Market announcement
AS MERKO EHITUS
LEI code
529900AS1XLZP15O8887
Size of the entity
Large group
Economic activities
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities
Country of registered office
Estonia
General information
Categories
Other corporate action
Unique data record identifier
7478
Submission date and time
04.09.2019 15:04:32
Content of announcement in Estonian
Title
Täiendav kommentaar meedias ilmunud infole
Message
Eile, 3. septembril 2019 kajastas meedia Läti ametivõimude tegevust seoses Läti
ehitussektori ettevõtetega. Lisaks eile avaldatud kommentaarile
(https://cns.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?messageId=1136376)
kinnitab AS Merko Ehitus järgmist:
* eile, 3. septembril 2019, viisid kontserni kuuluva ettevõtte SIA Merks
kontoris läbi haldusmenetluse toiminguid Läti konkurentsinõukogu
(Konkurences padome) ametnikud;
* meile teadaolevalt on menetluse eesmärgiks selgitada välja, kas Lätis on
ehitusettevõtetega seoses aset leidnud konkurentsiseaduse rikkumisi või
mitte;
* toimingute raames intervjueerisid ametnikud SIA Merksi juhatuse esimeest
Oskars Ozoli?shi;
* SIA Merksi kontoris ei toimunud läbiotsimist, dokumentide võetust ega muid
sarnaseid toiminguid.
Vastavalt meedias avaldatule toimub Lätis paralleelselt konkurentsinõukogu
haldusmenetlusega ka ehitussektori ettevõtteid puudutav uurimine Läti
korruptsiooni ennetamise ja tõkestamise büroo (Korupcijas nov?rshanas un
apkaroshanas biroja, KNAB) poolt. 3. septembri toimingud SIA Merksi kontoris ei
viidud läbi KNABi ametnike poolt ning meile teadaolevalt ei olnud seotud KNABi
läbiviidava uurimisega.
Merit Kullasepp
Kontserni kommunikatsiooni- ja turundusjuht
AS Merko Ehitus
Telefon: +372 650 1250
AS Merko Ehitus (group.merko.ee (https://group.merko.ee/)) kontserni kuuluvad
Eesti juhtiv ehitusettevõte AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, Läti turule keskendunud SIA
Merks, Leedu turul tegutsev UAB Merko Statyba ning Norra ehitusettevõte Peritus
Entreprenør AS. Peatöövõtjana ehitusteenuse osutamise kõrval on kontserni
teiseks oluliseks tegevusvaldkonnaks korteriarendus. 2018. aasta lõpu seisuga
andis kontsern tööd 764 inimesele ning ettevõtte 2018. aasta müügitulu oli 418
miljonit eurot.
Content of announcement in English
Title
Additional commentary on information published in media
Message
Yesterday, on 3 September 2019, information about the operations of Latvian
authorities concerning the Latvian construction sector companies was published
in the media. In addition to the comments provided yesterday
(https://cns.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?messageId=1136375), AS
Merko Ehitus states the following:
* yesterday, on 3 September 2019, Latvian Competition Council (Konkurences
padome) officials carried out administrative proceeding activities in the
office of SIA Merks, part of AS Merko Ehitus group;
* to our knowledge, the purpose of the proceeding is to ascertain whether or
not there have been breaches of the competition law in Latvia, concerning
construction companies;
* as part of the activities, Oskars Ozoli?sh, Chairman of SIA Merks's
Management Board, was interviewed by the officials;
* no searches, seizing of documents or other such activities were carried out
in SIA Merks's office.
According to information published in the media, in parallel to the
administrative proceeding carried out by Latvian Competition Council, there is
an ongoing investigation by Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
(Korupcijas nov?rshanas un apkaroshanas biroja, KNAB), which involves construction
sector companies. The activities in SIA Merks's office on 3 September were not
carried out by KNAB officials and according to our knowledge were not connected
with the investigation carried out by KNAB.
Merit Kullasepp
Communication and Marketing Manager
AS Merko Ehitus
Phone: +372 650 1250
AS Merko Ehitus (group.merko.ee (https://group.merko.ee/en/)) group consists of
Estonia's leading construction company AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, the Latvian-
market-oriented SIA Merks, UAB Merko Statyba operating on the Lithuanian market,
and the Norwegian construction company Peritus Entreprenør AS. Besides provision
of construction service as a main contractor, the group's other major area of
activity is apartment development. As at the end of 2018, the group employed
764 people, and the group's revenue for 2018 was EUR 418 million.