<br />
Adolf LEHNER<br />
First Deputy Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Employees`Council<br />
Emmerich PERL<br />
Second Deputy Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Employees`Council<br />
Martina ICHA (until 27 May <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> the Employees`Council<br />
Riccardo HOFER (from 04 November <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> the Employees`Council<br />
Heribert KRUSCHIK (until 03 November <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> the Employees`Council<br />
Josef REICHL<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> the Employees`Council<br />
Karin WISAK-GRADINGER (from 28 May <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Mitglied des Zentralbetriebsrates<br />
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Management Board<br />
1 January <strong>2008</strong> – 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
Chairman / Chief Executive Officer: Erich HAMPEL<br />
Members: Helmut BERNKOPF (from 16 September <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Federico GHIZZONI<br />
Thomas GROSS (until 31 October <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Wilhelm HEMETSBERGER (until 31 May <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Werner KRETSCHMER (until 31 December <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Ralph MÜLLER<br />
Regina PREHOFER (until 15 September <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Carlo VIVALDI<br />
Stephan WINKELMEIER (from 07 November <strong>2008</strong>)<br />
Robert ZADRAZIL<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> for <strong>2008</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> for <strong>2008</strong><br />
Auditors’ Report on the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> for <strong>2008</strong><br />
We have audited the financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the <strong>2008</strong> financial year including the accounting records. The<br />
accounting records, the preparation and content <strong>of</strong> these financial statements and <strong>of</strong> the management report in accordance with the<br />
provisions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code, with the supplementary provisions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and with the Articles <strong>of</strong><br />
Association are the responsibility <strong>of</strong> management <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial<br />
statements based on our audit and to state whether the management report is consistent with the financial statements.<br />
We conducted our audit in accordance with legal provisions applicable in <strong>Austria</strong> and with <strong>Austria</strong>n generally accepted auditing principles.<br />
These principles require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free<br />
from material misstatement, and to make a statement as to whether the management report is consistent with the financial statements. In<br />
planning the audit procedures, we considered our knowledge <strong>of</strong> the business and <strong>of</strong> the economic and legal environment in which UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG operates as well as expectations <strong>of</strong> possible errors.<br />
An audit includes examining, largely on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the accounting records and<br />
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles applied and significant estimates made by management,<br />
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.<br />
Our audit did not give rise to any objections. In our opinion, based on the findings <strong>of</strong> the audit, the financial statements comply with the<br />
legal provisions, with the supplementary provisions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and with the Articles <strong>of</strong> Association, and give a true and fair<br />
view <strong>of</strong> the financial position <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> and <strong>of</strong> the performance <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
for the <strong>2008</strong> financial year in accordance with <strong>Austria</strong>n generally accepted accounting principles. The management report is consistent with<br />
the financial statements.<br />
Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association<br />
Auditing Board<br />
(<strong>Bank</strong> Auditors)<br />
Erich Kandler<br />
Public Accountant<br />
Friedrich O. Hief<br />
Public Accountant<br />
Vienna, 27 April 2009<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH<br />
Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und<br />
Steuerberatungsgesellschaft<br />
Martin Wagner<br />
Public Accountant<br />
Bernhard Gruber<br />
Public Accountant<br />
If the financial statements are to be published or forwarded in a form other than that on which the opinion has been expressed, this will require a prior<br />
new statement by us if our opinion is quoted or a reference to our audit is made in this connection.<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> for <strong>2008</strong><br />
Statement by Management<br />
We state to the best <strong>of</strong> our knowledge that the financial statements prepared in accordance with the relevant financial reporting standards<br />
provide a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the financial position and performance or the issuer, and that in the Management Report the business trends<br />
including business results and the position <strong>of</strong> the issuer have been presented in such a way as to provide a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial position and performance <strong>of</strong> the issuer, and that it describes the material risks and uncertainties to which the issuer is exposed.<br />
Vienna, 9 March 2009<br />
The Management Board:<br />
Erich Hampel<br />
(Chairman)<br />
Helmut Bernkopf Federico Ghizzoni Ralph Müller Carlo Vivaldi Stephan Winkelmeier Robert Zadrazil<br />
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Investor Relations<br />
Investor Relations <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Renngasse 2, 1010 Vienna, <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Tel: (+43) (0)5 05 05-87230 Fax: (+43) (0)5 05 05-87623<br />
e-mail: IR@unicreditgroup.at Internet: http://ir.bankaustria.at<br />
Günther Stromenger<br />
Tel: (+43) (0)5 05 05-872 30<br />
Thomas Kirin<br />
Tel: (+43) (0)5 05 05-527 74<br />
Ratings<br />
Long-Termin Subordinated Liabilities Short Term<br />
Moody`s 1) A1 A2 P-1<br />
Standard & Poor`s 2) A A- A-1<br />
1) Grandfathered debt is rated Aa2, subordinated debt rating is Aa3.<br />
2.) Grandfathered debt remains rated AA+, subordinated debt rating is AA+.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Calender<br />
13 May 2009 Results for the first three months <strong>of</strong> 2009<br />
5 August 2009 Results for the first six months <strong>of</strong> 2009<br />
11 November 2009 Results for the first nine months <strong>of</strong> 2009<br />
All Information is available electronically at http://ir.bankaustria.at<br />
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Tel.: +43 (0)5 05 05-0<br />
Fax: +43 (0)5 05 05-56155<br />
Internet: www.bankaustria.at<br />
e-mail: info@unicreditgroup.at<br />
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This edition <strong>of</strong> the Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> and<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group and <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
and Management Report <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is prepared for<br />
the convenience <strong>of</strong> our English-speaking readers. It is based on the<br />
German original, which is the authentic version and takes precedence<br />
in all legal aspects.<br />
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