Share purchase in OÜ Unigate


AS Eesti Ehitus wholly-owned subsidiary AS Linnaehitus and AS Arealis signed a
share purchase agreement at 26 March 2009 by which AS Linnaehitus acquired from
AS Arealis its participation in OÜ Unigate. The nominal value of share capital
purchased of OÜ Unigate is 40,000 kroons (approximately 2,556 euros), i.e. 50
per cent of total shareholding. The title of ownership was passed at closing of
agreement. 

OÜ Unigate is a company registered in Estonia that is operating in residential
real estate development. The company's activities are related to developing
land plots that it has ownership over. These land plots are situated in
Tallinn, Paekalda Street. 

Participation in OÜ Unigate was acquired in connection with the Group's
strategy. As per strategy, the Group is in years 2009-2010 preparing itself for
the possible rise in Estonian real estate market after year 2010. Therefore the
Group creates a land plot portfolio in its subsidiaries to timely begin
residential real estate development as the market sentiment turns. 

The transaction is with a related party. AS Arealis is AS Eesti Ehitus majority
shareholder's AS Nordic Contractors subsidiary. As per agreement the fixed
price for the shareholding is 20,000,000 kroons (1,278,233 euros) and the
contingent part of price is tied to the results of developing process. Combined
the fixed and contingent price at the time of closing are comparable with the
fair value of land plots of OÜ Unigate that AS Linnaehitus is proportionately
entitled to. As per independent valuator the fair value is approximately
47,500,000 kroons (3,035,803 euros). 

The transaction does not have material economical effect on the activities of
Eesti Ehitus Group and does not qualify as an acquisition of significant
holding within the meaning of “Requirements for Issuers” of the NASDAQ OMX
Tallinn Stock Exchange regulations. The members of the supervisory board and
management board of AS Eesti Ehitus do not have any other personal interests in
the incorporation of the company. 


Eesti Ehitus is a group of construction companies whose core business is
general contracting and construction management in the construction of
buildings and infrastructures in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. In
addition, in Estonia our companies act as independent contractors in road
construction and maintenance, environmental engineering, the assembly of
reinforced concrete elements, and the performance of cast-on-site concrete
works. The parent of the Group is AS Eesti Ehitus, a company registered and
located in Tallinn, Estonia. In addition to the parent company, there are more
than 20 subsidiaries in the Group. The consolidated revenue of the Group in
2008 was 3.9 billion kroons (247 million euros) and the consolidated net profit
was 171 million kroons (11 million euros). Eesti Ehitus Group employs more than
1,200 people. Since 18 May 2006, the company's shares have been quoted in the
main list of the NASDAQ OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange. 

1 euro = 15.6466 kroons


Raimo Talviste
AS Eesti Ehitus
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +372 615 4445
Email: raimo.talviste@eestiehitus.ee 
www.eestiehitus.ee