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Sonae SGPS

Management Reports Aug 30, 2007

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SONAE, SGPS, SA Sociedade Aberta Head Office: Lugar do Espido - Via Norte - 4471- 909 MAIA Share Capital: Euro 2,000,000,000 Maia Commercial Registry and Fiscal Number 500 273 170

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 30 JUNE 2007

(Translation from the Portuguese original)

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 30 JUNE 2007

SONAE, SGPS, SA – Sociedade Aberta Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1011 4471-909 Maia Portugal Share Capital: € 2,000,000,000.00 Maia Commercial Registry and Fiscal Number 500273170

(Translation from the Portuguese original)

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FIRST HALF OF 2007

(Unless otherwise stated, the figures presented in this report relate to the first half or second quarter of 2007. The figures shown in brackets are the comparable figures for the same period of the previous year.)

CONSOLIDATED HIGHLIGHTS

Values in million euro
Economic Indicators 30.06.2006 30.06.2007
Turnover 1,999.1 2,137.3 +6.9%
Operational Cash Flow (EBITDA) 277.5 333.9 +20.3%
EBITDA margin 13.9% 15.6% + 1.7 p.p.
Operational Profit (EBIT) 164.2 205.4 +25.1%
Profit for the period 140.7 141.2 +0.4%
Profit Attributable to Equity Holders of Sonae 85.1 102.0 +19.9%

Sonae, SGPS, SA Report of the Board of Directors – First Half of 2007 Page 1

Values in million euro

Contributions to Consolidated Profit for the Period

* Includes dividends paid by the Retail business and the Shopping Centres business.

Values in million euro
Financial Indicators 31.12.2006 30.06.2007
Total Assets 6.320,9 6.711,8 +6.2%
Total Equity 1.694,7 1.809,0 +6.7%
Net Debt 2.062,8 2.380,2 +15.4%
Annualised Interest cover 6,1 5,4 -11.5%
Net Debt/annualised EBITDA 3,4 3,6 +5.9%

MAIN CORPORATE EVENTS DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007

Following its ambitious growth strategy, Sonaecom, SGPS, SA seeked to reinforce its fixed customers base through the following acquisitions:

  • On 21 June 2007, Sonaecom, SGPS, SA informed that OniTelecom Infocomunicações, SA and Novis Telecom, SA have agreed on the acquisition by Novis Telecom, SA of the electronic communications services business developed by OniTelecom - Infocomunicações, SA on the residential and Small Office/Home Office segments, as well as a set of assets related thereto owned by that company, for 25 million euro. Implementation of the agreement is conditional upon the permissions required by law.
  • On 28 June 2007, Sonaecom, SGPS, SA informed about the successful completion of negotiations with Tele2 Europe, SA, agreeing on the acquisition of the total share capital of Telemilénio – Telecomunicações, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda, which operates in the Portuguese fixed telecoms market under the brand TELE2, for the amount of 16 million euro. Implementation of the agreement is conditional upon the permissions required by law.

As a result of the on going preparation for Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA's spin off from Sonae SGPS, SA, several transactions occurred in the second quarter of the year aimed to clarify its portfolio:

  • On 4 May 2007, SC Insurance and Risk Services, SGPS, SA, a company wholly owned by Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA agreed the terms and conditions for the acquisition of circa 14% (with the possibility of subscribing up to 28%) of the share capital of Cooper Gay (Holding) Limited. The investment related with the transaction may reach a maximum of 41.1 million euro. On 29 June 2007, Sonae SGPS, SA announced that it has completed this acquisition through its subsidiary SC Insurance and Risk Services, SGPS, SA, having from that date on 28% of that company's voting rights.
  • As announced on 28 May 2007, Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA acquired indirectly, through one of its subsidiaries, an additional 35% economic interest in Selfrio, SMP, Sistavac and SKK (refrigeration, air conditioned and maintenance) for 22 million euro, and signed an agreement for the sale of the whole of its indirect holding of 51% in Safira (cleaning services) for 5 million euro. This sale was finalised on 30 June 2007.
  • On 27 June 2007, Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA agreed to a phased disposal of its entire shareholding in ELMO, SGPS, SA, a company that controls 100% of Plysorol SAS, leader in the plywood industry in France. A shareholding of 40% was already sold to companies controlled by Eng.º Jaime Teixeira. The remaining shareholding will be sold until 31 December 2011. The sale of shares and the reimbursement of shareholders' loans represents a cash inflow of around 30 million euro, of which 10 million euro were already received. The remaining 20 million euro are conditional to the achievement of profitability criteria, as measured by the operational cash flow (EBITDA) performance in the years 2007 to 2011. As a result of the loss of control, arising from the sale of the 40% shareholding, these companies were excluded from consolidation from that date.

Prior to the date of this report, on 27 July 2007, Sonae Distribuição – SGPS, SA, announced that it has reached an agreement with the Carrefour Group for the acquisition of 99.8648% of the share capital of Carrefour (Portugal) – Sociedade de Exploração de Centros Comerciais, SA, for a total enterprise value of 662 million euro. The transaction is still subject to approval by the Competition Authority.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Main changes to Corporate Governance practices of Sonae, SGPS, SA were already described in the Report of the Board of Directors for the first quarter of 2007.

SHARE PERFORMANCE

Up to 30 June 2007, Sonae SGPS's share price rose 39.1%, compared to a 19.5% growth in the Portuguese Stock Market Index (PSI-20). In the second quarter of the year, subsequent to the termination of the offer over Portugal Telecom, the share price grew 24.3%, which compares to a 14.9% increase in PSI-20. The market is expectant as to future portfolio restructurings, namely the spin off of Sonae Capital, and to growth initiatives promoted within each of the Group's core businesses.

On 1 June 2007, Sonae SGPS's share price achieved an historical maximum at 2.2 euro per share. On average, approximately 16,825,489 shares were traded daily during the first six months of the year (around 16.6 million shares in the second quarter).

OWN SHARES

On 31 May 2007, Sonae, SGPS, SA acquired, in an over the counter transaction, 50,000 Sonae, SGPS, SA shares from Sonae Distribuição, SGPS, SA.

On 31 May 2007, Sonaecom, SGPS, SA transferred, in an over the counter transaction, and in accordance with its Medium Term Incentive Plan, 369,317 Sonae, SGPS, SA shares to its employees.

After these transactions, Sonae, SGPS, SA holds, directly or indirectly through its affiliated companies, 133,049,255 own shares, representing 6.652% of its share capital.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS1

RETAIL

Values in million euro
2Q 06 2Q 07 ∆ QoQ 1H 06 1H 07 ∆ YoY
Turnover 714 770 +7.8% 1,360 1,495 +9.9%
Operational Cash Flow (EBITDA) 50 68 +36.0% 85 114 +34.1%
EBITDA Margin (% of Turnover) 7.1% 8.8% +1.7p.p. 6.3% 7.6% +1.3 p.p.
Profit Attributable to Equity Holders
of Sonae Distribuição
22 34 +54.5% 43 49 +14.0%
30.06.06 30.06.07
Net Debt 430 586 +156

Operational data

As at 30 June 2007, the Retail business had 517 stores spread between thirteen different formats, representing 565 thousand m2 of sales area. 77% of the total sales area relates to stores owned by Sonae Distribuição, which represent around 80% of annualised net sales. As at 30 June 2007, the book value of the company's real estate amounted to 1,089 million euro.

In 2007, the Retail business will expand its sales area by over 10%, representing circa 50,000 m2 . In the first six months of the year, gross investment exceeded 100 million euro, comprising 2 new food stores (7 thousand m2 ) and 40 non-food stores (16 thousand m2 ).

On top of the outlined organic growth plan (both for Portugal and Spain, namely with non-food formats), which will represent an annual investment close to 200 million euro over the next three years, the Retail business signed an agreement with Carrefour for the acquisition of 99.8648% of the company Carrefour (Portugal) – Sociedade de Exploração de Centros Comerciais, SA. The company is confident in the approval from the Competition Authority and, once the decision is taken, the company will strengthen its leadership in the Portuguese food retail market, increasing its sales area by 17% and annual turnover by 16%. In addition, it will push its organic growth program for the next years, via projects under development in the target company.

1 The figures included in this section are those from the consolidated financial statements of each business

Financial data

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Quarterly consolidated turnover amounted to 770 million euro (714 million euro), an 8% increase which reflects the positive like for like performance in most formats as a result, amongst others, of the strong adherence to the company's loyalty cards, and the impact of the aggressive organic growth pursued by the company. In the last 12 months 87 new stores were opened, representing circa 54,000 m2 of sales area. On the half year, consolidated turnover grew by 10% to 1,495 million euro (1,360 million euro), with a like for like growth of 5%. This positive performance is even more meaningful when considering the increased competitive market pressures, namely in food retail. Food sales grew by 10% in the half year (5% like for like growth) as a direct result of the launch of the company's loyalty programs, and non food sales grew 14% (3% like for like growth).

Consolidated operational cash flow (EBITDA) increased 36% in the second quarter of the year to 68 million euro (50 million euro), leading to a 34% increase in the half year to 114 million euro (85 million euro). Half year operational cash flow (EBITDA) includes circa 12 million euro of non-recurrent results related to the sale of real estate assets in Albufeira and Portimão. Excluding this effect, half year operational cashflow (EBITDA) would have grown 17 million euro, to 102 million euro, representing a 0.5 p.p. improvement in the operating margin.

Consolidated net profit for the quarter was 34 million euro (22 million euro), a 55% increase which reflects the good operational performance in the quarter. Net profit for the half year increased 14% to 49 million euro (43 million euro).

As at 30 June 2007, consolidated net debt was 586 million euro (430 million euro). This increase was due to the acquisition, in the end of 2006, of 100 million own shares by 205 million euro. In spite of this increase, the business maintains its financial strength, as seen in its debt to EBITDA ratio2 of 1.8.

2 The ratio is calculated based on the average debt resulting from the last four figures published by the company and on the operational cash flow over the last twelve months

SHOPPING CENTRES

Values in million euro
2Q 06 2Q 07 ∆ QoQ 1H 06 1H 07 ∆ YoY
Net Operating Margin 36 34 -5.6% 72 71 -1.4%
Direct Net Profit3 19 22 +15.8% 39 44 +12.8%
Indirect Net Profit 94 123 +30.9% 101 120 +18.8%
Total Net Profit 114 145 +27.2% 140 164 +17.1%
Profit Attributable to Equity Holders
of Sonae Sierra
65 87 +33.8% 87 101 +16.1%
31.12.06 30.06.07
NAV4
per share
45.82 49.06 +7.1%
Asset gearing5 29.4% 34.6% +5.2 p.p.

Operational data

As at 30 June 2007, the Shopping Centres business owned or co-owned 45 shopping centres, representing 1,729 thousand m2 of GLA6 , managed 7,519 tenant contracts covering 2,308 thousand m2 of GLA6 , and had 14 centres under development, with circa 511 thousand m2 of GLA6 .

In the second quarter of the year, the portfolio of centres increased through:

  • Acquisition of River Plaza Mall (Ramnicu Valcea, Romania) from a Romanian developer (GLA6 of 12,358 m2 featuring 90 stores);
  • Acquisition of 5% of Shopping Tivoli (São Paulo, Brazil) to a total ownership of 30% (GLA6 of 21,900 m2 distributed between 135 stores and 1,600 parking places);
  • Acquisition of 10% of Plaza Sul Shopping (São Paulo, Brazil) to a total ownership of 30% (GLA6 of 28,100 m2 distributed between 226 stores and 1,600 parking places);
  • Opening to the public of Lima Retail Park (Viana do Castelo, Portugal), a 13 million euro investment developed in a 50/50 partnership with Miller Developments (GLA6 of 10,900 m2 distributed by 12 stores and 416 parking places).

3 Direct Net Profit = Net Profit before Minorities + Deferred Tax – Value created on Investments – Gains realised on Properties

4 NAV – Net Asset Value

5 Asset Gearing = Net Bank Debt / (Total Assets – Cash and Cash Equivalents and Current Investments).

6 GLA – Gross Lettable Area

As at the date of this report, shopping centres under development include:

Portugal

Asset % Sonae
Sierra
Investment
(M.€)
GLA7
(m2
)
Opening Stores Parking
Places
8ª Avenida (São João da 100% 48.5 32,085 27 Sep'07 130 1,700
Madeira)
Centro Comercial e de
Lazer de Évora (Évora) 100% 60.0 25,310 2009 95 n.a.
Setúbal
Retail
Park
(Setúbal) 50% 23.0 20,300 Autumn 2008 18 880

Spain

Asset % Sonae
Sierra
Investment
(M.€)
GLA7
(m2
)
Opening Stores Parking
Places
El Rosal (Ponferrada) 70% 111.0 50,000 23 Oct'07 152 2,370
Pulianas (Granada) 50% 107.0 45,000 2009 n.a. 2,630
Plaza Mayor Shopping
(Málaga)
75% 47,0 18,750 Autumn 2008 58 900

Italy

Asset % Sonae
Sierra
Investment
(M.€)
GLA7
(m2
)
Opening Stores Parking
Places
Freccia Rossa (Brescia) 50% 117.0 29,400 Spring 2008 130 2,500
Gli Orsi (Biella) 100% 87.0 40,200 Autumn 2008 119 3,200
Le Terrazze (La Spezia) 50% 105.0 39,100 Spring 2009 125 2,050

Germany

Asset % Sonae
Sierra
Investment
(M.€)
GLA7
(m2
)
Opening Stores Parking
Places
Alexa (Berlin) 50% 290.0 56,200 12 Sep'07 180 1,600
Loop 5 (Weiterstadt) 50% 215.0 61,327 Autumn 2008 172 3,000

Greece

Asset % Sonae
Sierra
Investment
(M.€)
GLA7
(m2
)
Opening Stores Parking
Places
Galatsi Olympic Hall 50% 69.0 38,695 Autumn 2008 208 1,530
(Athens)
Pantheon Plaza (Larissa) 50% 76.3 22,000 Spring 2008 120 784

7 GLA – Gross Lettable Area

Brazil

Asset % Sonae
Sierra
Investment
(M.€)
GLA8
(m2
)
Opening Stores Parking
Places
Manauara Shopping 50% 60.0 43,309 Spring 2009 252 2,716
(Manaus)

Financial data

Consolidated net operating margin decreased around 6% in the second quarter of the year to 34 million euro (36 million euro), being unfavourably influenced by the sale of 50% of Sonae Sierra Brazil in October 2006 and by team reinforcement costs. On the half year, consolidated net operating margin amounted to 71 million euro (72 million euro).

Consolidated direct net profit grew 16% in the second quarter of the year to 22 million euro (19 million euro), being favourably impacted by circa 5 million euro related to gains on derivative contracts to cover reinvestment commitments in Brazil and to foreign currency gains in the acquisition of the shopping centre in Romania. On the half year, consolidated direct net profit grew 13% to 44 million euro (39 million euro).

The 31% quarterly increase in consolidated indirect net profit to 123 million euro (94 million euro) reflects the impact of revaluation gains which resulted from the general yield compression in Europe (particularly in Portugal, Spain and Italy) and in Brazil. Accordingly, consolidated indirect net profit grew 19% in the half year to 120 million euro (101 million euro).

Consolidated net profit amounted to 145 million euro in the quarter (114 million euro) and to 164 million euro in the half year (140 million euro), growing 27% and 17%, respectively.

The open market value of all of Sonae Sierra's real estate assets was 5,430 million euro as at 30 June 2007, which compares with 4,728 million euro as at 31 December 2006, of which the part controlled by Sonae Sierra represents 3,213 million euro. On a like for like basis the value increased by 9.3%. As at 30 June 2007, the NAV9 per share of the attributable property portfolio stood at 49.06 euro, a 7.1% increase on the 45.82 euro as at 31 December 2006.

8 GLA – Gross Lettable Area

9 NAV – Net Asset Value

In the first half of the year, contributions of business divisions to Net Asset Value and to Net Operating Margin (NOM) were as follows:

Values in million euro
Value Metrics NAV10 NOM
Investments 867 65
Developments 322 10
Asset Management 3 4
Property Management (18) 2
Brazil 164 6
Cash 256 -
Total 1,594 87

10 NAV – Net Asset Value

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Consolidated figures for the first half and second quarter of 2007 and 2006 are not directly comparable, as Enabler was sold at the end of the first half of 2006. The capital gain on this sale had a positive impact of 26.6 million euro and 26.5 million euro in the second quarter 2006 EBITDA and Net Profits, respectively.

Values in million euro
2Q 06 2Q 07 ∆QoQ 1H 06 1H 07 ∆YoY
Turnover 213 215 +0.9% 410 413 +0.7%
Operational Cash Flow (EBITDA) 67 39 -41.8% 106 73 -31.1%
EBITDA Margin (% of Turnover) 31.3% 18.3% -13 p.p. 25.8% 17.7% -8.1 p.p.
Profit Attributable to Equity Holders
of Sonaecom
24 1 -95.8% 24 (5) -
31.12.06 30.06.07
Net Debt 338.1 284.2 -15.9%

Operational data

During the second quarter of 2007, the Telecommunications business continued to grow its customer base and customer revenues, through continuous investment in mobile, broadband, fixed-mobile convergence and direct wireline services and expansion of networks.

Mobile

During the quarter, the mobile business reinforced its wireless broadband leadership and was able to push up data usage through the extension of its Kanguru product range. It also became the first Portuguese operator to make mobile TV available in two specific terminals, with more than 23 available TV channels. Also of importance was the pioneering launch of a truly fixed-mobile offer for the business segment.

Customers increased by 10% to 2.7 million at the end of the second quarter (2.4 million), with 44.7 thousand net additions in the quarter compared to 27.3 thousand in the first quarter of 2007. Data revenues represented 16.9% of service revenues in the second quarter of 2007, up 3.1 p.p. (13.8%), as a result of promotional focus on increasing usage of data services and success of wireless broadband solutions. Minutes of use per customer remained stable at 114.6 minutes, with total voice traffic growing 12.8% in the quarter.

During the quarter, mobile customers generated an Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) of 17.9 euro (19.4 euro). This decrease is mostly explained by the impact of lower operator revenues due to the phased reductions in mobile termination rates and roaming tariffs.

Fixed

During the second quarter of 2007, the fixed business continued to promote, on a mass market scale, its double play offer of voice and internet enhanced with the inclusion of IPTV and Home Video, and its triple play offer, which now includes more than 100 channels and 600 video films. Important for business customers was the pioneer implementation of an IP Multimedia System platform in its network which will enable integration, flexibility, mobility and innovation.

At the end of the second quarter, total services reached 411.2 thousand, an increase of 14.8% compared to the second quarter of 2006 and 8.0% above the last quarter of 2006. Compared with the previous quarter, the increase in direct access services was 8.8%. Fixed voice traffic increased 10.3% in the quarter to 384.8 million minutes (348.8 million minutes) mainly as a result of the 25.1% increase in retail traffic.

Media

Público continued to focus on implementing its new strategy based on its totally redesigned, all-colour newspaper and supplements, launched in mid-February 2007, and a re-dimensioned cost structure.

Average paid circulation increased 9.5% in the quarter compared to the end of the first quarter of 2007, from an average level of 41 thousand units to 44.9 thousand units, despite the continuous reduction in the size of paid press market and competitive pressures, particularly from "free" newspapers.

Advertising market share does not yet reflect the positive impact of improved circulation performance, reaching an average of 13.4% at the end of the second quarter, down 0.8 p.p. and 1.9 p.p. as compared to the end of the first quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of 2006, respectively.

Software and Systems Information

Service revenues amounted to 10.3 million euro in the second quarter of 2007, which is 6,5 million euro below the same period in 2006 (excluding the contribution of Enabler in the second quarter in 2006, service revenues increased 6.5%), and equipment sales increased by 3.8% to 7.5 million euro.

WeDo continued to invest in building its international footprint, obtaining four new key accounts during the second half of the year for implementation of its RAID solution with DiGi in Malaysia, Djezzy in Algeria, Orange in Netherlands and a Data Warehouse solution with DU in Dubai. During the quarter the company has also completed the acquisition of Tecnológica, a Brazilian software company focused on Revenue Assurance with customers in Brazil and Latin America.

Financial data

Consolidated turnover amounted to 215 million euro in the quarter (213 million euro), a 1% increase notwithstanding the negative impact of lower termination rates on operator revenues, circa 4 million euro, of lower roaming in mobile tariffs and of the sale of Enabler at the end of the first half of 2006. On a like for like basis, service revenues increased by 8.5% to 194.1 million euro. The main contributions to this performance came from: (i) 17.2% higher service revenues at Sonaecom Fixed; (ii) 4.1% increase in Optimus' service revenues, with the growth of customer revenues offsetting the negative impact of lower mobile termination rates on operator revenues for the third quarter since the programmed reduction began; (iii) 6.5% higher service revenues at Software and Systems Information, mainly driven by the good performance of WeDo; and (iv) notwithstanding the 11.9% decrease of Público's service revenues driven by lower advertising revenues. Consolidated turnover for the half year followed the quarter's trend, growing around 1% to 413 million euro (410 million euro).

Consolidated operational cash flow (EBITDA) totalled 39 million euro in the quarter (67 million euro), posting a 42% decrease and generating an EBITDA margin of 18% (31%). Excluding the impact of the sale of Enabler, consolidated operational cash flow (EBITDA) remained 2% below the same period of the previous year due to mobile business' lower contribution. This decrease was due to a higher level of operating costs (reflection of the strong growth in the customer base and of the network extension) and to lower mobile termination rates. Consolidated operational cash flow (EBITDA) for the half year decreased 31% to 73 million euro (106 million euro), with the mobile business decreasing its contribution by 15% to 74 million euro (87 million euro).

Depreciation and amortisation decreased around 10% in the quarter to 30 million euro (34 million euro) due to the decision to extend the depreciation period in respect of sites and other GSM related assets (following the renewal by ANACOM of the GSM licenses of TMN and Vodafone for a further 15 years). Net financial results had a slight increase in the quarter, to negative 4.1 million euro (negative 4.2 million euro), due to a higher level of liquidity and higher interest rates in the period (which more than compensated the higher average cost of debt in the period).

Consequently, consolidated net profit for the quarter decreased to 1.4 million euro (27 million euro). Excluding the impact of the sale of Enabler, consolidated net profit grew 57%, from 0.9 million euro, reflecting lower depreciation and amortisation and lower net financial costs. Consolidated net profit for the first half of 2007 amounted to negative 5 million euro (positive 33 million euro and positive 6 million euro on a like for like basis).

Consolidated gross debt amounted to 483 million euro as at 30 June 2007, 19 million euro above the 464 million euro as at 31 December 2006. Circa 16 million euro of this increase refers to long term financial leasing contracts related to Sonaecom Fixed backbone network. Consolidated liquidity increased 73 million euro to 199 million euro, reflecting the free cash flow generated in the first half of the year, positively impacted by the sale of the 1% shareholding in Portugal Telecom in the first quarter of 2007. Consequently, consolidated net debt as at 30 June 2007 stood at 284 million euro (367 million euro), 54 million euro below net debt as at 31 December 2006.

SONAE CAPITAL

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Sonae Capital's current portfolio of businesses includes Tourism, Engineering, Services and Real Estate, Insurance Brokerage and Risk Management and Seed and Risk Capital.

Values in million euro
1H 061 1H 07
Turnover 232 229 -1.3%
Operational Cash-Flow (EBITDA) 6 15 +150%
Operational profit (EBIT) 4 9 +125%
Profit for the period 12 9 -25%

1 Sum of Sonae Capital's consolidated accounts with Sonae Turismo's consolidated accounts. Sonae Capital acquired the majority stake in Sonae Turismo on 26 July 2006, and from that date onwards Sonae Turismo was included in the consolidated accounts by the full consolidation method.

Consolidated turnover decreased 3.2 million euro in the first half of the year, to 228.8 million euro. The Tourism business increased its contribution to consolidated turnover by circa 4.5 million euro, namely in Hotels and Fitness, as a result of refurbishments and fine-tuning of the value proposal. The Selfrio Group (refrigeration, air conditioning and maintenance) continued to increase its contribution to consolidated turnover of Sonae Capital, by around 5 million euro, partly due to the high number of openings and refurbishments by food retail operators in Portugal, many of which are Selfrio's customers. Contacto contributed 52 million euros to consolidated turnover, a decrease of 22% due to lower levels of works outside the Sonae Capital Group. Consolidated turnover was still impacted by 76.6 million euro (74 million euro) arising from Plysorol's and Safira's contributions. Excluding this impact, consolidated turnover amounted to 152.2 million euro (158 million euro).

Consolidated operational cash flow (EBITDA), excluding Plysorol and Safira, grew 28% to 7.3 million euro, driven by the 2.3 million euro improvement in Fitness, 1.7 growth in Engineering and Real Estate and 0.4 million euro in the Selfrio Group. EBITDA for the half year includes, up to the exit of the Plysorol Group's and of Safira's, their respective contributions in a total of 7.8 million euro (0.6 million euro).

Investment income totalled 6 million euro and related essentially to the gain obtained, 4.8 million euro, on the sale of an additional 3.92% shareholding in ba Vidro. In the first half of 2006, investment income included 4.6 million euro associated with the sale of ba Vidro shareholding and a 7.8 million euro gain on the sale of Star Viagens to Sonae Distribuição.

Consolidated net profit for the period amounted to 8.7 million euro (12 million euro), with the decrease being explained by the increase in financial charges and by a decrease in investment income.

As at 30 June 2007, consolidated net financial debt, including Sonae SGPS's loans, amounted to 258.1 million euro (165.5 million euro). Excluding the impact of the Plysorol Group and of Safira, net financial debt increased 125.8 million euro. This increase reflects:

  • the acquisition of Investalentejo (majority shareholder in Atlantic Ferries and Soltróia, and of land in the Alentejo);
  • the increase in the economic interest in Selfrio to 70% and in Engineering and Real Estate Development to 100%;
  • the acquisition of 14% of the UK reinsurance broker Cooper Gay (28% of voting rights);
  • the development of the Tróia project;
  • refurbishments in hotels in Porto and Lagos;
  • opening of a new fitness unit in Lagos.

Business analysis

Tourism

The Troiaresort project progressed as planned, following the fast construction pace during 2006. Construction of the marina and of land infrastructures of the new ferry pier were concluded and works on the first apartment buildings continued. The refurbishment of aparthotels Rosamar and Tulipamar began and projects for residential building plots in the beach area were concluded, with construction expected to start immediately. Infrastructure work on the Tróia Peninsula carried on, and will be followed by the landscape and environmental requalification. Recovery and preservation works of the archaeological findings of Tróia's Roman Ruins are underway. Sales of the first apartments and of residential building plots exceeded expectations, with 40% of units for sale being already promised to be sold or in the process of finalising sales contracts. The municipality of Grândola approved the detailed plan for UNOP 3 (where an Hotel Resort will be developed) and detailed plans for UNOPs 4 (where an Eco-Resort will de developed), 7 and 8 (Soltróia) are being prepared.

In Fitness, the first half of 2007 was focused on the reinforcement and consolidation of the operational and commercial reorganisation started in the previous year, and on strengthening the Solinca-Health & Fitness brand positioning. Expansion plans continued with the opening of a new unit in Lagos, in the Aqualuz aparthotel, with an area of 3 thousand m2 . Consolidated turnover grew 60% in the half year (34% if only units opened in the last 12 months are considered) to 8.5 million euro and EBITDA generated was over 2 million euro.

Regarding Hotels, first half highlights refer to:

  • Turnover of 5.3 million euro in the Boavista complex (Porto), representing a 58% increase over the same period last year. This significant increase is a strong indicator of the profitable growth potential of the group and is the outcome of a transformation process started in 2006 (involving an investment of over 30 million euro). This process added to the catchment area of Porto Palácio Hotel: the Congress Centre, the Porto Beer restaurant (both in the second half of 2006), refurbishment of all bedrooms and public areas of the hotel and opening of a food court with 5 restaurants (both in the second quarter of 2007), and the opening of a SPA and VIP Lounge (by the end of August 2007), involving more than 20 thousand visits, per month, for business and leisure in the Boavista complex. The focus on operational quality and customer service that has been driving the development of this complex has been recognised internationally, with the acceptance by the Leading Hotels of the World of Porto Palácio Hotel's submission (with effect from April 2007), and by customers, with average daily rate increasing around 28% over the same period last year. Solinca Eventos e Catering improved its market positioning with a 52% growth in turnover and an EBITDA margin of 21%.
  • On 14 February, Aqualuz Suite Hotel Apartamentos, in Lagos, opened, with refurbishment and expansion being concluded in July 2007, representing a total investment of 17.5 million euro. This unit now has 163 apartments, 5 business meeting rooms, new food and beverages areas and a Solinca healthclub with 3 thousand m2 , unique in Algarve's hotel industry. 2007 peak season indicators signal its potential to be highly competitive in an ever more competitive and demanding market.
  • Hotels in Tróia are partially closed (only Magnóliamar is in operation), and refurbishment and improvement works have started in Rosamar and Magnoliamar, comprised in the development of UNOP's 1 project.

Progress in the Tróia Golf was strongly conditioned in this half year by the increased pace in the development of the Tróia project. In spite of these constraints, turnover grew 4%, and the business was profitable. During the first half of the year, special attention was set on the improvement project of the golf course, which will be closed down between October 2007 and February 2008, in order to replace the entire water system and the lake, in a 1.3 million euro investment. Tróia's golf course was ranked number 80 amongst the 100 best courses outside USA (Golf Digest of May 2007). This list includes only two Portuguese golf courses, of which Tróia is the best placed.

Engineering, Services and Real Estate

Contacto, a civil and public works construction company, reached a turnover of 82 million euro, a 12% increase over the same period last year, generating an operational cash-flow (EBITDA) of 3.1 million euro and a net profit of 3.3 million euro.

Cinclus, a project management and control company, had a turnover of 2.9 million euro, and generated an operational cash-flow (EBITDA) of 0.3 million euro and a net profit of 0.2 million euro.

Prædium and Spinveste, the companies focused on residential development, reached a turnover of 2.5 million euro and a negative operational cash-flow of 0.3 million euro. Construction of the 212 apartments City Flats/City Lofts building, in Quinta das Sedas, Senhora da Hora, was concluded in the half year. 68 apartments are already promised to be sold and the respective sales contracts should be signed in the second half of the year. On the Efanor project, infrastructure and environmental works were concluded and environmental certification of the complex was obtained. Launching of the construction of the first residential building is underway.

Consolidated turnover of Publimeios (mother company of the Selfrio Group) totalled 48.6 million euro, a 14.8% increase over the same period last year. Special mention to the 10.6% growth in Selfrio (industrial and commercial refrigeration), the 32.5% growth in Sistavac (AVAC) and the 22.2% growth in Sopair (AVAC and refrigeration in Spain). Operational cash flow (EBITDA) in the half year was 3.5 million euro, a 27.6% increase, reflecting the good operational performance. Net profit amounted to 5.7 million euro, and includes the gain on the sale, in June, of the whole shareholding in Safira amounting to 3.7 million euro. On a recurrent basis, net profit grew 26% to 2 million euro. Contribution of Safira to half year figures was 15 million euro to turnover and 1.1 million euro to EBITDA.

Insurance Brokerage and Risk Management

In the first half of 2007, mds, continued to consolidate its leadership in the Portuguese insurance brokerage market, focused on increased organic growth. The year 2007 is marked by the beginning of activity of mds with Unibroker and Becim already merged. Turnover in the period amounted to 5.5 million euro (3.5 million euro), with a result from activity of circa 0.7 million euro (same level of the previous year). 2007 figures are not directly comparable with 2006 figures since the merger of Unibroker and Becim was concluded on 30 June 2006.

mds continued the expansion of its international activity, through the promotion and leadership of the brokers network Brokers Link, which is present in the whole of Europe and extends to several countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, United States of America and Canada.

SC Insurance and Risk Services, SGPS, SA, acquired circa 14% (with the possibility of subscribing up to 28%) of the share capital of Cooper Gay (Holding) Limited. The investment related with the transaction may reach a maximum of 41.1 million euro. Cooper Gay, a company with presence at Lloyds, is the seventh largest worldwide reinsurance broker, with an important activity in insurance brokerage in Germany. Cooper Gay is a global international network, with more than 20 offices and over 450 employees operating in countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.

In the first half of 2007, Cooper Gay's turnover amounted to 34.7 million pounds (51.4 million euro), compared with 34.5 million pound (50.2 million euro) in the first half of 2006, with the devaluation of the dollar having a negative impact of around 2 million pounds (3 million euro). Operational profits had a significant 8.5 million pounds (12.4 million euro) improvement to 11.9 million pounds (17.6 million euro), due to cost reduction measures implemented.

In Brazil, Lazammds, a partnership between Sonae and the Feffer Group, concluded in the beginning of the year the acquisition of Providence, a broker representing around 50 million reais (18.4 million euro) of annual premiums. Turnover in the half year was 7.5 million reais (2.8 million euro), a 7% decrease over the previous year. EBITDA represented around 2 million reais (0,7 million euro), compared to 2.8 million reais (1 million euro) in the first half 2006 .

Seed and Risk Capital

Consolidated turnover of Box Lines, shipping company, was 23.5 million euro, 6.8% up on the first half of 2006. Consolidated operational cash-flow (EBITDA) was 0.9 million euro (0.8 million euro) and net profits amounted to 0.6 million euro (0.5 million euro).

Finlog11, fleet management and leasing of vehicles, ended the half year of 2007 with a fleet under management of 7,789 vehicles, a 9% growth over the beginning of the year. During the first half of the year, the company developed and implemented a new information system. At the same time, the company began the strengthening of its commercial team, namely in the south region of the country. Turnover totalled 21.2 million euro and the company disclosed a net loss before taxes close to zero.

Carplus11, sale of used cars, felt persistently unfavourable market conditions. In the first half of 2007, turnover, measured by units sold, dropped 6.6%, to 469 units (502 units). Thus, gross margin decreased to 0.8 million euro, 5.6% below that in the same period last year. Nevertheless, the implementation of internal restructuring measures led to an improvement in losses before taxes, which were reduced to 0.3 million euro, 17.8% less than in the first half of 2006. Results were, however, negatively impacted by the change in non recurrent items, which were positive at 0.4 million euro in the first half of 2006 and are positive at 0.1 million euro in the first half of 2007 partly due to restructuring costs.

Guérin11, a rent a car company, grew total rental days from 451,712 in the first half of 2006 to 577,566 in the first half of 2007, which represents a 28% growth. Turnover totalled 12.6 million euro in the period (10.3 million euro), a 22% increase. Operation yields decreased significantly due to increased competition but also to increase in the average length of contracts. The company posted net losses, reflecting the normal seasonal pattern in this business, of 0.8 million euro (1 million euro).

Isoroy Casteljaloux, manufacturer of softboard for thermal and acoustic insulation, experienced a significant improvement in profitability in the first half of the year, achieving operational profits. Turnover increased 9.7% to 7.2 million euro. As a consequence of the increase in sales and cost reductions, EBITDA margin improved from negative 3.2% in 2006 to positive 2.9% in 2007 and net losses from 6.7% in 2006 to 0.3% in 2007. The objective of achieving breakeven in 2007 is considered to be attainable.

11 Owned by Choice Car, SGPS, SA, a joint venture (50/50) with the Salvador Caetano Group. Company accounted for using the equity method

Essences Fines Isoroy, manufacturer of veneer, is confirming the recovery signs identified in the end of 2006. Turnover totalled 5.7 million euro in the first half, a 7.6% increase compared to the previous year. Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) was close to zero, which reflects a significant improvement on negative 0.8 million euro in the same period last year. Net losses improved significantly from 1.4 million euro to 0.3 million euro in the first half of the year. This trend is expected to continue throughout the second half of the year.

TP12, in the cogeneration and renewable energy business, had a consolidated turnover of 16.7 million euro, operational cash-flow (EBITDA) of 4.5 million euro and net profit of 1.9 million euro. TP has a 20% share in the Éolicas de Portugal consortium, which has been granted a license, by the Portuguese State, to install wind power farms generating up to 1,200 MW. The public tender launched by the Government initially intended to grant the winner a license for 1,000 MW of power but this limit was increased, since the consortium's proposal was considered to have "special merit". Total investment planned by the consortium will amount to 1,500 million euro and will be phased over time until 2011.

Sodesa12, which sells energy in open market segments, generated in the first half of the year an operational cash-flow (EBITDA) of 0.6 million euro and a net profit of 0.4 million euro.

On 24 June 2007, Norscut13 and Operscut14, working on a SCUT15 concession for the construction and operation of the Interior Norte or A24 motorway, opened the last sections between Fortunho – Vila Pouca de Aguiar (20.6 km) and Pedras Salgadas – Chaves (36 Km). With these openings, the 155 km motorway is fully operational. The investment in construction amounted to 657 million euro.

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12 Joint venture (50/50) with Endesa Group. Company accounted for using the equity method 13 Company accounted for using the equity method (shareholding amounting to 25%). 14 Company accounted for using the equity method (shareholding amounting to 15%). 15 SCUT is an abbreviation in Portuguese for "without cost for the user".

SONAE, SGPS, SA – Stand Alone Activity

During the first quarter of 2007, Sonae, SGPS, SA, sold 40,481,436 Sonaecom, SGPS, SA's shares (11.05% of the corresponding share capital) to Sontel, BV, decreasing its direct shareholding to 1.66%.

On 25 April 2007, Sonae, SGPS, SA sold 5,000,000 Sonaecom, SGPS, SA shares, decreasing its direct shareholding to 0,006%. As from that date, Sonae, SGPS, SA owns 50.107% of the share capital of Sonaecom, SGPS, SA, either directly or indirectly.

On 11 April 2007, Sonae, SGPS, SA completed a bond issue of 150 million euro, refinancing existing debt under more favourable terms and extending debt maturity.

Net profits for the first half of 2007 were close to 5 million euro, favourably impacted by net interest income, since dividends received were offset by losses on sales of investments to subsidiaries, mostly.

CONSOLIDATED PROFITABILITY

Segmental information

M.€ 2Q06 2Q07 % chg
2Q07/2Q06
1H06 1H07 % chg
1H07/1H06
Turnover 1,038.8 1,094.5 +5.4% 1,999.1 2,137.3 +6.9%
Retail 714.3 769.7 +7.7% 1,366.2 1,495.1 +9.4%
Shopping Centres 35.3 36.7 +3.7% 71.2 73.5 +3.2%
Telecommunications 212.6 214.5 +0.9% 409.5 413.4 +1.0%
Sonae Capital 120.7 117.7 -2.5% 231.7 228.3 -1.5%
Holding 2.7 4.0 +48.1% 4.9 8.3 +69.4%
Eliminations & Adjustments (46.9) (48.1) -2.6% (84.5) (81.3) +3.6%
Operational Cash-Flow
(EBITDA)
180.0 226.3 +25.7% 277.5 333.9 +20.3%
Retail 50.5 67.8 +34.5% 84.9 116.1 +36.7%
Shopping Centres 82.7 113.7 +37.5% 106.2 131.5 +23.8%
Telecommunications 44.0 40.6 -7.7% 84.1 77.9 -7.4%
Sonae Capital 4.1 7.3 +78.0% 6.0 13.8 > 100%
Holding (1.2) (1.9) -58.3% (3.5) (3.3) +5.7%
Eliminations & Adjustments (0.1) (1.4) < -100% (0.2) (2.1) < -100%
Profit for the Period 105.8 125.3 +18.4% 140.7 141.4 +0.5%
Retail 22.6 31.4 +38.9% 43.3 48.5 +12.0%
Shopping Centres 56.8 71.8 +26.4% 70.1 80.9 +15.4%
Telecommunications 30.1 1.2 -96.0% 35.3 (4.7) -
Sonae Capital 0.9 4.6 > 100% 3.0 10.5 > 100%
Holding (3.4) (2.2) +35.3% 47.0 81.9* +74.3%
Eliminations & Adjustments (1.1) 18.3 - (58.0) (76.0)* -31.0%

* Includes dividends paid by the Retail business and the Shopping Centres business.

Consolidated turnover for the half year amounted to 2,137 million euro (1,999 million euro), a 7% increase mostly driven by the Retail business, which increased its contribution by around 129 million euro, circa 9%, driven by the 5% like for like growth (reflecting the success of the loyalty programs launched by the company) and by new openings (in the last 12 months, the Retail business opened 87 stores, representing around 54 thousand m2 of sales area). The Shopping Centres business increased its contribution to consolidated turnover by 3%, to 74 million euro (71 million euro), as a result of the growth in the company's portfolio of assets under operation. The Telecommunications business has also evidenced a slight growth in its contribution, up to 413 million euro (410 million euro), notwithstanding the negative impact of lower termination rates and roaming in tariffs and the sale of Enabler at the end of the first half of 2006. Consolidated turnover for the second quarter grew 5% to 1,095 million euro (1,039 million euro).

Consolidated operational cash flow (EBITDA) for the half year was 334 million euro (278 million euro), generating a consolidated EBITDA margin of 15.6% (13.9%). The Shopping Centres business grew its contribution to consolidated EBITDA to 132 million euro (106 million euro) through the value created on investment properties, which benefited from the general yield compression in Europe (particularly in Portugal, Spain and Italy) and in Brazil. Retail's contribution grew 31 million euro to 116 million euro (85 million euro), reflecting productivity and efficiency gains achieved throughout the company. The higher level of operating costs, associated with the strong growth in the customer base and network extension, and the lower mobile termination rates led to a 7% decrease in the contribution of the Telecommunications business, which amounted to 78 million euro (84 million euro). The 8 million euro increase in Sonae Capital's contribution, up to 14 million euro (6 million euro) is mostly attributable to operational improvements in the Seed and Risk Capital business area. Consolidated operational cash-flow (EBITDA) for the quarter was 226 million euro (180 million euro), with the corresponding EBITDA margin reaching 20.7% (17.3%).

In the half year, net financial expenses totalled 56 million euro (41 million euro). This increase is mostly explained by the higher level of interest expenses associated with the increase in interest rates and to a higher level of average gross debt.

Investment income totalled 32 million euro in the half year (49 million euro) and included gains on the sale of the plywood business and of the cleaning business that were part of Sonae Capital's portfolio and on the sale of part of the shareholding in Sonaecom. In the first half of 2006, investment income was mostly explained by the gain on the sale of Enabler.

Profit for the half year stood at a similar level to that of last year (141 million euro).

FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Segmental information

M.€ FY06 1H07 % chg
1H07/FY06
Net Debt 2,062.8 2,380.2 + 15.4%
Retail 376.7 586.3 +55.6%
Shopping Centres 532.8 722.1 +35.5%
Telecommunications 337.3 283.7 -15.9%
Sonae Capital 101.3 103.4 +2.1%
Holding 621.1 613.3 -1.3%
Eliminations & Adjustments 93.6 71.2 -23.9%

Consolidated net investment for the half year was 223 million euro. The Retail business made up around 33% of this total, increasing its portfolio of food stores by 2, representing circa 7 thousand m2 of sales area, and opening 40 non-food stores, corresponding to 16 thousand m2 . The Shopping Centres contribution to consolidated investment amounted to 181 million euro. Most of the investment in the first half of the year reflects the acquisition of Münster Arkaden, in Germany and of River Plaza, in Romania, and progress on shoppings under development. In the first half of 2007, the Telecommunications business invested in the deployment of networks and sold the 1% shareholding in Portugal Telecom, which led to a negative contribution to consolidated investment of around 42 million euro. Investment in Sonae Capital amounted to around 46 million euro, most of which was associated with the development of the Tróia project, the opening of fitness centres and refurbishment of hotels, the acquisition of 14% in Cooper Gay, the acquisition of Investalentejo and of an additional stake in Selfrio.

Consolidated net debt as at 30 June 2007 amounted to 2,380 million euro, an increase of 317 million euro and 147 million euro compared to the end of 2006 and the end of the first quarter of the year, respectively. The Retail business increased its contribution to consolidated net debt by 209 million euro as a result of normal business seasonality. Of the total consolidated net debt as at 30 June 2007, 722 million euro are attributable to the Shopping Centres business and are fully and exclusively guaranteed by its own assets. The increase in Sonae Sierra's contribution reflects the acquisitions of the year and the financing of projects under development.

The ratio of consolidated net debt to consolidated EBITDA for the last 12 months was 3.6 (3.3), which compares with 3.4 as at 31 December 2006. Annualised interest cover reduced to 5.4 (6.9), reflecting the higher level of interest expenses.

OUTLOOK

The Retail business will maintain its plan of action focused on growth and on strengthening the value proposal for its customers, through the continuous investment in efficiency and innovation. The company intends to grow both organically, in Portugal and Spain, namely with non-food formats, and through acquisitions. On the latter, the company is confident on the approval of the acquisition of Carrefour's operation in Portugal, and believes that the operation will generate an adequate return due to existing synergies. Organic growth in the next three years should represent an investment of around 200 million euro per annum.

The Shopping Centres business will continue to develop the existing portfolio of projects, comprising 14 shopping centres, while identifying new projects (greenfield and acquisitions), in the existing markets and in new geographies. In the second half of 2007, the company will open three shopping centres: 8ª Avenida (São João da Madeira, Portugal), El Rosal (Ponferrada, Spain) and Alexa (Berlin, Germany).

The Telecommunications business will accelerate growth within its portfolio of businesses, continuing to pursue productivity gains and seeking financial and capital structure efficiencies. The company will be targeting improvements in customer service and customer satisfaction in its telecom businesses and will consider acquisition opportunities in both the telecommunications and software and systems information businesses.

Sonae Capital will continue to prepare the spin-off, continuing to revise the portfolio of assets, strengthening management teams and implementing an organisational structure capable of responding to future challenges.

Sonae SGPS, as a portfolio manager, will continue to challenge its businesses, supporting their growth and fostering synergies and knowledge sharing.

Maia, 27 August 2007

The Board of Directors

Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo

Álvaro Carmona e Costa Portela

Álvaro Cuervo García

Ângelo Gabriel Ribeirinho dos Santos Paupério

Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo

José Manuel Neves Adelino

Luíz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia

Michel Marie Bon

Nuno Manuel Moniz Trigoso Jordão

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:

Shareholder Nr. of shares % of Share
Capital
% of Voting
Rights
Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S.A. 658.804.410 32,940% 35,288%
Pareuro, BV 400.000.000 20,000% 21,425%
Maria Margarida CarvalhaisTeixeira de Azevedo 14.901 0,001% 0,001%
Maria Cláudia Teixeira de Azevedo 351.293 0,018% 0,019%
Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo 744.285 0,037% 0,040%
Nuno Miguel Teixeira de Azevedo 14.320 0,001% 0,001%
Total attributable to Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S.A. 1.059.929.209 52,996% 56,774%
Banco BPI, S.A. 51.868 0,003% 0,003%
Banco Português de Investimento, S.A. 2.200.204 0,110% 0,118%
Fundos de Pensões do Banco BPI 37.878.620 1,894% 2,029%
BPI Vida - Companhia de Seguros de Vida, S.A. 784.501 0,039% 0,042%
Total attributable to Banco BPI, S.A. 40.915.193 2,046% 2,192%
Fundação Berardo, Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social 49.849.514 2,492% 2,670%
Total attributable to Fundação Berardo, Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social 49.849.514 2,492% 2,670%
ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
ABN AMRO Bank 70.117.704 3,506% 3,756%
Total attributable to ABN AMRO Holding N.V. 70.117.704 3,506% 3,756%
Deutsche Bank AG 65.311.155 3,266% 3,498%
Deutsche Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH 409.267 0,020% 0,022%
Total attributable to Deutsche Bank AG 65.720.422 3,286% 3,520%

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:

Shareholder Nr. of shares % of Share
Capital
% of Voting
Rights
Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S.A. 658,804,410 32.940% 35.288%
Pareuro, BV 400,000,000 20.000% 21.425%
Maria Margarida CarvalhaisTeixeira de Azevedo 14,901 0.001% 0.001%
Maria Cláudia Teixeira de Azevedo 351,293 0.018% 0.019%
Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo 744,285 0.037% 0.040%
Nuno Miguel Teixeira de Azevedo 14,320 0.001% 0.001%
Total attributable to Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S.A. 1,059,929,209 52.996% 56.774%
Banco BPI, S.A. 51,868 0.003% 0.003%
Banco Português de Investimento, S.A. 2,200,204 0.110% 0.118%
Fundos de Pensões do Banco BPI 37,878,620 1.894% 2.029%
BPI Vida - Companhia de Seguros de Vida, S.A. 784,501 0.039% 0.042%
Total attributable to Banco BPI, S.A. 40,915,193 2.046% 2.192%
Fundação Berardo, Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social 49,849,514 2.492% 2.670%
Total attributable to Fundação Berardo, Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social 49,849,514 2.492% 2.670%
ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
ABN AMRO Bank 70,117,704 3.506% 3.756%
Total attributable to ABN AMRO Holding N.V. 70,117,704 3.506% 3.756%
Deutsche Bank AG 65,311,155 3.266% 3.498%
Deutsche Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH 409,267 0.020% 0.022%
Total attributable to Deutsche Bank AG 65,720,422 3.286% 3.520%

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30 JUNE 2007

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2007 AND 31 DECEMBER 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Tangible and intangible assets
9
2,395,053,850
2,396,093,382
Investment properties
10
1,823,023,688
1,520,211,259
Goodwill
11
278,333,427
250,842,655
209,885,244
264,647,797
Investments
6,7 and 12
Deferred tax assets
15
104,599,117
102,767,409
Other non-current assets
13
55,237,643
44,081,686
Total Non-Current Assets
4,866,132,969
4,578,644,188
CURRENT ASSETS:
Stocks
533,817,063
481,185,712
Trade account receivables and other current assets
14
566,704,016
565,303,755
37,001,722
33,261,860
Investments held for trading
12
Cash and cash equivalents
16
708,240,489
662,475,440
Total Current Assets
1,845,763,290
1,742,226,767
TOTAL ASSETS
6,711,896,259
6,320,870,955
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY:
Share capital
17
2,000,000,000
2,000,000,000
Own shares
17
(139,441,418)
(142,961,431)
Reserves and retained earnings
(590,499,747)
(806,219,141)
102,006,054
241,822,233
Profit/(Loss) for the year attributable to the equity holders of sonae
Equity attributable to the equity holders of Sonae
1,372,064,889
1,292,641,661
Equity attributable to minority interests
18
436,918,955
402,058,314
TOTAL EQUITY
1,808,983,844
1,694,699,975
LIABILITIES:
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
2,142,696,898
Loans
19
2,378,203,026
Other non-current liabilities
21
86,868,665
105,487,112
Deferred tax liabilities
15
310,522,757
272,056,372
Provisions
24
68,040,694
63,234,735
Total Non-Current Liabilities
2,843,635,142
2,583,475,117
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Loans
19
747,224,944
615,931,494
Trade creditors and other non-current liabilities
23
1,302,865,979
1,424,300,278
9,186,350
2,464,091
Provisions
24
Total Current Liabilities
2,059,277,273
2,042,695,863
TOTAL LIABILITIES
4,902,912,415
4,626,170,980
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
6,711,896,259
6,320,870,955
ASSETS Notes 30.June.2007 31.December.2006

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS BY NATURE

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2007 AND 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Operational income
Sales
1,563,820,185
1,443,408,431
Services rendered
573,361,296
555,685,148
Value created on investment properties
10
102,773,063
71,424,760
Other operational income
211,673,686
186,828,667
Total operational income
2,451,628,230
2,257,347,006
Operational expenses
Cost of goods sold and materials consumed
(1,229,888,734)
(1,129,747,548)
Changes in stocks of finished goods and work in progress
32,851,703
6,284,440
External supplies and services
(583,692,834)
(533,075,546)
Staff costs
(298,243,615)
(285,395,280)
Depreciation and amortisation
(115,050,855)
(110,170,576)
Provisions and impairment losses
(14,836,476)
(5,590,862)
Other operational expenses
(37,507,732)
(35,441,204)
Total operational expenses
(2,246,368,543)
(2,093,136,576)
Operational profit/(loss)
205,259,687
164,210,430
Net financial expenses
(55,709,460)
(41,229,773)
Share of results of associated undertakings
(173,506)
2,395,618
Investment income
32,367,283
49,322,652
Profit/(Loss) before taxation
181,744,004
174,698,927
Taxation
27
(40,534,133)
(33,952,450)
Profit/(Loss) after taxation
141,209,871
140,746,477
Profit/(Loss) for the year
28
141,209,871
140,746,477
Attributable to:
Equity holders of Sonae
102,006,054
85,073,514
Minority interests
39,203,817
55,672,963
Profit/(Loss) per share
Basic
29
0.054647
0.045587
Diluted
29
0.054647
0.045587

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS BY NATURE

FOR THE 2nd QUARTER ENDED 30 JUNE 2007 AND 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

2nd Quarter 2007 2nd Quarter 2006
Notes Unaudited Unaudited
Operational Income
Sales 798,561,478 755,064,869
Services rendered 295,912,135 283,696,618
Value created on investment properties 99,903,727 66,003,779
Other operational income 104,690,458 100,914,493
Total operational income 1,299,067,798 1,205,679,758
Operational expenses
Cost of goods sold and materials consumed (619,039,038) (585,534,235)
Changes in stocks of finished goods and work in progress 22,509,127 1,955,223
External supplies and services (308,441,026) (277,985,892)
Staff costs (149,638,747) (142,398,663)
Depreciation and amortisation (54,711,051) (55,839,469)
Provisions and impairment losses (10,968,508) (4,003,763)
Other operational expenses (17,387,777) (20,159,018)
Total operational expenses (1,137,677,020) (1,083,965,816)
Operational profit/(loss) 161,390,778 121,713,942
Net financial expenses (28,049,073) (20,687,910)
Share of results of associated undertakings (470,955) 1,830,024
Investment income 25,610,061 29,874,434
Profit/(Loss) before taxation 158,480,811 132,730,490
Taxation (33,295,510) (26,890,289)
Profit/(Loss) after taxation 125,185,301 105,840,201
Profit/(Loss) for the year 125,185,301 105,840,201
Attributable to:
Equity holders of Sonae 87,333,269 60,417,033
Minority interests 37,852,032 45,423,168
Profit/(Loss) per share
Basic 29 0.046785 0.032372
Diluted 29 0.046785 0.032372

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

SONAE, S.G.P.S., S.A.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

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The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

SONAE, S.G.P.S., S.A.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2007 AND 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

30.June.2007 30.June.2006
OPERATING ACTIVITIES Notes
Net cash flow from operating activities (1) 27,995,075 15,151,521
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Investments
Tangible, intangible assets and propertie investments
Dividends
Others
172,090,222
28,601,133
1,345,290
31,671,868
323,189,763
17,251,721
2,688,914
22,465,856
233,708,513 365,596,254
Cash Payments arising from:
Investments
Tangible, intangible assets and propertie investments
Others
(95,996,963)
(374,363,811)
(9,504,320)
(479,865,094)
(411,098,098)
(264,409,623)
(14,668,752)
(690,176,473)
Net cash used in investment activities (2) (246,156,581) (324,580,219)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Loans obtained
Others
4,933,195,779
1,027,676
1,062,062,311
267,305
Cash Payments arising from:
Loans obtained
Interest and similar charges
Dividends
Others
4,934,223,455
(4,514,431,021)
(74,473,353)
(68,465,241)
(2,474,327)
1,062,329,616
(987,840,447)
(60,714,285)
(57,005,274)
(238,156)
(4,659,843,942) (1,105,798,162)
Net cash used in financing activities (3) 274,379,513 (43,468,546)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (4) = (1) + (2) + (3)
Effect of foreign exchange rate
56,218,007
(405,859)
(352,897,244)
197,236
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
16
16
648,811,274 893,621,051
705,435,140 540,526,571

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AS AT 30 JUNE 2007

(Amounts expressed in euro)

1. INTRODUCTION

SONAE, SGPS, SA ("the Company" or "Sonae"), whose head-office is at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1011, 4471-909 Maia, Portugal, is the parent company of a group of companies, as detailed in Notes 4 to 7 ("Sonae Group"). The Group's operations and business segments are described in Note 31.

2. 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 2006.

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") or by the previous Standing Interpretations Committee ("SIC"), applicable to financial years beginning on 1 January 2007.

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 2007 and 31 December 2006 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30 June 2007 31 December 2006
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total Direct Total
Sonae - SGPS, S.A. Maia HOLDING HOLDING HOLDING HOLDING
Sonae Distribuição
Bertimóvel - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Best Offer-Prest. Inf. p/Internet, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Bikini, Portal de Mulheres, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
7) Cacetinho-Com. Retalhista e
Expl.Centros Com., SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Canasta – Empreendimentos
Imobiliários, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Carnes do Continente -Ind. Distr.
Carnes, SA
a) Santarém 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Chão Verde - Soc.Gestora Imobiliária,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Citorres-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Contibomba - Comérc. Distr.
Combustiveis, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Contimobe-Imobil.Castelo Paiva, SA a) Castelo de Paiva 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cumulativa - Sociedade Imobiliária,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Difusão-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Distrifin - Comercio y Prest.Servicios,
SA
a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Efanor-Design e Serviços, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Efanor-Indústria de Fios, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Equador & Mendes, Lda a) Lisboa 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00%
Estevão Neves-Hipermercados
Madeira, SA
a) Madeira 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fozimo-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fozmassimo-Sociedade Imobiliária,
SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário
Imosonae Dois
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
4) Fundo Fechado de Investimento
Imobiliário Efisa Imobiliário
a) Lisboa 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Global S-Hipermercado, Lda a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
IGI-Investimento Imobiliário, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Igimo-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
3) Iginha-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 49.00%
Imoconti- Soc.Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoestrutura-Soc.Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imomuro-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoresultado-Soc.Imobiliaria, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imosistema-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Infofield-Informática, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Inventory-Acessórios de Casa, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Marcas MC, zRT a) Budapest
(Hungary)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Max Office Artigos Serviços p/escrit.,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
MJLF – Empreendimentos a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imobiliários, SA
Modalfa-Comércio e Serviços, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modelo - Dist.de Mat. de Construção, b) Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
SA
Modelo Continente Hipermercados,SA
Modelo Continente-Oper.Retalho
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SGPS, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modelo Hiper Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
2) Modelo,SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modelo.com-Vendas p/Correspond.,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
7) Modis Distribuição Centralizada, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
1) NA - Comércio de Artigos de
Desporto, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% - -
1) NA - Equipamentos para o Lar, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% - -
Nova Equador
Internacional,Ag.Viag.T, Lda
a) Lisboa 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00%
7) OK Bazar-Comércio Geral, SA a) Ermesinde 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
2) Parcium - Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Peixes do Continente - Indústria e
Distribuição de Peixes, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
1) Pharmacontinente - Saúde e Higiene,
SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% - -
Predicomercial-Promoção Imobiliária,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Selifa – Empreendimentos
Imobiliários, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sempre à Mão - Sociedade a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imobiliária, SA
Sesagest-Proj.Gestão Imobiliária, SA
a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SM Empreendimentos Imobiliários, a) Porto Alegre 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Ltda (Brazil)
Socijofra-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Gondomar 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sociloures-Soc.Imobiliária, SA
Soflorin, BV
a)
a)
Matosinhos
Amsterdam (The
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Solaris - Supermercados, SA a) Netherlands)
Viana do Castelo
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Capital Brasil, Lda a) São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
8) Sonae Distribuição, SGPS, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Retalho Espana-Servicios
Gen., SA
a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sondis Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sontária-Empreend.Imobiliários, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sport Zone-Comércio Art.Desporto,
SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
7) SRE-Projectos e Consultadoria, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Star-Viagens e Turismo, SA a) Lisboa 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Tlantic Sistemas de Informação, Ltda a) Porto Alegre
(Brazil)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Todos os Dias a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Com.Ret.Expl.C.Comer., SA
Worten-Equipamento para o Lar, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonaecom
Digitmarket-Sistemas de Informação,
SA
a) Maia 75.10% 37.83% 75.10% 38.99%
M3G-Edições Digitais, SA a) Lisboa 100.00% 49.86% 100.00% 51.40%
Mainroad Serviços em Tecnologias de
Informação, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Miauger-Org. Gestão Leilões El., SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Novis Telecom, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Optimus Telecomunicações, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Optimus Towering-Explor. Torres
Telecom, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Per-Mar-Sociedade de Construções,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Público-Comunicação Social, SA a) Porto 99.00% 49.86% 99.00% 51.40%
Saphety Level - Trusted Services, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Sonae Matrix Multimédia, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Sonae Telecom SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Sonae.com,SGPS, SA a) Maia 50.62% 50.37% 51.92% 51.92%
Sonae.com-Sistemas de Informação,
SGPS, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Sonaecom BV a) Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
Sonaetelecom, BV a) Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.37% 100.00% 51.92%
1) Tecnológica Telecomunicações Ltda a) Rio de Janeiro 99.99% 49.97% - -
We Do Brasil-Soluções Informáticas, a) (Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro
99.91% 49.98% 99.91% 50.66%
Ltda
We Do Consulting-Sistemas de
(Brazil)
Informação, SA a) Maia 99,32% 50.03% 97.66% 50.71%
Sonae Capital
Águas Furtadas - Imobiliária, SA
Aqualuz - Turismo e Lazer, Lda
a)
a)
Matosinhos
Lagos
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Aquapraia-Investimentos Turísticos, a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SA
Atlantic Ferries - Traf.Loc.Flu.e Marit.,
3) SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 72.80%
Azulino Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Bloco Q-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA
Bloco W-Sociedade Imobiliária, SA
a)
a)
Porto
Matosinhos
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Box Lines Navegação, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
3) 5) Casa Agrícola João e António Pombo, a) Portel 66.67% 66.67% 66.67% 32.67%
SA
Casa da Ribeira - Hotelaria e Turismo,
a) Marco de 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SA
Centro Residencial da Maia,Urban.,
Canaveses
SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cinclus Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cinclus-Plan. e Gestão de Projectos,
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%
Contacto-Sociedade de Construções,
SA
a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Country Club da Maia-Imobiliaria, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cronosaúde – Gestão Hospitalar, SA a) Porto 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 100.00%
1) DMJB, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% - -
10) Elmo SGPS, SA a) Maia 60.00% 60.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Empreend.Imob.Quinta da Azenha,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Espimaia -Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
3) 5) Esprit du Monde, SA a) Portel 100.00% 66.67% 100.00% 32.67%
Friengineering, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 50.10%
Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário
Imosede
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Golf Time - Golfe e Inv.Turisticos, SA
Imoareia Investimentos Turisticos,
a) Porto 75.00% 75.00% 75.00% 75.00%
Imobiliária da Cacela, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoclub-Serviços Imobilários, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imodivor - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 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%
9) 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 Seviços, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Implantação - Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Inparvi SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Insulatroia - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Integrum-Serviços Partilhados, SA a) Maia 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 35.07%
Interlog-SGPS, SA a) Lisboa 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
3) Investalentejo, SGPS, SA b) Vila de Conde 100.00% 100.00% 49.00% 49.00%
INVSAUDE - Gestão Hospitalar, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 100.00%
3) 5) Ipaper-Industria Papeis Impregnados,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 51.00% 100.00% 24.99%
Isoroy Casteljaloux a) Casteljaloux
(France)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
10) Leroy Gabon, SA a) Libreville (Gabon) 99.99% 59.99% 99.99% 99.99%
Libra Serviços, Lda a) Funchal 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) Lisboa 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
MDS - Corretores de Seguros, SA
a)
a)
Grândola
Porto
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
NAB, Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Parcomarco, Gest Parq Est Centros
4) Comer a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
1) Pargeste, SGPS, SA a) Maia 89.99% 89.99% - -
Partnergiro-Empreendimentos
Turisticos, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
PJP - Equipamento de Refrigeração,
Lda
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 35.07%
10) Placage d'Okoumé du Gabon a) Libreville (Gabon) 99.88% 59.93% 99.88% 99.88%
10) Plysorol SAS a) Niort (France) 100.00% 60.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Porturbe-Edificios e Urbanizações, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 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%
Publimeios-Soc.Gestora Part. Finan.,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 50.10% 50.10%
4) Quinta da Covilhã-Empr.Imobiliários,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Rochester Real Estate, Ltd a) Kent (U.K.) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
5) Safira Services-Limpeza Espaços
Verd., SA
a) Porto 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 25.55%
Saúde Atlântica - Gestão Hospitalar,
SA
b) Maia 50.00% 50.00% 100.00% 100.00%
6) SC - Engenharia e Promoção
Imobiliária, SGPS, SA
a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SC Insurance Risks Services, SGPS,
SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SC-Consultadoria,SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Selfrio,SGPS, SA a) Matosinhos 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 35.07%
Selfrio-Engenharia do Frio, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 35.07%
3) Sete e Meio - Investimentos e
Consultadoria, SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 49.00%
3) Sete e Meio Herdades - Investimentos
Agricolas e Turismo, SA
a) Grândola 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 49.00%
Sistavac-Sist.Aquecimento,V.Ar C.,
SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 35.07%
SKK-Central de Distr., SA a) Porto 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 35.07%
SKKFOR - Ser. For. e Desen. de
Recursos, SA
a) Maia 96.00% 67.20% 96.00% 33.67%
SMP-Serv. de Manutenção
Planeamento, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 70.00% 100.00% 35.07%
Société de Tranchage Isoroy SAS a) 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%
Soconstrução, BV a) Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Soira-Soc.Imobiliária de Ramalde, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Solinca III-Desporto e Saúde, SA a) Lisboa 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%
3) Soltroia-Imob.de Urb.Turismo de
Troia, SA
a) Lisboa 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 73.99%
Sonae Capital,SGPS, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Financial Participations, BV a) Amsterdam (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%
Sonae Turismo - SGPS, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Turismo Gestão e Serviços, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sontur, BV a) Amsterdam (The 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sopair, SA a) Netherlands)
Madrid (Spain)
100.00% 70.00% 60.00% 30.06%
Sótaqua - Soc. de Empreendimentos
Turist, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
1) Spigur - Mediaçãode Seguros, Lda a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% - -
Spinarq, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Spinveste - Promoção Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Spinveste-Gestão Imobiliária SGII, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Textil do Marco, SA a) Marco de
Canaveses
90.37% 90.37% 90.37% 90.37%
Torre São Gabriel-Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 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%
World Trade Center Porto, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Others
5) Agloma Investimentos, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
5) Aserraderos de Cuellar, SA a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
4) Espmen - Investimentos Imobiliários, a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
5) SA
Imoplamac Gestão de Imóveis, SA
a) Santarém 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
5) Somit-Soc.Mad.Ind.Transformadas,
SA
a) Oliveira do Hospital 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Investments, BV a) Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonaegest-Soc.Gest.Fundos
Investimentos, SA
a) Maia 80.00% 70.00% 80.00% 70.00%
Sontel, BV a) Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

1) Company acquired or incorporated in the period;

2) Company merged into Sonae Distribuição, SGPS, SA;

3) Company shown under Others in the previous period;

4) Company wound up in the period;

5) Company sold in the period;

6) Ex - Contacto - SGPS, SA.

7) Company merged into Modelo Continente Hipermercados, SA;

8) Ex - Modelo Continente, SGPS, SA;

9) Company shown under Sonae Distribuição in the previous period;

10) Due to the sale of 40% of the share capital of Elmo, SGPS, SA on 27 June 2007 with tranfer of control, this company and all its subsidiaries were excluded from consolidation since that date;

a) Majority of voting rights;

b) Management control.

These group companies are consolidated using the full consolidation method.

5. JOINTLY CONTROLLED COMPANIES

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 2007 and 31 December 2006 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30 June 2007 31 December 2006
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total Direct Total
Sonae Sierra
3DO Holding GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
3DO ShoppingCentre GmbH Dusseldorf 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
3shoppings - Holding,SGPS, SA (Germany)
Maia
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Aegean Park Constructions Real
Estate and Development, SA
Athens (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
3) Airone - Shopping Centre, Srl Venice (Italy) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
ALEXA Administration GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 24.75% 100.00% 24.75%
ALEXA Holding GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
ALEXA Shopping Centre GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
ALEXA Site Gmbh & Co. KG Dusseldorf
(Germany)
99.00% 24.75% 99.00% 24.75%
Algarveshopping- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Arrábidashopping- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Athienitis Larissa, SA Larissa (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% - -
Avenida M-40, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Avenida M-40, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Boavista Shopping Centre, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
Cascaishopping- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
Cascaishopping Holding I, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Centro Colombo- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Centro Vasco da Gama-Centro
Comercial, SA
Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Clérigoshopping- Gestão do C.Comerc., SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Coimbrashopping- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Dortmund Tower GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Dory, SA Larissa (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% - -
Dos Mares - Shopping Centre, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Dos Mares-Shopping Centre, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
El Rosal Shopping, SA Madrid (Spain) 70.00% 35.00% 70.00% 35.00%
Estação Viana- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Freccia Rossa- Shopping Centre, Srl Sondrio (Italy) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Fundo Investimento Imob. Shopping
Parque D. Pedro Shopping, SA
São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 24.30% 100.00% 24.13%
Gaiashopping I- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Gaiashopping II- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
Gli Orsi - Shopping Centre, Srl Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Guimarãeshopping- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Iberian Assets, SA Madrid (Spain) 49.78% 12.47% 49.78% 12.47%
Inparsa-Gestão de Galeria Comerc., SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Kamaras, SA Larissa (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% - -
La Farga - Shopping Centre, SL Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 12.47% 100.00% 12.47%
1) Larissa Development of Shopping Centres, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% - -
Le Terrazze - Shopping Centre, Srl Milan (Italy) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Lima Retail Park, SA Viana do Castelo 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
6) Loop 5, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Loureshopping- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Luz del Tajo - Centro Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Luz del Tajo, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Madeirashopping- Centro Comercial, SA Funchal 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Maiashopping- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
MC Property Management, SA Athens (Greece) 75.00% 18.75% 75.00% 18.75%
7) Munster Arkadeh BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
NorteShop. Retail and Leisure Centre, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Norteshopping-Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
Oeste Retail Park - Gestão de G.Comer., SA Maia 50.00% 25.00% 100.00% 50.00%
2) Paracentro - Gestão de Gal.Comerc. SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Park Avenue Develop. of Shop. Centers, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
Parque Atlântico Shopping - Centro
Comercial SA
Ponta Delgada 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Parque D. Pedro 1, BV
Parque D. Pedro 2, BV
Luxemburg
Luxemburg
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Parque de Famalicão - Empr. Imob., SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Parque Principado, SL Madrid (Spain) 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Pátio Boavista Shopping, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 23.64% 100.00% 23.30%
Pátio Penha Shopping, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 99.99% 23.64% 99.99% 23.30%
Pátio São Bernardo Shopping Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 23.64% 100.00% 23.30%
Pátio Sertório Shopping Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 23.64% 100.00% 23.30%
Plaza Eboli - Centro Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Plaza Eboli, BV Amsterdam (The 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Netherlands)
Plaza Mayor Holding, SGPS, SA Maia
Amsterdam (The
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Plaza Mayor Parque de Ócio, BV Netherlands) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Plaza Mayor Parque de Ocio, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Plaza Mayor Shopping, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Plaza Mayor Shopping, SA Maia 75.00% 37.50% 75.00% 37.50%
Pridelease Investments, Ltd Cascais 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Proj.Sierra Charagionis 1, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
Project SC 1, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Project SC 2, BV Amsterdam (The 100.00% 50.00% - -
Project Sierra – Shopping Centre, GmbH Netherlands)
Vienne (Austria)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra 2, BV Amsterdam (The 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra 5, BV Netherlands)
Amsterdam (The
100.00% 50.00% - -
Netherlands)
Project Sierra Brazil 1, BV
Project Sierra Germany 1- Shopping
Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
Dusseldorf
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 25.00%
Centre, GmbH
Project Sierra Germany 2 (two) -
(Germany)
Dusseldorf
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Shopping Centre GmbH (Germany) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Germany 3 (three),
Shopping Centre, GmbH
Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% - -
1) Project Sierra Germany 4 (four),
Shopping Centre, GmbH
Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% - -
4) Project Sierra Holding Portugal IV,
SGPS, SA
Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Holding Portugal V,
SGPS, SA
Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Italy 1 - Shopping Centre, Srl
Project Sierra Italy 2 - Dev.of
Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Shopping Centres, Srl
Project Sierra Italy 3 - Shopping
Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Centre, Srl Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Portugal I- C.Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Project Sierra Portugal II-C.Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Portugal III-C.Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Portugal IV-C.Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Portugal V-C.Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Portugal VI - C. Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Portugal VII - C. Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Portugal VIII - C Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Spain 1, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Spain 2, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Spain 2-C. Comerial, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Spain 3, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Spain 3-C. Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 50.00% 25.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Project Sierra Spain 5 BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
50.00% 25.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Srl Bucharest 100.00% 50.00% - -
Rio Sul - Centro Comercial, SA (Romania)
Maia
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
8) River Plaza BV Amsterdam (The 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) S.C.Setler Mina Srl Netherlands)
Ramnicu Valcea
(Romania)
100.00% 50.00% - -
SC Aegean, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
SC Mediterraneum Cosmos, BV Amsterdam (The 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Netherlands)
Serra Shopping - Centro Comercial, S.A. Lisboa
Amsterdam (The
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
5) Shopping Centre Colombo Holding, BV
Shopping Centre Parque Principado, BV
Netherlands)
Amsterdam (The
50.00%
100.00%
12.53%
25.05%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
25.05%
Netherlands)
Shopping Penha, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
Sierra Asset Management-Gest.
Activos, SA
Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Brazil 1, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
Sierra Charagionis Develop. of Shop,
Centers, SA
Athens (Greece) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Sierra Charagionis Propert.Management, SA Athens (Greece) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Sierra Corporate Services- Ap.Gestão, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Corporate Services Holland, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Develop.Iberia 1, Prom.Imob., SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments Germany GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments Germany Holding, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments Greece, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments Holding, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments Italy, Srl Sondrio (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments Spain
Prom.C.Com., SL
Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Developments-Serv. Prom.Imob., SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Enplanta, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil)
Amsterdam (The
100.00% 23.64% 100.00% 23.30%
Sierra European R.R.E. Assets Hold., BV Netherlands) 50.10% 25.05% 50.10% 25.05%
Sierra GP, Ltd Guernsey (U.K.) 100.00% 49.99% 100.00% 49.99%
Sierra Investimentos Brasil Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 23.64% 100.00% 23.30%
Sierra Investments (Holland) 1, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
Amsterdam (The
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Investments (Holland) 2, BV Netherlands)
Amsterdam (The
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Investments Holding, BV Netherlands) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Investments SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Italy Holding, BV Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Man.New Tech.Bus.-
Serv.Comu.CC, SA
Lisboa 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Management Germany, GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Management II-Gestão de C.C., SA Lisboa 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Management Italy, Srl Sondrio (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Management Portugal-Gest. CC, SA Lisboa 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Management Spain-Gestión
C.Com., SA
Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sierra Management, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Property Management, Srl Bucharest 100.00% 50.00% - -
Sol Retail Park - Gestão de G. Comerc., SA (Romania)
Maia
50.00% 25.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Sonae Sierra Brasil, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 94,54% 23.64% 93.21% 23.30%
Sonae Sierra Brazil, BV Luxemburg 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Sonae Sierra, SGPS, SA Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
SRP-Parque Comercial de Setúbal, SA Maia 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Torre Colombo Ocidente-Imobiliária, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
Torre Colombo Oriente-Imobiliária, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
Unishopping Administradora, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 23.64% 100.00% 23.30%
Unishopping Consultoria Imob., Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 99.98% 23.64% 99.98% 23.30%
Valecenter Srl Venice (Italy) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Via Catarina- Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Zubiarte Inversiones Inmob, SA Madrid (Spain) 49.83% 12.48% 49.83% 12.48%

1) Company acquired or incorporated in the period;

2) Ex - Estação Oriente - Gestão de Galerias Comerciais, SA;

3) Ex - Monselice Center, Srl;

4) Company merged into Project Sierra Holding V, SGPS, SA;

5) Ex - Project Sierra Spain 4 BV;

6) Ex - Project Sierra 1, BV;

7) Ex - Project Sierra 3, BV;

8) Ex - Project Sierra 4, BV.

These entities are consolidated using the proportional consolidation method.

Aggregate amounts, excluding intragroup eliminations, corresponding to the percentage of capital held in these jointly controlled companies included in the financial statements for the period, using the proportional consolidation method, can be summarised as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006 30 June 2006
Non-current assets 3,975,481,517 3,373,955,684 3,387,873,941
Current assets 428,634,840 410,950,166 547,290,969
Non-current liabilities 1,839,232,240 1,536,668,427 1,569,369,117
Current liabilities 429,442,108 321,914,057 552,346,758
30 June 2007 31 December 2006 30 June 2006
Income 221,971,623 359,865,987 184,530,638
Expenses 141,129,341 238,446,235 118,306,010

6. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Associated companies, their head offices and the percentage of share capital held as at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30 June 2007 31 December 2006 Book Value
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total Direct Total 30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Sonae Distribuição
Mundo Vip – Operadores Turísticos,
SA
Lisboa 33.33% 33.33% 33.33% 33.33% 2,850,057 3,097,390
Sempre a Postos - Produtos
Alimentares e Utilidades, Lda
Lisboa 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 709,774 506,796
Sonae Sierra
Campo Limpo Lda São Paulo (Brazil) 20.00% 4.70% 20.00% 5.00% 1,053,262 851,744
Mediterranean Cosmos Shop. Centre
Investments, SA
Athens (Greece) 39.90% 9.98% 39.90% 9.98% 9,915,269 9,196,940
SIC Indoor – Gest. Suportes
Publicitários, SA
Oeiras 35.00% 17.50% 35.00% 17.50% - -
Sonaecom
Profimetrics - Software Solutions, SA Maia 30.00% 15.11% 30.00% 15.58% 7,788 29,530
SIRS – Sociedade Independente de
Radiodifusão Sonora, SA
Porto 45.00% 22.44% 45.00% 23.13% 171,699 143,674
Unipress - Centro Gráfico, Lda Vila Nova de Gaia 40.00% 19.94% 40.00% 20.56% 463,740 476,980
Sonae Capital
Andar - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% - -
CarPlus – Comércio de Automóveis,
SA
Vila Nova de Gaia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Change, SGPS, SA Porto 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 2,069,241 2,043,244
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% 108,329 1,057,626
Cooper Gay (Holding) Limited U.K. 13.68% 13.68% - - 19,546,789 -
Developpement & Partenariat
Assurances, SA
Paris (France) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00% 35.00% 1,187,266 1,338,660
Etablissement A. Mathe, SA France 27,74% 27,74% 27,74% 27,74% - 57,475
Finlog - Aluguer e Comércio de
Automóveis, SA
Matosinhos 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Guerin – Rent a Car (Dois), Lda Lisboa 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Interclean, SA Brazil 49.99% 12.77% 49.99% 12.77% - 436,750
Lazam Corretora, Ltda Brazil 45.00% 45.00% 45.00% 45.00% 2,760,170 2,278,646
Lidergraf - Artes Gráficas, Lda Vila de Conde 25.50% 25.50% 25.50% 25.50% 762,260 1,153,522
Luso Assistência - Gestão de
Acidentes, SA
Porto 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Norscut - Concessionária de Scut
Interior Norte, SA
Lisboa 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% - -
Operscut - Operação e Manutenção
de Auto-estradas, SA
Lisboa 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 24,000 24,000
2)
Pargeste SGPS, SA
Maia 40.00% 40.00% 40.00% 40.00% - 131
Sociedade de Construções do Chile,
SA
Lisboa 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% - -
Sociedade Imobiliária Troia - B3, SA Grândola 20.00% 20.00% 20.00% 20.00% 458,478 478,162
Sodesa, SA Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 673,237 676,236
TP - Sociedade Térmica, SA Porto 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 8,694,448 7,743,948
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% - -
Total (Note 12) 51,455,807 31,591,454

1) Associated company sold in the period;

2) Due to the acquisition of 49.99% of the share capital of the associated company, this company was included on consolidation;

3) Associated company acquired in the period.

Nil balances shown result from the reduction to acquisition cost of amounts determined by the equity method.

Associated companies are consolidated using the equity method.

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, aggregate values of main financial indicators of associated companies can be analysed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006 30 June 2006
Total Assets 1,880,409,720 1,383,264,475 1,106,664,763
Total Liabilities 1,640,646,111 1,207,976,396 982,150,634
Income 219,991,461 408,902,543 163,843,692
Expenses 230,401,021 360,623,116 178,313,184

7. 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 and book value as at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 are made up as follows:

Percentage of capital held
Reason 30 June 2007 31 December 2006 Book Value
COMPANY for
exclusion
Head Office Direct Total Direct Total 30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Sonae Distribuição
Dispar – Distrib. de Participações,
Lisboa 7.14% 7.14% 7.14% 7.14% 4,988 4,988
SGPS, SA
Insco – Insular de Hipermerc., SA Ponta Delgada 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 748,197 748,197
Sonae Sierra
Ercasa Cogeneracion SA Grancasa (Spain) 10.00% 1,25% 10.00% 1,25% 24,045 23,949
Sonaecom
Altitude, SGPS, SA Lisboa 11.54% 5.97% 11.54% 5.99% 1,000,000 1,000,000
Despegar.com Porto 5.50% 2.85% 5.50% 2.86% - -
Lusa - Agên. de Noticias de Portugal, SA Lisboa 1.38% 0.71% 1.38% 0.71% 197,344 197,344
Minhodigital.com - Inv. na Área
Tecnológ., SA
Porto 4.76% 2.44% 4.76% 2.41% - -
Outsystems, Software de Rede, SA Oeiras 1.50% 0.77% 1.50% 0.75% - -
1) Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA Lisboa 1.00% 0.52% 1.00% 0.52% - 111,109,905
Sonae Capital
5) Arbiworld BV Porto 100.00% 100.00% - - 9,986,500 -
2)3) Bar-Bar-Idade Glass - Serviços de
Gestão e Investimentos, SA
Porto 3.92% 3.92% 7.83% 7.83% 6,117,133 12,060,507
Delphinus – Soc. de Tur. e Div. de
Tróia, SA
a) Grândola 79.00% 79.00% 79.00% 79.00% - -
4) Elmo SGPS, SA Maia 60.00% 60.00% 100.00% 100.00% - -
Fun International Entertainement, SA a) Porto 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% - -
Infratroia – Emp. de Infraest. de Troia,
E.N.
a) Grândola 25.90% 25.90% 25.90% 25.90% 55,662 55,662
Net, SA Lisboa 2.80% 2.80% 2.80% 2.80% 11,132 11,132
1) Plysorol Contreplaques, SAS a) França 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% - 37,000
Sear - Sociedade Europeia de Arroz,
SA
Santiago do
Cacém
15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 150,031 150,031
2) Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA Maia 6.80% 6.80% 6.80% 6.80% 102,357,553 71,414,143
Sonae RE, SA a) Luxemburg 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 1,250,000 1,250,000
Spidouro S.P.E.I. Douro e Trás-os
Montes, SA
Vila Real 8.30% 8.30% 8.30% 8.30% - -
Others
First Assur, SA
Sonae Investimentos América Latina,
São Paulo (Brazil) 11.08% 11.08% 11.08% 11.08% 959,724 959,724
Lda a) France 99.99% 99.99% 99.99% 99.99% 25,687 25,687
Other investments 35,541,441 34,008,074
Total (Note 12) 158,429,437 233,056,343

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) Company sold in the period;

2) Investment measured at fair value;

3) Sale of 3.92% of the share capital of the associated company in the period;

4) Due to the sale of 40% of the share capital of Elmo, SGPS, SA on 27 June 2007 with transfer of control, this company and all its subsidiaries were excluded from consolidation since that date;

5) Company acquired in the period, but excluded from consolidation due to the existence of purchase and sale options on these shares.

Nil balances shown above result from deduction of impairment losses from related investments (Note 12).

The caption other investments includes 33,095,056 euro (32,500,370 euro as at 31 December 2006) of deposits in an Escrow Account. Amounts in the escrow account are invested in funds with superior rating (Note 12).

8. CHANGES TO THE CONSOLIDATION PERIMETER

Main disposals of companies over the six months period ended 30 June 2007 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30 June 2007
FIRMA Head Office Directo Total
Sonae Sierra
Athienitis Larissa, SA Larissa (Greece) 100.00% 25.00%
Dory, SA Larissa (Greece) 100.00% 25.00%
Kamaras, SA Larissa (Greece) 100.00% 25.00%
S.C.Setler Mina Srl Ramnicu Valcea
(Romania)
100.00% 50.00%
Sonaecom
Tecnológica Telecomunicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro
(Brazil)
99.99% 49.97%
Sonae Capital
DMJB, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 100.00%
Pargeste, SGPS, SA Maia 89.99% 89.99%
Spigur - Mediaçãode Seguros, Lda Porto 100.00% 100.00%

Disposals

Percentage of capital held
30 June 2007
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total
Sonae Capital
Casa Agrícola João e António Pombo, SA Portel 66.67% 66.67%
Elmo SGPS, SA Maia 60.00% 60.00%
Esprit du Monde, SA Portel 100.00% 66.67%
Ipaper-Industria Papeis Impregnados, SA Maia 100.00% 51.00%
Leroy Gabon, SA Libreville (Gabon) 99.99% 59.99%
Placage d'Okoumé du Gabon Libreville (Gabon) 99.88% 59.93%
Plysorol SAS Niort (France) 100.00% 60.00%
Safira Services-Limpeza Espaços Verd., SA Porto 51.00% 51.00%
Others
Agloma Investimentos, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 100.00%
Aserraderos de Cuellar, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00%
Imoplamac Gestão de Imóveis, SA Santarém 100.00% 100.00%
Somit-Soc.Mad.Ind.Transformadas, SA Oliveira do Hospital 100.00% 100.00%

Acquisitions mentioned above had the following impact on the financial statements as at 30 June 2007:

Acquisition Date 30 June 2007
Net assets acquired
Investment Properties 26,385,906 28,781,133
Tangible and intangible assets (Note 9) 2,359,354 2,992,971
Other assets 7,062,227 459,600
Cash and cash equivalents 830,526 440,081
Borrowings (10,959,872) -
Deferred tax liabilities (2,022,144) (3,045,442)
Other liabilities (310,975) (757,967)
23,345,022 28,870,376
Goodwill (Note 11) 16,862,338
Total consideration paid 40,207,360
Cash consideration paid 38,057,840
Amounts payable 2,149,520
40,207,360
Net cash ouflow arising from acquisitions
Cash consideration paid 38,057,840
Cash and cash equivalents acquired (830,526)
37,227,314

The impact of these aquisitions on the income statement is imaterial.

Net assets of group companies sold and the corresponding carrying amounts as at the date of disposal and as at 31 December 2006 are as follows:

Date of disposal 31 December 2006
Net assets disposed of
Tangible and intangible assets (Note 9) 48,731,550 47,640,074
Stocks 31,870,494 30,876,735
Other assets 86,772,050 45,838,683
Cash and cash equivalents 8,127,079 429,810
Borrowings (20,671,442) (18,004,898)
Other liabilities (114,764,553) (88,654,106)
40,065,178 18,126,298
Goodwill (Note 11) 1,705,596 719,606
Minority interests (2,171,988) (1,338,294)
39,598,786 17,507,610
Impairment of amounts receivable 19,794,479
Gain/(loss) on sale (204,475)
Total consideration 59,188,790
Amounts received
Sales price received 26,484,899
Loans reimbursed 9,985,596
Amounts to be received 22,718,295
59,188,790
Net cash inflow arising from disposals
Cash consideration received 36,470,495
Cash and cash equivalents disposed of (8,127,079)
28,343,416

The impact of these disposals on the income statement is as follows:

Date of disposal 31 December 2006
Turnover 74,170,916 151,154,359
Other operational income 8,952,245 19,126,166
Cost of goods sold and materials consumed (44,802,613) (78,293,520)
Other operational expenses (30,873,100) (91,671,419)
Net financial expenses (2,891,003) (7,149,503)
Investment income and share of results in associated undertakings 228,525 9,492
Profit before taxation 4,784,970 (6,824,425)
Taxation (277,873) (598,170)
Profit for the period 4,507,097 (7,422,595)

9. TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

During the six months period ended 30 June 2007, movements in Tangible and Intangible assets as well as depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, are made up as follows:

Tangible assets
Land and Plant and Tangible
assets
Total
Tangible
Buildings Machinery Others in progress Assets
Gross cost:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2007
1,541,496,347 1,352,497,051 294,607,327 125,240,759 3,313,841,484
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Note 8) (58,531,712) (69,886,366) (12,353,519) (5,403,212) (146,174,809)
Capital expenditure 8,999,241 2,886,096 1,953,031 161,558,789 175,397,157
Disposals (24,664,827) (4,893,977) (1,876,622) (683,646) (32,119,072)
Exchange rate effect 481,328 89,090 66,922 13,065 650,405
Transfers 21,388,587 78,373,553 5,660,252 (120,529,731) (15,107,339)
Closing balance as at 30 March 2007 1,489,168,964 1,359,065,447 288,057,391 160,196,024 3,296,487,826
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment losses
Opening balance as at 1 January 2007 299,267,901 726,645,865 212,044,751 1,307,069 1,239,265,586
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Note 8) (29,776,815) (54,132,973) (11,864,892) (2,214,305) (97,988,985)
Charge for the period 16,767,512 62,292,927 14,408,279 1,700 93,470,418
Disposals (7,293,068) (3,688,137) (1,664,140) - (12,645,345)
Exchange rate effect 12,735 19,515 25,019 - 57,269
Transfers (511,207) 123,816 (378,607) 914,674 148,676
Closing balance as at 30 June 2007 278,467,058 731,261,013 212,570,410 9,138 1,222,307,619
Carrying amount
As at 30 June 2007 1,210,701,906 627,804,434 75,486,981 160,186,886 2,074,180,207

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

Refurbishment and expansion of stores Retail
segment located in Portugal
47,661,374
Deployment of mobile network 13,227,827
Deployment of fixed network 7,686,494
Troia project 23,493,859
Ferrie boat project 16,972,799
Hotel Aqualuz refurbishment 8,271,778
Others 42,872,755
160,186,886
Intangible assets
Patents and other
similar rights
Others Intangible
assets
in progress
Total
Intangible
Assets
Gross cost:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2007 235,905,652 311,575,079 21,733,405 569,214,136
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Note 8) (2,475,605) 1,716,452 - (759,153)
Capital expenditure 8,787,595 310,631 14,329,656 23,427,882
Disposals - (317,782) (330,296) (648,078)
Exchange rate effect 133 116,094 - 116,227
Transfers 1,437,355 7,679,770 (12,955,961) (3,838,836)
Closing balance as at 30 June 2007 243,655,130 321,080,244 22,776,804 587,512,178
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment losses
Opening balance as at 1 January 2007 38,004,148 209,692,503 - 247,696,651
Changes in consolidation perimeter (Note 8) (1,941,717) (631,064) - (2,572,781)
Charge for the period 8,034,205 13,569,004 - 21,603,209
Disposals (261) (390,391) - (390,652)
Exchange rate effect - 5,123 - 5,123
Transfers 243,842 53,143 296,985
Closing balance as at 30 June 2007 44,340,217 222,298,318 - 266,638,535
Carrying amount
As at 30 June 2007 199,314,913 98,781,926 22,776,804 320,873,643

As at 30 June 2007, the amount under the caption Patents and other similar rights includes net assets related with UMTS technology (116,459,535 euro) and the fair value attributed to a group of brands with indefinite useful lives, among which the "Continente" brand (75,000,000 euro).

10. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Investment properties are recorded at fair value. These assets are owned by the shopping centres business and as such are consolidated using the proportional method.

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Investment properties are detailed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Investment properties in operation 1,591,246,263 1,346,937,845
Investment properties in progress 231,777,425 173,273,414
1,823,023,688 1,520,211,259

Investment properties in operation correspond to the fair value of the Group's share of shopping centres, which can be detailed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Amount Yield Amount Yield
Portugal 935,373,000 4,90% e 6,75% 840,682,401 5,50% e 6,50%
Spain 390,808,585 5,00% e 6,90% 381,610,876 5,00% e 7,15%
Germany 82,505,500 5.50% - -
Brazil 82,227,188 9,50% e 10,50% 57,312,068 10,50% e 11,50%
Italy 79,004,500 5,15% e 6,50% 67,332,500 5,15% e 6,50%
Romania 21,330,490 7.00% - -
1,591,249,263 1,346,937,845

The fair value of each investment property was determined by a valuation as at 30 June 2007, performed by an independent entity, based on valuation criteria generally accepted in the real estate business.

Value created on investment properties over the six months periods ended 30 June 2007 and 2006 can be detailed as follows:

30 June 2007 30 June 2006
Properties which were under development and were concluded
during the nine months period 619,381 5,563,980
Changes in fair value of investment properties in operation 102,153,682 65,860,780
Adjustments to construction cost estimates of properties under
development which were transferred to investment properties - -
102,773,063 71,424,760

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Investment properties in progress can be detailed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Portugal:
8ª Avenida 19,444,687 10,509,651
Alverca 2,858,800 2,858,800
Arrabidashopping - expantion 137,836 131,250
Cacém Shopping 974,627 937,807
Caldas da Rainha Shopping 949,746 623,843
Lima Retail Park - 2,918,714
Maiashopping - expantion 760,973 63,300
Parque de Famalicão 627,500 1,498,238
Setubal Retail Park 785,017 784,989
Torres Colombo 1,242,449 920,697
Others 223,064 100,566
Germany:
Alexander Platz 67,856,250 54,525,305
Loop 5 17,968,974 15,416,661
Others 239,302 10,586
Brazil:
Manauara Shopping 2,428,871 19,504
Others 66,687 58,379
Spain:
Dos Mares - expansão 1,669,352 1,660,352
El Rosal 43,472,848 32,249,181
Las Pulianas 1,911,617 1,289,297
Plaza Mayor Shopping 14,518,297 11,580,899
Greece:
Aegean Park 4,810,881 4,771,822
Pantheon Plaza 8,650,878 -
Galatsi Olympic Hall 2,314,727 1,106,965
Others 12,218 11,445
Italy:
Freccia Rossa 24,914,077 19,419,339
Gli Orsi 8,676,559 8,671,559
Le Terraze 1,339,219 960,723
Pavia 2,845,746 -
Others 76,223 173,543
231,777,425 173,273,414

As at 30 June 2007, the following investment properties were mortgaged:

8ª Avenida Loop 5
Airone Loureshopping
Albufeira Luz del Tajo
Alexander Platz Madeirashopping
Algarveshopping Maiashopping
Arrabidashopping Munster Arkaden
Avenida M40 Norteshopping
Cascaishopping Parque Atlântico
Centro Colombo Parque Principado
Centro Vasco da Gama Plaza Éboli
Coimbrashopping Plaza Mayor
Dos Mares Plaza Mayor Shopping
El Rosal Portimão
Estação Viana Rio Sul
Freccia Rossa Serra Shopping
Gaiashopping Galatsi Olympic Hall
Grancasa Valecenter
Guimarãeshopping Valle Real
Kareaga Viacatarina
La Farga Weiterstadt
Lima Retail Park Zubiarte

11. GOODWILL

During the six months period ended 30 June 2007, movements in goodwill, as well as in corresponding impairment losses, are as follows:

30 June 2007
Gross value:
Opening balance 264,411,899
Increases arising from acquisition of companies (Note 8) 16,862,338
Increases arising from changes in percentage of ownership 17,984,083
Decreases arising from disposals of companies (Note 8) (1,705,596)
Decreases arising from changes in percentage of ownership (10,254,437)
Closing balance 287,298,287
Accumulated impairment
losses:
Opening balance 13,569,244
Increases 1,301,596
Decreases (5,905,980)
Closing balance 8,964,860
Carrying amount: 278,333,427

12. INVESTMENTS

As at 30 June 2007, this caption is made up as follows:

30 June 2007
Non current Current
Investment in associated companies
Opening balance as at 1 January 28,632,903 -
Acquisitions in the period 25,324,781 -
Disposals in the period (433,877) -
Equity method effect (23,387,009) -
Transfers 170,709 -
Closing balance as at 30 June 30,307,507 -
Goodwill 21,148,300
Accumulated impairment losses (Note 24) - -
Investment in associated companies (Note 6) 51,455,807 -
Investments in group companies, jointly controlled companies
or associated companies excluded from consolidation
Opening balance as at 1 January 12,671,340 -
Acquisitions in the period 2,284,619 -
Disposals in the period (2,319,119) -
Transfers (145,195)
Closing balance as at 30 June 12,491,645 -
Accumulated impairment losses (Note 24) (7,957,744) -
4,533,901 -
Investments held for sale and held for trading
Fair value (net of impairment losses) as at 1 January 229,462,747 33,212,402
Acquisitions in the period 9,986,500 181,185
Disposals in the period (119,102,819) (342,290)
Increase/(Decrease) in fair value 30,943,410 (1,935,523)
Transfers 2,605,698 2,580,374
Fair value (net of impairment losses) as at 30 June 153,895,536 33,696,148
Other Investments (Note 7) 158,429,437 33,696,148
Derivative financial instruments (Note 20)
Fair value as at 1 January - 49,458
Acquisitions in the year - 9,773
Disposals in the year - (49,458)
Increase/(Decrease) in fair value - 3,295,801
Fair value as at 30 June - 3,305,574
209,885,244 37,001,722

Investments held for sale are disclosed above, net of accumulated impairment losses (Note 24) amounting to 23,327,848 euro.

The use of the equity method had the following impacts: -173,506 euro are recorded in Share of results of associated undertakings, -427,300 are recorded in Dividends, -18,189,749 are recorded as goodwill and -4,596,454 euro are recorded as Other changes in Reserves.

The caption Investments held for sale and held for trading includes 66,190,112 euro of deposits in an Escrow Account, of which 33,095,056 euro disclosed as current assets and 33,095,056 euro as non-current assets, in accordance with the time schedule of the guarantee. Amounts in the escrow account are invested in investment funds with superior rating and guarantee contractual contingent liabilities which may arise from the sale of the Brazilian subsidiaries.

In 2005, at the moment of the sale of Brazilian subsidiaries, was recorded a provision of 27,000,000 euro for future commitments, the balance of this provision is 23,116,622 euro at 30 June 2007 (Note 24).

13. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Other non-current assets are detailed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Gross Value Accumulated
losses impairment
(Note 24)
Carrying Amount Gross Value Accumulated
losses
impairment
(Note 24)
Carrying
Amount
Loans granted to related parties
Bar-Bar-Idade Glass - Serviç.de Gest.e Invest., SA - - - 6,402,717 - 6,402,717
Andar - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA 3,164,673 - 3,164,673 2,953,673 - 2,953,673
Norscut - Concessionária de Scut Interior Norte, SA 12,664,713 - 12,664,713 6,019,613 - 6,019,613
Others 1,627,735 (270,489) 1,357,246 1,932,716 (270,489) 1,662,227
17,457,121 (270,489) 17,186,632 17,308,719 (270,489) 17,038,230
Trade accounts receivable and other debtors
Legal deposits 774,165 - 774,165 803,525 - 803,525
Assets arising from to the sale of financial investments 16,701,883 - 16,701,883 12,444,829 - 12,444,829
Lisbon and Malaga Town Councils 4,400,585 - 4,400,585 4,400,585 - 4,400,585
Rent deposits from tenants 4,062,057 - 4,062,057 4,077,459 - 4,077,459
Others 2,191,872 (656,796) 1,535,076 1,714,853 (721,326) 993,527
28,130,562 (656,796) 27,473,766 23,441,251 (721,326) 22,719,925
Derivative financial instruments (Note 20) 10,577,245 - 10,577,245 4,035,714 - 4,035,714
Other non-current assets - - - 287,817 - 287,817
56,164,928 (927,285) 55,237,643 45,073,501 (991,815) 44,081,686

14. TRADE DEBTORS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 , Trade debtors and other current assets are detailed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Trade accounts receivable 302,276,897 344,504,959
Taxes recoverable 103,196,458 108,120,283
Securitisation of trade receivables - 3,421,873
Trade suppliers - debit balances 35,527,375 27,236,144
Special regime for payment of tax and social security debts 14,576,053 14,576,053
VAT recoverable on retail estate assets 13,516,942 16,805,134
Other debtors 48,029,998 42,206,687
Accounts receivable from the sale of investments 35,552,815 14,009,841
Accounts receivable from the sale of tangible assets 842,978 3,136,367
Loans granted to associated companies 9,130,424 8,875,129
Invoices to be issued 67,261,979 49,928,069
Commercial discounts 5,537,264 5,004,703
Deferred cost - Rents 8,921,807 3,533,571
Deferred cost - External supplies and services 14,716,078 10,669,057
Other current assets 25,206,996 11,391,737
684,294,064 663,419,607
Accumulated impairment losses (Note 24) (117,590,048) (98,115,852)
566,704,016 565,303,755

15. DEFERRED TAXES

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 can be detailed as follows, split between the different types of temporary differences:

Deferred tax assets Deferred tax liabilities
30 June 2007 31 December 2006 30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Difference between fair value and acquisition cost in investment properties - - 267,986,124 231,612,650
Harmonisation adjusments 145,312 221,230 23,690,064 23,557,165
Provisions and impairment losses not accepted for tax purposes 11,255,056 12,559,298 5,219,288 4,277,987
Write off of tangible and intangible assets 23,076,880 24,983,311 - -
Write off of deferred costs 34,298,174 31,301,988 2,449,078 2,154,133
Valuation of hedging derivatives 28,628 106,066 3,730,643 1,182,960
Revaluation of tangible assets - - 2,892,665 2,973,586
Tax losses carried forward 34,996,766 33,155,303 - -
Reinvested capital gains/(losses) - - 4,179,843 4,227,223
Others 798,301 440,213 375,052 2,070,668
104,599,117 102,767,409 310,522,757 272,056,372

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 2007 and 31 December 2006, and using exchange rates effective at that time, tax losses carried forward can be summarised as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit
With limited time use
Generated in 2001 2,030,462 507,616 2007 2,985,335 746,334 2007
Generated in 2002 17,774,581 4,443,645 2008 21,471,094 5,367,773 2008
Generated in 2003 19,924,721 4,981,180 2009 30,965,815 7,741,453 2009
Generated in 2004 9,738,950 2,434,738 2010 4,448,448 1,112,113 2010
Generated in 2005 12,302,591 3,075,649 2011 12,472,541 3,118,136 2011
Generated in 2006 19,000,025 4,750,005 2012 14,719,573 3,679,893 2012
Generated in 2007 8,164,087 2,041,153 2013 - -
88,935,417 22,233,986 87,062,806 21,765,702
Without limited time use 12,418,032 4,065,642 11,098,655 3,626,486
With a time limit different from the above mentioned 28,666,715 8,697,138 25,509,200 7,763,115
41,084,747 12,762,780 36,607,855 11,389,601
130,020,164 34,996,766 123,670,661 33,155,303

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, 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 2007 tax losses carried forward, amounting to 1,193,442,220 euro, have not originated deferred tax assets for prudential reasons. These may be summarised as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax assets Time limit
With limited time use
Generated in 2001 114,054,537 28,513,633 2007 117,286,551 29,321,637 2007
Generated in 2002 496,072,029 124,018,009 2008 500,522,978 125,130,749 2008
Generated in 2003 46,198,574 11,549,644 2009 58,549,755 14,637,441 2009
Generated in 2004 28,633,179 7,158,295 2010 39,704,702 9,926,178 2010
Generated in 2005 203,294,095 50,823,524 2011 208,993,098 52,248,279 2011
Generated in 2006 73,386,469 18,346,616 2012 58,965,992 14,741,500 2012
Generated in 2007 34,239,219 8,560,086 2013 - -
995,878,102 248,969,807 984,023,076 246,005,784
Without limited time use 11,301,232 4,076,090 195,577,768 59,103,221
With a time limit different from the above mentioned 186,262,886 55,403,908 39,974,434 13,464,826
1,193,442,220 308,449,805 1,219,575,278 318,573,831

16. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Cash and cash equivalents can be detailed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Cash at hand 4,066,900 4,173,072
Bank deposits 518,713,439 527,873,385
Treasury applications 185,460,150 130,428,983
Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet 708,240,489 662,475,440
Bank overdrafts (Note 19) (2,805,349) (13,664,166)
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows 705,435,140 648,811,274

Bank overdrafts are disclosed in the balance sheet under Current bank loans.

17. SHARE CAPITAL

As at 30 June 2007, the share capital, which is fully subscribed and paid for, is made up of 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares, which do not have the right to a fixed remuneration, with a nominal value of 1 euro each. As at that date, the company and group companies held 133,049,255 own shares (133,418,572 shares as at 31 December 2006), at a cost of 139,441,418 euro (142,961,431 euro as at 31 December 2006).

As at 30 June 2007, the following entities held more than 20% of the subscribed share capital:

Entity %
Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA and associated companies 52.94

18. MINORITY INTERESTS

Movements in minority interests in the periods ended 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 are as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Opening balance as at 1 January 402,058,314 394,707,612
Dividends (12,650,787) (5,348,382)
Changes resulting from currency translation 250,984 (140,357)
Disposal of companies (2,171,988) (925,013)
Increased shareholding by acquisitions 6,532,746 (85,479,259)
Changes in hedge and fair value reserves (688,762) 1,165,585
Others 4,384,631 1,222,284
Profit for the period attributable to minority interests 39,203,817 96,855,844
Closing balance 436,918,955 402,058,314

19. BORROWINGS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Borrowings are made up as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Outstanding amount Outstanding amount
Amount limit Current Non Current Amount limit Current Non Current Repayable on
Bank loans
Sonae, SGPS, SA - commercial paper 350,000,000 232,500,000 - 350,000,000 260,500,000 - Aug/2014
Modelo Continente, SGPS,SA - commercial
paper
163,000,000 100,000,000 - 163,000,000 160,000,000 - Sep/2009
a)b) Sonae Sierra subsidiaries 520,922,005 10,024,705 429,184,110 517,922,005 13,396,517 358,307,169 Jul/2007 to
May/2027
a)c) Sonae Sierra subsidiaries 420,176,674 6,028,220 349,896,960 408,176,674 4,280,961 263,292,660 May/2010 to
Dec/2025
Optimus 450,000,000 97,337,460 227,120,740 450,000,000 - 324,458,200 Jun/2009
Sonae Investments BV 32,154,000 6,150,940 1,537,735 32,154,000 6,150,940 4,613,205 Sep/2008
e)
Sonae Turismo - commercial paper
110,000,000 - 103,199,990 110,000,000 - 73,050,000 Aug/2009
d)
Investalentejo
- - - 40,000,000 40,000,000 - Fev/2007
Others 10,515,716 7,900,001 12,636,383 8,078,556
462,557,041 1,118,839,535 496,964,801 1,031,799,790
Bank overdrafts (Note 16) 2,805,349 - 13,664,166 -
Amortised cost for bank loans and bonds (539,645) (12,104,877) (577,968) (14,698,227)
Bank loans 464,822,745 1,106,734,658 510,050,999 1,017,101,563
Bonds:
Bonds Sonae / 97 74,819,686 - 74,819,686 - Oct/2007
Bonds Sonae / 05 - 100,000,000 - 100,000,000 Mar/2013
Bonds Sonae 2006/2011 - 250,000,000 - 250,000,000 May/2011
Bonds Sonae 2007/2014 - 150,000,000 - - Apr/2014
Bonds Modelo Continente / 2003 - 82,000,000 - 82,000,000 Oct/2011
Bonds Modelo Continente / 2004 - 100,000,000 - 100,000,000 Mar/2009
Bonds Modelo Continente / 2005 200,075,000 64,925,000 - 265,000,000 Aug/2010
Bonds Modelo Continente / 2005 - 150,000,000 - 150,000,000 Aug/2012
Bonds Modelo Continente / 2007 - 200,000,000 - - Apr/2012
Bonds Sonaecom / 2005 - 150,000,000 - 150,000,000 Jun/2013
Amortised cost for bank loans and bonds (432,091) (9,865,475) (42,394) (10,020,068)
Bonds 274,462,595 1,237,059,525 74,777,292 1,086,979,932
Other loans 339,445 7,142,151 21,707,821 7,369,965
Hedging derivatives (Note 20) 88,693 154,265 116,043 121,116
Other loans 428,138 7,296,416 21,823,864 7,491,081
Obligations under finance leases 7,511,466 27,112,427 9,279,339 31,124,322
747,224,944 2,378,203,026 615,931,494 2,142,696,898

a) These amounts are proportionate considering the percentage held by the group;

b) These loans are guaranteed by mortgages of investment properties held by these affiliated companies;

c) These loans are guaranteed by a pledge of shares held in those affiliated companies;

d) This loan is guaranteed by Sonae, SGPS, SA;

e) Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA ia a co-guarantor in this loan.

Credit facilities at Optimus bear interest at a rate equal to Euribor plus a spread linked to Optimus' financial performance, measured amongst others by the ratio of Net Debt to EBITDA. The revolving credit facility will be repaid in September 2007.

Interest rate of the bonds are equal to Euribor 6 months plus a spread between 0.50% and 1.15%. In the non current bonds are included 614,925,000 euro that have the option to make whole or partial reimbursements in certain conditions.

Derivatives are recorded at fair value (Note 20).

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

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
N+1 a) 748,107,987 616,442,048
N+2 257,867,609 129,570,172
N+3 275,532,677 424,233,376
N+4 342,916,579 334,879,674
N+5 123,452,333 354,825,551
After N+5 1,400,249,915 923,779,069
3,148,127,100 2,783,729,890

a) Includes amounts drawn under commercial paper programmes.

20. DERIVATIVES

Exchange rate derivatives

The Group uses exchange rate derivatives, essentially to hedge future cash flows.

The Group contracted several exchange rate forwards and options in order to manage its exchange rate exposure.

As at 30 June 2007, the fair value of exchange rate derivatives, calculated based on present market value of equivalent financial instruments, is of 88,693 euro (116,043 euro as at 31 December 2006), included in Current liabilities, and of 3,305,574 euro (49,458 euro as at 31 December 2006) in the caption Current investments. The total amount of 3,295,801 euro recorded as assets relates to exchange rate hedging of investmet obligations arising from the sale of 50% of Sonae Sierra Brazil to DDR.

Gains in the period arising from changes in the fair value of instruments that do not qualify for hedging accounting treatment, amounting to 2,148,435 euro, were recorded directly in the income statement in the caption Net financial expenses.

Interest rate derivatives

As at 30 June 2007, derivatives used by the Group essentially refer to "swaps" and interest rate options ("cash flow hedges"). These were negotiated to hedge the interest rate risk of loans amounting to 491,701,948 euro (315,050,239 euro as at 31 December 2006). The fair value of these derivatives amounts to 10,422,980 euro (3,914,598 euro as at 31 December 2006), and is disclosed as Investments 10,577,245 euro (4,035,714 euro as at 31 December 2006) and as current liabilities 154,265 euro (121,116 euro as at 31 December 2006). As at 30 June 2007 all derivatives are hedge derivatives.

These interest rate derivatives are valued at fair value, at the balance sheet date, based on valuations performed by the Group using specific software and on external valuations when this software does not deal with specific instruments. The fair value of swaps was calculated, as at the balance sheet date, based on the discounted cash flow of the difference between the fixed interest rate of the fixed leg and the indexed variable interest rate inherent to the variable leg. The calculation of the fair value of options was based on the "Black-Scholes" and similar models.

The hedging principles used by the Group when negotiating these financial derivatives are as follows:

  • Perfect "matching" between cash in-flows and out-flows, i.e., rate setting dates of bank loans coincide with those of the interest rate derivative;
  • Perfect "matching" of indices used: the index of the hedging derivative and that of the related loan are the same;
  • In a scenario of an extreme increase in interest rates, the maximum financing cost is limited.

Counterparts issuing derivative financial instruments are selected based on financial strength and credit risk established by internationally recognised rating agencies. These counterparts are nationally and internationally recognised first class financial institutions.

Interest rate and exchange rate derivatives

As at 30 June 2007 no contracts existed related to interest rate and exchange rate derivatives.

Fair value of derivatives

The fair value of derivatives is detailed as follows:

Investments Borrowings
30 June 2007 31 December 2006 30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Derivatives not qualified as hedging 2,148,435 49,458 88,693 116,043
Hedging derivatives
Exchange rate 1,157,138 - - -
Interest rate 10,577,245 4,035,714 154,265 121,116
Interest and exchange rate - - - -
Other derivatives - - - -
13,882,818 4,085,172 242,958 237,159

21. OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Other non-current liabilities were made up as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Shareholder loans 27,236,139 39,583,455
Fixed assets suppliers 12,086,104 12,134,380
Other non-current liabilities 34,289,267 34,158,804
Share based payments (Note 22) 13,257,155 19,610,473
86,868,665 105,487,112

22. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

In 2007 and in previous years, the Sonae Group granted deferred performance bonuses to its directors and eligible employees. These are either based on shares to be acquired at nil cost, three years after they were attributed to the employee, or based on share options with the exercise price equal to the share price at the grant date, to be exercised three years later. In both cases, 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 Group on the vesting date.

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, 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 2007 31 December 2006
Shares
2003 2006 - - 1,092,254
2004 2007 54 - 11,900,666
2005 2008 446 12,066,902 10,292,929
2006 2009 481 9,048,932 8,178,748
2007 2010 513 9,162,187 -
30,278,021 31,464,597
Options
2002 2005 - - -
2003 2006 - - -
2004 2007 - - -
2005 2008 - - -
2006 2009 - - -
- -
Total 30,278,021 31,464,597

As at 30 June 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 has not yet vested:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Staff costs 7,146,265 14,685,014
Retained earnings 8,960,985 7,896,110
16,107,250 22,581,124
Other current liabilities 2,850,095 2,970,651
Other non-current liabilities 13,257,155 19,610,473
16,107,250 22,581,124

The movement in the number of options open in the six months period ended 30 June 2007 is as follows:

30 June 2007
Opening balance 588,404
Granted in the period -
Exercised in the period (527,360)
Expired and not exercised in the period (61,044)
Closing balance 0

Options are only granted on Sonaecom shares, and may be summarised as follows:

Vesting date 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
Exercisable until: 31.03.06 31.03.07 31.03.08 31.03.09
Exercise price (defined at date of
grant)
1.694 € - - -
Total liability - - - - -
Recorded liability - - - - -
Number of options open - - - - -
Number of options exercised in the
period
(527,360 ) - - - (527,360 )
Number of options expired but not
exercised in the period
(61,044 ) - - - (61,044 )
Average
market-price
of
options
exercised in the period
5.679 €

23. TRADE CREDITORS AND OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Trade creditors and other non-current liabilities were made up as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Trade creditors 712,672,857 829,754,736
Shareholders 24,488,534 8,742,299
Fixed asset suppliers 67,220,498 117,671,933
Other accounts payable 84,221,415 72,435,771
Taxes and contributions payable 56,114,337 79,599,406
Property investments accruals 32,200,515 10,099,852
Holiday pay and bonuses 96,279,396 101,953,829
Interest payable 22,435,876 19,120,931
Invoices to be issued 56,389,524 42,812,640
Commissions 7,642,323 10,255,583
Marketing expenses 14,955,842 10,723,832
Other external supplies and services 35,875,610 32,380,739
Accrued income - trade debtors 14,773,436 15,293,328
Accrued income - rents 4,914,729 4,597,545
Pre-paid minutes not yet used 18,288,765 18,324,662
Others 54,392,322 50,533,192
1,302,865,979 1,424,300,278

24. PROVISIONS AND ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENT LOSSES

Movements in Provisions and impairment losses over the six months period ended 30 June 2007 are as follows:

Balance as at Balance as at
31 December 2006 Increase Decrease 30 June 2007
Accumulated impairment losses on investments (Note 12) 11,817,808 20,663,277 (1,195,493) 31,285,592
Accumulated impairment losses on other non-current assets (Note 13) 991,815 5,000 (69,530) 927,285
Accumulated impairment losses on trade accounts receivable and other
debtors (Note 14)
98,115,852 25,332,252 (5,858,056) 117,590,048
Accumulated impairment losses on stocks 25,098,215 1,373,242 (1,913,932) 24,557,525
Non-current provisions 63,234,735 9,059,160 (4,253,201) 68,040,694
Current provisions 2,464,091 7,133,728 (411,469) 9,186,350
201,722,516 63,566,659 (13,701,681) 251,587,494

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Provisions can be analysed as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Expenses to be incurred with the sale of the
Brazilian subsidiaries in 2005 (Note 12)
23,116,622 21,978,393
Dismantling of telecommunication sites 17,748,220 15,105,140
Judicial claims 10,386,129 9,508,036
Client guarantees 4,500,345 4,468,711
Others 21,475,728 14,638,546
77,227,044 65,698,826

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

25. CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, Contingent assets and liabilities were made up as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Guarantees given:
on tax claims 96,066,006 59,497,367
on judicial claims 4,480,401 4,648,827
on municipal claims 17,392,413 17,678,401
others 131,179,550 126,839,733

Others include the following guarantees:

  • 29,136,054 euro (29,731,051 euro as at 31 December 2006) related to guarantees on construction works given to clients;

  • 28,107,045 euro (33,330,121 euro as at 31 December 2006) to guarantee partially debts of Sonae Sierra subsidiaries related with the acquisition, sale and exchange of land.

During the period ended 30 June 2007, a company in Brazil from de retail segment granted a guarantee of 25 million of euro (65,570,000 brazilian real) on a tax claim.

26. RELATED PARTIES

Balances and transactions with related parties are detailed as follows:

Sales and services rendered Purchases and services obtained
Transactions 30 June 2007 30 June 2006 30 June 2007 30 June 2006
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation
26,331,184 21,195,976 46,261 83,662
Jointly controlled companies 17,377,462 16,683,706 8,265,158 7,734,411
Associated companies 847,073 808,599 9,726,468 9,571,458
Other partners in Group companies 26,284,016 30,360,031 7,868,306 8,509,495
70,839,735 69,048,312 25,906,193 25,899,026
Interest income Interest expenses
Transactions 30 June 2007 30 June 2006 30 June 2007 30 June 2006
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation
- 6,859 62,860 44,463
Jointly controlled companies 134,449 110,945 569,512 479,961
Associated companies 3,863 21,510 - -
Other partners in Group companies 45,949 - 1,324,662 1,176,092
184,261 139,314 1,957,034 1,700,516
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Balances 30 June 2007 31 December 2006 30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation
14,815,585 14,552,845 101,486 153,280
Jointly controlled companies 8,989,405 7,957,621 4,817,463 5,773,297
Associated companies 2,054,945 1,717,859 1,422,483 2,240,411
Other partners in Group companies 5,378,681 11,244,638 6,215,313 13,826,646
31,238,616 35,472,963 12,556,745 21,993,634
Loans
Obtained Granted
Balances 30 June 2007 31 December 2006 30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Parent company and group companies excluded from
consolidation
12,750,000 12,750,000 444,936 6,402,717
Jointly controlled companies 1,174,440 1,179,061 160,246 72,035
Associated companies - - 15,829,386 8,432,023
Other partners in Group companies 37,018,207 31,346,566 - -

27. TAXATION

As at 30 June 2007 and 2006, Taxation is made up as follows:

30 June 2007 30 June 2006
Current tax 11,934,739 12,071,659
Deferred tax 28,599,394 21,880,791
40,534,133 33,952,450

28. RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT

As at 30 June 2007 and 2006, the reconciliation of consolidated net profit can be analysed as follows:

30 June 2007 30 June 2006
Aggregate net profit 956,478,732 775,311,642
Use of the proportionate method (299,141,005) (256,817,172)
Harmonisation adjustments (56,326,068) (1,829,267)
Elimination of intragroup dividends (199,573,798) (266,043,024)
Elimination of intragroup capital gains and losses (316,337,684) (79,788,875)
Elimination of intragroup provisions (1,430,000) (28,652,000)
Consolidation adjustments to gains/(losses)
on sales of investments
52,675,778 (3,637,069)
Others 4,863,916 2,202,242
Consolidated net profit for the period 141,209,871 140,746,477

50,942,647 45,275,627 16,434,568 14,906,775

29. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share for the period, excluding the effect of discontinuing operations, were calculated taking into consideration the following amounts:

30 June 2007 30 June 2006
2nd Quarter Total 2nd Quarter Total
Net profit
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate basic
earnings per share (Net profit for the nine months
period attributable to equity holders of Sonae)
87,333,269 102,006,054 60,417,033 85,073,514
Effect of dilutive potential shares
Interest related to convertible bonds (net of tax) - - - -
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate diluted
earnings per share:
87,333,269 102,006,054 60,417,033 85,073,514
Number of shares
Weighted
average
number of shares used to
calculated basic earnings per share
1,866,704,534 1,866,642,981 1,866,333,617 1,866,178,736
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares from
convertible bonds
- - - -
Weighted
average
number of shares used to
calculated diluted earnings per share
1,866,704,534 1,866,642,981 1,866,333,617 1,866,178,736
Earnings per share (basic and diluted) 0.046785 0.054647 0.032372 0.045587

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

30. DIVIDENDS

In the Shareholders Annual General Meeting held on 3 May 2007, payment of a gross dividend of 0.03 euro per share (0.025 euro per share in 2006) was approved. The total amount attributed being 55,997,442.84 euro (46,650,596.35 euro in 2005).

31. SEGMENT INFORMATION

In 2007 and 2006, the following were identified as primary business segments:

  • Retail
  • Shopping Centres
  • Telecommunications
  • Sonae Capital
  • Holding and Others

The contribution of the business segments to the income statement for the six months periods ended on 30 June 2007 and 2006 can be detailed as follows:

Shopping Sonae Holding Consolidation
30 June 2007 Retail Centres Telecomm. Capital and Others Adjustments Total Operations
Operational income
Sales 1,429,828,163 - 33,920,377 96,282,230 3,789,415 - 1,563,820,185
Services rendered 59,662,973 67,142,243 373,311,858 73,008,168 236,054 - 573,361,296
Value created on investments properties - 102,773,063 - - - - 102,773,063
Other operational income 126,900,035 4,542,559 7,720,911 74,225,142 637,936 (2,352,897) 211,673,686
1,616,391,171 174,457,865 414,953,146 243,515,540 4,663,405 (2,352,897) 2,451,628,230
Inter-segment income 30,674,636 3,167,838 3,790,709 6,540,072 4,005,025 (48,178,280) -
1,647,065,807 177,625,703 418,743,855 250,055,612 8,668,430 (50,531,177) 2,451,628,230
Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) 116,067,599 131,534,269 77,930,897 13,779,787 (3,309,597) (2,148,198) 333,854,757
Depreciation and amortisation (42,569,302) (474,609) (67,059,657) (4,730,152) (514,034) 296,899 (115,050,855)
Provisions and impairment losses (181,530) (7,445,052) (5,279,304) (629,033) - (1,301,557) (14,836,476)
Operational profit (EBIT) 73,764,252 123,718,761 5,946,569 8,954,538 (3,823,265) (3,301,168) 205,259,687
Net financial expenses (17,308,829) (7,615,683) (10,916,321) (6,133,542) (13,764,594) 29,509 (55,709,460)
Share of results of associated undertakings - - - - - (173,506) (173,506)
Investment income (4,650,073) 952,523 2,763,388 6,319,976 99,589,482 (72,608,013) 32,367,283
Profit before taxation 51,805,350 117,055,601 (2,206,364) 9,140,972 82,001,623 (76,053,178) 181,744,004
Taxation (3,261,866) (36,133,589) (2,461,319) 1,374,243 (110,805) 59,203 (40,534,133)
Net profit for the period 48,543,484 80,922,012 (4,667,683) 10,515,215 81,890,818 (75,993,975) 141,209,871
- attributable to equity holders of Sonae 102,006,054
- attributable to minority interests 39,203,817
30 June 2006 Retail Shopping Telecomm. Sonae Holding Consolidation Total Operations
Centres Capital and Others Adjustments
Operational income
Sales 1,303,773,214 - 41,406,868 94,367,853 3,860,496 - 1,443,408,431
Services rendered 56,215,385 66,098,796 357,408,617 75,689,559 272,790 - 555,685,148
Value created on investments properties - 71,424,760 - - - - 71,424,760
Other operational income 96,140,856 8,776,275 19,647,610 68,511,570 489,093 (6,736,736) 186,828,667
1,456,129,455 146,299,830 418,463,095 238,568,981 4,622,379 (6,736,736) 2,257,347,006
Inter-segment income 29,115,169 2,732,367 (1,578,962) 4,046,444 418,344 (34,733,362) -
1,485,244,624 149,032,197 416,884,133 242,615,425 5,040,723 (41,470,097) 2,257,347,006
Operational cash-flow (EBITDA) 84,859,904 106,160,293 84,120,363 6,037,336 (3,549,017) (151,770) 277,477,109
Depreciation and amortisation (38,957,951) (482,976) (66,297,171) (4,275,048) (523,298) 365,868 (110,170,576)
Provisions and impairment losses (801,148) (722,236) (4,069,477) 1,907 - 91 (5,590,862)
Operational profit (EBIT) 45,467,594 105,115,511 13,835,657 3,649,794 (4,072,315) 214,189 164,210,430
Net financial expenses (9,522,410) (11,080,081) (7,821,273) (1,908,378) (11,173,814) 276,183 (41,229,773)
Share of results of associated undertakings - 1,608,593 - - - 787,025 2,395,618
Investment income 12,465,497 2,088,141 28,199,030 3,652,158 62,203,105 (59,285,277) 49,322,652
Profit before taxation 48,410,681 97,732,164 34,213,414 5,393,574 46,956,975 (58,007,881) 174,698,927
Taxation (5,069,166) (27,668,211) 1,099,494 (2,371,632) 2,290 54,775 (33,952,450)
Net profit for the period 43,341,516 70,063,952 35,312,908 3,021,942 46,959,265 (57,953,106) 140,746,478
- attributable to equity holders of Sonae 85,073,514
- attributable to minority interests 55,672,963

The contribution of the business segments to the balance sheets as at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 can be detailed as follows:

Shopping Sonae Holding Consolidation
30 June 2007 Retail Centres Telecomm. Capital and Others (1) Adjustments Consolidated
Fixed assets
Intangible 151,647,366 3,724,928 180,927,072 932,280 - (16,357,999) 320,873,646
Tangible 1,257,450,652 1,034,760 499,470,172 316,767,368 142,970 (685,718) 2,074,180,204
Investment properties - 1,825,194,718 - - - (2,171,030) 1,823,023,688
Goodwill - - - - - 278,333,427 278,333,427
Investments 57,285,642 11,144,836 1,606,421 171,112,815 1,035,290 (32,299,760) 209,885,244
Deferred tax assets 19,583,057 15,071,095 59,971,233 9,667,620 - 306,112 104,599,117
Other assets 582,872,762 128,614,615 261,041,946 281,341,455 162,081,859 (260,193,915) 1,155,758,722
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Current Investments 319,737,936 74,803,168 198,868,844 23,009,663 198,362,301 (69,539,701) 745,242,211
Total assets 2,388,577,415 2,059,588,120 1,201,885,687 802,831,201 361,622,421 (102,608,585) 6,711,896,259
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 600,309,344 774,802,539 382,581,044 120,982,124 498,229,221 1,298,754 2,378,203,026
Deferred tax liabilities 31,182,477 273,233,300 192,228 5,874,379 - 40,373 310,522,757
Other non-current liabilities 35,553,035 34,576,751 24,198,849 81,795,991 - (21,215,268) 154,909,359
Current liabilities
Borrowings 305,695,912 22,126,435 100,048,751 5,452,160 313,454,067 447,619 747,224,944
Other current liabilities 755,651,246 135,578,053 293,424,254 291,051,807 139,177,836 (302,830,869) 1,312,052,329
Total liabilities 1,728,392,015 1,240,317,078 800,445,126 505,156,461 950,861,124 (322,259,390) 4,902,912,415
Technical investment 90,329,956 182,493,665 69,470,396 40,850,649 76,635 - 383,221,301
Gross Debt 906,005,256 796,928,974 482,629,795 126,434,283 811,683,288 1,746,374 3,125,427,970
Net Debt 586,267,320 722,125,806 283,760,950 103,424,621 613,320,987 71,286,075 2,380,185,759
31 December 2006 Retail Shopping Telecomm. Sonae Holding Consolidation Consolidated
Centres Capital and Others (1) Adjustments
Fixed assets
Intangible 149,164,530 3,898,736 183,128,579 1,692,559 87,552 (16,454,471) 321,517,485
Tangible 1,229,588,393 877,259 494,771,214 272,917,217 77,751,742 (1,329,928) 2,074,575,897
Investment properties - 1,522,237,384 - - - (2,026,125) 1,520,211,259
Goodwill - - - - - 250,842,655 250,842,655
Investments 56,106,456 10,021,115 112,712,411 122,445,833 1,035,290 (37,673,308) 264,647,797
Deferred tax assets 23,413,248 13,657,457 61,786,653 3,908,399 8,808 (7,156) 102,767,409
Other assets 519,251,478 108,644,666 250,159,826 333,476,092 91,860,203 (212,821,112) 1,090,571,153
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Current Investments 392,676,510 109,714,339 126,766,719 28,334,380 132,240,352 (93,995,000) 695,737,300
Total assets 2,370,200,615 1,769,050,956 1,229,325,402 762,774,480 302,983,947 (113,464,445) 6,320,870,955
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 601,531,168 620,655,759 462,215,429 91,073,464 367,424,693 (203,615) 2,142,696,898
Deferred tax liabilities 32,788,293 234,199,737 - 5,012,714 - 55,628 272,056,372
Other non-current liabilities 34,980,193 46,691,951 24,621,313 81,972,987 2,976,525 (22,521,122) 168,721,847
Current liabilities
Borrowings 167,863,379 21,873,536 1,783,529 38,525,298 385,890,938 (5,186) 615,931,494
Other current liabilities 850,778,495 93,912,978 321,745,867 225,053,325 210,437,408 (275,163,704) 1,426,764,369
Total liabilities 1,687,941,528 1,017,333,961 810,366,138 441,637,788 966,729,564 (297,837,999) 4,626,170,980
Technical investment 193,732,752 109,107,040 146,123,704 68,176,450 20,255,893 - 537,395,839
Gross Debt 769,394,547 642,529,295 463,998,958 129,598,762 753,315,631 (208,801) 2,758,628,392
Net Debt 376,718,037 532,814,956 337,232,239 101,264,382 621,075,279 93,786,199 2,062,891,092

1) Net Debt in "Holding and others" is made up as follows:

30 June 2007 31 December 2006
Inflows
Bank debt 811,683,288 753,315,631
Cash and cash equivalents (198,362,301) (132,240,352)
Net bank debit 613,320,987 621,075,279
Modelo Continente - -
Sonae Sierra 55,894,440 55,894,440
SonaeCom 69,420,000 90,000,000
Sonae Capital - -
Intercompany short term loans obtained 125,314,440 145,894,440
Total Inflows 738,635,427 766,969,719
Outflows
Sonae Capital 151,894,780 40,208,280
Others - 34,916
Intercompany loans granted 151,894,780 40,243,196

32. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On 27 July 2007, Sonae Distribuição - SGPS, SA has reached an agreement with the Carrefour Group for the acquisition of 99.8648% of the share capital of Carrefour (Portugal) - Sociedade de Exploração de Centros Comerciais, SA, for a total enterprise value of 662 million euro. This transaction is still subject to approval by the Portuguese Competition Authority.

On 3 August 2007, Sonae Distribuição - SGPS, SA has reimbursed partially bonds denominated Modelo Continente 2005/2010 represented by 265,000 bonds at a nominal value of 1,000 euro each. The amount reimbursed per bond was 755 euro plus a premium of 0.94375 euro.

On 6 August 2007, Sonaecom SGPS, SA has completed the negotiation of a 250,000,000 euro Commercial Paper Programme, with guaranteed subscription and a maturity of five years. This facility was arranged by Banco Santander de Negócios and Caixa - Banco de Investimento.

33. APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 27 August 2007.

INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30 JUNE 2007

BALANCE SHEETS AS AT 30 JUNE 2007 AND 31 DECEMBER 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

ASSETS Notes 30.June.2007 31.December.2006
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Tangible and intangible assets 118,957 103,640
Investments 4 2,874,038,232 3,072,592,917
Other non-current assets 5 1,697,538,948 813,344,492
Total Non-Current Assets 4,571,696,137 3,886,041,049
CURRENT ASSETS:
Trade account receivables and other current assets 6 181,502,986 80,992,631
Cash and cash equivalents 7 196,730,687 130,514,092
Total Current Assets 378,233,673 211,506,723
TOTAL ASSETS 4,949,929,810 4,097,547,772
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY:
Share capital 8 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Own shares (138,150,363) (138,044,363)
Reserves and retained earnings 1,504,825,553 1,364,273,482
Profit/(Loss) for the period 4,955,378 65,138,044
TOTAL EQUITY 3,371,630,568 3,291,367,163
LIABILITIES:
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Loans 9 496,691,486 347,187,348
Total Non-Current Liabilities 496,691,486 347,187,348
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Loans 9 307,303,127 335,277,291
Trade creditors and other non-current liabilities 10 774,304,629 123,715,970
Total Current Liabilities 1,081,607,756 458,993,261
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 4,949,929,810 4,097,547,772

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

INCOME STATEMENTS BY NATURE

FOR THE QUARTERS AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED 30 JUNE 2007 AND 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Notes 2nd Quarter 2007
(Unaudited)
30.June.2007 2nd Quarter 2006
(Unaudited)
30.June.2006
Operational income
Services rendered 369,737 719,865 359,997 687,082
Other operational income 44,313 312,490 75,041,672 75,081,199
Total operational income 414,050 1,032,355 75,401,669 75,768,281
Operational expenses
External supplies and services (587,483) (1,223,269) (565,056) (1,282,580)
Staff costs (1,764,195) (3,207,736) (1,040,830) (2,647,871)
Depreciation and amortisation (22,925) (43,451) (66,063) (130,028)
Other operational expenses (135,213) (316,394) (100,895) (391,383)
Total operational expenses (2,509,816) (4,790,850) (1,772,843) (4,451,861)
Operational profit/(loss) (2,095,766) (3,758,495) 73,628,826 71,316,420
Net financial expenses 4,815,320 11,406,712 1,950,713 2,748,870
Investment income 12 2,647,114 (2,692,835) 2,284,219 59,295,207
Profit/(Loss) before taxation 5,366,668 4,955,382 77,863,758 133,360,497
Taxation (4) (4) - -
Profit/(Loss) for the period 5,366,664 4,955,378 77,863,758 133,360,497
Profit/(Loss) per share
Basic 13 0.0029 0.0027 0.0417 0.0715
Diluted 13 0.0029 0.0027 0.0417 0.0715

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

SONAE, S.G.P.S., S.A.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2007 AND 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Reserves and
Notes Capital Shares Earnings Profit/(Loss) Total
2,000,000,000 (138,044,363) 980,366,233 98,055,074 2,940,376,944
- - 4,902,754 (4,902,754) -
- - - (46,650,596) (46,650,596)
- - - - -
- - - - -
(144,868,371)
(6,095,102)
- - - 133,360,497 133,360,497
2,000,000,000 (138,044,363) 880,807,238 133,360,497 2,876,123,372
2,000,000,000 (138,044,363) 1,364,273,482 65,138,044 3,291,367,163
-
(55,997,443)
-
52,470,082
78,941,388
4,955,378
- (106,000) - - (106,000)
2,000,000,000 (138,150,363) 1,504,825,553 4,955,378 3,371,630,568
14
14
Share
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Own
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Retained
(98,366,647)
(6,095,102)
3,256,902
-
-
58,353,781
78,941,388
-
Net
(46,501,724)
-
(3,256,902)
(55,997,443)
-
(5,883,699)
-
4,955,378

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2007 AND 2006

(Amounts expressed in euro)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES Notes 30.June.2007 30.June.2006
Net cash flow from operating activities (1) (4,452,303) (5,729,267)
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Investments 247,777,285 267,365,998
Tangible and intangible assets 150 1,331
Interest and similar income 21,497,823 10,138,190
Dividends 76,848,426 53,613,493
Others 400,000 -
Loans granted 861,241,791 161,001,998
1,207,765,475 492,121,010
Cash Payments arising from:
Tangible and intangible assets (66,042) (15,440)
Loans granted (1,820,401,995) (416,458,548)
(1,820,468,037) (416,473,988)
Net cash used in investment activities (2) (612,702,562) 75,647,022
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Loans obtained 5,181,208,786 1,569,296,600
5,181,208,786 1,569,296,600
Cash Payments arising from:
Loans obtained (4,420,970,400) (1,595,861,940)
Interest and similar charges (20,777,144) (12,120,366)
Dividends (55,983,782) (46,639,216)
Purchase of own shares (106,000) -
(4,497,837,326) (1,654,621,522)
Net cash used in financing activities (3) 683,371,460 (85,324,922)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (4) = (1) + (2) + (3) 66,216,595 (15,407,167)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 130,514,092 197,418,083
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 7 196,730,687 182,010,916

The accompanying notes are part of these financial statements.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2007

(Amounts expressed in euro)

1. INTRODUCTION

SONAE, SGPS, SA ("the Company" or "Sonae"), with head-office is at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1011, 4470- 909 Maia, Portugal.

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 2006.

4. INVESTMENTS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 the Company held investments in the following affiliated and associated undertakings:

30.June.2007 31.December.2006
Companies % Held Fair Value Book Fair Value % Held Fair Value Book Fair Value
Value Reserve Value Reserve
Sonae Distribuição, SGPS, SA (a) 74.98% 1,690,800,661 1,326,729,831 364,070,830 74.98% 1,690,800,661 1,326,729,831 364,070,830
Sonae Sierra SGPS, SA 50.00% 797,568,420 490,113,339 307,455,081 50.00% 744,950,500 490,113,339 254,837,161
Sonaecom, SGPS, SA 0.01% 115,880 109,495 6,385 12.72% 233,796,451 314,518,614 (80,722,163)
Others - 385,553,271 385,553,271 - - 403,045,305 403,045,305 -
Total 2,874,038,232 2,202,505,936 671,532,296 3,072,592,917 2,534,407,089 538,185,828

(a) Previously Modelo Continente, SGPS, SA

5. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 other non-current assets are detailed as follows:

30.June.2007 31.December.2006
Loans granted to group companies 1,697,531,743 813,195,145
Guarantee deposits 7,205 7,744
Other - 141,603
1,697,538,948 813,344,492

6. TRADE ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 trade account receivables and other current assets are detailed as follows:

30.June.2007 31.December.2006
Trade account receivables 355,970 790,914
Group companies 176,133,742 77,456,177
Taxes and contributions receivable 2,022,200 1,206,759
Accrued income and prepayments 2,259,445 858,220
Others 731,629 680,561
181,502,986 80,992,631

7. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 cash and cash equivalents can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2007 31.December.2006
Cash at hand 2,500 2,500
Bank deposits 196,728,187 130,511,592
Cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet 196,730,687 130,514,092
Bank overdrafts - -
Cash and cash equivalents on the cash flow statement 196,730,687 130,514,092

8. SHARE CAPITAL

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 share capital consisted of 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 euro each.

9. LOANS

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006 this caption included the following loans:

30.June.2007 31.December.2006
Nominal value of bonds 500,000,000 350,000,000
Up-front fees not yet charged to income statement (3,308,514) (2,812,652)
Bonds 496,691,486 347,187,348
Non-current loans 496,691,486 347,187,348
Commercial paper 232,500,000 260,500,000
Nominal value of Sonae/97 bonds 74,819,685 74,819,685
Up-front fees not yet charged to income statement (16,558) (42,394)
Current loans 307,303,127 335,277,291

Bonds SONAE / 05 amounting to 100,000,000 euro, repayable after 8 years, in one instalment, on 31 March 2013. Interest rate equal to Euribor 6 months plus 0.875%, with interest paid half-yearly.

Bonds Sonae 2006/2011 amounting to 250,000,000 euro, repayable after 5 years, in one instalment, on 10 May 2011. Interest rate equal to Euribor 6 months plus 0.65%, with interest paid half-yearly. The company has the option to make whole or partial reimbursements, at no extra cost, on the date of the 6th and 8th coupons.

Bonds Sonae 2007/2014 amounting to 150,000,000 euro, repayable after 7 years, in one instalment, on 11 April 2014. Interest rate equal to Euribor 6 months plus 0.6%, with interest paid half-yearly. The company has the option to make whole or partial reimbursements, at no extra cost, on the date of the 10th and 12th coupons.

Bonds SONAE / 97 amounting to 149,639,369 euro repayable, at par value, in two equal instalments on the 18th and 20th coupons. Interest rate equal to Lisbor (subsequently changed to Euribor) plus 0.17% from the 1st to the 13th coupon, plus 1.17% in the 14th coupon and plus 1.22% from the 15th to the 20th coupons. Half of this loan (74,819,685 euro) was reimbursed at par value in October 2006. The amount owing as at 30 June 2007 will be reimbursed in October 2007.

10. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2007 and 31 December 2006, other current liabilities were made up as follows:

30.June.2007 31.December.2006
Trade creditors 303,481 300,191
Group companies 751,733,801 112,718,000
Taxes and contributions payable 342,604 457,862
Accrued expenses 21,875,186 10,197,321
Others 49,557 42,596
774,304,629 123,715,970

11. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

30.June.2007 31.December.2006
Guarantees given:
on tax claims 1,776,135 1,776,135
on judicial claims 355,199 355,199
Others - 40,000,000

12. INVESTMENT INCOME

As at 30 June 2007 and 2006, investment income can be detailed as follows:

30.June.2007 30.June.2006
Dividends received 76,848,426 53,613,493
Gains/(Losses) on sale of investments (79,541,261) 5,681,714
(2,692,835) 59,295,207

13. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share for the period were calculated taking into consideration the following amounts:

30.June.2007 30.June.2006
2nd Quarter Cumulative 2nd Quarter Cumulative
Net profit
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate basic earnings per
share (Net profit for the period)
5,366,664 4,955,378 77,863,758 133,360,497
Effect of dilutive potential shares - - - -
Interest related to convertible bonds (net of tax) - - - -
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate
diluted earnings per share:
5,366,664 4,955,378 77,863,758 133,360,497
Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares used to calculated basic
earnings
1,866,704,534 1,866,642,981 1,866,333,617 1,866,178,736
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares from convertible bonds - - - -
Weighted average number of shares used to calculated diluted
earnings per share
1,866,704,534 1,866,642,981 1,866,333,617 1,866,178,736
Profit/(Loss) per share (basic and diluted) 0.0029 0.0027 0.0417 0.0715

14. CHANGES IN RESERVES

Details of changes in reserves in the six months ended on 30 June 2007 and 2006 may be summarised as follows:

30.June.2007 30.June.2006
Fair value reserve 52,470,082 (144,868,371)
Free reserves 5,883,699 46,501,724
58,353,781 (98,366,647)

15. APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on 27 August 2007.

16. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY LAW

Decree-Law nr 318/94 art 5 nr 4

In the six months ended 30 June 2007 shareholders' loan contracts were entered into with the following companies:

Sonae Investments, BV Sontel, BV

In the six months ended 30 June 2007 short-term loan contracts were entered into with the following companies:

Público Comunicação Social, SA Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA Sonae Distribuição, SGPS, SA Sonae Investments, BV

As at 30 June 2007 amounts owed by affiliated undertakings can be summarized as follows:

Loans granted

Companies Closing Balance
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA 154,644,780
Sonae Investments, BV 1,473,426,443
Sontel, BV 204,105,300
1,832,176,523

As at 30 June 2007 amounts owed to affiliated undertakings can be summarized as follows:

Loans obtained

Companies Closing Balance
Sonae Investments, BV 682,313,801
Sonaecom, SGPS, SA 69,420,000
751,733,801

LIMITED REVIEW REPORT

30 JUNE 2007

LIMITED REVIEW REPORT PREPARED BY THE AUDITOR REGISTED 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, SGPS, S.A. ("Company") for the half-year ended 30 June 2007 included in: the Report of the Board of Directors, the consolidated and individual Balance Sheets (that reflect a total of 6,711,896,259 Euro and 4,949,929,810 Euro, respectively, and a consolidated and individual equity of 1,808,983,844 Euro and 3,371,630,568 Euro respectively, including a consolidated net profit attributable to the Company's equity holders of 102,006,054 Euro and an individual net profit of 4,955,378 Euro, respectively), 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 financial statements, as well as the additional consolidated and individual 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 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 examine 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 consolidated and individual 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 consolidated and individual 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 consolidated and individual 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 2007 referred to in paragraph 1 above of Sonae, 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 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.

Porto, 27 August 2007

DELOITTE & ASSOCIADOS, SROC, S.A. Represented by António Marques Dias

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