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GLOSSARY AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
For ease of reference, the glossary below sets out certain abbreviations and meanings of certain
terms used in the Prospectus. Readers of the Prospectus should always have regard to the full
description of a term contained in the Prospectus.
2010 PD Amending
Directive
means the Directive 2010/73/EC of the European Parliament and
the Council of 24 November 2010
Austrian Banking Act The Austrian Banking Act 1993 as amended (Bankwesengesetz)
CEE Central Eastern Europe
Clearstream Clearstream Banking S.A.
Companies Register The Austrian companies register (Firmenbuch) at the Vienna
Commercial Court (Handelsgericht)
CSSF means the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory
Commission (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier),
the competent authority in Luxembourg for approving
prospectuses
EEA European Economic Area
Erste Group means the Erste Group Bank, together with its subsidiaries and
associated companies
Erste Group Bank Erste Group Bank AG, the ultimate parent company of Erste
Group, registered in the Companies Register under FN 33209m
ERSTE Foundation DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung
EUR Euro
EURIBOR The Euro Inter-bank Offered Rate
Euroclear Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
Euro-Zone The region comprising those member states of the EU that have
adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty
establishing the European Community (signed in Rome on 25
March 1957), as amended by the Treaty on the EU (signed in
Maastricht on 7 February 1992) and the Amsterdam Treaty of 2
October 1997, as further amended from time to time
Fixed Rate Notes Notes on which interest is fixed during the term of the Note.
Floating Rate Notes Notes on which interest is payable with a variable coupon, and
which are redeemed at par.
Haftungsverbund The guarantee system that was formed on the basis of a set of
agreements with the majority of the Austrian savings banks
ICMA means the International Capital Markets Association
ISDA means the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
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