Base Prospectus RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL AG EUR

This document constitutes two base prospectuses of Raiffeisen Bank International AG: (i) the base prospectus in respect of non-equity securities within the meaning of Art. 22 No. 6 (4) of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 (the "Commission Regulation") and (ii) the base prospectus in respect of Covered Bank Bonds (together, the "Base Prospectus" or the "Prospectus"). Base Prospectus RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL AG EUR 25,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme for the issue of Notes (as defined herein) Under the EUR 25,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme described in this Base Prospectus (the "Programme"), Raiffeisen Bank International AG may from time to time issue notes in bearer form (the "Bearer Notes") and Covered Bank Bonds (Fundierte Bankschuldverschreibungen) in bearer form ("Covered Bank Bonds" and together with the Bearer Notes, the "Notes"). The aggregate principal amount of Notes (issued under the Programme) outstanding will not at any time exceed EUR 25,000,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies). This Prospectus constitutes a prospectus as defined in Article 5.4 of Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended (the "Prospectus Directive"). Application has been made to list Notes issued under the Programme on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, to admit Notes to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and application may be made to admit Notes on the Second Regulated Market (Geregelter Freiverkehr) of the Vienna Stock Exchange or on any other stock exchange. The Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the Second Regulated Market (Geregelter Freiverkehr) of the Vienna Stock Exchange are regulated markets for the purposes of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2004/39/EEC (a "Regulated Market"). The Issuer has requested the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") in its capacity as competent authority under the Luxembourg act relating to prospectuses for securities (Loi relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières, the "Luxembourg Law") which implements the Prospectus Directive into Luxembourg law to provide the competent authority in the Federal Republic of Germany ("Germany") and in the Republic of Austria ("Austria") with a certificate of approval attesting that the Prospectus has been drawn up in accordance with the Loi relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières ("Notification"). The Issuer may request the CSSF to provide competent authorities in additional Member States within the European Economic Area with a Notification. Notes will be issued in tranches (each a "Tranche"), each Tranche consisting of Notes which are identical in all respects. One or more Tranches, which are expressed to be consolidated and form a single series and are identical in all respects, but may have different issue dates, interest commencement dates, issue prices and dates for first interest payments may form a series ("Series") of Notes. Further Notes may be issued as part of an existing Series. The specific terms of each Tranche will be determined at the time of offering of such Tranche based on then prevailing market conditions and will be set forth in the applicable final terms (the "Final Terms") (the form of which is contained herein). Arranger Deutsche Bank Dealers Barclays BNP PARIBAS BofA Merrill Lynch Citigroup Crédit Agricole CIB Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank DZ BANK AG HSBC J.P. Morgan Morgan Stanley Rabobank International Raiffeisen Bank International AG Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking UBS Investment Bank The date of this Base Prospectus is 26 June 2012. It is valid for a period of twelve months from its date of publication. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT Raiffeisen Bank International AG (the "Issuer" or "RBI", formerly Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG – "RI"; and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "RBI Group") accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Prospectus. The Issuer declares, having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case, that to the best of the knowledge of the Issuer the information contained in this Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. CONSENT TO USE THE PROSPECTUS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 (2) OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE The Issuer has not given its general consent pursuant to Article 3 (2) of the Prospectus Directive to the use of this Prospectus for offers by Dealers and/or further financial intermediaries or third persons. The Issuer reserves the right to give such consent in the context of a specific offer / issue of a Series / Tranche either by way of a supplement to this Prospectus or by including an explicit written statement in the respective Final Terms specifying the identity of the Dealers and/or further financial intermediaries or third persons entitled to use this Prospectus as well as the period for which such consent has been given and the offer period upon which the subsequent resale or final placement may be made by such authorized persons. The Issuer will give such consent only for the Member States which will be specified in the Final Terms of the relevant Series / Tranche. The Issuer accepts responsibility for the content of the Prospectus also with respect to the subsequent resale or the final placement of the Notes by the Dealers and/or further financial intermediaries or third persons specified in the supplement or in the Final Terms of the relevant Series / Tranche, which have been given the Issuer‘s consent to use the Prospectus. In the event of an offer made by a Dealer and/or further financial intermediary or third person authorized by the Issuer to use the Prospectus, such Dealer, financial intermediary or third person has to provide information to investors on the terms and conditions of the offer at the time the offer is made. Any new information with respect to the Dealers and/or further financial intermediaries or third persons authorized by the Issuer to use the Prospectus will be published on the website of the Issuer www.rbinternational.com. IMPORTANT NOTICE This Prospectus is to be read in conjunction with all documents which are incorporated herein by reference in accordance with Article 28 of the European Commission Regulation No. 809/2004 dated 29 April 2004, as amended from time to time (see General Information - Documents Incorporated by Reference) and may only be used for the purposes for which it has been published. No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in this Prospectus in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Issuer or any of the dealers (the "Dealers") or as approval of the use of this Prospectus. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made in connection herewith shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Issuer since the date hereof or the date upon which this Prospectus has been most recently supplemented or that there has been no adverse change in the financial position of the Issuer since the date hereof or the date upon which this Prospectus has been most recently supplemented or that any other information supplied in connection with the Programme is correct as of any time subsequent to the date on which it is supplied or, if different, the date indicated in the document containing the same. The Issuer has undertaken with the Dealers to supplement this Prospectus or publish a new Prospectus if and when the information herein should become materially inaccurate or incomplete, and has further agreed with the Dealers to furnish a supplement to the Prospectus in the event of any significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to the information included in this Prospectus which is capable of affecting the assessment of the Notes and which arises or is noted between the time when this Prospectus has been approved and the final closing of any tranche of Notes offered to the public or, as the case may be, when trading of any tranche of Notes on a Regulated Market begins, whichever occurs later, in respect of Notes issued on the basis of this Prospectus. - 2 - The Dealers have not separately verified the information contained in this Prospectus. None of the Dealers makes any representation, express or implied, or accepts any responsibility, with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information in this Prospectus. Neither this Prospectus nor any other financial statements are intended to provide the basis of any credit or other evaluation and should not be considered as a recommendation by any of the Issuer or the Dealers that any recipient of the Prospectus or any other financial statements should purchase the Notes. Each potential purchaser of Notes should determine for itself the relevance of the information contained in this Prospectus and its purchase of Notes should be based upon such investigation as it deems necessary. None of the Dealers undertakes to review the financial condition or affairs of the Issuer during the life of the arrangements contemplated by this Prospectus nor to advise any investor or potential investor in the Notes of any information coming to the attention of any of the Dealers. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Dealers to subscribe for, or purchase, any Notes. The CSSF gives no undertaking as to the economic and financial opportuness of the transactions under the Programme and the quality or solvency of the Issuer in line with the provisions of article 7(7) of the Luxembourg Law.

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