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Kardan N.V. — M&A Activity 2018
May 24, 2018
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TAHAL AWARDED A USD 60M PROJECT IN UKRAINE
Amsterdam, May 24, 2018 - Kardan N.V. ('Kardan' or 'the Company'), active in Real Estate and Water Infrastructure in emerging markets announces that its (indirect) subsidiary Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd. ('Tahal') won a tender (together with a partner) for the planning and execution of works for the reconstruction of two waste water and sludge treatment facilities in the city of Kharkiv, in the Ukraine ("Project"), for a total amount of approximately USD 60 million (EUR 51 million).
The Turn Key Project will be executed through a joint venture of Tahal (95%) and Khilari Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., an Indian infrastructure company (5%). The agreement is expected to be signed within a few weeks.
The works in the Project are expected to last 36 months, followed by a defect liability period of 12- 36 months, as stipulated in the agreement.
The total compensation for the Project is approximately USD 60 million (EUR 51 million). The payment terms are linked to agreed performance milestones throughout the duration of the Project, and an advance payment of 10% of the Project consideration. An amount equal to 80% of the payment for equipment to be purchased by the joint venture shall be paid against the presentation of bills of lading.
The Project will be funded from loan funds that will be taken by the client, the water company of Kharkiv, Communal Enterprise Karkivvodokanal, provided by the World Bank. The works in the Project will commence soon after the client has paid the advance payment.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements and information, for example concerning the financial condition, results of operations, businesses and potential exposure to market risks of Kardan N.V. and its group companies (jointly "Kardan Group"). All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements (including "forward looking statements" as defined in the Israeli Securities Law). Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as ''anticipate'', ''believe'', ''could'', ''estimate'', ''expect'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''objectives'', ''outlook'', ''probably'', ''project'', ''will'', ''seek'', ''target'', ''risks'', ''goals'', ''should'' and similar terms and phrases. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond Kardan Group's control, affect our operations, performance, business strategy and results and could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Kardan Group to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For Kardan Group, particular uncertainties arise, amongst others but not limited to and not in any order of importance, (i) from dependence on external financing with the risk that insufficient access to capital threatens its capacity to grow, execute its business model, and generate future financial returns (ii) from concentration of its business in Central Eastern Europe and China as a result of which Kardan Group is strongly exposed to these particular markets (iii) from risks related to the financial markets as a result of Kardan N.V.'s listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and (iv) from it being a decentralized organization with a large number of separate entities spread over different geographic areas in emerging markets, so that Kardan Group is exposed to the risk of fraudulent activities or illegal acts perpetrated by managers, employees, customers, suppliers or third parties which expose the organization to fines, sanctions and loss of customers, profits and reputation etc. and may adversely impact Kardan Group's ability to achieve its objectives and (v) from any of the risk factors specified in Kardan N.V.'s Annual Report and in the related "Periodic Report" (published by Kardan N.V. in Israel) published in April, and which is also available at the Kardan website. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in the relevant forward-looking statement as expected, anticipated, intended, planned, believed, sought, estimated or projected. Kardan N.V. does not intend or assume any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements in light of developments which differ from those anticipated.
About Kardan
Kardan identifies and develops assets in promising emerging markets, mainly in Asia (predominantly China), Africa and selected CEE and CIS countries. Its activities are mainly focused on two sectors that benefit from the rising middle class: Real Estate and Water Infrastructure. Company headquarters are in the Netherlands. Kardan aims at holding controlling interests in its investments and is actively involved in the definition and implementation of their strategy through its local business platforms. Total assets as of December 31, 2017 amounted to € 669 million; revenues in 2017 totalled € 15 million.
Kardan is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
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Floor van Maaren / Eva Lindner +31 (0)6 2959 7746 / +31 (0) 6 3422 2831
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