Press releases 2007

Salary negotiations for 2008 completed at Österreichische Post AG

19.12.2007 - 3 percent raise

Austrian Post Repositions Parcel & Logistics Division in Austria

12.12.2007 -  

Supervisory Board Resolves to Publicly Invite Applications to Fill a New Management Board Position with Responsibility for the Parcel & Logistics Division

12.12.2007 -  

La Redoute Remains an Austrian Post Customer for Another Three Years

05.12.2007 - 1.5 million parcels annually

Austrian Post acquires City Express d.o.o. in Serbia

19.11.2007 - Entry to the Serbian and Montenegrian parcel market

Austrian Post: Solid development in Q1-Q3 2007

13.11.2007 -  

Quelle Reduces Volume of Parcels Delivered by Austrian Post, Remains Important Customer for Catalogues and Direct Mailings

07.11.2007 - Mail-order company Quelle divides parcel services among different providers

Further Acquisition in Croatia: Austrian Post purchases ST Media

16.10.2007 - Another important expansion step taken on the Croatian unaddressed mail market
Closing follows within the next weeks

The new bank in the post office: P.S.K. turns into PSK BANK

15.10.2007 -

• Focus on bank services and active customer service
• PSK BANK assumes corporate social responsibility: first “Soccer Savings Book“ handed over to support sports for the disabled

Austrian Post and trans-o-flex set course for expansion in Europe

09.10.2007 - Strong position in German niche markets – plans to extend market leadership in the health care and pharmaceutical sectors – further acquisitions envisioned

Austrian Post acquires from DHL EXPRESS DDS in the Netherlands and VOP in Belgium

09.08.2007 - Important expansion move on the Western European parcels market

Austrian Post: Growth in H1 2007

09.08.2007 -  

Closing of transaction: Austrian Post acquires 100% shareholding of German direct marketing service provider meiller direct GmbH

31.07.2007 - Meiller direct: approx. 1,180 employees achieved annual revenues of EUR 112m in 2006, producing 685m documents

Legends of Passion

06.06.2007 - Austrian Post issues commemorative set of exclusive stamps, evoking memories of eight unforgettable Formula One heroes

An increasing number of European postal operators express their support for a cautious approach in the debate on the liberalisation of the postal market.

31.05.2007 - As the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are about to decide on a proposal of the European Commission to fully liberalise the European postal market in 2009, 12 postal operators, in charge of providing the universal service in their countries, express their support for the cautious approach followed in the ongoing debates.

Third Round Table of International Post-CIOs

22.05.2007 - IT-Managers of the Postal Organisations from Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria meet in Budapest

Austrian Post joins consortium taking over BAWAG P.S.K.

15.05.2007 - Austrian Post AG has signed a consortium agreement together with the other partners of the consortium yesterday, namely Cerberus, Generali Versicherung, Bausparkasse Wüstenrot as well as a group of private investors. Henceforth, Austrian Post forms part of the buyer-consortium.

Austrian Post: Successful First Quarter 2007

11.05.2007 -

• Positive revenue development: good performance in the Mail Division, slight decline in Branch
• Network Division, tripling of revenues in the Parcel & Logistics Division,
• Total Group revenues up 29.5% to EUR 575.5m
• Successful integration of trans-o-flex
• Acquisition of Scanpoint Europe and closing of the acquisition of Weber Escal
• Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) up 12.5% to EUR 55.1m
• Operating cash flow remains strong at EUR 77.9m
• Outlook for 2007 unchanged
• Further acquisitions in Q2

Austrian Post Acquires Direct Marketing Service Provider meiller direct GmbH of Germany

10.05.2007 -

• Austrian Post acquires 100% of meiller direct GmbH, as at April 1st, 2007, subject to the approval of anti-trust authorities
• meiller direct is one of the largest direct marketing service providers in Europe, creating a new area of competence for Austrian Post
• Enterprise value of EUR 60.5m
• With 1,180 employees, meiller direct achieved revenues of about EUR 112m in 2006, producing 685m documents
  

Austrian Post Acquires a 74.9% Shareholding in Scherübl Transport GmbH

04.05.2007 - Austrian Post acquired a 74.9% stake in the Austrian firm Scherübl Transport Gmbh effective as of end of April 2007.

Austrian Post entering Hungarian Parcel & Logistics market

02.05.2007 - Austrian Post acquires 100% of the shares of Road Parcel Logistics Services Kft and Merland Expressz Logistics Services Kft 
Already being present in the Huingarian Mail Market, Austrian Post has now created foothold also in the Hungarian Parcel & Logistics business

Annual General Meeting of Austrian Post AG

26.04.2007 - New Supervisory Board members: Edith Hlawati and Gerhard Roiss

Supervisory Board Unanimously Authorises Management Board to Enter Into Final Negotiations to Acquire Minority Stake in BAWAG P.S.K.

18.04.2007 -    

Austrian Post 2006 Annual Results: Increase in Revenue and Earnings

14.03.2007 -

• Revenue up 2.1%: improvement in all divisions
• Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT): +19.7%; earnings before tax: +29.3%
• Dividend proposal: EUR 70m (+75% year-on-year)
• Profit for the period: EUR 1.43 per share
• Outlook for 2007: higher revenue based on consolidation of trans-o-flex, 20% to 25% rise in EBIT expected

Austrian Post Acquires 51% of Scanpoint Europe

02.02.2007 - Transaction opens up new approaches to postal service
Post positions itself in the field of document digitalisation

Austrian Post is the Postal and Logistics Partner of UEFA EURO 2008™ in Austria

24.01.2007 - Austrian Post, the national market and quality leader for postal services, will make a contribution to the successful hosting of UEFA EURO 2008, the European Soccer Championship. As the national supporter, Austrian Post will put its competence and service capabilities in the letter mail, parcel and logistics segments at the disposal of the championship event.

Closing completed: 100% takeover of Croatian direct marketing company Weber Escal by Österreichische Post AG

02.01.2007 - Now two subsidiaries to represent Austrian Post on the Croatian postal market