Unternehmens Invest AG
Unternehmens Invest AG: 2004 FISCAL YEAR OF UNTERNEHMENS INVEST AG
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Unternehmens Invest AG: 2004 FISCAL YEAR OF UNTERNEHMENS INVEST AG
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Ad-hoc Announcement or Announcement as per Art. 15 WpHG by
Unternehmens Invest AG
April 13, 2005
2004 FISCAL YEAR OF UNTERNEHMENS INVEST AG
– UIAG returns to dividend distribution – 44 cent euro per share –
– Extensive funds for new investments
Vienna, April 13, 2005 – The Board of Management of Unternehmens Invest AG
(UIAG), listed in the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange, will propose
to the Annual General Meeting a return to dividend distribution in the amount
of 44 cent euro per share for the 2004 fiscal year. For UIAG, one of the
leading Austrian financing companies for medium-sized businesses, the
fiscal year 2004 ended with a profit on ordinary activities of 171 TEUR (after
391 TEUR in the previous year). The profit for the financial year, which is
the basis for the distribution of a dividend, amounted to 5.42 MEUR (after
5.41 MEUR in 2003). Current assets increased to 23.8 MEUR (from 21.8 MEUR) and
are available for new investments. Total assets amounted to 45.7 MEUR (after
49.8 in 2003).
After the successful conclusion of the UIAG investment in Andritz AG, the 2004
fiscal year marked the start of a new investment cycle. Accordingly, a
consortium led by UIAG acquired 60% of the shares in BENE AG, Austria’s
leading office furniture manufacturer. In addition, an investment was made in
an automotive parts supply company, Preh GmbH. UIAG also holds additional
substantial investments in the media company ET Multimedia AG – which includes
an investment in WirtschaftsBlatt – and in JCK Holding GmbH Textil KG. Other
small investments round off the current portfolio.
UIAG is currently involved in negotiations on investment financing with
multiple potential companies. An expansion of the investment portfolio is
planned for the 2005 fiscal year after the successfully concluded disposal of
the investments in Dorotheum and Wiener Börse AG.
The annual financial statements of the company will be issued on April 14,
2005 and will be available as of this date on the homepage of UIAG:
http://www.uiag.at .
Contact information:
Mag. Kurt Stiassny
Mag. Martin Benger
Please direct questions to:
Unternehmens Invest AG
Mag. Kurt Stiassny
Währinger Straße 3
A-1090 Vienna
Tel: ++43-1-405 97 71-0
E-mail: office@uiag.at
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Unternehmens Invest AG specialises in private equity investments and was the
first company of its kind in Austria at the time of its foundation in 1990. It
has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1991, since the beginning
of 2002 its shares have been quoted in the prime market segment.
Our strategy is to provide equity capital to established – preferably Austrian
– companies with good future prospects to further develop their business and
expand internationally. It is important to keep investment risks at a minimum
and this is achieved by maintaining a balanced portfolio with a wide spectrum
of different branches, sizes and geographical regions. At a later stage, the
participations are sold with a profit to either strategic investors,
coinvestors or floated on a stock exchange.
Unternehmens Invest AG
Währinger Straße 3
1090 Wien
Austria
ISIN: AT0000816301
WKN: 081630
Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf und
Stuttgart
End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 13.04.2005
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