EUR 3000000000 debt issuance programme, 10 ... - Volksbank AG

10. GENERAL INFORMATION
(1) The establishment of the Debt Issuance Programme was authorised by a resolution of the board of the
directors of the Issuer passed on 27 November 2008. The Issuer will obtain all specific necessary consents,
approvals and authorisations in Luxembourg and Austria prior to the issue of each Series of Securities.
(2) Each Security will bear the following legend: “Any United States person who holds this obligation will be
subject to limitations under the United States income tax laws, including the limitations provided in Sections
165(j) and 1287(a) of the Internal Revenue Code”.
(3) Securities may be accepted for clearance through Clearstream AG or any other Clearing System as may be
agreed between the Issuer, the relevant Paying Agent and the Subscriber. The common code and the ISIN and
(where applicable) the identification number for any other relevant Clearing System for each Series of Securities
will be set out in the relevant Final Terms.
(4) The address of Clearstream AG is Neue Börsenstrasse 1, D-60487 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Addresses
of alternative Clearing Systems will be specified in the applicable Final Terms.
(5) The issue price and the amount of the relevant Securities will be determined before filing of the relevant
Final Terms of each Tranche based on the then prevailing market conditions. Where for a particular Tranche
of Securities the issue price or aggregate principal amount are not fixed at the time of issue, the Final Terms
shall describe the procedures for calculation and publication of such information. Save in this instance, the
Issuer does not intend to provide any post-issue information in relation to any issues of Securities.
(6) For so long as Securities may be issued pursuant to this Prospectus and are outstanding, the following
documents will be available, during usual business hours, for inspection at the registered office of the Issuer
and the specified offices of the Austrian Paying Agent:
(i) the Security Subscription and Main Compartment Asset Purchase Agreement;
(ii) the Account and Main Compartment Asset Custody Agreement;
(iii) the Derivative Agreements;
(each of the foregoing, in respect of an individual Compartment of the Issuer)
(iv) the Agency Agreement (which include the form of the Global Notes);
(v) the Cash Management Agreement;
(vi) the Management Agreement;
(vii) the Corporate Administration Agreement;
(viii) the Articles of the Issuer;
(ix) the most recent audited annual report of the VBAG Group and its audited consolidated annual accounts of
for the two most recent financial years at the relevant time, as well as the opening accounts and the most recent
annual accounts of the Issuer (dated 22 June and 31 December 2007 respectively) as well as any financial
statements of the Issuer drawn up since the date of this Prospectus;
(x) the Conditions and each Final Terms for Securities issued by the Issuer;
(xi) a copy of this Prospectus together with any supplement to this Prospectus or further prospectus (also
available on the Austrian Paying Agent’s internet site (www.volksbank.at/levade)); and
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