Market announcement
AS Ekspress Grupp
LEI code
529900B52V1TUMW7FS54
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
9855
Submission date and time
05.10.2022 16:54:44
Content of announcement in Estonian
Title
Konkurentsiamet ei andnud luba ASi Express Post aktsiate müügiks ASile Eesti Post
Message
Konkurentsiamet ei andnud luba tehinguks, millega oleks Omniva kaubamärgi all tegutsev AS Eesti Post omandanud 100% osaluse ASis Express Post. AS Ekspress Grupp, AS Postimees Grupp ja AS Eesti Post sõlmisid 2. märtsil 2022. aastal aktsiate ostu-müügilepingu, millega AS Eesti Post oleks omandanud 100% osaluse ASis Express Post. Tehing vajas konkurentsiameti heakskiitu. Konkurentsiameti eitava otsuse tõttu aktsiate ostu-müügileping ei jõustu ning ASi Express Post aktsionäride struktuur ei muutu. AS Express Post on 1997. aastal asutatud ühisettevõte, mis teostab Eesti suuremates linnades ja nende ümber ajakirjandusväljaannete, reklaami- ja ärikirjade kojukannet. Express Post pakub lisaks kõnekeskuse teenust ja ajakirjanduse tellijate baaside haldusteenust. Ettevõte annab tööd ligi 490 inimesele, kellest 450 on lehekandjad. Ekspress Grupi osalus Express Postis on 50%. Mari-Liis Rüütsalu juhatuse esimees +372 512 2591 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) AS Ekspress Grupp on Baltimaade juhtiv meediakontsern, mille tegevus hõlmab veebimeedia sisutootmist ning ajalehtede, ajakirjade ja raamatute kirjastamist. Samuti haldab kontsern elektroonilist piletimüügiplatvormi ja piletimüügikohtasid Eestis ja Lätis. Ekspress Grupp, mis alustas oma tegevust 1989. aastal, annab tööd ligi 1400 inimesele, omab Baltimaades juhtivaid online- meedia portaale, annab välja kõige populaarsemaid päeva- ja nädalalehti ning enamikku Eesti kõige populaarsemaid ajakirju.
Content of announcement in English
Title
Estonian Competition Authority denies AS Express Post share sale to AS Eesti Post
Message
The Estonian Competition Authority has rejected the transaction in which AS Eesti Post operating under the trademark of Omniva would have acquired 100% ownership interest in AS Express Post. AS Ekspress Grupp and AS Postimees Grupp entered into a share sale and purchase agreement with AS Eesti Post on 2 March 2022. The latter would have acquired a 100% ownership interest in AS Express Post. The transaction was subject to Estonian Competition Authority's approval. Due to Authority's negative decision on merge clearance, the share sale and purchase agreement will not enter into force and shareholder structure of AS Express Post will remain unchanged. AS Express Post is a joint venture established in 1997 that is engaged in the home delivery of periodicals as well as advertising and business letters in the largest cities in Estonia and in their vicinity. Additionally, Express Post offers a call centre service and a management service for the subscriber bases of periodicals. The company employs almost 490 people, 450 of whom are engaged in daily newspaper deliveries. The ownership interest of Ekspress Grupp in Express Post is 50%. Mari-Liis Rüütsalu Chairman of the Management Board +372 512 2591 [email protected] (https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=xaoGTVQ8Gzmzm1Vx0TX0l- YxVvZTxGq_oYj3KXRj_ZxSDeiMtn0nE7c_IUzDNQFKjRaTR- eX2GlegjlLXkUvF4F7Mco6tr6TULMSMMayO6S5xPmwBy20NZe012WFM1iV) AS Ekspress Grupp is the leading Baltic media group whose key activities include web media content production, publishing of newspapers, magazines and books. The Group also operates an electronic ticket sales platform and ticket offices in Estonia and Latvia. Ekspress Grupp that launched its operations in 1989 employs almost 1400 people, owns leading web media portals in the Baltic States and publishes the most popular daily and weekly newspapers as well as the majority of the most popular magazines in Estonia.