28.11.2006 – 08:55

AvW Invest AG

euro adhoc: AvW INVEST AG
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Third Market Maker for AvW INVEST AG

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28.11.2006

On December 1, 2006, Capital Bank will start as AvW Invest AG’s third
market maker on the Vienna Stock Exchange. From that date on, Capital
Bank, in addition to Raiffeisen Centrobank and Euro Invest Bank, will
contribute to enhancing the AvW share’s liquidity on the Vienna Stock
Exchange. This ensures that transactions involving AvW shares will be
even more transparent while at the same time supply and demand are
increased.

AvW also increased its raw materials investments. The share in the
Australian zinc mine CBH Resources was expanded through an investment
of around AUD 1 million. In the course of the Macmin silver mine’s
capital increase, in which AvW already holds a 1% interest, an
additional amount of around AUD 500,000 was invested. Another goal is
to further expand the interest in the Australian gold mine Equigold
in 2007. The AvW Group is among Equigold’s ten largest investors.
Wolfgang Auer von Welsbach, Chairman of the AvW Board of Management,
expects a strong upward tendency for precious metals in the future,
as the level of demand is significantly higher than the level of
supply. If the Chinese monetary reserves are indeed diversified into
gold, this will lead to a further boost in demand. In the long term,
therefore, investments in gold should be maintained.

About AvW INVEST AG: http://www.avw.eu AvW's shares are listed on the
Vienna Stock Exchange on  the  ATX  Prime  Market(ISIN number:
AT0000930409, Reuters: AVWI.VI, XETRA Vienna: AWS). The Austrian
company, which is domiciled  in  Krumpendorf  at  Lake
Wörthersee,specialises in the fields of financial services,  equity
investments and real estate.

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 28.11.2006 08:19:47

Further inquiry note:

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

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: AT0000930409
WKN: 892661
Index: Prime.market
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Wiener Börse AG / official dealing