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Report of Supervisory Board
During 2000, the Supervisory Board was regularly informed by the Management Board about the
course of business and of the status of Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG and the
Supervisory board performed all the duties required by law and set out in Erste Bank’s Articles
of Association.
The consolidated accounts, including the consolidated status report, were audited by Sparkassen-Pürfungsverband
and by EIDOS Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und
Steuerberatungsgesellschaft. The final result of the audit gave no cause for complaint and an unqualified
audit certificate was issued.
The Supervisory Board has accepted the result of the audit and has approved the status report
submitted by the Management Board as well as its proposal concerning the distribution of
profits. The Supervisory Board has accordingly sanctioned the 2000 annual accounts, which are
therefore approved with Section 125 clause 2 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act and has taken
note of the consolidated annual accounts.
Vienna, April 2001
Herbert Schimetschek mp
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Erste Bank 2000 131