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UIAG - Preliminary group result for the
business year 2009/10
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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/Preliminary group result
UIAG - Preliminary group result for the business year 2009/10 Profit EUR 3.7 m Profit per share EUR 0.79 Further strengthening of company equity capital from EUR 44.0m to EUR 50.8m
UIAG-Group 2009/10 2008/09 Equity capital 52.08mEUR 55.90 mEUR Profit of the year 3.69 mEUR 3.88 mEUR Result from continuing operations -0.06mEUR -0.33 mEUR Result from discontinued operations 3.75 mEUR 4.21 mEUR Proft per share 0.79 EUR 0.66 EUR
Successful sale of shareholdings in Austria Email AG and Variofrom In the course of the year the shareholding in Austria Email AG (63.4%) was successfully sold to Buy-Out Central Europe II Beteiligungs-Invest AG and UIAG achieved a reflow of funds in the amount of EUR 20.9 m. Furthermore UIAG sold its shareholding in Varioform PET Verpackung GmbH (75.1%) to Gerot Lannach-group and obtained a reflow of funds in the amount of EUR 9.75m plus an earnout of EUR 0.75m at most.
Participation in captial increase of CROSS Industries AG: In the business year 2009/10 UIAG focussed on the consolidation of companies from the automotive industry. A first step was the acquisition of CROSS Industries AG in June 2010. UIAG participated in the capital increase, invested approximately EUR 31.37m and now holds 24.9% of CROSS Industries AG.
Change of stock market segment: In March 2010 UIAG shares were transferred from the Prime Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange to the Mid Market Continuous Trading Segment. Furthermore UIAG´s shareholder structure underwent changes in the course of the year.
Status Libro: This preliminary result is based on a possible provision of funds in connection with the former shareholding of UIAG with Libro AG. Audits are in progress. A final assessment can only be provided after the start of the trial in the criminal proceedings at the court of justice Wiener Neustadt in January 2011. The questioning of the defendants at the beginn of the trial may provide essential information for the assessment. Apart from the question of the possible provision of funds the audit of the annual financial statements is completed to the greatest possible extent, and the financial report for the business year 2009/10 will be published promptly after clarification.
The annual financial statements of the company will be available after issuance on the UIAG homepage http://www.uiag.at. The Annual General Meeting will take place in on 19 May 2010 at 3 pm in Vienna.
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Further inquiry note:
Vorstand der UIAG
DI Stefan Pierer
Tel.(Büro Wien): +43 (1) 405 97 71-0
mailto:office@uiag.at
Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: AT0000816301
WKN: 882788
Index: WBI, mid market
Börsen: Wien / Regulated free trade