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According to the results of the 25th issue of the bank's shares, its capital was increased by UAH 932.54 million, incl. the authorized capital - by UAH 582.84

million, to more than UAH 3 billion. The Bank was re-noted as the "Best Bank in Ukraine" according to the magazine Euromoney.

December

Raiffaisen Bank Aval equity increased by UAH 1.4 billion through the 24th stock issue.

The Bank was awarded with the title The Best Mortgage Program of the Year, The Best Deposit Program and the Best Car Lending Program by the Ukrainian nomination program “The Choice of the Year 2008”.

November

Raiffaisen Bank Aval repaid the syndicated loan of USD 200 million in full and in time. The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd (“BTMU”), Bayerische Landesbank, HSBC Bank plc and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. were the Bookrunners and the Mandated Lead Arrangers of the loan.

The Bank for the third year running was named Ukraine’s Best Banking Employer according to a survey commissioned by the Correspondent magazine and

conducted by the Gfk Ukraine company.

August

Raiffaisen Bank Aval topped the Cbonds rating of the best organizers of bond issues at the Ukrainian market in the first half of the year 2008. Raiffaisen Bank Aval was also among top three Ukrainian underwriters.

July

The Bank raised a USD 200 million Syndicated Term Loan Facility structured with two tranches; a 364-day tranche for USD 83.5 million and a 2-year tranche for USD 116.5 million.

June

Raiffeisen Bank Aval was named the best company of Ukraine in the banking and financial sector in 2008 as stated in Best Company Rating in CEE countries, published by Euromoney Magazine (Great Britain).

December

The Bank’s equity was increased by UAH 1.5 billion through the 23rd stock issue.

The Moody’s agency assigned the Baa1/Aaa.ua rating to Raiffeisen Bank Aval bonds.

Raiffeisen Bank Aval was awarded as the Best Bank of the Year 2007 within the framework of the MasterCard Bank of the Year 2007 contest.

November

The Banker magazine named Raiffeisen Bank Aval as the Bank of the Year in Ukraine.

July

Raiffeisen Bank Aval was recognized as the Most Capitalized Ukrainian Bank by results of 2006 according to the rating “TOP-100. Best Companies of Ukraine” of Invest Gazette and Delo weekly.

April

Raiffeisen Bank Aval raised the largest syndicated term loan amounted to USD 500 million.

November

The Bank was awarded "Choice of the Year 2006" for the best mortgage program.

October

The international rating agency Moody’s assigned the bank the long-term and short-term local currency ratings Baa1/Prime-2. The outlook for all the ratings is "stable".
The agency assigned the Bank the top rating Aaa.ua by the national scale.

September

The Joint Stock Postal-Pension Bank Aval was renamed into the Open Joint Stock Company "Raiffeisen Bank Aval".

July

Bank Aval and Raiffeisen-Leasing International GmbH (Vienna) established the universal leasing company Raiffeisen Leasing Aval.

The British magazine Euromoney named Bank Aval "Best Bank in Ukraine".

The Bank obtained an EBRD loan of USD 50 million for SME support.

April

Bank Aval joined the three best employers among Ukraine’s banks according to the rating, made by the marketing company GFK Ukraine on the demand of the Correspondent magazine.

January

The Bank’s branches were recognized among the best ones by results of the "CLUB-500" program, initiated by Western Union among its 500 best agents in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia in 2005.

The Bank was once again named the most active user of the Reuters Dealing system among Ukrainian banks by results of 2005.

The USA Ministry of Agriculture (USDA) gave its approval for Bank Aval to take part in the export credit guarantees program (GSM-102) of financing commercial supplies of American agricultural products to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine during 2006 financial year.

December

The shareholders approved the new composition of the bank’s Supervisory Board. It was composed of Herbert Stepic, CEO of Raiffeisen International, Jeffry Millikan, CIS Regional Director, Head of RI Strategy and Provision Department, Martin Grüll, CFO, RI Board member, Aris Bogdaneris, RI Board member, and Heinz Wiedner, Operations Head, RI Board member.

By results of 2005, Bank Aval was recognized the most active bank among Ukrainian banks by the number of talks, conducted within the frames of the system Reuters Dealing in 2005.

The total volume of the resources, attracted by Bank Aval from international financial organizations and foreign banks in 2005, exceeded USD 500 million, what was the highest result among Ukrainian banks. Last year, Bank Aval became the first bank among Ukrainian banks, which got hryvnia resources from three international investment funds for their further allocation on deposits to a total sum above UAH 910 million.

October

The closure of the transaction of acquisition of 93.5 per cent of the bank’s shares by the Raiffeisen International group. The sum of the transaction was record for the banking sector of Ukraine and CIS countries and amounted to USD 1.028 billion.

The National Bank of Ukraine confirmed Volodymyr Lavrenchuk’s appointment as Chairman of the bank’s Board.

The authorized capital of Raiffeisen Bank Aval increased by UAH 500 million to UAH 1,5 billion.

August

The majority shareholders of Bank Aval took a decision on the sale of 93.5 per cent of the shares, being their property, to the group Raiffeisen International (Vienna, Austria).

July

Bank Aval ranked among the ten most capitalized enterprises of Ukraine according to the rating “TOP-100. The Rating of Ukraine’s Best Companies”, composed by the Investgazeta weekly.

May

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development recognized Bank Aval as one of the most active banks in the region of the South-Eastern Europe and the former USSR countries within the frames of the Trade Facilitation Program (TFP).

The agency Moody’s gave Bank Aval the long-term rating B2 and the short-term rating Not-Prime for foreign currency deposits, and also the D-rating of its financial stability (RFS). All the ratings have a stable prognosis.

April

Four branches of the bank were ranked the best in different nominations of the Western Union's project “Top Teams Ukraine”.

January

The transaction between Bank Aval, Deutsche Bank AG London (Deutsche Bank), Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG (RZB) and Raiffeisenbank Ukraine on the arrangement of a syndicated credit amounting to USD 45 million in 2004 was recognized by the magazine Global Trade Review as “Best Transaction-2004”.

December

IFC and Bank Aval signed an agreement on granting financing totaled USD 35 mn, out of which USD 20 mn constituted a subordinated credit and USD 15 mn made a principal credit.

November

Bank Aval became an authorized bank for placement of temporarily free funds of the Kyiv budget in foreign and national currencies on deposit accounts.

Raiffeisen Bank Aval Bank and Standard Bank signed the credentials on increasing the syndicated credit of 2003 up to 30-50 mn US dollars and its prolongation for a year — till December 2005.

Raiffeisen Bank Aval Bank and EBRD signed an agreement on implementation of the project of mortgage crediting development and opening a corresponding credit line amounted to USD 10 mn.

October

The Bank’s Aval total volume of net assets reached Hr 12 bn.

September

The bank became an exclusive supplier to Ukraine of 45 kinds of gold coins and 70 kinds of silver coins of top quality, manufactured by mints of Australia, Greece and Great Britain.

June

The bank’s authorized capital reached Hr 1 bn, having increased by Hr 200 mn as a result of subscription for ordinary shares of the bank of the 20th issue and preference shares of the 1st issue.

Bank Aval obtained a certificate of state registration of the corporate and the open non-governmental pension funds (NPF), which became the first NPF officially registered in Ukraine in line with the requirements of the current legislation.

May

The international auditor Ernst & Young completed an audit of the consolidated balance of Bank Aval, changes in the size of its equity capital and profit reporting by results of activities in 2003, which certified adequacy of book-keeping and credibility of its financial reporting, as of 31 December, 2003.

Mykhailo Horovenko, who had formerly occupied the post of Deputy Chairman of the bank’s Board for Personnel and Regional Network Development, was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the bank.

The Bank Aval was positioned the first in the rating “TOP-100. Largest Banks by an Amount of Net Assets for 2003”, held by Investhazeta within the framework of the project “TOP-100. Best Companies of the Financial Sector”.

April

EBRD recognized Bank Aval as one of the largest dynamic banks in the region of the Central/Eastern Europe and countries of the former USSR within the framework of the trade assistance program.

Bank Aval took first place in the nomination “Bank” of the all-Ukrainian rating “Consumer Preferences of Ukraine-2003”, held by the non-governmental analytical center “The Institute of Reforms”.

February

The Bank started commercial operation of the largest, the only in Ukraine project of implementation an integrated banking system for retail business, based on Bankmaster RS.

January

Bank Aval completely fulfilled the main tasks of its business plan for 2003.

The financial result of the Bank Aval for 2003 made up Hr 12 mn after taxation (by results of 2002, it amounted to Hr 4.4 mn).

December

The total volume of net assets of the Bank Aval reached UAH 10 billion.

November

The bank’s authorized capital reached the record mark for Ukrainian banking system — UAH 800 million.

Chairman of the bank’s board took seventh place in the rating of best top-managers of Ukraine “TOP-100” and first place in the branch rating “Best Top-Managers in the Banking Sector” of the Ukrayinska Investytsiyna Hazeta Ukrainian Investment Newspaper).

October

Bank Aval Bank passed certification on servicing of chip payment cards MasterCard and Visa Int. of the EMV standard.

Bank Aval Bank won the tender for servicing of an advance credit of the World Bank on financing development of the countryside.

Bank Aval Bank was recognized “The Best Bank of Kyiv in 2003”, — by results of an opinion poll among readers of the newspaper Kiev Post.

September

The bank was among the winners of the rating of the “Companion” magazine called “20 Companies Which Inspire”, having taken first place among banks of Ukraine and twelfth place among companies of all branches of the economy embraced by the rating.

EBRD granted the Bank Aval the second tranche of a credit line aimed at supporting of small- and medium-scale enterprises.

17 branches of the bank came into 500 best Western Union points in Europe, at Middle East and in Africa.

August

The bank placed in full its own bond loan totaled UAH 80 million.

July

The International magazine of financial markets Euromoney in its annual rating of best banks of the world “Awards for Excellence-2003” named Bank Aval Bank the Best Bank of Ukraine. (Euromoney. — July 2003, №411, Awards for Excellence, p.39).

June

Honorary President of Bank Aval Fedir Shpyg headed the Council of the Association of Ukrainian Banks — the largest bank association in Ukraine.

The bank placed the first in the rating “The Bank Enjoying Trust” — by results of the all-Ukrainian investigation made by the ~ing]DIVISION Company.

May

The Ministry for Situations of Emergency recognized the bank to be the winner in the tender for purchase of banking services.

April

Bank Aval took first place among banks of Ukraine in the rating of recognition by the population — by results of the investigation made by the GfK-USM Company.

March

Bank Aval was recognized the winner of the second All-Ukrainian contest among open joint-stock companies and enterprises — issuers of bonds for the best regular information on financial and economic activities in 2002.

January

Bank Aval was recognized the Best Bank of 2002 by results of a financial rating of the all-Ukrainian daily “Biznes” — “The Bank , Where You Would Like to Place Your Deposit”.

December

The Chairman of the Board of Bank Aval Alexander Derkach took 8th place in the rating of the best top-managers of Ukraine “Top 100 management” and 1st place in the branch rating “Best top-managers in banking sector” carried out by “Ukrainian Investment Newspaper”.

Authorized capital of the bank reached a record level for the Ukrainian banking system: 500 million hryvnas.

November

EBRD granted the Bank Aval the next tranche to the sum of 3 million US dollars under the microcrediting program and opened the direct credit line to the sum of 10 million US dollars for financing agricultural enterprises.

The Bank Aval introduced a package of special programms on medium-term crediting of enterprises of agroindustrial complex for purchase of fixed assets: agricultural machinery, equipment and other capital goods.

October

The bank entered the list “Top 100 banks of Central and Eastern Europe” of the rating agency Standard&Roor's.

Independent rating agency “Credit-Rating” declared revision of Bank Aval bank credit rating upwards.

Luhansk directorate carried out the largest salary project of 2002 — for employees of Alchevsky metallurgical plant (22 thousand cards).

September

The Chairman of the Board of Bank Aval Alexander Derkach entered the list of “10 best top-managers of Ukraine” carried out by “Kompanjon” magazine and approved by auditing company Ernst & Young.

The total number of cash dispensers of Bank Aval reached 300. The total amount of payment cards issued exceeded 700 thousand cards.

August

The bank started handling the project on sale of the prepaid services of mobile communication, IP-telephony and Internet access through the network of the regional departments.

July

The Bank Aval successfully repaid the indebtedness to 42 thousand investors of the bank “Ukraina” to the sum of 182 million hryvnas through its own unique system of urgent money transfers “Aval-Express”.

EBRD confirmed the Bank Aval limit under the international trade promotion program which provides confirmation of documentary credits and bank guarantees opened by participants of the program to the sum of 6 million USD.

The chief accountant of Sevastopol branch of the bank Natalia Lyah was declared the best specialist in accounting and reawarded with honourable diploma by results of all-Ukraine action “Best accountant of Ukraine” carried out by the editiors of newspaper “All about accounting”.

June

Bank Aval started implementing the largest project in Ukraine on introduction of the integrated banking system for retail business on the basis of BankmasterRS

software.

The bank started the long-term crediting of the Ukrainian importers in the framework of the agreement with “Bankgesellschaft Berlin” (Germany) on purchasing goods for capital construction.

The corporate site of the JSPPB Bank Aval took the second place in nomination “Corporate sites” during the 3rd International festival of advertising in Kyiv.

May

The auditing company Ernst & Young once more confirmed the financial condition of the Bank Aval as satisfactory. In accordance with conclusion of the auditors, adequacy of the bank capital reached 14,32 % that exceeds nearly twice the minimum level established by the National Bank of Ukraine and recommended by the Bazel agreement.

The bank started carrying out transfers in foreign currency through its own system of urgent money transfers “Aval-Express”.

The Bank was declared as the winner of the tender on appointment of the agent bank repaying the indebtedness to creditors — individual persons of the bank “Ukraina”.

April

The Bank Aval entered the market with a new bank product: interest rate option. It is the the obligation of the seller to give the interbank credit, the sum, interest rate and term of which are agreed while selling option.

March

27th of March — Joint-Stock Post Pension Bank Aval celebrated the tenth anniversary of its activity.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada and National Bank of Ukraine rewarded a number of directors of oblast directorates as well as some employees with Diplomas and memorable decorations for great services they rendered to Ukraine, for the important contribution to its development, high professionalism and long service in the banking system of Ukraine.

Vice-Chairman of the Board Ivan Pinchuk and the director of the Luhansk oblast directorate Alexander Milaj were rewarded with Order of Merit of 3rd degree by the Decree of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma for important contribution in their professional activity.

The first Vice-Chairman of the Board Ivan Voloshko and the director of Dnepropetrovsk directorate Gennady Malashenko were confered the title “Honoured economist of Ukraine”.

Labour collective of the Bank Aval was rewarded with Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for its professionalism and important contribution to the development of Ukrainian agroindustrial complex.

The President of the bank Fedir Shpig was elected the People's Deputy of Ukraine for the second time.

February

The Bank Aval and the state mail service enterprise “Ukrpochta” signed an agreement on rendering services of payment of Western Union transfers.

December

the Bank “Aval" suggested the possibility of paying by card for goods purchased over the Internet.

Chairman of the Board Oleksandr Derkach again recognized as the best in nominations "banker of the year” by the results of financial rating of the weekly “Business” in 2001 year.

November

the Bank “Aval" has strengthened its position as the leader of banking system of Ukraine, taking first place in the volume of credit-investment portfolio, net assets, share capital and the number of accounts of legal entities.

the Bank sold the largest in the Ukraine in 2000 year card salary project with the holding company “the company" (the number of emitted cards — 8000).

the Bank “Aval" produced the 200 thousandth payment card.

October

we have implemented a service “Mobile banking" cardholders — mobile users’.

September

the Bank began to carry out urgent transfers in national currency on the basis of its own software system “Aval-Express”.

there was a tournament on prizes of the club «Leather m’s ball” for support the Bank "Aval", which was attended by 40 thousand. children's teams.

August

the Bank's Loan portfolio has reached 2 billion.

July

the Bank “Aval" first in Ukraine has started payment of pensions for the cards "ONIX-pension”.

April

the Bank's Own capital amounted to 44 210 000 USD the audit firm Arthur Andersen.

March

the Number of corporate customers reached 100 thousand.

January

Started working round-the-clock call centre customer support.