Erste Bank JPMorgan Merrill Lynch International

Japan
The Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and
Exchange Law of Japan (as amended, the “FIEL”). The Offer Shares may not be offered or sold,
directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan or Japanese corporation,
except in accordance with the provisions of, or pursuant to an exemption available under, the
applicable laws and regulations of Japan including the FIEL. For the purpose hereof, “resident of
Japan” means an individual whose address is in Japan, and “Japanese corporation” means a legal
entity organized under the laws of Japan.
Restrictions on Resale
Each person exercising Subscription Rights in the Rights Offering in reliance on Rule 144A will be
required to sign and deliver an investment letter (a “QIB Investment Letter”) as described under “The
Offering — Special Considerations for U.S. Shareholders Regarding the Rights Offering” containing
(among other things) representations and undertakings substantially similar to the following, and each
purchaser of Offer Shares in the Global Offering within the United States in reliance on Rule 144A will
deemed to have represented and agreed as follows (terms used herein that are defined in Rule 144A
(“Rule 144A”) or Regulations S (“Regulations S”) under the Securities Act are used herein as defined
therein):
(1) You (A) are qualified institutional buyer, (B) are aware that the sale of the Offer Shares to you is
being made in reliance on Rule 144A and (C) are acquiring such Offer Shares for your own
account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, as the case may be.
(2) You understand that the Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act and may not be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (A) (i) to
a person who the purchaser reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer in a transaction
meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (ii) in an offshore transaction complying with Rule 903 or
Rule 904 of Regulation S or (iii) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act provided by Rule 144 thereafter (if available) and (B) in accordance with all applicable
securities laws of the states of the United States. No representation can be made as to the
availability of the exemption provided by Rule 144 for resales of the Offer Shares.
Offer Shares purchased by investors outside of Austria and the Czech Republic may be subject
to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted
under applicable securities laws and regulations. Investors should be aware that they may be required
to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time.
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