The audit committee described under “C” Rule 34 met in April 2010 to review and prepare the 2009 financial statement, to draw up a proposal for the appointment of the external auditor and to confer on all matters relating to the Group’s financial reporting. A further meeting was held to appraise the Group’s internal audit, risk management procedures and internal control system. The members of the Audit Committee were Alfred Hutterer (Chairman), Rainer Siegel and Rudolf Aichinger.