Final approval from the Slovak Antimonopoly Office was received during Q2 2006. Herewith, Rodamco Europe will acquire a 50%-stake in Aupark for an initial purchase price of € 75 million. The acquisition was first announced on December 14, 2005 and will take effect as of 1 January 2006. For more information on the Aupark shopping center, please visit the website: www.aupark.sk.
COMPANY PROFILE RODAMCO EUROPE N.V.
Rodamco Europe with headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is both investor and manager of its dominant shopping centers in its home regions The Netherlands & Belgium, the Nordic countries, France, Spain and Central Europe. Top quality shops and shopping centers form 93% of Rodamco Europe's €9.3 billion investment portfolio. This makes Rodamco Europe the largest listed property investment and management company in the retail sector in Europe. Rodamco Europe is listed on the Stock Exchanges in Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and Brussels. A Euronext 100 company, Rodamco Europe is included in the Euronext AEX Index (AEX) and in the MSCI World Index. For more information on Rodamco Europe, please visit our website: www.rodamco.com.
Note for the editor; for more information, please contact:
Rodamco Europe in Central Europe
Scott Dwyer, Manager Director
Tel: + 43 1 203 4722 110
Rodamco Europe NV
Vivienne van Asten - de Leeuw, Investor Relations
Tel: +31 (0) 10 217 6400
E-mail: investors@rodamco.com / media@rodamco.com
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