UBM Realitätenentwicklung Aktiengesellschaft

History 1873-1915 Founded: 3rd of March 1873 Second largest brickmaker in the Austrian monarchy 10 brick-making facilites with over 2,000 employees Market share of roughly 30% of the Viennese brick market 1912: Porr acquires majority shareholding in UBM 1916-1990 Withdrawal from brick production (business sold to the present-day Wienerberger Baustoffindustrie AG) Focus on the real estate development sector in Austria, primarily metropolitan Vienna 1991-2006 Consolidating activities in the fields of project development and project management Internationalisation of UBM 1997: Renamed UBM Realitätenentwicklung AG Market entries 1992: Czech Republic 1993: Poland 1994: Hungary 1999: Germany 2001: France 2004: Slovakia 2005: Switzerland 2006: Romania and assessment of the markets in Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia 2007: Bulgaria 2007: Russia 2010: The Netherlands Strategy and Success Factors The strategic orientation of the UBM Group has changed vastly since the beginning of the 1990s. Today it is thus characterized by globally-oriented dynamics that make it possible to overcome geographical and operational boundaries, turning UBM into an internationally active specialist on all topics concerning real estate development and administration. After more than 15 years of experience and many successfully implemented projects, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE states) are increasingly considered as the home market in addition to Austria. As a forerunner, UBM has been active in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary long before the expansion of the EU. With a basis in the capitals of these countries, this area of activity was expanded steadily and projects were developed in cities such as Cracow or Katowice in Poland, and Plzen and Brno in the Czech Republic. However, UBM is also successfully active with individual companies in Germany, France, and Switzerland. Because, in general, the expansion of the marketing presence is not subject to geographic growth limitations, which means that new market opportunities are constantly being evaluated, such as for instance in Romania and the Ukraine at this time. In the medium term, UBM also wants to position itself in the markets of Serbia and partial markets of Russia.