Press Releases 2008

19.12.2008AURELIUS buys British Book Club Associates from Bertelsmann

• Acquisition of Britain’s biggest mail-order bookseller
• All shares acquired from DirectGroup Bertelsmann
• Group revenue in the mid double-digit million euro range

18.12.2008Aurelius buys Blaupunkt product areas from Bosch

• Product areas produce modern ‘car infotainment’
• Group revenue rises by EUR 200 million

09.12.2008AURELIUS subsidiary Schabmüller purchases AC motor operations from Sauer Danfoss

• Takeover as of 1 January 2009
• Revenue growth of around EUR 25 million
• New jobs created at Berching and Asch sites

27.11.2008AURELIUS confirms profitable growth track in the first nine months of 2008

• Consolidated revenue up to EUR 461.0 million
• EBITDA at EUR 42.5 million
• Operating Cash flow increases to EUR 17.4 million

31.10.2008AURELIUS successful in third quarter

• Preliminary figures confirm successful third quarter
• Particularly operative performance well above previous year’s level
• Positive one-time effect due to acquisition of Berentzen

13.10.2008AURELIUS sells part of its share in French bank

• Sale of 15 percent to French Laser-Cofinoga Group
• Purchase price is about 12 million euros
• Sale will result in significant extraordinary gains in the fourth quarter

15.09.2008AURELIUS half-year figures considerably better than expected

• Group sales over six times as high at 298.9 million euros
• Group earnings rise 58 percent to 7.7 million euros
• Free cash flow clearly positive once again at 6.3 million euros

28.08.2008AURELIUS half-year figures considerably better than expected

• Group sales over six times as high at 298.9 million euros
• Group earnings rise 58 percent to 7.7 million euros
• Free cash flow clearly positive once again at 6.3 million euros

06.08.2008AURELIUS successfully places capital increase

29.07.2008AURELIUS sells KWE Group to Austrian Kresta Group

• Sale of KWE Stahl- und Industriebau GmbH & Co KG to strategic investor
• High potential for synergies for KWE as well as for buyer Kresta
• Business model of AURELIUS Group successfully demonstrated

28.07.2008AURELIUS acquires home-shopping station RTL SHOP

• Acquisition of all shares from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
• Takeover strengthens the portfolio in the Retail & Consumer Products segment

22.07.2008AURELIUS acquires premium beverage producer Berentzen

• Acquisition of 75.1 % of the ordinary shares of Berentzen-Gruppe AG
• Traditional brands such as Puschkin, Doornkaat and Bommerlunder with new dynamics
• Official takeover bid fort he acquisition of all shares
• With the largest transaction in company history AURELIUS breaks the billion euro barrier in sales revenues

03.06.2008AURELIUS acquires Business Solutions division from Swiss telecom-conglomerate Sunrise

18.02.2008AURELIUS: Preliminary results

• Consolidated sales increase to EUR 316 m
• EBITDA of approx. EUR 71 m significantly above guidance
• Further increase in sales and results expected for 2008