TOUAX al Paris Midcap Event,

Palais Brongniart, Parigi, 21-22 settembre 2009

TOUAX prenderà parte al Paris Midcap Event il 21 e 22 settembre 2009 a Parigi. Non perdete l'occasione di incontrare i soci dirigenti di TOUAX, Fabrice e Raphaël Walewski, per sapere tutto sulle ultime novità del Gruppo e le sue prospettive di crescita. Per fissare un'incontro, contattare Benjamin Audebert: [email protected]

Presentazione del Gruppo TOUAX
The TOUAX Group provides operating leases to customers around the world, both on its own account and for third-party investors. TOUAX is Europe's no.1 in shipping containers and river barges, and no.2 in modular buildings and freight railcars (intermodal railcars). The Group caters to the boom in corporate outsourcing of non-core assets, and every day provides over 5,000 customers with quick and flexible leasing solutions. TOUAX is well placed to profit from the worldwide economic upturn, as operating leases prove an attractive funding alternative (outsourcing costs, flexible contracts and rapid availability).

First half of 2009: key figures and significant events
- Net profit (Group's share) up 9%: growth in the total stock of equipment managed by the Group (+30% in 2008) and greater market share has been proving successful in 2009, in generating - despite a 15% fall in consolidated turnover - the economies of scale that are so vital when the world economy is slack.
- 9% rise in leasing turnover, the Group's core business: the Group's standard contracts (mainly long leases), and the rise in the fleet of equipment managed (further leases signed in 2008) are making up for the erosion of lease rates and utilization rates due to the fall in demand since September 2008.
- An E18.2m capital increase, without pre-emptive subscription rights for shareholders but with a specified period of subscription priority instead: the proceeds of the new shares are positioning the Group strategically to continue its capital spending and seize the opportunities offered by the crisis (purchase of shipping containers, modular buildings, river barges and railcars, mainly for long term leases).
- Set up of an investment vehicle in partnership with DVB Bank SE: the creation of this structure will enable the Railcars division to continue investing in a sector which holds great promise over the long term, and to help the Group's customers with their development projects. The Group will continue to manage the equipment purchased by the investment vehicle.

TOUAX is listed on Euronext in Paris - NYSE Euronext Compartment C (ISIN Code FR0000033003), and features in the SBF 250 Index.

For further details please contact:

TOUAX
Fabrice & Raphaël Walewski
Managing Partners
[email protected]
www.touax.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 46 96 18 00

ACTIFIN
Jean-Yves Barbara
[email protected]
Tel: +33 (0)1 55 88 11 11

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