Press Releases 2008

18.12.2008
HypoVereinsbank assigns facility management to STRABAG Property and Facility Services
  • Annual contract volume in the mid-size double-digit million-Euro area
  • Technical, commercial and infrastructural facility management in approx. 1,000 HVB properties in Germany
05.12.2008
STRABAG subsidiary ZIPP modernises Bratislava airport for € 86 million
  • Building and reconstruction of the terminal
  • Share of ZIPP 100 %
28.11.2008
STRABAG SE: Solid 9M earnings - Again record order backlog
  • Again record order backlog of approx. € 14 billion – increase of 29 % over first nine months of 2007
  • Output volume +23 % to € 9,381.8 million in the first nine months of 2008 – EBITDA and EBIT up 22 % and 16 % respectively – consolidated earnings after minorities up 73 %
  • Outlook 2008 confirmed: expected growth of output volume to about € 13.3 billion – increase of EBIT margin and even more significant growth of net margin after minorities forecasted
30.10.2008
Recent STRABAG acquisition Kirchner wins € 340 million deal in Poland
  • Construction of Bielsko-Biała bypass as part of upgrade of S1 and S69 expressways
  • Kirchner’s share 32 %
  • Deal brings STRABAG’s order backlog in Poland to € 1.6 billion
23.10.2008
STRABAG consortium awarded € 500 million order for construction of Wrocław bypass in Poland
  • Contract raises STRABAG order backlog in Poland to about € 1.5 billion
  • Construction time of 29 months, STRABAG share 70 %
07.10.2008
STRABAG SE gets regulatory approval for acquisition of Kirchner
  • Kirchner to remain independent brand and company
  • Company headquarters to stay in Bad Hersfeld
  • Full consolidation from third quarter 2008
29.09.2008
STRABAG SE postpones plans for the expansion of its cement strategy outside its Central European core markets
  • Cement plans in Russia are not pursued at the moment
  • Cement plant in Hungary is build according to plan – End of construction in Q3/2010
  • Equity ratio continues to be high at 35 %
25.09.2008
STRABAG SE Annual Report wins Gold and Silver at ARC Awards in New York
  • STRABAG SE Annual Report 2007 awarded two prizes
  • Gold for „Overall Annual Report: Construction & Building“
  • Silver for „Printing & Production: Construction & Building“
17.09.2008
ZÜBLIN: Significant defeat for shareholder Lenz
  • Federal Court of Justice rejected the leaves to appeal of the Lenz family
  • Judgment of lower instances is therewith legally binding
  • Hans Peter Haselsteiner: „Judgment is defeat to the Lenz family“
29.08.2008
STRABAG SE: Double-digit growth in the first six months 2008 - Upgraded outlook
  • Record order backlog of € 13.7 billion – increase of 28 % over first half of 2007 – Russia’s share 15 %
  • Output volume +19 % to € 5,296.8 million in first half of 2008 – EBIT seasonally negative – annual profit after minority interests enters plus to € 1.0 million
  • Outlook 2008 upgraded: expected growth of construction output to +25 % – increase of EBIT by nearly +30 % – increased margins for consolidated result as well
13.08.2008
STRABAG SE subsidiary gets oders of € 375 million in Polish transportation infrastructure
  • STRABAG SE`s Polish subsidiary gets three important contracts in the transportation infrastructure segment
  • Largest order is a 14 km section of highway A1
07.08.2008
Minority shareholder Lenz blocks capital increase at Ed. Zueblin AG
  • Improvement of equity ratio of Ed. ZÜBLIN AG necessary
  • Majority shareholder STRABAG SE filed a motion for capital increase by up to € 150 million
  • Lenz withdraws own motion for capital increase during ZÜBLIN general meeting
31.07.2008
STRABAG SE acquires Austrian and Hungarian operations of building materials market leader CEMEX
  • Takeover of 100 % of CEMEX Austria and CEMEX Hungaria
  • Acquisition strengthens STRABAG’s position in concrete, stone and gravel production in Austria and Hungary
  • 1.012 employees and annual revenues of € 257 million in 2007
28.07.2008
STRABAG SE acquires a further 21.13 percent of German subsidiary STRABAG AG
  • Following public purchase offer, STRABAG SE now holds 87.72 % of STRABAG AG, Cologne
  • STRABAG SE sees bid as a success
23.07.2008
STRABAG SE acquires Deutsche Telekom facility management subsidiary
  • DeTeImmobilien becomes part of STRABAG Group
  • In 2007, DeTeImmobilien employed 6,240 employees and generated about € 1 billion
  • STRABAG pursues strategy of expanding its competencies in construction-related services
17.06.2008
STRABAG SE makes public purchase offer for shares of german subsidiary STRABAG AG, Cologne
  • Voluntary public purchase offer made to shareholders of STRABAG AG, Cologne
  • Offer runs from 17 June 2008 until 22 July 2008, 4:00 p.m. (CEST)
  • Offer price of € 260 per no-par share
  • Free-float of STRABAG AG, Cologne, currently 33.4 %
16.06.2008
STRABAG wins large-scale Western High-Speed Diameter project in Russia
  • 8-lane, 46.6 km ring motorway around Saint Petersburg
  • Construction to start in 2009, contract volume of more than € 5 billion
30.05.2008
STRABAG SE: First Quarter 2008 in line with expectations
  • Record order backlog of € 12.6 billion – growth of 17 % over the end of 2007 – Russia’s share € 2 billion
  • Construction output volume +12 % to € 1,922.6 million in the first quarter 2008
  • Forecast unchanged: construction output volume to grow by 15 % in 2008 – growth of EBIT margin by 50 basis points expected
29.05.2008
STRABAG SE – first time 100 percent ownership of highway concession
  • STRABAG SE acquires most significant toll motorway in CEE: M5 in Hungary with 156 km length
  • Total volume of this transaction amounts to € 257 million
28.05.2008
Further large order for STRABAG SE subsidiary in Algeria
  • DYWIDAG International GmbH awarded tender to build extension of Algiers Metro line 1
  • 4 km section includes 2.7 km tunnel, four stations, one bridge and a river crossing
  • Volume of order about € 252 million, DYWIDAG’s share 51%
19.05.2008
STRABAG SE acquires substantial share package just below majority of toll collection specialist EFKON
  • STRABAG SE undertakes market entry into market for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  • Cover of entire value-added chain and one-stop shop for infrastructure facilities
08.05.2008
Austria´s STRABAG SE acquires Swiss STRABAG group
  • StraBAG Group with revenue of € 27.6 million in 2007, 168 employees
  • Main business activity in the areas of road construction, civil engineering and underground construction as well as paving and surfacing
30.04.2008
STRABAG SE reports record order backlog and boosts margins in 2007
  • With order backlog of € 10.7 billion at 31 December 2007, € 10 billion mark crossed for first time
  • High growth of plus 13% of EBITDA margin (6.0%) and plus 9% of EBIT margin (3.2%)
24.04.2008
First contract for STRABAG in Sochi
  • STRABAG AG receives contract for rebuilding of International Airport Adler
  • Total project volume € 62 million
18.04.2008
STRABAG SE extends market leadership in Poland and Germany, aquires german construction SME KIRCHNER
  • STRABAG acquires majority stake (80 %) in KIRCHNER, German construction SME
  • KIRCHNER: core competencies in Transportation Infrastructures
  • Strategy: strengthen existing raw materials base, local presence and use capacities on Polish market
03.04.2008
STRABAG SE to acquire Swedish construction firm ODEN
  • Market entry in transportation infrastructures in Scandinavia
  • ODEN generates € 121 million in revenues with 400 employees in 2007
  • STRABAG takes 85 % shareholding, previous management remains invested
10.03.2008
STRABAG SE acquires stake in Kirchhoff
  • The controlling family which owns Baden-Württemberg’s leading transportation infrastructure firm F. Kirchhoff AG voted at an extraordinary general meeting on 6 March 2008 to increase the company’s capital and approve a majority stake for STRABAG.
21.02.2008
STRABAG acquires majority in Albania’s third largest construction company
  • STRABAG acquires 51 % in construction company “Trema Engineering 2 Sh. P.K.”
  • Trema generated revenues of approximately € 19 million in 2006
  • Is among the top 3 construction companies in Albania
  • Primary activity is the realisation of comprehensive construction projects in building construction and civil engineering
04.02.2008
STRABAG acquires italian construction company ADANTI SPA
  • Acquisition enables STRABAG`s final entry into the Italian market
  • Adanti SpA with revenues of € 160m in 2007, 370 employees
24.01.2008
STRABAG and Russian real estate developer conclude strategic partnership
  • Real estate developer OTKRYTIE commissions STRABAG as general contractor
  • Current project volume € 275 million, additional € 390 million are negotiated
  • Europe`s largest developer PIK commissions STRABAG als general contractror
  • Project volume € 80 million, total project investment of € 550 million planned by 2012
24.01.2008
STRABAG'S M6 toll Motorway project is European PPP DEAL OF THE YEAR
  • Industry journal PFI chooses STRABAG’s M6 motorway project in Hungary as PPP Deal of the Year
  • Financing of over € 1 billion completed in record time
23.01.2008
STRABAG aquires czech bridge construction specialist JHP
  • Subject to approval of antitrust authority STRABAG acquires 100 %
  • JHP posted revenue of approx. € 26.5 million and employs 280 people
23.01.2008
STRABAG Consortium wins tender for construction of motorway S8 in Poland
  • Total volume approx. € 490 million
  • STRABAG share 27 %
10.01.2008
STRABAG and SIEMENS conclude strategic partnership for Sochi
  • STRABAG signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siemens on cooperation in infrastructure projects for 2014 Winter Olympics.
  • MoU covers joint bidding for large-scale projects in Sochi.
08.01.2008
STRABAG expects long-term activity in Libya
  • Modernisation of urban infrastructure in Tajura, Libya, within four-year period
  • € 434 million order pushes total order backlog on the African continent to € 639 million
  • Strong growth of order backlog expected in 2008