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     ELEKORA GENERAL SERVICES

     3, Homer Ave.                                         Tel : 357-22664475

     Office 205-207                                        Fax : 357-22661205

     P.O.Box 24774

     1303 Nicosia                                 Email : elekora@elekora.com

     Cyprus

                       Managing Director : Athena Kaloyerou

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     STATUS REPORT

 

     Our Ref  : N48/2  

     Your Ref :                        

     Area     : Cyprus                       

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     NAME/ADDRESS

 

     Name Enquired Under   : LANITIS BROS LTD                              

     Correct Business Name : Lanitis Bros Ltd                       

     Company Reg No  : 173    

     Address : Kyriacou Matsi No66     

               Engomi - Nicosia        

               CYPRUS                  

     P.O.Box : 22000  PC1515

     Tel     : 22885000       

     Fax     : 22354444      

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     PRINCIPALS

 

          Name                           Title                Shares

          ----                           -----                ------

     BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                                    

     Vlademiros N. Lanitis               CHAIRMAN             50.600%      

     Michalis Erotokritos                DIRECTOR             0.000%       

     Andreas Gregoriou                   DIRECTOR             0.000%       

     Ivi Laniti                          DIRECTOR             7.620%       

     Kyriacos Th. Michaelides            DIRECTOR             0.030%       

     Michalis Spanos                     DIRECTOR             6.330%       

     Rona Petri                          SECRETARY                          

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     FINANCES

                                    2002               2003              2004

     Sales/Turnover :     CYP 46,241,595     CYP 50,131,379    CYP 51,457,869

     Profit/(Loss)  :    CYP (1,531,703)      CYP 1,247,826       CYP 463,832

 

     Estimated Value of Stock Held : CYP 4,652,459    

 

     Balance Sheet Summary at year end:           2003                   2004

 

     Non-Current Assets     :            CYP49,500,391          CYP48,572,646

 

     Current Assets         :            CYP23,266,759          CYP21,550,850

 

     Short Term Liabilities :             CYP9,308,154           CYP8,264,693

 

 

 

 

 

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     Balance Sheet Summary at year end: (Continue...)

 

     Long Term Liabilities  :             CYP4,451,235           CYP3,274,369

 

     Net Worth              :            CYP59,007,761          CYP58,584,434

 

     Consolidated Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet  

     of the subject as at 31.12.04 are attached.                          

 

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     REGISTERED CHARGES

 

     19.11.91    CYP1,000,000   Floating Charge     Hellenic Bank Ltd     

     19.11.91    CYP1,000,000   Fixed Charge           "      "    "      

     05.58.93    CYP1,000,000   Floating Charge        "      "    "      

     05.08.93    CYP1,000,000   Fixed Charge           "      "    "      

     21.02.91    CYP1,000,000   Floating Charge        "      "    "      

     21.02.91    CYP1,000,000   Fixed Charge           "      "    "      

     16.05.96    CYP1,000,000   Floating Charge     Cyprus Popular Bank   

     10.04.97    CYP1,000,000      "       "           "      "      "    

 

     Annual Return Date : 24/ 7/2000

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     BANKERS

 

     Hellenic Bank (Central Branch Nicosia)                               

     Cyprus Popular Bank (Central Branch Nicosia)                         

     National Bank of Greece(Central Branch Nicosia)                       

     Alpha Bank (Central Branch Nicosia)                                  

     The Arab Bank PLC(Central Branch Nicosia)                            

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     PAYMENTS

 

     Payment Experience : Regular          

 

     Opinion on Credit Figure Asked

 

     GBP34,000 The subject is good for the credit involved.               

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     HISTORY

 

     Firm Type : Public Limited Liability          

     Started :          

     By Name : Lanitis Bros Ltd.                      

     Incorporation Date : 18/ 5/1944

     By Name : Lanitis Bros Ltd.                      

                                                       

     Authorised Capital : 500,000,000 SHARES

     Issued & Paid Capital : 250,000,000 SHARES

     Value Per Share : CYP0.20          

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     OPERATIONS

 

     Main Line of Business

 

 

 

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     Main Line of Business (Continue...)

 

     Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors                               

 

     Activities

 

     Manufacturers of soft drinks                                         

     Bottlers of Coca-Cola,Fanta,Sprite, Kinley Soda, Schweppes, Lanitis  

     Squash ,juices. Importers of Heineken & Amstel Beers.                

     Fage A.E. (dairy products)-Greece                                    

 

     Import From : Europe, USA & Asia                               

     Export To   : Europe                                            

 

     Agencies Held / Suppliers

 

     Authorised bottlers of Coca-Cola Co, Schweppes Co Distributors of    

     Heinoken  Amstel Beers & Fage. A.E.Energy Drinks Absolut Bull & Blue 

     Jeans, Georgia Club, Coffee and iced "Nestea".                        

 

     Number of Employees : 489  

     Number of Customers :      

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     PREMISES

 

     Offices, Factory, Owned, Old, Large                                  

 

     Approx Size : Very Large                                       

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     COMMENTS

 

     The firm was established on 18.5.1944 by Mr Nicos C. Lanitis as  a   

     Public company and entered the Cyprus Stock Exchange on 8.3.2000.    

                                                                          

     The subject is being managed by Mr Vlademeros Lanitis, since 1983. He

     was born in 1955 and holds a B.A. from Duke University of North      

     Carolina of U.S.A. and a Masters degree in Business Administration   

     from  Tulane University of New Orleans U.S.A.                        

                                                                          

     "ELBEE Ltd" is a subsidiary company owned by the subject (100%) and is

     the sole distributor of their products in the Limassol area.         

                                                                          

     Their orders are around EUR500,000 each shipment but when machinery  

     is involved the sum becomes around EUR2,000,000. They own a fleet    

     of 386 vehicles,vans, delivery lorries and ordinary lorries of various

     tonnages for their needs.                                             

     The subject is financially strong and undoubted for any transaction. 

                                                                          

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     Interviewed : Mr Savvas Pavlou-Accountant         Date :  5/ 4/2005

 

     Signed :

 

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