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 Thursday January 10 2002
Aalberts: patent litigations concluded
Effective on Thursday, DSI - Dispense Systems International B.V., a wholly owned daughter company of Aalberts Industries N.V. - and Micro Matic have settled unanimously all patent disputes. Both parties are entitled to use the litigious patents independently. Thereby, the dispute between the companies DSI and Micro Matic has come to an end.

Thursday October 25 2001
Expansion of Aalberts in the UK
Aalberts Industries has reached agreement with the shareholders of UK-based Acorn Group on the takeover of all the company's shares. Acorn has three surface treatment service centers - two in the UK and one in Australia. With sales in the region of EUR 9 mln and 150 employees, Acorn is one of the leading players in the UK market.

Tuesday September 25 2001
Aalberts enters Spanish market for Flow Control Systems
Aalberts Industries N.V. has reached agreement with the shareholders of the Spanish company Standard Hidr ulica S.A. on the acquisition of 100% of the shares. Standard Hidr ulica, based in Barcelona and with turnover of EUR 20 mln, is a leading Spanish manufacturer of Flow Control Systems. The company is the second largest supplier of Flow Control Systems on the Spanish market and exports over 30% of its turnover to a large number of countries within and outside Europe.

Thursday September 13 2001
Aalberts Industries acquires 51% interest in Meibes Heitztechniek
Aalberts Industries N.V. has acquired a 51% interest in the German company Meibes Zeitspar-Armaturen fr Heiztechnik GmbH. Meibes, with its turnover of approx. EUR 20 mln develops, produces and sells systems for hot water supply and heating in dwellings and premises. Meibes control systems are applied in combination with a heat source (central heating boilers) and contribute to efficient hot water consumption and via this to water and energy savings.

Friday September 7 2001
Aalberts Industries and Philips end talks on alliance
The strategic alliance announced earlier this year between Aalberts Industries and Philips in the field of material technology will not take place. As a result of greatly changed perceptions within the Philips organisation, and despite the fact that the process of take-over was practically complete, Philips is unable to give any serious substance to the intended alliance.

Thursday August 16 2001
Aalberts Industries net profit up by 22%
Despite international economic developments Aalberts Industries again succeeded in maintaining progress in the first six months of 2001. The net profit of Aalberts Industries over the first half of 2001 rose by 22% compared with the first six months of last year to EUR 19.3 mln (before amortisation of goodwill).

Thursday June 28 2001
Aalberts Industries further expands European surface treatment network
Aalberts Industries N.V. has reached agreement with the shareholders of the German-based PBC Dopheide GmbH on the acquisition of the majority of the shares in the company. PBC Dopheide GmbH will retain its independence and will form part of AHC Group, within which Aalberts Industries has placed all its surface treatment activities.

Wednesday May 23 2001
Aalberts Industries wins patent battle in UK
The British High Court has put Aalberts Industries N.V. in the right relating to an extractor tube, especially designed for the British beer market. The patent battle arose in the UK in 1999 between the Danish company Micro Matic and Dispense Systems International (DSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aalberts Industries.

Monday May 21 2001
Conti-Efka opens offensive on legionella bacterium
Conti-Efka Europe B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aalberts Industries N.V., is to begin sales in the Benelux of a new total concept to control the legionella bacterium (which causes Legionnaire's disease), based on thermal disinfection. Conti-Efka was set up especially for this purpose, and has been operating in the Benelux since 1 May 2001; rapid expansion to other European countries is planned.

Thursday May 17 2001
Alliance between Philips Enabling Technologies Group and Aalberts Industries
Philips Enabling Technologies Group and Aalberts Industries N.V. are to work together intensively throughout the world in the area of Material Technology (heat and surface treatment). Philips Enabling Technologies Group (Philips ETG) has decided to concentrate on its core activities. In view of this, it has been seeking a partner for its materials treatment (heat and surface treatment) activities.

Friday February 23 2001
Aalberts Industries boosts profit by 28%
In the 25th year since its incorporation, Aalberts Industries once again recorded an increase in earnings in 2000 which was in line with the trend in recent years. Net profit rose by 28% to EUR 35.2 mln (1999: EUR 27.5 mln). Cash flow totalled EUR 61 mln, a rise of more than 25% compared with the previous year (1999: EUR 49 mln).

Wednesday January 31 2001
Aalberts acquires producer of industrial coatings
Aalberts Industries is acquiring industrial coatings producer AHC in Germany. The company will be part of Aalberts' Industriele Diensten (Industrial Services) division. The acquisition is part of Aalberts' strategy to form a European network for distribution of its materials. The acquisition is financed from the company's own capital and will contribute to profit growth this year.

Tuesday January 30 2001
Acquisition of Europe's biggest surface treatment network by Aalberts Industries
Aalberts Industries N.V., which is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, has reached agreement with the shareholders of the German AHC Group on the acquisition of all AHC shares. This move will strengthen the Industrial Services activities of Aalberts Industries. AHC Group, which has its headquarters in Kerpen, Germany, has a total of 11 bases in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy specialising in surface treatment activities.

Wednesday January 3 2001
Aalberts Industries expands in Germany
Aalberts Industries has acquired a majority holding of more than 60% in the German company Durotec. Aalberts Industries has 25 operational bases specialising in various aspects of materials processing, and has a sizeable investment programme for its activities in this field. In the first quarter of 2001, for example, a large `Hipping' plant will come on stream in the UK, with a total value of more than NLG 10 mln.

Wednesday December 20 2000
Expansion of Aalberts Industries' Industrial Services activities
Aalberts Industries N.V. has reached an agreement with Stork N.V., also listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, regarding the intention to take over the Helmond (the Netherlands) based Stork TPP B.V. TPP has a turnover of approximately NLG 14 mln and a staff of 60. The company is specialised in the supply of high-precision componentry to a large number of industrial buyers.

Monday November 6 2000
Aalberts Industries strengthens Flow Control Systems activities
Aalberts Industries N.V. has reached an agreement with the present shareholders of the Hartman group concerning the take-over of 100% of the shares in Hartman Groenlo Beheer B.V., holding company of all companies belonging to the Hartman group. Like Aalberts Industries, the Hartman group operates in the fields of both Flow Control Systems and Industrial Services and achieves a turnover of approximately NLG 50 mln.

Friday October 20 2000
Aalberts Industries to strengthen industrial services activities
Aalberts Industries N.V., listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, is to expand its activities in the area of Industrial Services. Aalberts Industries has reached agreement with the shareholders of the Mogema Group on the acquisition of virtually all of its operations. The Mogema Group - based in `t Harde and production facilities on five locations in the Netherlands, with a more than 200-strong payroll and annual turnover of some NLG 60 mln - is in the business of supplying components and complete assembled units to a broad range of industrial customers.

Thursday August 17 2000
Aalberts H1 net profit up 42%
Aalberts Industries reported on Thursday net profit for the first-half of 2000 increased 42% to EUR 17.2 mln, compared with net profit of EUR 12.1 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1999. Turnover increased 18% from EUR 188.5 mln to EUR 222.9 mln. Operating income increased 37% from EUR 19.5 mln to EUR 26.7 mln.

Aalberts acquires Van Roij Engineering
Aalberts announced on Friday that it has acquired 100% of Van Roij Engineering's shares. Under the brand name ANBO, Van Roij Engineering has been selling steel fittings in the Netherlands for many years now and is the market leader in this sector. In recent years, ANBO has developed a new press fitting system for the international market.

Thursday April 20 2000
Good start for Aalberts Industries
During the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 20 April 2000, the management of Aalberts Industries announced that sales, the profit, and the orders received in the first months of the year 2000 have increased considerably in comparison with the same period in 1999. In addition, all activities have made positive contributions to profit, including the German company Seppelfricke and the new metal-coating centre set up in late 1998, Ionic Technologies in Greenfield, South Carolina, Aalberts said.

Thursday February 24 2000
Aalberts plans 'scores of takeovers'
Aalberts said on Thursday that it is planning 'scores of takeovers' in Europe and the US over the next couple of years. Aalberts said it plans to increase investments to NLG 80 mln from last year's NLG 60 mln. The funds will be spent on expanding its products and services by investing in new market technologies. Aalberts said that takeovers are necessary in order to quickly grow in market segments, to create a better risk spread and create total solutions for its clients.

Aalberts net profit up 37%
Aalberts Industries reported on Thursday net profit for 1999 increased 37% to EUR 29.5 mln, compared with net profit of EUR 21.5 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover increased 17% from EUR 328.1 mln to EUR 385.2 mln. Operating income increased 27% from EUR 35.4 mln to EUR 44.9 mln.

Tuesday February 15 2000
Aalberts receives NLG 20 mln order
Aalberts Industries announced on Tuesday that it has received an order worth some NLG 20 mln, via its subsidiary company Dispense Systems International (DSI) at Hilversum. The order extends over several years. In the coming months, supplementary orders are expected for the same project, Aalberts said.

Friday February 4 2000
Aalberts says to invest in telecoms market
Aalberts Industries announced on Friday that it plans this year to expand its facilities for the production of components and subsystems for mobile telecommunications. Aalberts said that it is responding on demand for new equipment used in new technologies, such as Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).

Wednesday January 5 2000
Aalberts expands in the UK
Aalberts announced on Wednesday that it is taking over UK-based Nitriding Services. Nitriding Services, located near Birmingham, is a mid-size hardening shop with a turnover that will amount to about NLG 9 mln this year. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Aalberts said that Nitriding Services will be a part of the British/Spanish TTI Group (formerly Senior Heat Treatment).

Thursday December 16 1999
Aalberts buys ASML supplier
Aalberts Industries announced on Thursday that it is taking over all shares in Van Knegsel from the present owner-director, who will remain as director of the company in the years to come. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The agreement is part of a partnership between Aalberts and ASML.

Wednesday August 18 1999
Aalberts H1 net profit up 30%
Aalberts Industries reported on Wednesday net profit for the first-half of 1999 increased 30% to EUR 12.1 mln, compared with net profit of EUR 9.3 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover increased 23% from EUR 153.6 mln to EUR 188.5 mln. Operating income increased 20% from EUR 16.2 mln to EUR 19.5 mln.

Wednesday May 5 1999
Aalberts buys heat threatment shops
Aalberts Industries has bought 13 metal heat threatment shops in the UK and Spain from Britain's Senior Engineering Group for GBP 25 mln. The takeover of Senior Heat Treatment, in which the operations are grouped, will double Aalberts' turnover from heat treatment.

Wednesday February 24 1999
Aalberts hints at acquisition
Aalberts Industries said yesterday that there was a very real chance the group would announce an acquisition in the soft drink dispensing sector. The company said the takeover target was a non-European firm, but declined to give further details. Aalberts booked 1998 net profit 30% higher at NLG 47.3 mln on an 18% increase in sales to NLG 723 mln. Earnings per share rose 26% to NLG 2.90. Aalberts is forecasting a further increase in earnings in 1999.

Tuesday January 19 1999
Aalberts buys Delta
Aalberts Industries of Doorn is taking over the laboratory activities of British company Delta. Delta has an annual turnover of NLG 6 mln and has major export markets in Australia and Asia. Delta makes Brownall Labtap laboratory taps. Earlier Aalberts announced it had acquired the laboratory activities of Conti-Efka of Germany. Aalberts is the world leader in laboratory taps, with a market share of between 15% and 20%.

Tuesday January 12 1999
Aalberts acquires German Conti-Efka
Aalberts announced on Tuesday the acquisition of Conti-Efka of Germany. The company, which is based in Wettenberg near Frankfurt, has annual turnover of NLG 10 mln and employs 40 people. Conti-Efka is specialised in water regulation systems and utility construction. The takeover sum was not disclosed. The acquisition will strengthen Aalberts' position in the market for laboratory taps.

Tuesday December 8 1998
Aalberts in talks with Simplex
Aalberts Industries plans to take over the Simplex group. Aalberts says talks are already at an advanced stage, and final agreement is expected shortly. The takeover price has not been disclosed, but will be financed through the issue to 1.8 mln cumulative preference shares, which Aalberts expects to raise NLG 90 mln.

Monday November 30 1998
Aalberts to takeover Wessling
Aalberts Industries is in the final stages of the acquisition of Wessling which is located near Bielefeld, Germany. Wessling, which books annual sales of NLG 6 mln, is expected to contribute to 1998 earnings per share.

Friday October 23 1998
Aalberts starts material technology activity in US
Aalberts Industries has started a metal-coating center in the US through its new subsidiary Ionic. Ionic's management already has a lot of experience with this kind of technology, Aalberts said. Ionic is the first company to introduce PACVD-coatings (Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition) in the US. Aalberts expects Ionic to break-even in the second-half of 1999. The total investment for its first phase is some NLG 5 mln, Aalberts said.

Monday October 5 1998
Aalberts expands in Germany
Aalberts is to take over the hardening activities of German-based Wilhelm Bott. The deal will be financed from Aalberts own resources, the company said. Wilhelm Bott, which has annual turnover of NLG 8 mln, will be consolidated from October 1 and will contribute modesty to earnings per share in 1998, said Aalberts.

Wednesday August 12 1998
Aalberts reports H1 net profit up 25%
Aalberts reported on Wednesday net profit for the first-half of 1998 increased with 25% to NLG 20.5 mln, compared with net profit of NLG 16.4 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1997. Turnover increased with 13% from NLG 300.3 mln to NLG 338.6 mln. Operating income increased with 23% from NLG 29.1 mln to NLG 35.7 mln.

Friday June 26 1998
Aalberts acquires Danish Odin Control Systems
Aalberts has acquired Odin Control Systems of Denmark for an undisclosed sum from Gernamy's Raab-Karcher group. Odin Control Systems makes control valves, thermostats and pressure gauges for the construction and shipbuilding industries. Odin has annual turnover of some NLG 10 mln.

Thursday April 23 1998
Aalberts sells Gerats
Aalberts industries has sold its unit Gerats Bouwpanelen to window and doormaker Dickinghe. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Aalberts said the unit did not fit into its strategic core operations. In 1997 Gerats booked turnover of NLG 8 mln.

Thursday February 19 1998
Aalbers reports net profit 39% up
Aalberts reports net profit for 1997 increased 39% to NLG 36.4 mln, compared with NLG 26.2 mln in 1996. Turnover rose 30% at NLG 611 mln. Earnings per share increased less sharply by 24% to NLG 2.30. The growth was mainly generated by acquisitions and joint ventures in the US, Poland, Germany and France. To expand its activities in the UK, Aalberts is talking with several companies about a take over. For 1998, the company forecast growth figures as realised in previous years.

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