In 2009 the company celebrates its 60-year anniversary in the
construction field, boasting continuous and uninterrupted operation
throughout all those years, which is why the year 2008 constituted a
period of general re-organisation for AEGEK Group.
To be more specific, within the first half of financial year 2008,
the Company sought to respond to the new reorganisation tendency of
construction companies, both in domestic terms as well as
internationally, relating to the establishment of holding companies,
and within the framework of the general financial and organisational
restructuring of the Group, for the improvement of its structure and
the attraction of new funds, it proceeded to the spin-off of its
construction sector and its transfor to company AEGEK CONSTRUCTION
S.A. (former EDAFOSTATIKI).
On 26.06.2008, the company reached an agreement with EGEK
CONSTRUCTION S.A., creditor banks and Mr. Ioannis Maroulis,
businessman, on the subject of the acquisition by company PROMACHOS
S.A., controlled by such businessman, of up to 1/3 of the shares of
AEGEK and 80% of the shares of subsidiary AEGEK CONSTRUCTION S.A.:
Within the scope of the aforementioned agreement, the following
events took place within the second half of financial year 2008:
(a) Share capital increase of the Company, which was partially
covered (at a percentage of 99.93%) on 7.11.2008, by the amount of €
75,216,779.50, by cash settlement and abolishment of the preemption
right of existing shareholders in favour of creditor banks, for the
payment of AEGEK’s bank liabilities.
(b) Successive share capital increases by company AEGEK CONSTRUCTION
S.A., which raised funds of a total amount of approximately € 94.00
million, by cash settlement and full coverage of such increases by
AEGEK.
(c) Transfer from AEGEK to company PROMACHOS S.A., of a package of
66,000,000 shares of company AEGEK CONSTRUCTION S.A., owned by
AEGEK, at the price of €20,000,000.00 so that, once the transaction
is completed, companies AEGEK and PROMACHOS S.A. will be the sole
shareholders of such company, each holding a percentage of 20% and
80% respectively.
(d) Issuance of a common debenture loan of subsidiary AEGEK
CONSTRUCTION S.A., amounting to € 60 million, for the refinancing of
existing bank loans as well as the funding of the company’s general
business plans, according to the granting and securing terms which
are typical with such contracts, including the provision of the
corporate guarantee of AEGEK, under the provisions of article 23a,
par. 1b of C.L. 2190/1920.
(e) Transfer of certain assets, owned by AEGEK, and allocation of
their consideration for the settlement of bank liabilities, along
with (i) lifting of existing construction liens in favour of
creditor banks against the rest of the assets of companies AEGEK and
AEGEK CONSTRUCTION S.A., which remain with such companies, as well
as (ii) lifting of pledges on holdings of companies AEGEK and AEGEK
CONSTRUCTION S.A. The actions directly listed hereinabove are in
progress and their completion is expected within the first half of
2009, since time-consuming bureaucratic procedures made their
completion impossible within the first quarter of 2009, according to
the original time-frame.
The implementation of the aforementioned will contribute to the
consolidation of the financial position of companies AEGEK and AEGEK
CONSTRUCTION S.A., it will significantly enhance their role in the
construction, holdings and concession sectors, therefore essentially
improving their long-term prospects, by achieving scale economies
and creating a solid and healthy base for profitable development in
Greece and abroad.
The scope of activities of the Company, following the
aforementioned spin-off and the transfer of its construction
sector, mainly relates to the concession sector, realty development
and the provision of consulting, support and technical services on
project management issues, by making use of its know-how in the
construction of projects.
Concession agreements “Concessions”
constitute an autonomous type of agreements used to carry out
infrastructure projects in the field of public works, which has
evolved particularly over the last twenty years. “Concession” is an
agreement of the same type as a public works agreement, under which
the concessionaire undertakes the design, construction, operation
and maintenance of a project, while the principal specific feature
is that the consideration for the provision of services consists
either solely in the right to exploit the project for a specific
period of time, or in this right along with payment, while he also
undertakes to finance in whole or in part the project’s execution
(in the second case, with financial contribution from the State or
the relevant eventual underwriter of the project). Obviously, the
undertaking of such agreements requires the existence of a
concessionaire that has the qualifications and skills to secure
financing of the project and exploit the project for a specific
period of time, having already ensured the project’s positive return
and the repayment of the contractual price. In that case,
construction skills do not constitute a prerequisite, given that the
constructor might as well be a third party.
To be more specific, regarding the Group’s activities in the field
of concessions, the Company’s holdings in companies active in
concession projects and in companies active in concession projects
exploitation are the following:
AEGEAN MOTORWAY S.A.:
Societe Anonyme
“AEGEAN MOTORWAY CONCESSION COMPANY S.A.”
(distinctive title:
“AEGEAN MOTORWAY S.A.”)
was assigned the project “Design, Construction, Financing,
Operation, Maintenance and Exploitation of the PATHE Motorway
section Maliakos – Kleidi”.
The company’s paid-up share capital amounts to 15,000,000.00 Euros
and AEGEK’s holding amounts to 10%. Other shareholders are HOCHTIEF
PPP SOLUTIONS GmbH, AKTOR CONCESSIONS S.A., J&P- AVAX S.A., ATHENA
A.T.E. and VINCI S.A.
The relevant agreement was executed between the Greek State and the
concession company on June 28 2007, was ratified by the Parliament
on August 8, 2007 and was put into force on March 5, 2008, date
which also constitutes the contractual date of commencement of the
concession. The contractual term of construction is 54 months
following the entry into force of the agreement, namely until
September 2012.
The term of the concession has been set to 30 years following the
commencement date of the concession of the agreement, while the
total investment, including the Greek State’s financial
contribution, is estimated to amount to 1,281 million Euros.
ATHENS CAR PARKING STATIONS S.A.
Societe anonyme “ATHENS CAR PARKING STATIONS CONCESSION COMPANY S.A.”
(distinctive title: “ATHENS CAR PARKING STATIONS S.A.”) was
assigned the project “Design, Construction, Financing and Concession
of the exploitation of underground car parking stations in the area
of Athens, namely a) Kaniggos Square, b) Children Hospital ‘Agia Sofia’ Square, c) Rizari Str. & Vas. Konstantinou str, d) Egypt
Square, with a total capacity of 2,164 cars.
The company’s paid-up share capital amounts to 7,740,000.00 Euros
and AEGEK’s holding amounts to 20%. Other shareholders are AKTOR
CONCESSIONS S.A., J&P- AVAX S.A., GEK S.A. and BIOTER S.A.
The initial agreement was signed between the Greek State and the
concessionaire company on June 1st 1999 and was amended and put into
force on November 7 2001. The term of the concession has been set to
30 years following the entry into force date of the agreement. The
four Underground Car Parking Stations were gradually delivered from
the joint venture and were put into operation from 2003 until 2005.
The total investment, including the Greek State’s financial
contribution, amounted to 35 million Euros.
SMYRNI PARK S.A:
Societe Anonyme “NEA SMYRNI’S PARKING STATION CONCESSION
COMPANY S.A.” (distinctive title: “SMYRNI PARK S.A.”) was
assigned the project “Design, Construction, Financing and Concession
of the exploitation of the underground parking station in Karyllou
Square in Nea Smyrni Municipality”, with a total capacity of 665
cars.
The company’s paid-up share capital amounts to 9,016,500.00
Euros and AEGEK’s holding amounts to 20%. Other shareholders are
AKTOR CONCESSIONS S.A., J&P- AVAX S.A., GEK S.A. and BIOTER S.A.
The agreement was executed between the Greek State and the
concession company on September 16, 2004 and was put into force on
June 14, 2005. The concession term is set to expire on October 2038.
The total investment of the project amounts to 11.5 million
Euro and is financed in whole from equity and with the State’s
financial contribution, amounting to 2,713,000 Euro, whereas there
is no bank borrowing.
POLISPARK S.A.:
Moreover, AEGEK has a 20% holding in POLISPARK S.A., which is a
Parking Stations management, operation and maintenance company. So
far, POLISPARK S.A. has been managing four (4) Underground Parking
Stations in Athens and on (1) underground Parking Station in
Thessaloniki, in central spots of the corresponding cities, with a
total capacity of approx. 2,700 cars.
METROPOLITAN ATHENS PARK AE:
AEGEK has a
22,91%
holding in
societe anonyme “Metropolitan Athens Underground
Car Parking Stations Concession Company S.A.” with the distinctive
title «Metropolitan Athens Park SA”, which is contractor of the
project “Design, Construction, Financing and Concession of the
exploitation of three underground parking stations in the Athens
Metropolitan Complex”.
SALONICA PARK AE:
Moreover, AEGEK has a 24.32% holding in the concessionaire company
Salonica Park S.A., which has been awarded the project “Design -
Construction - Financing and Concession of the exploitation of two
underground car parking stations in the Metropolitan Center of
Thessaloniki and, more specifically: a) Meg. Alexandrou – G.
Papandreou (Antheon), b) Papanastasiou – K. Karamanli (N. Egnatia) –
Kleanthous”, by virtue of a relevant concession agreement with the
Greek State.
According to the above, the Company has accumulated considerable
experience and know-how in all the execution phases of a concession
project, such as development, financing, construction, operation and
maintenance, and is also creating the appropriate conditions and
perspectives, in order to generate sufficient profit in the future.