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Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - L-Bank

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Independent Auditors’ Opinion<br />

We have audited the annual financial statements of <strong>Landeskreditbank</strong> <strong>Baden</strong>-Württemberg-Forderbank (“L-<br />

<strong>Bank</strong>” or “the <strong>Bank</strong>”), based in Karlsruhe, for the financial year ending December 31, 2004. The accounting and<br />

preparation of the financial statements and of the management report of the <strong>Bank</strong> in accordance with German<br />

commercial law are the responsibility of the Board of Management of L-<strong>Bank</strong>. Our responsibility is to express an<br />

opinion based on our audit of the financial statements and the management report of the <strong>Bank</strong>.<br />

We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with § 317 HGB (the German<br />

Commercial Code) and the generally accepted German standards for the audit of financial statements<br />

promulgated by the “Institut der Wirtschaftsprufer” (IDW, the German Institute of Certified Public Accountants).<br />

Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit in such a way as to obtain reasonable reassurance<br />

regarding the extent to which the presentation of the net assets, financial position and operational results of the<br />

<strong>Bank</strong>, both in the financial statements drawn up in accordance with the generally accepted German accounting<br />

principles, and in the management report of the <strong>Bank</strong>, are free of material misstatement. Knowledge of the<br />

business activities and the economic and legal environment of the <strong>Bank</strong>, as well as evaluations of possible<br />

misstatements, are all taken into account in determining the scope of the audit procedures. The effectiveness of<br />

the accounting-related internal controls and the evidence supporting the disclosures in the books of account and<br />

records, financial statements and management report of the <strong>Bank</strong>, are primarily examined on a test basis within<br />

the framework of the audit. The audit of the financial statements includes an assessment of the accounting<br />

principles applied and of significant estimates made by the Board of Management of L-<strong>Bank</strong>, as well as an<br />

evaluation of the overall presentation of the financial statements and management report of the <strong>Bank</strong>. We believe<br />

that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.<br />

Our audit did not lead to any objections.<br />

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the net assets, financial position and<br />

operational results of the <strong>Bank</strong> in accordance with the generally accepted German accounting principles. Overall,<br />

the management report of the <strong>Bank</strong> is an accurate representation of the position of the <strong>Bank</strong> and accurately<br />

reflects the risks entailed in its future development.<br />

Stuttgart, March 1, 2005<br />

PwC Deutsche Revision<br />

Aktiengesellschaft<br />

Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft<br />

(Schuldt) ......................................................................<br />

Auditor .......................................................................<br />

(ppa. Dr. Russ)<br />

Auditor<br />

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