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Sonae SGPS

Management Reports Aug 29, 2008

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SONAE CAPITAL, SGPS, SA Head Office: Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Maia Share Capital: 250,000,000 Euro Maia Commercial Registry and Fiscal Number 508 277 756 Sociedade Aberta

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 30 JUNE 2008

(Translation from the Portuguese Original)

Table of Contents

I. Report of the Board of Directors

1. Highlights 4
2. Consolidated Financial Statements Review 4
3. Business Review 8
4. Share Price Performance 19
-
Glossary
21
-
Appendices
22
II.
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
25
III.
Individual
Financial
Statements
51
IV.
Limited
Review
Report

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 30 JUNE 2008

(Translation from the Portuguese Original)

Report of the Board of Directors 1st Half 2008

Note: Unless otherwise stated, comparable figures (presented within brackets), percent or absolute changes mentioned in this report are referred to the comparable period of the previous year for performance figures and to the year end 2007 for financial position figures.

1. Highlights

1.1. Performance in the Period

• Turnover up 7% to 93 million euro…

…on the back of stronger revenue generation at Selfrio Group, the Ferry transport at Tróia (begun in October 2007) and the sale of City Flats apartment units (first deeds signed in the last quarter of last year).

• EBITDA amounted to negative 1.5 million euro…

…still reflecting the non-capitalised costs associated with the development of the Troiaresort. On a quarterly basis, the second quarter improved performance over the precedent period is the result of the recovery of operating margins to historical levels at both Selfrio Group and Box Lines.

• Profit for the period reached 33.3 million euro…

…impacted by the 46.4 million euro capital gain on the sale of Contacto – Sociedade de Construções, SA.

During the first half of the year, efforts were concentrated on the completion of the construction works at the Central Area (UNOP 1) of Troiaresort, in order to launch operations in September and prepare the definitive sale of the first units of Marina and Beach apartments during the last quarter of the year.

2. Consolidated Financial Statements Review

2.1. Disclaimer

Given that Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA was incorporated as part of a demerger from Sonae, SGPS, SA, no historical consolidated financial statements exist for the company, since it was exempt from preparing them as a wholly owned affiliate of Sonae, SGPS, SA.

Thus, to ensure comparability of financial data, pro forma financial statements were produced for the year 2007 (profit and loss account for the six month period ended 30 June 2007 and balance sheet as at 31 December 2007), considering a historical business portfolio equivalent to the current business portfolio of Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA.

Therefore, the pro forma consolidated financial statements do not include the contribution of Contacto – Sociedade de Construções, SA sold on 21 February 2008.

Additionally, following last May´s announcement that Sonae Capital is negotiating the termination of the phased disposal agreement of its shareholding in Elmo (Plysorol Group, operating in the Plywood sector) and the ensuing regain of its control by Sonae Capital, the financial position of Sonae Capital as at 30 June 2008 includes the contribution of Elmo and its subsidiaries. The contribution of Elmo and its subsidiaries to the consolidated income statement of Sonae Capital will only take place from the third quarter onwards. Therefore, the section of this report dedicated to the period's performance of the Plywood business is for information purposes only.

Turnover 2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Tourism 11,875.9 10,928.9 +8.7% 23,309.0 20,562.3 +13.4%
Spred 36,324.0 34,250.5 +6.1% 70,072.5 66,566.2 +5.3%
Holding & Others (45.2) 229.3 - 91.6 573.6 -84.2%
Eliminations &
Adjustments
(339.2) (757.8) +55.2% (676.6) (1,257.4) +46.1%
Total 47,815.5 44,650.9 +7.1% 92,796.4 86,444.7
Unit: 103
+7.3%
Euro

2.2. Profit and Loss Account

Euro

Consolidated turnover in the first half of the year reached 92.8 million euro, a 6.4 million euro increase, which is mainly explained by:

  • The sale of City Flats apartments;
  • Strong growth of sales in the Selfrio Group air conditioning business;
  • The beginning of the transport activity of Atlantic Ferries in October 2007.
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Tourism (1,768.9) (1,295.7) -36.5% (3,118.8) (2,520.2) -23.8%
Spred 2,790.9 1,910.7 +46.1% 3,747.3 3,669.7 +2.1%
Holding & Others (1,455.4) (441.3) - (2,111.7) (1,019.2) -
Eliminations & Adjustments 117.7 0.1 - 0 0.2 -
Total (315.6) 173.8 - (1,483.2) 130.5 -
Unit: 103 Euro

Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA Report and Accounts 5

Consolidated operational cash-flow (EBITDA) stood at negative 1.5 million euro, decreasing 1.6 million euro. Main contributors to this evolution were:

  • The impact of costs associated with the marketing and promotion of the real estate residential projects underway at Troiaresort (not yet materialised in sales);
  • Lower margin in the Hotel business, due to the initial stage of growth and market recognition of assets with less than one year of operation, despite the recovery in the second quarter of the year.

On a positive note, in terms of EBITDA evolution it should be pointed out:

  • Selfrio´s Group improved performance, as expected, at the operating margin level in the second quarter of the year, which led to an increase in year to date operational cash-flow (EBITDA) fully recovering the lower performance of the first quarter;
  • Box Lines' good second quarter performance that allowed year to date operating margins to reach historical levels.

Sonae Capital recorded a negative 7.7 million euro operational profit as at 30 June 2008, dropping 4.4 million euro. A lower operational cash-flow (EBITDA) and impairment losses recorded on the first quarter on Other Debtors are the major contributors to this decrease.

The 0.7 million euro increase in net financial expenses, which amounted to 5.2 million euro, was due to a lower level of financial income arising from loans to businesses sold in the meantime which more than compensated the decrease in financial charges from a lower average net debt level as of 30 June 2008 when compared with 30 June 2007 (including loans from Sonae SGPS).

The 48.9 million euro Investment Income for the half year includes the capital gain on the sale of Contacto – Sociedade de Construções, SA (46.4 million euro) and dividends from Sonae Indústria (2.7 million euro). Investment income in the first half of 2007 amounted to 4.0 million euro mostly related to the sale of an additional 3.92% stake in ba Vidro.

2.3. Balance Sheet

A meaningful assessment of the amount invested in the period, requires a two-fold analysis, complementing the capex figure with the amount recorded as work in progress in real estate companies, for projects under development.

Capex 1H 2008
Tourism 42,666.6
Spred 2,863.1
Holding & Others 24.7
Total 45,554.4
Unit: 103
Euro

Therefore, in the first half of the year, capex amounted to 45.5 million euro, with main contributors being:

  • Imosede Fund with 13.9 million euro, through works on the Business Park in Maia;
  • Troia Hotels and infrastructures in the Troiaresort with 26.6 million euro;
  • Atlantic Ferries with 2.7 million euro related with the new ferry pier.

The development of the real estate projects of Troiaresort is the most significant contributor to the work in progress recorded in the period, totalling 24.5 million euro.

As at 30 June 2008, net debt amounted to 234.3 million euro, a 62.1 million euro increase compared to the end of 2007, and up 49.4 million euro on 31 March 2008 figure.

Due to the nature of investments carried out and the expected profile of free cash-flow generation, maturity of net debt has been extended and is now on average 3.61 years.

The repayment schedule of the nominal value of borrowings is the following:

The cash-flow for the first half of 2008 was negative 24.6 million euro, on the back of the ongoing investment in Troiaresort's infrastructure and real estate projects and works being carried out in the Business Park in Maia. This investment has been financed through the issuance of new debt and asset disposals.

Gearing reached 62.4%, compared to 48.1% in 2007. Interest cover for the last 12 months amounted to 0.6, remaining in line with the end of 2007.

3. Business Review

3.1. Resort and Residential Development

Resorts

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 135.7 - - 1,389.2 - -
Operational Cash
Flow (EBITDA)
(2,655.5) (776.2) - (5,423.8) (3,280.2) -65.3%
Contribution to consolidated figures Unit: 103 Euro

Turnover for the first half of 2008 reached 1.4 million euro, reflecting the revenue from sales deeds of City Flats apartments. Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) for the period was negative 5.4 million euro (negative 3.3 million euro) still impacted by the costs associated with the marketing and promotion of the Troiaresort project and by the fact that revenues from the sale of apartment units will only be booked with the respective sales deeds - first sales deeds are expected for the last quarter of the year.

Investment in Troiaresort continues according to plan and on budget.

[Marina Apartments - Troiaresort]

The works with the urban upgrading of the Peninsula, the complete renovation of the three Aparthotels (Aqualuz Tróia Mar, Tróia Rio and Tróia Lagoa) and the construction of the touristic apartments Praia Arrábida (former Praia II) and Praia Atlântico (former Praia III) buildings are at their final stage. In the meantime the construction works of the new ferry pier, of the marina, of the touristic apartment buildings Praia Sado (former Praia I) and Marina, of the Beach Bar & Restaurant and of the Troia Market (supermarket) were concluded. Still underway, are the works on 90 villas (Troia Village), 5 villas which will be showcases of the Golf and Beach Village and on Ácala's building (previously known as Central building).

The pace of sales of plots of land and of Marina and Beach touristic apartments was not immune to the economic slowdown, both in Portugal and in Spain, Germany, United Kingdom and Ireland (markets where the commercialization efforts are being concentrated). In the first half of the year 16 Beach apartments, 4 Marina apartments and 10 Golf & Beach Villa plots were pre-sold.

Expectation is that with the conclusion of all the works in the Central Area of the Troiaresort (UNOP 1) next September and with the beginning of use of aparthotels and touristic apartments, the pace of demand will increase.

Sales Data (as at 27 August 2008)

Promissory
Sales
Agreements
Average Area
(m2
)
Average
Sales Price
(€/m2
)
Average
Sales Price
(€/m2 GCA)
Beach Apartments
[211 units]
104 128* 4,015 n.a.
Marina Apartments
[78 units]
52 83.3* 3,888 n.a.
Golf and Beach Villa Plots
[96 units]
24 2,129** 567 3,513

* Includes indoor area as well as balcony and terrace areas.

** All plots have a GCA of 343.8 m2 .

Residential Property Development

[Delfim Pereira da Costa building - Efanor]

showing interest in acquiring apartments, there has been a delay in purchase decisions. It is expected that once the building becomes visible and the showcase apartment is ready pre-sales contracts will materialize.

In the Efanor project, the construction of the Delfim Pereira da Costa building continued. Although prospective buyers have been

Construction works of Efanor's school were concluded on time and its opening will occur in early September. The building will be rented to Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo (non profit organization) who will run the school.

Sales Data (as at 27 August 2008)

Apartments
Sold*
Average Area
(m2
)**
Average Sales
Price (€/m2
)
Rentals***
City Flats/Lofts (Quinta das
Sedas – Building E)
[106 units]
4 49.8 2,107 13
City Flats/Lofts (Quinta das
Sedas – Building F)
[106 units]
88 49.6 2,020 -
Efanor – Building Delfim
Pereira da Costa
[40 units]
1 190.2 2,497 n.a.

* 90 sales deeds already signed.

** Includes indoor area as well as balcony and terrace areas.

***8 of these rental contracts have an embedded purchase option.

3.2. Real Estate Asset Management

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 2,401.9 2,389.4 +0.5% 4,706.9 4,848.9 -2.9%
Operational Cash-Flow (EBITDA) 562.8 (962.6) - 1,725.9 (33.6) -
Contribution to consolidated figures Unit: 103 Euro

Euro

Turnover for the first half of 2008 amounted to 4.7 million euro (4.8 million euro) and operational cash-flow (EBITDA) reached 1.7 million euro (negative 0.03 million euro).

Turnover for the period comprises income from: rents (2.9 million euro), representing 61% of total turnover; sale of real estate assets (1.1 million euro) and; others, namely condominium management, car parks and management services (0.7 million euro).

Turnover by Type 1H 2008 1H 2007
Value Weight Value Weight
Sale of Real Estate Assets 1,128.5 24% 1,398.7 29% -19%
Rents 2,870.5 61% 2,865.5 59% +0%
Car Parks 284.4 6% 267.8 6% +6%
Condominium Management 330.5 7% 298.1 6% +11%
Management Services 93.0 2% 18.8 0% -
Total 4,706.9 100% 4,848.9 100% -3%

Unit: 103 Euro

3.3. Touristic Operations

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 9,217.7 8,370.5 +10.1% 17,091.7 15,543.7 +10.0%
- Hotels 3,816.6 3,133.5 +21.8% 6,384.1 5,394.0 +18.4%
- Fitness 4,681.1 4,385.2 +6.7% 9,251.2 8,527.6 +8.5%
- Funcenter 606.0 699.4 -13.4% 1,342.4 1,337.9 +0.3%
- Other 114.0 152.4 -25.2% 114.0 284.2 -59.9%
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
495.6 847.3 -41.5% 860.9 1,454.3 -40.8%
- Hotels (496.0) (377.8) -31.2% (1,661.7) (989.9) -67.9%
- Fitness 1,197.9 1,188.1 +0.8% 2,632.2 2,324.1 +13.3%
- Funcenter (66.5) 55.5 - 191.4 128.5 +48.9%
- Other (139.8) (18.5) - (301.0) (8.4) -
Contribution to consolidated figures Unit: 103 Euro

Hotels

[Apartment – Tróia Mar and Tróia Rio]

In the period, management's focus was naturally on monitoring the Troiaresort project, committing to ensure the fulfillment of the objectives outlined. In this context, and according to plan, the reopening of hotels in Tróia (comprising three aparthotels with 232 apartments, food and beverage areas, Wellness & SPA centre, Marina, Golf course and Club house) is planned for September 2008.

During the period, turnover of this business reached 6.4 million euro, increasing 18.4%, to which the most significant contributor was the hotel platform called Pólo da Boavista, with a turnover of 6.1 million euro in the half year, a growth of 18.7%.

The increase recorded in the main operational indicators of Porto Palácio Hotel demonstrates the growing recognition by customers of the high quality standards of services provided by the hotel and congress centre and the success of commercial policies that have been implemented. The daily average revenue stood at 105 euro, an increase of 16% on the average recorded in the first half of 2007.

[Porto Palácio Hotel]

Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) of Hotels was negative in 1.7 million euro (negative 1 million euro), mainly impacted by Troia Hotels, with negative 1.0 million euro of operational cash-flow (EBITDA) because they have been closed during the current year for renovation.

Pólo da Boavista posted a very good performance in the second quarter, reaching a positive operational cash-flow (EBITDA) of around 0.1 million euro, albeit contributing negatively with 0.5 million euro to operational cash-flow (EBITDA) for the six months.

Fitness

Despite the strong competitive pressure and the less favourable macroeconomic environment, Fitness maintains a positive growth trend in its main profitability indicators.

The business maintains the targets of consolidating existing units, growing through the opening of new units and adopting assertive policies which allow the sustainable development of this activity.

[Solinca Health club]

Solinca's current network includes 10 health clubs and the average number of active members in the half year amounted to 29,481.

In the first half of 2008, turnover amounted to 9.3 million euro, representing a growth of 8.5%, while operational cash-flow (EBITDA) generated in the period was positive at 2.6 million euro, an increase of 13%.

3.4. Selfrio Group (70% Sonae Capital, 30% Johnson Controls Inc.)

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 18,894.9 16,667.9 +13.4% 36,662.6 32,527.4 +12.7%
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
2,298.2 1,106.1 - 3,410.5 2,419.6 +41.0%
Unit: 103
Contribution to consolidated figures
Euro

In the first half of 2008 the turnover of Selfrio Group reached 36.7 million euro, an increase of 13%.

The increase in turnover was mainly due to the strong growth of Sistavac (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and related electrical installations) sales in the air conditioning business.

[Maintenance services]

The refrigeration business developed by Selfrio experienced a certain decline in the first quarter of the year that was recovered during the second quarter.

Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) of Selfrio Group reached 3.4 million euro increasing 41%. The expectation, expressed in the report for the first quarter that the performance in the second quarter would compensate the lower performance in the first quarter, was fully achieved.

The evolution of operational cash flow (EBITDA) was due to the improvement of Selfrio's performance that recovered the positive trend in line with its historical performance.

Despite the unfavorable economical environment, and assuming no extraordinary facts happen, it is expected that overall the 2008 budgeted figures will be achieved in the businesses included in the Selfrio Group.

3.5. Atlantic Ferries

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 1,068.8 - - 1,901.8 - -
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
(110.6) (79.9) -38.4% (249.4) (129.2) -93.0%
Unit: 103
Contribution to consolidated figures
Euro

Indicators for the period are not comparable with those of the first half of 2007, because transport activity only began on 9 October 2007.

However, compared with that of the last quarter of 2007, average daily turnover increased 50.9%.

[Ferries Pato Real and Rola do Mar]

During the first half of 2008, 6,437 monthly passenger tickets were sold. Sales of single tickets for the different tariffs were as follows:

Passengers Light vehicles Heavy vehicles Two wheel vehicles
1Q 2008 219,018 100,132 2,573 2,124
2Q 2008 327,988 117,058 3,258 4,146
1H 2008 547,006 217,190 5,831 6,270

3.6. Box Lines

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 11,568.7 12,024.2 -3.8% 22,560.4 23,483.5 -3.9%
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
783.2 727.4 +7.7% 1,046.0 1,176.6 -11.1%
Unit: 103
Contribution to consolidated figures
Euro

Euro

At the end of the first semester, both turnover and operational cash-flow (EBITDA) remained above expectations, which under current adverse market conditions may be regarded as a sound performance.

The cabotage market maintained its downward trend, but the company managed to cope with that situation by looking into market segments other than containers.

The international business remained in line with expectations and an increase in exports, namely to emerging markets, is expected after the holiday period, thus increasing volumes and turnover.

The company expects to reach the figures budgeted for the year of 2008.

3.7. Plysorol

As mentioned in the beginning of this report the performance of Plysorol in the first half of 2008 has not affected the consolidated profit and loss account since control of the company was regained in May 2008.

The activity of Plysorol is carried out through a company of production and trading of plywood in France and two companies of forestry (exotic timber) and veneer production in Gabon.

France

In France and in the countries where Plysorol sells around 50% of its production, since the second half of 2007 a less favourable economic environment has been setting in, especially in the real estate and construction sectors.

In the first half of 2008, turnover (52.8 million euro) decreased 14.3% and sales in the second quarter decreased 10% in comparison with the preceding quarter. EBITDA margin was negative 8.6% (positive 9.8% in the same period of last year) and net profit was negative 10.5 million euro (positive 3.7 million euro).

Cost of sales in the period reached 65.2% of turnover, corresponding to a 10.9 p.p. decrease in the margin. This erosion was due to a strong increase in raw materials prices, to supply chain problems (which required the use of raw materials that demanded additional work) and to quality issues with the raw materials received from Gabon (which required an increase in operating costs). External operating costs increased 14.5%, especially transports and maintenance.

Gabon

Leroy Gabon

This company, dedicated to forestry of exotic timber catered to supplying the Lisieux (France) and Pogab (Gabon) factories, recorded a slight improve in net profit in the period to negative 0.6 million euro (negative 1.3 million euro). This improvement is the outcome of the increase in prices, leading to an increase in sales of around 29%. Production (43 thousand m3 ) was 48% higher but the quality of output was penalised by the early stage of exploration of a new area. EBITDA margin was positive 2.5% (negative 3.3%).

Pogab

This company is dedicated to the production of okoume panels to supply the factories in France. The improvement in net profit, which progressed from negative 0.4 million euro in the first half of 2007 to positive 0.4 million euro in the first half of 2008, was an effect of price increases. Still, sales decreased 7.5% to 6.6 million euro due to the decrease in production volumes derived from the quality of raw materials from Leroy Gabon. EBITDA margin was 17.9% (11.3%).

3.8. TP (50% Sonae Capital, 50% Endesa Group)

[Company accounted for using the Equity Method]

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 8,461.7 8,199.9 +3.2% 16,910.1 16,714.1 +1.2%
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
1,675.5 2,070.7 -19.1% 3,498.9 4,458.6 -21.5%
Unit: 103
Statutory accounts
Euro

TP's half year turnover remained in line with the same period last year despite the forecasted end of the operation of Companhia Térmica Lusol cogeneration unit (with a 1.0 million euro contribution to the first half of 2007 turnover).

[Wind Farm Serra da Capucha]

Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) was impacted by:

  • i. The end of operation of Companhia Térmica Lusol;
  • ii. The lag (of around 6 months) between the increase in fuel prices and the increase in electrical tariffs (in fuel cogeneration units only) and;
  • iii. Some operational problems in two cogeneration units, leading to both margin decrease and increased maintenance costs.

3.9. Auto Sector (50% Sonae Capital, 50% Salvador Caetano Group) [Companies accounted for using the Equity Method]

The Group's activity in the auto sector is carried out by a number of companies, the most significant being Finlog, in the car fleet management business, and Guérin, which operates in the Rent-a-Car business.

Finlog

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 11,238.8 13,370.6 -15.9% 21,994.3 21,189.6 +3.8%
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
5,474.3 5,672.1 -3.5% 10,801.1 9,628.0 +12.2%
Statutory accounts Unit: 103 Euro

Euro

At the end of the first half of 2008, Finlog had 7,991 active contracts, in line with the end of 2007. Nevertheless, the renting contracts grew 9% while management of used vehicles guarantees decreased. The market of new cars sold in Portugal during the same period, decreased 3%, which confirms that renting contracts are still increasing on an adverse economic situation.

Turnover amounted to 22 million euro and profit before taxes was negative 0.4 million euro.

Guérin

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 8,551.5 7,360.0 +16.2% 14,914.3 12,551.8 +18.8%
Operational Cash
Flow (EBITDA)
2,342.4 1,123.7 - 2,623.4 872.2 -
Statutory accounts Unit: 103 Euro

Rental days reached 713,205 at the end of first half of 2008, compared to 579,780 in the same period of 2007.

Profit before taxes was negative 1.2 million euro, as usual during the first half of the year, compared to negative 0.8 million euro in the same period last year.

Euro

3.10. Norscut

[Company accounted for using the Equity Method]

2Q 2008 2Q 2007 1H 2008 1H 2007
Turnover 18,301.5 6.734.7 - 43,385.0 6,734.7 -
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
16,655.8 64.3 - 40,159.3 (6.5) -
Statutory accounts Unit: 103 Euro

Norscut highway traffic has increased 11% in the first half of 2008 (year forecast according to historical seasonality), leading to a turnover in line with the project tender forecast.

Financial costs are also in line with forecasts (Norscut has a full interest rate hedge in the current project phase).

[Overpass in A24 motorway]

As mentioned in the 2007 annual report a court of arbitration was appointed to analyse Norscut's claim of a financial compensation for the increased costs of construction and lost revenue from delayed beginning of operations that arose from the unilateral decision of the Portuguese state to change the path of the motorway.

At the end of July, Norscut and the Portuguese state signed an agreement to restore the financial stability of the concession by which Norscut received a compensation totalling 291.9 million euro of which 94.9 million euro related with loss revenue and costs incurred attributable to the concession.

3.11. Sonae Indústria

Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA has a 6.801% shareholding in Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA. The shares of Sonae Indústria are listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange. Taking into account the closing share price of Sonae Indústria as at 30 June 2008, 2.59 euro, the market value of this shareholding was 24.7 million euro.

4. Share Price Performance

Source: Euronext Lisbon

The shares of Sonae Capital were listed on Euronext Lisbon on 28 January 2008. Since that date and until the end of the first semester, Sonae Capital's share price decreased 12.5%, slightly better than the 19.7% decrease in the Portuguese Stock Market reference index (PSI-20). Entering the second half of the year, stock markets in general and the Portuguese market in particular witnessed higher volatility. Sonae Capital's share price was not immune to this fact and, up to 26 August, decreased 41.7% while the PSI-20 decreased 23.6%.

In June, Sonae Capital's share entered the PSI-20 waiting list issued by NYSE EURONEXT.

Closing Price: Date
- Beginning of Period 28-Jan-08 1.44
- End of First Semester 30-Jun-08 1.26
- Earnings Announcement Day n-1 26-Aug-08 0.84
- Maximum 04-Feb-08 1.83
- Minimum 15-Jul-08 0.80
Average Daily Traded Quantity
(up to 30 June 2008): 1,315,995

Source: Euronext Lisbon

During the second quarter of the year, the following events were announced to the market (for the full version of these announcements please visit the related page in the Investor Relations area of Sonae Capital's website):

1 April 2008

Agreement reached with Salvador Caetano Auto, SGPS, SA about the terms for the definitive sale of the shareholding of 50% in Choice Car, SGPS, SA for a total price of 12.5 million euro.

5 May 2008

Negotiation of the end of the agreement regarding the phased disposal of its entire shareholding in ELMO, SGPS, SA, company that controls 100% of Plysorol SAS and its subsidiaries.

14 May 2008

Promissory agreement signed with a company wholly owned by Hagen Imobiliária, SA for the sale of a parcel of land where the Hotel Resort, within the Troiaresort project, will be built. The promissory sale will have an estimated impact of 13 million euro on the consolidated results of Sonae Capital, to be recognized on the date of the definitive sale agreement.

11 June 2008

Sonae Capital informed that Plysorol had been notified by the French Competition Authority (Conseil de la Concurrence) to pay a fine of around 4.2 million euro on charges of price coordination during the period between 1995 and 2004 and of using a commom price list from 1987 to 2004. Besides Plysorol, almost all French plywood manufacturers had also been notified by the French Competition Authority, and given fines. It was also informed that Plysorol had decided to appeal that decision in the revelant higher courts.

23 June 2008

Mr Mohnish Pabrai informed that he is attributed the ownership of 17,166,440 shares, representing 6.867% of the share capital and voting rights, of Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA.

Glossary

Capex = Investment in Fixed Assets.

Daily Average Revenue = Lodging Revenues / Number of rooms sold.

GCA (Gross Construction Area) = Area measured by the exterior perimeter of the exterior walls.

Gearing = Net Debt / Equity.

Interest Cover Ratio = EBITDA / Net Financial Charges.

Net Debt = Non Current Loans + Current Loans – Cash and Cash Equivalents – Current Investments.

Operational Cash-Flow (EBITDA) = Operating Profit (EBIT) + Amortisations and Depreciations + Provisions and Impairment Losses – Reversal of Impairment Losses and Provisions (included in Other Operating Income).

UNOP (Operational Planning Unit) = Planning and management operational units as set out by the Tróia Urbanisation Plan through Cabinet Resolution nr. 23/2000.

Statement

Under the terms of Article 246, paragraph 1, c) of the Securities Code

The signatories individually declare that, to their knowledge the consolidated and individual financial statements were prepared meeting applicable accounting standards, and give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, financial position and the consolidated and individual results of the issuer and of the companies included in the consolidation perimeter, where appropriate, and the interim Report of the Board of Directors faithfully describes major events that have occurred in the first half of 2008 and their impacts, if any in the financial statements, and contains an appropriate description of major risks and uncertainties for the following six months.

Maia, 27 August 2008

The Board of Directors

Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo Chairman of the Board of Directors

José Luís dos Santos Lima Amorim Member of the Board of Directors

Rafael Cerezo Laporta Member of the Board of Directors

Paulo José Jubilado Soares de Pinho Member of the Board of Directors

Mário Pereira Pinto Member of the Board of Director

Francisco de La Fuente Sánchez Member of the Board of Directors

Pedro Manuel Bastos Mendes Rezende Member of the Board of Directors

DISCLOSURE OF SHARES AND OTHER SECURITIES HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF TRANSACTIONS DURING THE YEAR INVOLVING SHARES AND OTHER SECURITIES

As required by article 9, nr. 1 b) of CMVM Regulation 04/2004, the following is a summary of the information disclosed to the company:

Purchases Sales Balance as at
30.06.2008
Date Quantity Aver. Price € Quantity Aver. Price € Quantity
Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo
Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA (1) 49,999,997
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA 838,862
Conversion of Demerger Rights (*) 28.01.2008 1,862 -
Purchase 01.02.2008 160,000 1.84
Purchase 04.02.2008 150,000 1.84
Purchase 05.02.2008 350,000 1.78
Purchase 06.02.2008 177,000 1.76
Paulo José Jubilado Soares de Pinho
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA
Purchase
10.06.2008 3,000 1.35 7,650
Balance as at
Purchases Sales 30.06.2008
Date Quantity Aver. Price € Quantity Aver. Price € Quantity
(1) Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA 88,859,200
Purchase of Demerger Rights 11.01.2008 13,029,263 0.17
Purchase of Demerger Rights 14.01.2008 11,000,000 0.20
Purchase of Demerger Rights 15.01.2008 26,613,385 0.21
Conversion of Demerger Rights (*) 28.01.2008 82,350,553 -
Conversion of Purchased Demerger Rights (*) 28.01.2008 6,330,331 -
Purchase of Shares 07.03.2008 178,316 1.48
Pareuro, BV (2) 2,000,000
Share Capital Increase 21.01.2008 1,980,000 151.51
(2) Pareuro, BV
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA 50,000,000
Conversion of Demerger Rights (*) 28.01.2008 50,000,000 -

(*) The shares representing the whole of the share capital of Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA were attributed to the shareholders of Sonae, SGPS, SA with the exercise of the respective demerger rights (which occured during the month of January of 2008) using the 0.125 attribution factor rounded down to the nearest whole number.

SHARES HELD AND VOTING RIGHTS OF COMPANIES OWNING MORE THAN 2% OF THE SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY

As required by article 9 nr. 1 e) of CMVM Regulation 04/2004, the following shareholders held more than 2% of the company's share capital, as at 30 June 2008:

Shareholder Nr. of Shares % of Share
Capital
% of Voting
Rights
Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S.A.
Directly Owned 88,859,200 35.544% 35.544%
Pareuro, BV 50,000,000 20.000% 20.000%
Migracom, SGPS, SA 161,250 0.065% 0.065%
Linhacom, SGPS, SA 43,912 0.018% 0.018%
Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo 837,000 0.335% 0.335%
Maria Margarida Carvalhais Teixeira de Azevedo 1,862 0.001% 0.001%
Nuno Miguel Teixeira de Azevedo 1,790 0.001% 0.001%
Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo 411 0.000% 0.000%
David Graham Shenton Bain 500 0.000% 0.000%
Total attributable to Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S.A. 139,905,925 55.962% 55.962%
Banco BPI, S.A.
Directly Owned 16,888,797 6.756% 6.756%
Banco Português de Investimento, S.A. 53,409 0.021% 0.021%
Fundos de Pensões do Banco BPI 5,008,922 2.004% 2.004%
BPI Vida - Companhia de Seguros de Vida, S.A. 638,576 0.255% 0.255%
Total attributable to Banco BPI, S.A. 22,589,704 9.036% 9.036%
Mohnish Pabrai
Pabrai Investment Fund II, L.P. 3,957,000 1.583% 1.583%
Pabrai Investment Fund 3, L.P. 5,624,000 2.250% 2.250%
Pabrai Investment Fund IV, L.P. 7,422,315 2.969% 2.969%
Dalal Street, L.L.C. 28,000 0.011% 0.011%
Fundação Dakshana 132,625 0.053% 0.053%
Harina Kapoor 2,500 0.001% 0.001%
Total attributable to Monhish Pabrai 17,166,440 6.867% 6.867%

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30 JUNE 2008

SONAE CAPITAL, SGPS, SA

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2008 AND 31 DECEMBER 2007

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Total
Operations
Changes in perimeter
(Plysorol Group)
Total
without Plysorol Group
Pró-forma 1
ASSETS Notes 30.06.2008 30.06.2008 30.06.2008 31.12.2007 31.12.2007
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Tangible and intangible assets 8 399,556,733 29,848,791 369,707,942 328,841,785 329,842,000
Goodwill 9 61,726,752 - 61,726,752 62,517,465 63,796,454
Investments 10 58,687,449 214,974 58,472,475 96,171,935 96,171,935
Deferred tax assets 13 15,636,878 - 15,636,878 14,117,740 14,320,920
Other non-current assets 11 15,990,952 111,526 15,879,426 24,311,811 24,318,632
Total Non-Current Assets 551,598,764 30,175,291 521,423,473 525,960,736 528,449,941
CURRENT ASSETS:
Stocks 188,472,911 23,135,778 165,337,133 142,074,734 143,489,662
Trade account receivables and other current assets 12 118,933,829 32,638,395 86,295,434 83,787,980 100,924,346
Investments held for trading 364,388 - 364,388 499 499
Cash and cash equivalents 14 20,553,171 1,949,364 18,603,807 43,956,550 44,333,841
Total Current Assets 328,324,299 57,723,537 270,600,762 269,819,763 288,748,348
TOTAL ASSETS 879,923,063 87,898,828 792,024,235 795,780,499 817,198,289
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY:
Share capital 15 250,000,000 - 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000
Reserves and retained earnings 57,481,153 (9,396,244) 66,877,397 62,453,731 91,854,242
Profit/(Loss) for the year attributable to the equity holders of Sonae Capital 32,755,765 - 32,755,765 8,579,429 14,994,319
Equity attributable to the equity holders of Sonae Capital 340,236,918 (9,396,244) 349,633,162 321,033,160 356,848,561
Equity attributable to minority interests 16 35,583,001 (6,461,608) 42,044,609 36,758,832 36,758,832
TOTAL EQUITY 375,819,919 (15,857,852) 391,677,771 357,791,992 393,607,393
LIABILITIES:
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Bank Loans 17 237,726,702 2,049,896 235,676,806 191,453,586 191,453,586
Other non-current liabilities 19 66,231,871 36,828,598 29,403,273 34,461,335 39,150,435
Deferred tax liabilities 13 2,297,295 - 2,297,295 2,307,082 7,526,370
Provisions 22 13,310,025 4,504,609 8,805,416 11,442,155 16,654,464
Total Non-Current Liabilities 319,565,893 43,383,103 276,182,790 239,664,158 254,784,855
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Bank Loans 17 17,533,760 11,901,962 5,631,798 24,751,003 24,751,003
Trade creditors and other non-current liabilities 21 165,580,299 48,230,924 117,349,375 169,757,882 140,239,574
Provisions 22 1,423,192 240,691 1,182,501 3,815,464 3,815,464
Total Current Liabilities 184,537,251 60,373,577 124,163,674 198,324,349 168,806,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES 504,103,144 103,756,680 400,346,464 437,988,507 423,590,896
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 879,923,063 87,898,828 792,024,235 795,780,499 817,198,289

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

1) Continued Operations (exclude Contacto - Sociedade de Construções, SA) The Board of Directors

SONAE CAPITAL, SGPS, SA

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS BY NATURE

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Pró-forma 1 Pró-forma 1
Notes nd Quarter 08 2
2
nd Quarter 07 2
2
30.06.2008 30.06.2007
Operational income
Sales 20,138,696 18,864,252 40,131,668 36,599,997
Services rendered 27,676,583 25,786,575 52,664,713 49,844,640
Other operational income 1,112,874 1,441,136 2,650,769 2,411,658
Total operational income 48,928,153 46,091,963 95,447,150 88,856,295
Operational expenses
Cost of goods sold and materials consumed (14,164,681) (12,859,944) (22,861,668) (22,023,508)
Changes in stocks of finished goods and work in progress 14,816,407 16,737,032 26,774,356 19,271,749
External supplies and services (36,585,942) (37,387,991) (75,498,288) (63,313,199)
Staff costs (11,645,039) (9,644,292) (22,105,000) (18,951,530)
Depreciation and amortisation 8 (2,162,646) (1,770,770) (4,136,396) (3,475,879)
Provisions and impairment losses (565,621) (98,830) (2,899,530) (200,814)
Other operational expenses (1,543,498) (2,641,318) (2,458,958) (3,464,151)
Total operational expenses (51,851,020) (47,666,113) (103,185,484) (92,157,332)
Operational profit/(loss) (2,922,867) (1,574,150) (7,738,334) (3,301,037)
Financial Expenses (3,072,059) (3,835,023) (6,960,660) (7,509,382)
Financial Income 733,548 1,242,723 1,733,850 2,987,093
Net financial expenses (2,338,511) (2,592,300) (5,226,810) (4,522,289)
Share of results of associated undertakings 10 (523,423) (1,628,154) (1,898,238) (993,675)
Investment income 99,854 (834,597) 48,891,713 3,971,431
Profit/(Loss) before taxation (5,684,947) (6,629,201) 34,028,331 (4,845,570)
Taxation 25 (259,262) 3,685,836 (723,205) 3,407,852
Profit/(Loss) after taxation (5,944,209) (2,943,365) 33,305,126 (1,437,718)
Profit/(Loss) for the year 26 (5,944,209) (2,943,365) 33,305,126 (1,437,718)
Attributable to:
Equity holders of Sonae Capital (6,253,296) (2,252,485) 32,755,765 (1,326,247)
Minority interests 309,087 (690,880) 549,361 (111,471)
- - - -
Profit/(Loss) per share - - - -
Basic
Diluted
27
27
(0.025013)
(0.025013)
(0.009010)
(0.009010)
0.131023
0.131023
(0.005305)
(0.005305)

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

1) Continued Operations (exclude Contacto - Sociedade de Construções, SA)

2) In accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. Not subject to limited review

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The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

1) Pro-Forma Equity (excludes Contacto - Sociedade de Construções, SA) The Board of Directors

Report and Accounts 30 June 200828

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Pró-forma 1
30.06.2008 30.06.2007
OPERATING ACTIVITIES Notes
Cash receipts from trade debtors 103,235,241 99,537,911
Cash paid to trade creditors (95,921,319) (87,267,634)
Cash paid to employees (20,367,549) (18,497,837)
Cash flow generated by operations (13,053,627) (6,227,560)
Income taxes (paid) / received (4,158,310) (2,308,068)
Other cash receipts and (payments) relating to operating activities (2,910,413) 3,918,850
Net cash flow from operating activities (1) (20,122,350) (4,616,778)
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from: - -
Investments 87,627,560 22,176,512
Tangible assets 3,433,675 1,580,638
Intangible assets 1,106 -
Interest and similar income 900,193 3,801,329
Loans granted 2,098,028 61,775,990
Dividends 2,765,962 2,447,484
96,826,524 91,781,953
Cash Payments arising from:
Investments (51,011) (77,570,430)
Tangible assets (44,759,461) (36,090,910)
Intangible assets (289,554) (94,555)
Loans granted
Others
(5,458,000)
(63,826)
(21,414,581)
-
(50,621,852) (135,170,476)
Net cash used in investment activities (2) 46,204,672 (43,388,523)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Loans obtained 163,963,920 240,399,488
Capital increases, additional paid in capital and share premiums 212,500 9,283,500
Others 200,000 -
164,376,420 249,682,988
Cash Payments arising from:
Loans obtained
(207,369,562) (196,759,416)
Interest and similar charges (7,724,665) (4,276,599)
Others - (30,627)
(215,094,227) (201,066,642)
Net cash used in financing activities (3)
(50,717,807) 48,616,346
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (4) = (1) + (2) + (3) (24,635,485) 611,045
Effect of foreign exchange rate 438,612 (18,423)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 14 41,383,143 13,086,954
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 14 16,309,046 13,716,422

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

1) Continued Operations (exclude Contacto - Sociedade de Construções, SA)

SONAE CAPITAL, SGPS, SA

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AS AT 30 JUNE 2008

(Amounts express in euro)

1. INTRODUCTION

-

SONAE CAPITAL, SGPS, SA ("the Company" or "Sonae Capital") whose head-office is at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 3053, 4471-907 Maia, Portugal, is the parent company of a group of companies, as detailed in Notes 4 to 6 ("Sonae Capital Group") and was set up on 14 December 2007 as a result of the demerger of the shareholding in SC, SGPS, SA (previously named Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA) from Sonae, SGPS, SA, which was approved by the Board of Directors on 8 November 2007 and by the Shareholder's General Meeting held on 14 December 2007.

Sonae Capital's business portfolio was reorganized into two main strategic businesses areas, based on the development of two branches of activity separate and autonomous:

  • The first business area, led by Sonae Turismo, SGPS, SA, includes businesses in tourism, through development, management and sale of touristic resorts, real estate, through development and sale of high quality residential buildings, in hotels, through ownership and management of hotels, and in services, through activities such as restaurants, catering and events and health and fitness;

The second business area, led by Spred, SGPS, SA (previously named Publimeios, SGPS, SA), includes businesses in three segments: identifying new business opportunities in emerging sectors or sectors undergoing restructuring, ownership and management of businesses with high potential for future development, whenever considered necessary in joint ventures with specialized third parties, and management of a financial portfolio.

1.1. Pro-forma Consolidated Financial Statements

As defined by international standard IFRS 5, and to ensure comparability between 2008 and 2007, the consolidated income statement and consolidated statement of cash-flows include pro forma consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2007 compiled based on assumptions previously considered in the financial statements presented for the year ended 31 December 2007. Thus, the comparative consolidated financial statements reported on 31 December 2007 and 30 June 2007, reflect the effects of the sale of Contacto - Sociedade de Construções, SA.

2. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies adopted are in accordance with those presented on 31 December 2007.

Basis of preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS" previously named International Accounting Standards - "IAS"), issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and Interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC"), previously named Standing Interpretations Committee ("SIC"), beginning on 1 January 2008.

Interim financial statements are presented quarterly, in accordance with IAS 34 – "Interim Financial Reporting".

3. CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS

During the period there were no changes in accounting policies or prior period errors.

4. GROUP COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Group companies included in the consolidated financial statements, their head offices and percentage of share capital held by the Group as at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30.June.2008 31.December.2007
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total Direct Total
Sonae Capital SGPS, SA Maia HOLDING HOLDING HOLDING HOLDING
Tourism
Águas Furtadas - Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Aqualuz - Turismo e Lazer, Lda a) Lagos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Aquapraia-Investimentos Turísticos, SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Azulino Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Bloco Q-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Bloco W-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Casa da Ribeira - Hotelaria e Turismo,
SA
a) Marco de
Canaveses
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Centro Residencial da Maia,Urban., SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cinclus Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Country Club da Maia-Imobiliaria, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Empreend.Imob.Quinta da Azenha, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário a) Maia 57.84% 57.84% 57.84% 57.84%
Fechado Imosede
Golf Time - Golfe e Inv.Turisticos, SA
a) Porto 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00%
Imoareia Investimentos Turisticos, a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SGPS, SA
Imobiliária da Cacela, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoclub-Serviços Imobiliários, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imodivor - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoferro-Soc.Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imohotel-Emp.Turist.Imobiliários, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imopenínsula - Sociedade Imobiliária,
SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoponte-Soc.Imobiliaria, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoresort - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imosedas-Imobiliária e Serviços, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Implantação - Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Insulatroia - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Investalentejo, SGPS, SA a) Vila de Conde 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Marimo -Exploração Hoteleira
Imobiliária, SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Marina de Troia, SA a) Troia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Marina Magic - Exploração de Centros
Lúd, SA
a) Lisbon 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Marmagno-Expl.Hoteleira Imob., SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Martimope - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Marvero-Expl.Hoteleira Imob., SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Partnergiro-Empreendimentos Turisticos,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Porturbe-Edificios e Urbanizações, SA a) Maia 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Praedium II-Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Praedium III-Serviços Imobiliários, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Praedium-SGPS, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Prédios Privados Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Predisedas-Predial das Sedas, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Promessa Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Promosedas-Prom.Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SC - Engenharia e Promoção Imobiliária,
SGPS, SA
a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sete e Meio - Investimentos e
Consultadoria, SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sete e Meio Herdades - Investimentos
Agricolas e Turismo, SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SII - Soberana Investimentos
Imobiliários, SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Soconstrução, BV a) Amesterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Soira-Soc.Imobiliária de Ramalde, SA a) Porto 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Solinca III-Desporto e Saúde, SA a) Lisbon 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Solinca-Investimentos Turísticos, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Solinfitness - Club Malaga, SL a) Malaga (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Soltroia-Imob.de Urb.Turismo de Troia,
SA
a) Lisbon 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Turismo Gestão e Serviços, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Turismo - SGPS, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sontur, BV a) Amesterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sótaqua - Soc. de Empreendimentos
Turisticos, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
1) Spinveste - Promoção Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 87.74% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
1) Spinveste-Gestão Imobiliária SGII, SA a) Porto 87.74% 87.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Torre São Gabriel-Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
2) Troia Market, SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% - -
Troiaresort - Investimentos Turisticos, SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Troiaverde-Expl.Hoteleira Imob., SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Tulipamar-Expl.Hoteleira Imob., SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Urbisedas-Imobiliária das Sedas, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Venda Aluga-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
3) Vistas do Freixo-Emp.Tur.imobiliárias,SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
World Trade Center Porto, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Spred
Atlantic Ferries - Traf.Loc.Flu.e Marit.,
SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Box Lines Navegação, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Contacto Concessões, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
4) Contacto - Sociedade de Construções,
SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cronosaúde – Gestão Hospitalar, SA a) Porto 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
5) Elmo SGPS, SA a) Maia 60.00% 60.00% - -
Friengineering, SA a) Sao Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Inparvi SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
2) Integrum-Edificios Sustentáveis, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% - -
Integrum-Serviços Partilhados, SA a) Maia 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Invsaúde - Gestão Hospitalar, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
5) Leroy Gabon, SA a) Libreville(Gabon) 99.99% 59.99% - -
PJP - Equipamento de Refrigeração, Lda a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
5) Placage d'Okoumé du Gabon, SA a) Libreville(Gabon) 99.88% 59.93% - -
5) Plysorol, SAS a) Niort (France) 100.00% 60.00% - -
Saúde Atlântica - Gestão Hospitalar, SA a) Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
SC Insurance Risks Services, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Selfrio,SGPS, SA a) Matosinhos 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00%
Selfrio-Engenharia do Frio, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Sistavac-Sist.Aquecimento,V.Ar C., SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
SKK-Central de Distr., SA a) Porto 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
SKKFOR - Ser. For. e Desen. de
Recursos, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
SMP-Serv. de Manutenção
Planeamento, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Société de Tranchage Isoroy SAS a) Honfleur (France) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Société des Essences Fines Isoroy a) Honfleur (France) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sopair, SA a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Spinarq, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Spred SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Textil do Marco, SA a) Marco de
Canaveses
90.37% 90.37% 90.37% 90.37%
Others
DMJB, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Interlog-SGPS, SA a) Lisbon 98.98% 98.98% 100.00% 100.00%
Pargeste SGPS, SA Maia 89.99% 89.99% 89.99% 89.99%
Rochester Real Estate, Ltd a) Kent (U.K.) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SC-Consultadoria,SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SC-S.G.P.S., SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Financial Participations, BV a) Amesterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae International, Ltd a) London (U.K.) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

a) Majority of voting rights.

1) Sale of 12.25% of the share capital on 31 March 2008.

2) Company incorporated in the period.

3) Company included in the Spred segment in the last period.

4) Company sold in the period.

5) Control of the company and of its affiliates regained in the period.

5. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATED AND JOINTLY CONTROLLED COMPANIES

Associated and jointly controlled companies included in the consolidated financial statements, their head offices and the percentage of share capital held by the Group as at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30.June.2008 31.December.2007 Book Value
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total Direct Total 30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Tourism
Andar - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 887,496 -
Sociedade de Construções do Chile, SA Lisbon 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Sociedade Imobiliária Troia - B3, SA Grândola 20.00% 20.00% 20.00% 20.00% 452,115 450,631
Vastgoed One - Sociedade Imobiliária,
SA
Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Vastgoed Sun - Sociedade Imobiliária,
SA
Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Spred
1) CarPlus – Comércio de Automóveis, SA Vila Nova de Gaia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Cinclus-Plan. e Gestão de Projectos, SA Porto 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 651,750 567,259
Change, SGPS, SA Porto 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 1,985,137 2,035,846
1) Choice Car - Comércio de Automóveis,
SA
Porto 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Choice Car SGPS, SA Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 3,140,129 3,750,798
Etablissement A. Mathe, SA France 27.74% 27.74% 27.74% 27.74% - 31,937
1) Finlog - Aluguer e Comércio de
Automóveis, SA
Matosinhos 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
1) Guerin – Rent a Car (Dois), Lda Lisbon 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Lidergraf - Artes Gráficas, Lda Vila de Conde 24.50% 24.50% 24.50% 24.50% 768,045 813,764
1) Luso Assistência - Gestão de Acidentes,
SA
Porto 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Norscut - Concessionária de Scut Interior
Norte, SA
Lisbon 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 1,653,208 1,547,478
Operscut - Operação e Manutenção de
Auto-estradas, SA
Lisbon 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 24,000 24,000
Sodesa, SA Lisbon 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 401,016 482,661
TP - Sociedade Térmica, SA Porto 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 9,944,404 9,281,288
Total (Note 10) 19,907,300 18,985,662

1) Companies owned by Choice Car SGPS, SA

Nil balances shown result from the reduction to acquisition cost of amounts determined by the equity method, except for figures relating to subsidiaries of Choice Car SGPS SA identified in 1) above which are included in the value of Choice Car SGPS SA.

Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA

Associated and jointly controlled companies are consolidated using the equity method.

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, aggregate values of main financial indicators of associated and jointly controlled companies can be analysed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Total Assets 1,248,507,934 1,242,669,996
Total Liabilities 1,146,966,537 1,139,976,914
30.June.2008 30.June.2007
Income 140,693,374 98,365,340
Expenses 148,768,637 97,282,186

6. GROUP COMPANIES, JOINTLY CONTROLLED COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES EXCLUDED FROM CONSOLIDATION AND INVESTMENTS HELD FOR SALE

Group companies, jointly controlled companies and associated companies excluded from consolidation, their head offices, percentage of share capital held by the Group and book value as at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 are made up as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30.June.2008 31.December.2007 Book Value
COMPANY Reason for exclusion Head Office Direct Total Direct Total 30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Tourism
Delphinus – Soc. de Tur. e Div. de Tróia,
SA
a) Grândola 79.00% 79.00% 79.00% 79.00% - -
1) Fun International Entertainement, SA a) Porto - - 50.00% 50.00% - -
Infratroia – Emp. de Infraest. de Troia,
E.N.
a) Grândola 25.90% 25.90% 25.90% 25.90% 64,747 64,747
Spidouro S.P.E.I. Douro e Trás-os
Montes, SA
Vila Real 8.30% 8.30% 8.30% 8.30% - -
Star-Viagens e Turismo, SA Lisbon 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 1,550,976 1,550,976
Spred
2) Arbiworld BV Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 9,988,577 9,988,577
Net, SA Lisbon 2.80% 2.80% 2.80% 2.80% 11,132 11,132
Sear - Sociedade Europeia de Arroz, SA Santiago do Cacém 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 150,031 150,031
3) Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA Maia 6.80% 6.80% 6.80% 6.80% 24,661,502 63,320,071
Real Change FCR - Fundo Porto 13.33% 13.33% 13.33% 13.33% 1,800,000 1,800,000
Fundo de Capital de Risco F-HITEC Lisbon 7.14% 7.14% - - 37,500 -
Another investments 515,684 300,739
Total (Note 10) 38,780,149 77,186,273

a) Group company, jointly controlled company or associated company for which, at the date of the issuance of these financial statements, complete financial information was not available.

1) Sale, in 2007, of the entire shareholding.

2) Company acquired in 2007, in relation to which call and put options exist, and as such was excluded from consolidation.

3) Investment measured at fair value.

Nil balances shown above result from deduction of impairment losses from related investments (Note 10).

7. CHANGES TO THE CONSOLIDATION PERIMETER

Main changes to the consolidation perimeter over the six month period ended 30 June 2008 are as follows:

Additions

Percentage of capital held
30.June.2008
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total
Tourism
Troia Market, SA Grândola 100.00% 100.00%
Spred
1) Elmo SGPS, SA Maia 60.00% 60.00%
Integrum-Edificios Sustentáveis, SA Maia 100.00% 100.00%
1) Leroy Gabon, SA Libreville(Gabon) 99.99% 59.99%
1) Placage d'Okoumé du Gabon, SA Libreville(Gabon) 99.88% 59.93%
1) Plysorol, SAS Niort (France) 100.00% 60.00%

1) Elmo SGPS, SA and its subsidiaries were included on consolidation as a result of regaining control of these companies as announced on 5 May 2008 and was referred to the 30 June 2008 due to financial information not being available at a date closer to that of the announcement. Hence the Consolidated Income Statements and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were not affected by the inclusion of ELMO and its subsidiaries.

The impact of these companies on the consolidated financial statements as at 30 June 2008 was as follows:

30.June.2008
Net assets
Tangible and intangible assets 29,857,168
Other assets 55,889,820
Cash and cash equivalents 2,001,071
Loans (13,951,858)
Other liabilities (89,525,340)
(15,729,139)

Disposals

The disposal occurred in the six months ended 30 June 2008 was as follows:

Percentage of capital held
on the day of sale
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total
Spred
Contacto - Sociedade de Construções, SA Porto 100.00% 100.00%

Net assets of the company sold on the date of the disposal are as follows:

31.December.2007
Net assets disposed of
Tangible and intangible assets 283,817
Other assets 102,717,889
Cash and cash equivalents 378,941
Loans -
Other liabilities (69,521,129)
33,859,518
Goodwill (Note 9) 1,278,898
35,138,416
Gain/(loss) on sale 46,361,584
Sales price 81,500,000
Cash received 81,500,000
Amounts receivable -
81,500,000
Net cash inflow arising from the disposal
Cash consideration received 81,500,000
Cash and cash equivalents disposed of (378,941)
81,121,059

This company has been excluded from consolidation from 1 January 2008 onwards.

8. TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

During the six months period ended 30 June 2008, movements in Tangible and Intangible assets as well as depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, are made up as follows:

Tangible assets
Tangible Total
Land and Plant and assets Tangible
Buildings Machinery Others in progress Assets
Gross cost:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2008 243,070,156 73,812,265 4,358,727 78,619,871 399,861,019
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Plysorol Group) 25,639,505 51,359,924 7,402,162 662,438 85,064,029
Other changes in consolidation perimeter (546,763) (5,372,295) (468,783) (333,387) (6,721,228)
Capital expenditure 14,225,576 291,971 19,350 30,802,698 45,339,595
Disposals (1,109,794) (2,463,194) (105,024) (1,585,912) (5,263,924)
Exchange rate effect 10,765 1,399 1,491 13,655
Transfers (10,804,099) 522,089 (143,228) 8,598,480 (1,826,758)
Closing balance as at 30 June 2008 270,485,346 118,152,159 11,064,695 116,764,188 516,466,388
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2008 34,337,745 33,438,181 3,055,187 - 70,831,113
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Plysorol Group) 16,096,764 34,614,062 5,440,251 56,151,077
Other changes in consolidation perimeter (109,841) (5,122,628) (454,546) - (5,687,015)
Depreciation and impairment losses in the period 1,825,048 2,033,867 146,676 - 4,005,591
Disposals (302,562) (1,850,710) (103,739) - (2,257,011)
Exchange rate effect 1,712 988 935 - 3,635
Transfers 55,819 (4,112,125) (258,936) (4,315,242)
Closing balance as at 30 June 2008 51,904,685 59,001,635 7,825,828 - 118,732,148
Carrying amount as at 30 June 2008 218,580,661 59,150,524 3,238,867 116,764,188 397,734,240

Major amounts included in the caption Tangible assets in progress, refer to the following projects:

Troia 47,561,395
Aparthotel Aqualuz refurbishment 3,818,732
Ferry boat construction 25,160,942
Troia Marina 6,912,274
Boavista refurbishment 2,111,522
Hotels refurbishment at Tróia 13,424,448
Construction underway at Maia 16,493,867
Others 1,281,008
116,764,188
Inangible assets
Intangible Total
Patents and other Others assets Intangible
similar rights in progress Assets
Gross cost:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2008 691,162 2,495,880 57,341 3,244,383
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Plysorol Group) 7,070,848 7,070,848
Other changes in consolidation perimeter (8,557) - - (8,557)
Capital expenditure 106,130 5,880 102,757 214,767
Disposals (24,362) (52,045) (12,735) (89,142)
Exchange rate effect - - - -
Transfers 12,638 74,785 (30,949) 56,474
Closing balance as at 30 June 2008 7,847,859 2,524,500 116,414 10,488,773
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2008 386,648 2,045,641 - 2,432,289
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Plysorol Group) 6,135,009 - 6,135,009
Other changes in consolidation perimeter - - - -
Depreciation and impairment losses in the period 27,888 102,917 - 130,805
Disposals (24,362) (45,317) - (69,679)
Exchange rate effect - -
Transfers (56) 37,912 - 37,856
Closing balance as at 30 June 2008 6,525,127 2,141,153 - 8,666,280
Carrying amount as at 30 June 2008 1,322,732 383,347 116,414 1,822,493

9. GOODWILL

During the six months period ended 30 June 2008, movements in goodwill, as well as in corresponding impairment losses, are as follows:

30.June.2008
Gross Value:
Opening balance 65,098,050
Decreases by disposals of companies (Note 7) (1,278,898)
Decreases of percentage held (790,804)
Closing balance 63,028,348
Accumulated impairment losses:
Opening balance 1,301,596
Increases -
Decreases -
Closing balance 1,301,596
Carrying amount 61,726,752

10. INVESTMENTS

As at 30 June 2008, this caption is made up as follows:

30.June.2008
Non Current Current
Investment in associated companies
Opening balance as at 1 January 17,121,634 -
Acquisitions in the period 198,000 -
Disposals in the period - -
Equity method effect (2,614,532) -
Transfers 3,338,170 -
Closing balance as at 30 June 18,043,272 -
Goodwill transferred to Investments 1,864,028 -
Accumulated impairment losses (Note 22) - -
Investment in associated companies (Note 5) 19,907,300 -
Investments in group companies, jointly controlled companies
or associated companies excluded from consolidation
Opening balance as at 1 January 9,631,930 -
Acquisitions in the period - -
Disposals in the period - -
Transfers - -
Closing balance as at 30 June 9,631,930 -
Accumulated impairment losses (Note 22) (7,707,938) -
1,923,992 -
Investments held for sale
Fair value (net of impairment losses) as at 1 January 75,262,281 -
Acquisitions in the period 37,500 -
Disposals in the period - -
Increase/(Decrease) in fair value (38,658,569) -
Transfers (29) -
Fair value (net of impairment losses) as at 30 June 214,974 -
36,856,157 -
Other investiments (Note 6) 38,780,149 -
58,687,449 -

Investments held for sale are disclosed above, net of accumulated impairment losses (Note 22) amounting to 424,327 euro.

The use of the equity method had the following impacts: -1,898,238 euro are recorded in Share of results of associated undertakings and -716,294 euro are recorded as Other changes in Reserves.

11. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Other non-current assets are detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Loans granted to related parties
Norscut - Concessionária de Scut Interior Norte, SA 14,069,052 14,069,052
Andar - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA - 3,338,173
Others 300,604 289,989
14,369,656 17,697,214
Impairment losses (Note 22) (270,489) (270,489)
14,099,167 17,426,725

Trade accounts receivable and other debtors

Assets arising from the sale of financial investments 4,921,250 5,510,000
Others 1,145,284 1,899,477
6,066,534 7,409,477
Impairment losses (Note 22) (4,174,749) (520,351)
1,891,785 6,889,126
Taxes Recoverable - 2,781
Other non-current assets 15,990,952 24,318,632

12. TRADE DEBTORS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Trade debtors and other current assets are detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
45,786,180 56,040,609
Trade accounts receivable
Taxes recoverable 13,506,645 19,444,523
Loans granted to related parties
Sit B3 2,559,886 2,485,702
Others 35,262 6,090
2,595,148 2,491,792
Other current assets
Trade suppliers - debit balances 1,519,285 1,446,131
Other debtors 12,294,118 9,762,822
Accounts receivable from the sale of investments 34,145,089 35,056,077
Accounts receivable from the sale of tangible assets 738,279 15,348
Income related with construction contracts - 1,790,984
Indemnities receivable 716,088 135,205
Interest receivable 255,034 231,105
Deferred costs - Rents 5,234,318 3,576,303
Deferred costs - External supplies and services 1,286,541 1,862,601
Other current assets 56,188,752 53,876,576
118,076,725 131,853,500
Accumulated impairment losses (Note 22) (31,781,291) (30,929,154)
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Plysorol Group) 32,638,395 -
Trade Debtors and Other Current Assets 118,933,829 100,924,346

In "Accounts receivable from the sale of investments" as at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, most significant values are related to the debt on the sale of Grano Salis in 2006 (11,532,035 euro) and on the sale of Elmo, SGPS, SA in 2007 (19,794,479 euro), the latter subject to an impairment loss (Note 22).

13. DEFERRED TAXES

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 can be detailed as follows, split between the different types of temporary differences:

Deferred tax assets Deferred tax liabilities
30.June.2008 31.December.2007 30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Harmonisation adjusments - - 38 49
Provisions and impairment losses - 203,180 - 5,219,288
Write off of tangible and intangible assets 2,090,498 2,174,715 1,511,184 1,510,830
Revaluation of tangible assets - - 786,073 795,849
Tax losses carried forward 12,924,456 11,589,253 - -
Others 621,924 353,772 354
15,636,878 14,320,920 2,297,295 7,526,370

In accordance with the tax statements and tax estimates presented by companies that recorded deferred tax assets arising from tax losses carried forward, as at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, and using exchange rates effective at that time, tax losses carried forward can be summarised as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit
With limited time use
Generated in 2002 139,761 34,940 2008 1,209,557 302,389 2008
Generated in 2003 7,639,236 1,909,809 2009 9,126,348 2,281,587 2009
Generated in 2004 6,361,020 1,590,255 2010 6,627,219 1,656,805 2010
Generated in 2005 7,025,797 1,756,450 2011 7,025,798 1,756,449 2011
Generated in 2006 11,702,529 2,925,632 2012 11,702,529 2,925,632 2012
Generated in 2007 6,273,301 1,568,325 2013 8,743,671 2,185,919 2013
Generated in 2008 10,634,715 2,658,572 2014 - -
49,776,359 12,443,983 44,435,122 11,108,780
With a time limit different from the above
mentioned 1,453,780 480,473 1,453,780 480,473
1,453,780 480,473 1,453,780 480,473
51,230,139 12,924,456 45,888,902 11,589,253

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Deferred tax assets resulting from tax losses carried forward were re-assessed against each company's business plans, which are regularly updated, and available tax planning opportunities. Deferred tax assets have only been recorded to the extent that future profits will arise which may be offset against available tax losses or against deductible temporary differences.

As at 30 June 2008 tax losses carried forward, amounting to 119,316,618 euro have not originated deferred tax assets for prudential reasons. These may be summarised as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit
With limited time use
Generated in 2002 27,840,355 6,960,089 2008 36,487,545 9,121,887 2008
Generated in 2003 10,799,367 2,699,841 2009 13,379,146 3,344,787 2009
Generated in 2004 3,538,114 884,530 2010 5,065,719 1,266,430 2010
Generated in 2005 8,845,783 2,211,447 2011 7,726,020 1,931,505 2011
Generated in 2006 14,026,195 3,506,550 2012 13,437,053 3,359,264 2012
Generated in 2007 23,184,045 5,796,011 2013 22,867,073 5,716,767 2013
Generated in 2008 14,645,136 3,661,285 2014 - -
102,878,995 25,719,753 98,962,556 24,740,640
Without limited time use 4,028,000 1,342,532 4,849,357 1,616,291
With a time limit different from the above
mentioned
12,409,623 3,609,624 11,525,185 3,403,077
16,437,623 4,952,156 16,374,542 5,019,368
119,316,618 30,671,909 115,337,098 29,760,008

14. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Cash and cash equivalents can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Cash at hand 208,027 183,580
Bank deposits 17,694,474 43,040,144
Treasury applications 701,306 1,110,117
18,603,807 44,333,841
Bank overdrafts (2,294,761) (2,950,698)
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows 16,309,046 41,383,143
Cash and cash equivalents 18,603,807 44,333,841
Cash and cash equivalents - Changes in perimeter (Plysorol Group) 1,949,364 -
Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet 20,553,171 44,333,841
Bank overdrafts (2,294,761) (2,950,698)
Bank overdrafts - Changes in perimeter (Plysorol Group) (11,901,962) -
Bank overdrafts (Note 17) (14,196,723) (2,950,698)

Bank overdrafts are disclosed in the balance sheet under current Bank loans.

15. SHARE CAPITAL

The share capital of Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA is represented by 250,000,000 ordinary shares, which do not have the right to a fixed remuneration, with a nominal value of 1 euro each.

The demerger originated a reserve in the amount of 132,638,253 euro, which has a treatment similar to that of a Legal Reserve. According to Company Law, it cannot be distributed to shareholders, unless the company is liquidated, but can be used to make good prior year losses, once other reserves have been used fully, or for capital increases.

16. MINORITY INTERESTS

Movements in minority interests in the periods ended 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 are as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Opening balance as at 1 January 36,758,832 18,876,352
Acquisitions with increase in percentage ownership - 17,108,025
Disposal of companies (Note 7) 16,318 (22,328)
Changes resulting from currency translation 4,385,829 -
Changes in percentage ownership from disposal of companies (6,343,141) -
Others 215,802 (57,033)
Profit for the period attributable to minority interests 549,361 853,816
Closing balance 35,583,001 36,758,832

17. BORROWINGS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Borrowings are made up as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Outstanding amount Outstanding amount
Amount limit Current Non Current Amount limit Current Non Current Repayable on
Bank Loans
Sonae Capital SGPS - commercial paper 30,000,000 $\sim$ 30,000,000 Mar/2013
a) d) Sonae Turismo - commercial paper 110,000,000 ٠ 110,000,000 109,999,989 Aug/2009
b) SC, SGPS - commercial paper 110,000,000 ٠ 83,799,992 Aug/2009
e) Praedium SGPS - commercial paper ÷ 7,500,000 1,250,000 $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ Aug/2008
c) Imoferro 6,983,171 122,295 6,529,175 May/2027
Invesaúde 1,250,000 500,000 750,000 2,000,000 250,000 1,250,000 Aug/2010
d) SC-Insurance and Risk Services-commercial paper ÷. ÷, 1,977,175 1,977,175 $\sim$ Feb/2008
Selfrio Engenharia - commercial paper 5,600,000 550,000 4,200,000 3,850,000 1,068,750 2,781,250 May/2012
Others 368,629 2,233,983 93,474 2,150,000
1,418,629 120,983,975 4,761,694 122,710,414
Bank overdrafts (Note 14) 14,196,723 2,952,348
Bank Loans 15,615,352 120,983,975 7,714,042 122,710,414
Bonds
Bonds Sonae Capital 2007/2012 20,000,000 20,000,000 Dec/2012
Bonds Sonae Capital 2007/2012 30,000,000 30,000,000 Dec/2012
d) Bonds SC-Insurance $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ 15,000,000
Bonds SC, SGPS, S.A. 2008/2018 ÷ 50,000,000 Mar/2018
Amortised cost for bank loans and bonds ä, $-1,007,277$ $\sim$ $-234,000$
Bonds ä, 98,992,723 15,000,000 49,766,000
Other loans 176,635 250,577
Obligations under finance leases 1,918,408 17,750,004 1,860,326 18,726,595
17,533,760 237,726,702 24,751,003 191,453,586

a) SC, SGPS, SA is a co-guarantor in this loans.

b) Sonae Turismo SGPS, SA is a co-guarantor in this loan.

c) This loan was guaranteed by mortgages of properties held by this affiliated company and has been repaid on 9 May 2008.

d) These loans were fully repaid in January and February 2008

e) This loan was repaid on 20 June 2008, before its maturity rate.

Sonae Capital SGPS - 2007/2012 Bonds 1st issue in the amount of 20,000,000 euro, with a 5 year maturity, and a sole reimbursement on 31 December 2012, except if the reimbursement is anticipated, fully or partially, which can happen on 31 December 2010.

Sonae Capital SGPS - 2007/2012 Bonds 2nd issue in the amount of 30,000,000 euro, with a 5 year maturity, and a sole reimbursement on 31 December 2012.

SC, SGPS, SA -2008/2018 Bonds in the amount of 50,000,000 euro, with a 10 year maturity, and a sole reimbursement on 3 March 2018, except if the reimbursement is anticipated, fully or partially, which can happen on 3 March 2016.

These bond loans bear interest every six months at 6 months Euribor interest rates plus spreads that range between 0.50% and 0.95%.

The repayment schedule of the nominal value of borrowings may be summarised as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Capital Interest
Capital
Interest
N+1 a) 17,533,760 13,307,848 24,751,003 5,130,659
N+2 89,853,563 8,998,882 114,359,681 4,293,458
N+3 23,689,237 8,029,775 24,155,400 4,071,652
N+4 2,933,948 6,734,196 3,683,383 2,774,451
N+5 60,881,679 5,713,981 31,732,355 2,596,855
After N+5 61,375,551 16,783,105 17,756,767 6,532,429
256,267,738 59,567,786 216,438,590 25,399,505

a) Includes amounts drawn under commercial paper programmes.

18. DERIVATIVES

Interest rate derivatives

The hedging instruments used by the Group as at 30 June 2008 were mainly "swaps" and interest rate options (cash flow hedges) contracted with the goal of hedging interest rate risks on loans in the amount of 50,000,000 euro, whose net fair value was 363,389 euro. As at 30 June 2008, all derivatives are hedging derivatives.

These interest rate hedging instruments are valued at fair value as at the balance sheet date, determined by valuations made by the Group using derivative valuation calculation schedules and external valuations when these schedules do not permit the valuation of certain instruments. The determination of fair value of these financial instruments is based, for swaps, on updating on the balance sheet date the future cash flows resulting from the difference between the fixed interest rate of the fixed leg of the derivative and the variable interest rate indexed to the variable leg of the derivative. For options, fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes model and its variants.

The risk cover principles generally used by the Group to contractually arrange hedging instruments are as follows:

  • Matching between cash flows received and paid, i.e., there is a perfect match between the dates of the re-fixing of interest rates on financing contracted with the bank and the dates of the re-fixing of interest rates on the derivative;
  • Perfect matching between indices: the reference index for the hedging instrument and for the financing to which the underlying derivative relates are the same;
  • In the case of extreme rises in interest rates, the maximum cost of financing is limited.

The counterparts for derivatives are selected based on their financial strength and credit risk profile, with this profile being generally measured by a rating note attributed by rating agencies of recognised merit. The counterparts for derivatives are top level, highly prestigious financial institutions which are recognised nationally and internationally.

Fair value of derivatives

The fair value of derivatives is accounted in Investments held for trading, as follows:

Assets Liabilities
30.June.2008 31.December.2007 30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Hedge accounting derivatives
Interest rate 363,389 - - -
Other derivatives - - - -
363,389 - - -

19. OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Other non-current liabilities were made up as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Loans and other amounts payable to related parties
Plaza Mayor Parque de Ocio, SA 2,329,516 2,323,820
Others 705,701 617,000
3,035,217 2,940,820
Other creditors
Creditors in the restructuring process of Torralta 30,141,462 30,141,462
Guarantees of suppliers - 4,672,100
Fixed assets suppliers 1,362,500 1,387,500
Others 124,094 8,553
31,628,056 36,209,615
Variations of the perimeter (Group Plysorol)
Changes in perimeter 36,828,598 -
Elimination of intra-group (5,260,000) -
Other Non-Current Liabilities 66,231,871 39,150,435

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, "Other creditors" include 30,141,462 euro payable to creditors of an affiliated undertaking under the terms of a judicial restructuring process. The court decision dated 27 November 1997 (which confirms the terms approved in the creditors meeting of 23 September 1997) states that these credits will be payable 50 years from the date that the decision was confirmed (30 January 2003).

20. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

In 2007 and previous years, the Sonae Capital Group granted deferred performance bonuses to employees, based on shares of Sonae SGPS, SA to be acquired at nil cost, three years after they were attributed to the employee. In any case, the acquisition can be exercised during the period commencing on the third anniversary of the grant date and the end of that year. The company has the choice to settle in cash instead of shares. The option can only be exercised if the employee still works for the Sonae Capital Group on the vesting date. On 28 January 2008 existing liabilities based on Sonae, SGPS, SA's shares have been recalculated to reflect liabilities based on Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA's shares. Closing share prices as at that date were used in this recalculation.

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 the market value of total liabilities arising from share-based payments, which have not yet vested, may be summarised as follows:

Year of Vesting Number of Fair Value
grant year participants 30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Shares
2005 2008 0 - 573,543
2006 2009 6 211,854 267,377
2007 2010 5 140,550 218,103
2008 2011 7 315,395 -
Total 667,799 1,059,023

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 the financial statements include the following amounts corresponding to the period elapsed between the date of granting and those dates for each deferred bonus plan, which have not yet vested:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Staff costs -165,586 559,369
Retained earnings 464,971 265,126
299,385 824,495
Other liabilities 299,385 824,495
299,385 824,495

21. TRADE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Trade accounts payable and Other current liabilities were made up as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Trade creditors 30,939,147 62,517,417
Loans and other amounts payable to related parties
Others 169,821 -
169,821 -
Other current liabilities
Fixed assets suppliers 4,472,114 5,009,524
Amounts received as down payments 35,727,648 21,285,566
Advances from customers 1,595,430 1,333,157
Other accounts payable 11,179,335 3,598,684
Taxes and contributions payable 12,015,065 13,399,775
Cost accruals related to construction works 103,114 14,257,334
Staff Costs 6,784,488 6,809,301
Interest payable 1,030,891 712,251
Amounts invoiced for works not yet completed 4,545,204 3,686,414
Other external supplies and services 1,895,452 1,555,468
Others 6,891,666 6,074,683
86,240,407 77,722,157
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Group Plysorol) 48,230,924 -
Suppliers and other current liabilities 165,580,299 140,239,574

22. PROVISIONS AND ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENT LOSSES

Movements in Provisions and impairment losses over the six months period ended 30 June 2008 are as follows:

Balance as at Change of perimeter Balance as at
Captions 31.December.07 Increases Decreases (Plysorol Group) 31.June.2008
Accumulated impairment losses on investments (Note 10) 28,720,049 - - (20,587,784) 8,132,265
Accumulated impairment losses on other non-current assets (Note 11) 790,840 3,654,398 - - 4,445,238
Accumulated impairment losses on trade accounts receivable and on other current debtors (Note 12) 30,929,153 1,730,451 (987,003) 108,690 31,781,291
Accumulated impairment losses on stocks 7,474,353 221,131 (5,803) 1,026,857 8,716,538
Non-current provisions 16,654,464 10,380 (7,859,428) 4,504,609 13,310,025
Current provisions 3,815,464 - (2,632,963) 240,691 1,423,192
88,384,323 5,616,360 (11,485,197) (14,706,937) 67,808,549

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Provisions can be analysed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Guarantees on construction works given to clients - 4,697,502
Judicial claims 4,514,209 3,954,369
Others 10,219,008 11,818,057
14,733,217 20,469,928

Impairment losses are deducted from the book value of the corresponding asset.

23. CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, Contingent assets and liabilities were made up as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Guarantees given:
on tax claims 5,620,782 5,845,298
on judicial claims 308,826 2,696,996
on municipal claims 5,729,053 5,887,208
others 59,544,767 74,799,709

Others include the following guarantees:

  • 5,295,150 euro (22,730,724 euro as at 31 December 2007) of guarantees on construction works given to clients;

  • 38,124,560 euro as at 30 June 2008 and as at 31 December 2007 of guarantees given concerning building permits in the tourism business;

  • 186,153 euro as at 30 June 2008 and as at 31 December 2007 of guarantees given for the construction of ferry boats;

  • 12,000,000 euro as at 30 June 2008 and as at 31 December 2007 of guarantees given on the sale of the shareholding in Granosalis, SGPS, SA.

24. RELATED PARTIES

Balances and transactions with related parties are detailed as follows:

Sales and services rendered Purchases and services obtained
Transactions 30.June.2008 30.June.2007 30.June.2008 30.June.2007
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation (a)
155,661 811,046 188,926 791,012
Associated companies 128,504 142,747 546,690 636,642
Other partners in Group companies 32,481,510 29,870,912 3,530,467 3,828,306
32,765,675 30,824,705 4,266,083 5,255,960
Interest income Interest expenses
Transactions 30.June.2008 30.June.2007 30.June.2008 30.June.2007
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation (a)
- 1,152,465 - 43,422
Associated companies 660,484 3,863 - -
Other partners in Group companies 18,059 765,731 79,010 3,824,399
678,543 1,922,059 79,010 3,867,821
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Balances 30.June.2008 31.December.2007 30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation (a)
32,956 98,684 74,287 469,379
Associated companies 1,086,445 393,405 253,887 94,440
Other partners in Group companies 16,228,489 32,520,201 4,345,203 4,117,245
17,347,890 33,012,290 4,673,377 4,681,064
Loans
Obtained Granted
Balances 30.June.2008 31.December.2007 30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation (a)
- - - -
Associated companies - - 14,069,052 17,407,225

Other partners in Group companies 2,329,516 2,340,818 - -

(a) The parent company is Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA; balances and transactions with Sonae, SGPS, SA and with Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA are included under Other partners in Group companies.

2,329,516 2,340,818 14,069,052 17,407,225

25. TAXATION

As at 30 June 2008 and 2007, Taxation is made up as follows:

30.June.2008 30.June.2007
Current tax 2,243,282 1,806,875
Deferred tax (1,520,077) (5,214,727)
723,205 (3,407,852)

26. RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT

As at 30 June 2008 and 2007, the reconciliation of consolidated net profit can be analysed as follows:

30.June.2008 30.June.2007
Aggregate net profit 96,935,167 20,595,964
Harmonisation adjustments (19,516,795) (7,419,172)
Elimination of intragroup dividends (40,464,917) (5,567,434)
Share of results of associated undertakings (1,898,238) (1,429,299)
Elimination of intragroup capital gains and losses (1,148,091) (4,149,789)
Elimination of intragroup provisions (3,037,000) (1,430,000)
Consolidation adjustments to gains/(losses)
on sales of investments
2,450,135 (973,503)
Others (15,135) (1,064,485)
Consolidated net profit for the year 33,305,126 (1,437,718)

27. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share for the periods ended 30 June 2008 and 2007 were calculated taking into consideration the following amounts:

30.June.2008 30.June.2007
Total Total
Net profit
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate basic
earnings per share (Net profit for the period )
32,755,765 -1,326,247
Effect of dilutive potential shares - -
Interest related to convertible bonds (net of tax) - -
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate diluted
earnings per share
32,755,765 (1,326,247)
Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares used to calculated
basic earnings per share
250,000,000 250,000,000
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares from convertible
bonds
- -
Weighted average number of shares used to calculated
diluted earnings per share
250,000,000 250,000,000
Earnings per share (basic and diluted) 0.131023 (0.005305)

There are no convertible instruments included in Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA's shares, hence there is no dilutive effect.

28. SEGMENT INFORMATION

As at 30 June 2008 and 2007, the following were identified as primary business segments:

  • Tourism
  • Spred
  • Holding

No secondary business segments were disclosed since Group activities are almost all carried out in Portugal. Foreign activities are not significant enough to justify disclosure of a different geographical segment.

The contribution of the business segments to the income statement for the periods ended on 30 June 2008 and 2007 can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008
Tourism Spred Holding Consolidation
Adjustments
Total
Operational income
Sales 2,589,269 37,542,399 - - 40,131,668
Services rendered 20,600,993 31,973,276 90,444 - 52,664,713
Other operational income 1,655,649 914,277 80,843 - 2,650,769
24,845,911 70,429,952 171,287 - 95,447,150
Inter-segment income 675,981 125,671 70,432 (872,084) -
25,521,892 70,555,623 241,719 (872,084) 95,447,150
Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) (3,118,848) 3,747,346 (2,111,698) - (1,483,199)
Depreciation and amortisation (3,642,454) (482,836) (11,106) - (4,136,396)
Provisions and impairment losses (2,569,992) (329,538) - - (2,899,530)
Reversal of provisions and impairment losses 1 727,562 3,229 50,000 - 780,791
Operational profit (EBIT) (8,603,732) 2,938,201 (2,072,804) - (7,738,334)
Net financial expenses (11,663,311) (235,690) 6,672,191 - (5,226,810)
Share of results of associated undertakings - - - (1,898,238) (1,898,238)
Investment income (235,834) 46,461,438 2,666,108 - 48,891,713
Profit before taxation (20,502,877) 49,163,949 7,265,496 (1,898,238) 34,028,331
Taxation 793,959 (1,303,272) (213,891) - (723,205)
Net profit for the period (19,708,918) 47,860,677 7,051,604 (1,898,238) 33,305,126
- attributable to equity holders of Sonae
  • attributable to minority interests
30.June.2007
Tourism Spred Holding Consolidation
Adjustments
Total
Operational income
Sales 1,516,887 35,083,111 - - 36,599,997
Services rendered 18,878,089 30,438,673 527,879 - 49,844,640
Other operational income 703,690 1,574,675 133,293 - 2,411,658
21,098,665 67,096,458 661,172 - 88,856,295
Inter-segment income 777,168 91,684 99,450 (968,303) -
21,875,834 67,188,143 760,622 (968,303) 88,856,295
Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) (2,520,191) 3,669,747 (1,019,164) 231 130,624
Depreciation and amortisation (2,946,726) (479,154) (50,000) - (3,475,879)
Provisions and impairment losses (102,372) (98,443) - - (200,814)
Reversal of provisions and impairment losses 1 80,550 114,482 50,000 - 245,032
Operational profit (EBIT) (5,488,738) 3,206,633 (1,019,164) 231 (3,301,037)
Net financial expenses (8,474,493) (361,318) 4,305,989 7,533 (4,522,289)
Share of results of associated undertakings - - - (993,675) (993,675)
Investment income (1,198,577) 4,494,697 8,028,018 (7,352,707) 3,971,431
Profit before taxation (15,161,808) 7,340,012 11,314,843 (8,338,618) (4,845,570)
Taxation 4,551,500 (1,054,578) (89,070) - 3,407,852
Net profit for the period (10,610,308) 6,285,434 11,225,773 (8,338,618) (1,437,718)
- attributable to equity holders of Sonae
- attributable to minority interests

Amount included in the caption Other operational income but added back in the calculation of Operational Cash-flow (EBITDA).

The contribution of the business segments to the balance sheets as at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008
Tourism Spred Holding Consolidation
Adjustments
Total
Fixed assets
Tangible and Intangible 340,736,159 58,780,878 39,696 - 399,556,733
Goodwill - - - 61,726,752 61,726,752
Investments 5,914,485 11,588,750 60,769,882 (19,585,668) 58,687,449
Deferred tax assets 15,017,963 618,916 - - 15,636,878
Other assets 213,743,214 171,029,917 492,948,240 (554,323,679) 323,397,692
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Current Investments 9,944,027 4,500,339 6,473,193 - 20,917,559
Total assets 585,355,848 246,518,800 560,231,011 (512,182,595) 879,923,063
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 3,264,176 21,669,811 212,792,715 - 237,726,702
Deferred tax liabilities 2,297,295 - - - 2,297,295
Other non-current liabilities 397,945,017 100,848,306 8,723,393 (427,974,820) 79,541,896
Current liabilities
Borrowings 1,586,110 15,937,023 10,627 - 17,533,760
Other current liabilities 154,853,588 97,620,261 43,002,526 (128,472,885) 167,003,491
Total liabilities 559,946,186 236,075,401 264,529,261 (556,447,705) 504,103,144
Capital expenditure 42,666,617 2,863,090 24,652 - 45,554,359
Gross Debt 4,850,286 37,606,833 212,803,342 - 255,260,461
Net Debt (5,093,740) 33,106,495 206,330,149 - 234,342,904
31.December.2007
Tourism Spred Holding Consolidation
Adjustments
Total
Fixed assets
Tangible and Intangible 302,435,989 26,830,791 575,220 - 329,842,000
Goodwill - - - 63,796,454 63,796,454
Investments 2,451,539 10,571,412 99,803,510 (16,654,526) 96,171,935
Deferred tax assets 13,558,815 762,105 - - 14,320,920
Other assets 197,350,492 262,464,964 323,309,310 (514,392,126) 268,732,640
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Current Investments 20,222,050 2,662,597 21,449,693 - 44,334,340
Total assets 536,018,885 303,291,869 445,137,733 (467,250,198) 817,198,289
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 120,455,895 21,231,691 49,766,000 - 191,453,586
Deferred tax liabilities 2,307,082 5,219,288 - - 7,526,370
Other non-current liabilities 224,906,319 63,900,370 8,723,393 (241,725,183) 55,804,899
Current liabilities
Borrowings 3,597,104 21,153,900 - - 24,751,004
Other current liabilities 224,273,698 99,070,392 95,414,547 (274,703,600) 144,055,037
Total liabilities 575,540,098 210,575,641 153,903,940 (516,428,783) 423,590,896
Capital expenditure 73,123,914 31,406,734 24,084 - 104,554,732
Gross Debt 124,052,999 42,385,591 49,766,000 - 216,204,590
Net Debt 103,830,949 39,722,994 28,316,307 - 171,870,250

Net debt in "Holding" is made up as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Inflows
Bank debt 212,803,342 49,766,000
Cash and cash equivalents 6,473,193 21,449,693
Net bank debt 206,330,149 28,316,307
Tourism 653,000 5,320,000
Spred 1,472,200 1,191,600
Intercompany short term loans obtained 2,125,200 6,511,600
Total Inflows 208,455,349 34,827,907
Outflows
Tourism 426,394,789 271,501,584
Spred 44,640,936 36,695,533
Intercompany loans granted 471,035,725 308,197,117

29. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

No relevant events occurred between the date of presentation of these financial statements and the date of their approval.

30. APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 27 August 2008.

INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30 JUNE 2008

INDIVIDUAL BALANCE SHEETS AS AT 30 JUNE 2008 AND 31 DECEMBER 2007

(Amounts expressed in euro)

ASSETS Notes 30 June 2008 31 December 2007
NON CURRENT ASSETS:
Tangible assets
Available for sale investments
Other non current assets
Total Non Current Assets 4
5
6,605
382,638,253
74,749,000
457,393,858
-
382,638,253
49,749,000
432,387,253
CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets
Investments held for trading
Cash and cash equivalents
Total Current Assets 6
7
8
4,572,765
363,889
3,320
4,939,974
23,901
-
1,363
25,264
TOTAL ASSETS 462,333,832 432,412,517
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY:
Share Capital
Translation and Fair Value Reserves
Other reserves
Retained earnings
Profit / (Loss) for the period
TOTAL EQUITY
9 250,000,000
363,131
132,638,253
(2,012)
(772,872)
382,226,500
250,000,000
-
132,638,253
-
(2,012)
382,636,241
LIABILITIES:
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank loans
Bonds
Total Non Current Liabilities 10
10
29,929,459
49,804,170
79,733,629
-
49,766,000
49,766,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Suppliers
Bank overdrafts
Other creditors
Taxes and other contributions payable
Other current liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 8
11
11
2,291
5,515
77,594
20,595
267,708
373,703
800
-
1,994
25
7,457
10,276
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 462,333,832 432,412,517

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements

INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT BY NATURE

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Notes nd Quarter 20081
2
30 June 2008
Operational expenses:
External supplies and services 12 (104,140) (273,788)
Staff costs (425,513) (634,536)
Depreciation and amortisation (661) (1,321)
Other operational expenses (15,632) (21,995)
Total operational expenses (545,946) (931,640)
Operational profit/(loss) (545,946) (931,640)
Financial income 13 1,212,237 2,080,709
Financial expenses 13 (1,141,182) (1,921,169)
Net financial income/(expenses) 71,055 159,540
Profit/(loss) before taxation (474,891) (772,100)
Taxation (772) (772)
Profit/(loss) for the period (475,663) (772,872)

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements

1) Prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. Not subject to limited review.

INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Res
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Res
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Res
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Res
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Tra
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Res
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250
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-
- - -
-
- 132
,638
,253
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382
,636
,241
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- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - - -
D
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end
s di
strib
uted
- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - - -
T
fer
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rnin
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- - -
-
- - -
-
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012
2,0
12
-
Acq
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/(dis
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f ow
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- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - - -
Incr
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fair
valu
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he
dgin
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nstr
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- - -
-
- 363
,131
-
- - - - - 363
,131
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fina
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- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - - -
Incr
e/(d
) in
fair
valu
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inv
estm
ents
eas
ecre
ase
- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - - -
Def
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fair
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d ta
isin
incr
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valu
inv
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- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - - -
Pro
fit/(
loss
) fo
r the
riod
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- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - (77
2)
2,87
(77
2)
2,87
Oth
ers
- - -
-
- - -
-
- - - - -
Bala
at 3
0 Ju
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as
250
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- -
-
- 363
,131
-
- - 132
,638
,253
(2,
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(77
2,87
2)
382
,226
,500

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements

INDIVIDUAL CASH FLOW STATEMENT

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

(Amounts expressed in euro)

30 June 2008
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts from trade debtors 271,496
Cash paid to employees 423,273
Cash flow generated by operations (694,769)
Income taxes (paid)/received (6,148)
Other cash receipts/(payments) relating to operating activities 68,448
Net cash flow from operating activities [1] (632,469)
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Interest and similar income 48,635
48,635
Cash receipts arising from:
Tangible assets 7,927
Loans granted 27,527,000
(27,534,927)
Net cash flow from investment activities [2] (27,486,292)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Loans obtained 30,000,000
30,000,000
Cash Payments arising from:
Interest and similar costs 1,884,797
(1,884,797)
Net cash from financing activities [3] 28,115,203
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents [4] = [1]+[2]+[3] (3,558)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 1,363
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period (2,195)

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements

NOTES TO THE INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

(Amounts expressed in euro)

1. INTRODUCTION

SONAE CAPITAL, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("the company" or "Sonae Capital") whose registered office is at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 3053, 4471-907 Maia, Portugal, was constituted on 14 December 2007 by public deed, following the demerger from Sonae, S.G.P.S., S.A. of the whole of the share capital of the company formerly named Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A., now named SC, S.G.P.S., S.A in compliance with paragraph a) of article 118 of the Commercial Companies Code.

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

Interim financial statements are presented quarterly, in accordance with IAS 34 – "Interim Financial Reporting".

3. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those followed in the preparation of annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007.

4. AVAILABLE FOR SALE INVESTMENTS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 investments are detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Investments in affiliated and associated undertakings 382,638,253 382,638,253
382,638,253 382,638,253

4.1 Investments in affiliated and associated undertakings

As at 30 June 2008, the detail of investments in affiliated and associated companies is as shown in the table below. Investments carried at cost correspond to those in unlisted companies and for which a fair value cannot be reliably estimated.

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Companies % Held Fair Value Book Fair Value % Held Fair Value Book Fair Value
Value Reserve Value Reserve
SC, SGPS, SA 100.00% - 382,638,253 - 100.00% - 382,638,253 -
Total - 382,638,253 - - 382,638,253 -

During the year ended 31 December 2007, the demerger of Sonae, S.G.P.S., S.A.'s shareholding in SC, S.G.P.S., S.A. (previously named Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A.) took place. The transaction involved the spin off of the entire share capital of SC, S.G.P.S., S.A. held by Sonae, S.G.P.S., S.A. for its accounting value of 382,638,253 euro, with which the new company Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A. was incorporated.

5. OTHER NON CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 other non current assets are detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Loans granted to group companies:
S C, SGPS, SA 74,749,000 49,749,000
74,749,000 49,749,000

This asset was not due or impaired as at 30 June 2008. The fair value of loans granted to group companies is basically the same as their book value.

6. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 other current assets can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Group companies:
Short term loan 2,527,000
Interest 1,966,469
Withhold income tax 6,147
Accrued income 73,149 8,301
Deferred costs - 15,600
4,572,765 23,901

7. INVESTMENTS HELD FOR TRADING

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 investments held for trading can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Derivative hedging instruments 363,889 -
363,889 -

As at 30 June 2008, the derivatives above were issued as cash flow hedging instruments to hedge interest rate risk on loans contracted in the amount of 50,000,000 euro. The fair value of these derivatives as at 30 June 2008 was 363,889 euro.

8. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 cash and cash equivalents can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Cash 1,000 -
Bank deposits 2,320 1,363
Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet 3,320 1,363
Bank overdrafts 5,515 -
Cash and cash equivalents in the cash flow statement (2,195) 1,363

9. SHARE CAPITAL

As at 30 June 2008 share capital consisted of 250,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 euro each.

10. LOANS

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007 this caption included the following loans:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Bank loans - Commercial paper 30,000,000 -
Up-front fees not yet charged to income statement (70,541) -
Bank loans 29,929,459 -
Nominal value of bonds 50,000,000 50,000,000
Up-front fees not yet charged to income statement (195,830) (234,000)
Bonds 49,804,170 49,766,000
Non-current loans 79,733,629 49,766,000

Sonae Capital SGPS – 2007/2012 Bond Issue 1st issue, amounting to 20,000,000 euro, reimbursable after 5 years, in one instalment on 31 December 2012, unless reimbursement is anticipated either totally or partially, which can take place on 31 December 2010.

Bonds Sonae Capital 2007/2012 2nd issue, amounting to 30,000,000 euro, repayable after 5 years, in one instalment, on 31 December 2012.

These bond issues pay interest every six months at Euribor six month interest rates plus spreads which vary between 0.50% and 0.60%.

The above loans are not guaranteed, and their fair value is considered to be close to their book value, in view of the fact that interest is payable on them at variable market rates.

Derivatives are booked at fair value (Note 7).

11. OTHER CREDITORS AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2008 and 31 December 2007, these captions were made up as follows:

30.June.2008 31.December.2007
Other creditors
Other creditors 77,594 1,994
77,594 1,994
Other current liabilities
Accruals:
Staff costs 191,508 -
Interest payable 76,200 7,457
267,708 7,457

12. EXTERNAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

As at 30 June 2008 external supplies and services can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008
Operational rents 14,556
Insurance 16,195
Travelling expenses 23,566
Fees 208,221
Other services 11,249
273,788

13. NET FINANCIAL EXPENSES

As at 30 June 2008 net financial expenses can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2008
Interest payable and similar expenses
Interest arising from:
Bank loans (448,230)
Bonds (1,339,344)
Other (839)
Other financial expenses (132,756)
(1,921,169)
Interest receivable and similar income
Interest income 2,080,709
2,080,709
Net financial expenses 159,540

14. APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on 27 August 2008.

15. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY LAW

Decree-Law nr 318/94 art 5 nr 4

In the three months ended 30 June 2008 shareholders' loan contracts were entered into with the following companies:

SC, SGPS, SA

As at 30 June 2008 amounts owed by affiliated undertakings can be summarized as follows:

Loans granted

Companies Closing Balance
SC, SGPS, SA 77,276,000

As at 30 June 2008 there were no amounts owed to affiliated undertakings.

LIMITED REVIEW REPORT 30 JUNE 2008

LIMITED REVIEW REPORT PREPARED BY THE AUDITOR REGISTERED WITH CMVM ON HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Translation of a report originally issued in Portuguese)

Introduction

    1. In accordance with the Securities Market Code, we hereby present our Limited Review Report on the financial information of Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("Company") for the half-year ended 30 June 2008 included in: the Report of the Board of Directors, the consolidated and individual Balance Sheets (that reflect a total of 879,923,063 Euro and 462,333,832 Euro, respectively, and a consolidated and individual equity of 375,819,919 Euro and 382,226,500 Euro, respectively, including a consolidated net profit attributable to the Company's equity holders of 32,755,765 Euro and an individual net loss of 772,872 Euro), the consolidated and individual Statements of profit and loss, changes in equity and cash flows for the half-year then ended and the related notes.
    1. The amounts in the consolidated and individual financial statements, as well as the additional financial information, are in accordance with the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Responsibilities

    1. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for: (i) the preparation of consolidated and individual financial information that present a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company and of the companies included in the consolidation and the consolidated and individual results of their operations, changes in equity and cash flows; (ii) the preparation of historical financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union for the purposes of interim financial reporting (IAS 34) and that is complete, true, timely, clear, objective and licit, as required by the Securities Market Code; (iii) the adoption of adequate accounting policies and criteria; (iv) the maintenance of an appropriate internal control system; and (v) informing any significant facts that have influenced their operations, financial position or results.
    1. Our responsibility is to review the financial information contained in the above mentioned documents, namely verifying that, in all material respects, the information is complete, true, timely, clear, objective and licit, as required by the Securities Market Code, and to issue a moderate assurance, professional and independent report on that financial information based on our work.

Scope

    1. The objective of our work was to obtain moderate assurance as to whether the above mentioned financial information is free of material misstatement. Our work was performed in accordance with the Auditing Standards issued by the Portuguese Institute of Statutory Auditors, was planned in accordance with that objective, and consisted essentially of enquiries and analytical procedures with the objective of reviewing: (i) the reliability of the assertions included in the financial information; (ii) the adequacy of the accounting principles used, taking into consideration the circumstances and the consistency of their application; (iii) the applicability, or not, of the going concern concept; (iv) the presentation of the financial information; and (v) whether, in all material respects, the consolidated and individual financial information is complete, true, timely, clear, objective and licit as required by the Securities Market Code.
    1. Our work also included verifying that the financial information included in the Report of the Board of Directors is consistent with the other above mentioned financial information.
    1. We believe that our work provides a reasonable basis for issuing the present limited review report on the half-year financial information.

Opinion

  1. Based on our work, which was performed with the objective of obtaining moderate assurance, nothing came to our attention that leads us to believe that the consolidated and individual financial information for the half-year ended 30 June 2008 referred to in paragraph 1 above of Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A. is not exempt from material misstatement that affects its conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union for the purposes of interim financial reporting (IAS 34) and that, in terms of the definitions included in the Auditing Standards referred to in paragraph 5 above, it is not complete, true, timely, clear, objective and licit.

Emphasis

    1. As mentioned in the Introduction to the notes to the consolidated financial statements, Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A. was incorporated on 14 December 2007 by public deed, following the demerger from Sonae, S.G.P.S., S.A. of the whole of the share capital of SC, S.G.P.S., S.A. (former Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A.), with which the new Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A. was incorporated. Considering that in substance the activity related with the year 2007 of the companies comprising the Sonae Capital Group was not altered by the above mentioned operation, the accompanying balance sheet for the year ended 31 December 2007 and the comparative information for the half-year ended 30 June 2007 were prepared based on the assumption that those companies were already part of the group in those periods.
    1. As mentioned in the Introduction to the Notes to the individual financial statements, Sonae Capital, S.G.P.S., S.A. was incorporated on 14 December 2007. Therefore, no comparative individual data is presented for the half-year ended 30 June 2007.

Porto, 27 August 2008

DELOITTE & ASSOCIADOS, SROC, S.A. Represented by António Manuel Martins Amaral

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