Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - L-Bank
Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - L-Bank
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EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION<br />
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain information concerning the exchange rates<br />
between Euros and U.S. dollars based on the noon buying rates in The City of New York for cable transfers in<br />
Euros, as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve <strong>Bank</strong> of New York (the “Noon Buying Rates”<br />
and each a “Noon Buying Rate”):<br />
Period End (1) Average (1)(2)<br />
($ per EUR 1.00)<br />
2002................................................ 1.0485 0.9454<br />
2003................................................ 1.2597 1.1321<br />
2004................................................ 1.3538 1.2438<br />
2005................................................ 1.1842 1.2449<br />
2006 (through November 9) ............................. 1.2835 1.2574<br />
(1) The Noon Buying Rates at each period end and with respect to the average for each period differed from the<br />
exchange rates used in the preparation of our financial statements.<br />
Source: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5a/, http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G5/ and<br />
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/Hist/dat00_eu.txt.<br />
(2) The average of the Noon Buying Rates on the last business day of each month during the relevant period.<br />
Monthly Average Exchange Rates<br />
Euro to U.S. Dollar (1)<br />
2005 January .................................................. 1.3123<br />
February ................................................. 1.3013<br />
March ................................................... 1.3185<br />
April .................................................... 1.2943<br />
May..................................................... 1.2697<br />
June ..................................................... 1.2155<br />
July ..................................................... 1.2041<br />
August .................................................. 1.2295<br />
September ................................................ 1.2234<br />
October .................................................. 1.2022<br />
November ................................................ 1.1789<br />
December ................................................ 1.1861<br />
2006 January .................................................. 1.2126<br />
February ................................................. 1.1940<br />
March ................................................... 1.2028<br />
April .................................................... 1.2273<br />
May..................................................... 1.2767<br />
June ..................................................... 1.2661<br />
July ..................................................... 1.2681<br />
August .................................................. 1.2810<br />
September ................................................ 1.2722<br />
October .................................................. 1.2617<br />
(1) Source: Federal Reserve <strong>Bank</strong> of New York, Federal Reserve Statistical Release, Foreign Exchange Rates<br />
(monthly), http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G5/<br />
On November 9, 2006, the Noon Buying Rate between the Euro and U.S. dollar was EUR 1.00 =<br />
U.S.$1.2835.<br />
No representation is made that the Euro or U.S. dollar amounts referred to herein could have been or could<br />
be converted into Euro or U.S. dollars, as the case may be, at any particular rate.<br />
There are, except in limited embargo circumstances, no legal restrictions in Germany on international<br />
capital movements and foreign exchange transactions. However, for statistical purposes only, every individual or<br />
corporation residing in Germany must report to the Federal Central <strong>Bank</strong> (Deutsche Bundesbank), subject to a<br />
number of exceptions, any payment received from or made to an individual or a corporation resident outside<br />
Germany if such payment exceeds EUR 12,500 (or the equivalent in a foreign currency).<br />
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