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Alan Vandenberghe ...
  • Guy Sips
  • Joachim Vansanten
  • Ruben Devos
  • Wido Jongman
  • Wim Hoste

Morning Note: AED BB, BFIT NA, FLOB BB, INTO BB, KPN NA, MTLS US, SIP BB, SLIGR NA, UMI BB

Aedifica: 8.5% ABO/ABB - small model impacts
Basic-Fit: Further strengthens war chest with new CB
Floridienne: € 10m capital increase at the level of Biobest
IO&W: Second tenant for GGL
KPN: Introduces “Glaspoort”, raises scope by 75k HHs
Materialise: Printing new money
Sipef: High prices seeping through to P&L
Sligro: Increasing TP on faster recovery
Umicore: Update on Agosi squeeze-out and rhodium price
Underlyings
Aedifica SA

Aedifica is a property company, which is specialized in residential real estate. Co.'s portfolio has a superstructure of more than 225,911 sq. m as of June 30 2010. It owns: residential or mixed buildings in Belgian cities with classical leases; buildings with furnished apartments buildings in the heart of Brussels with shorter term leases; senior houses and serviceflats with very long term and triple net leases; and hotels. Co. invests: in existing and already leased buildings; and in projects with future completion. Co.'s activities can be divided into four segments: Residential or mixed buildings; Furnished apartments buildings; Senior houses; and Hotels and others.

Basic-Fit NV

Basic-Fit NV is an operator of fitness centers based in the Netherlands. The Company operates more than 350 fitness clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain.

Floridienne S.A.

Floridienne SA is a Belgium-based company engaged in the chemicals, gourmet food and life sciences sectors. The Chemicals division is engaged in two areas: additives for plastics used for stabilizing Polyvinyl Chloride and fireproofing plastics, as well as the recycling of nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion batteries. The Life Sciences division is active in the production and marketing of natural technologies and products that offer green and sustainable alternatives in agriculture, hygiene products and healthcare, among others. The Life Sciences division also provides plant proteases and integrated pest management. The Gourmet Food division is engaged in the production and marketing of party and gourmet food products such as snails, scallops, stuffed shellfish, smoked salmon, seafood salads, aperitif snacks and ethnic dishes. The Gourmet Food division also operates in the field of special needs foods, such as for people with deglutition problems, among others.

Intervest Offices & Warehouses SA

Intervest Offices & Warehouses is a Belgian property investment fund. Co. specializes in investments in office buildings and semi-industrial properties situated on locations outside municipal centres. Co.'s business properties are located on the Antwerp-Brussels axis. Its activities can be divided into two business segments: Offices segment which includes the properties that are let to companies for professional purposes as office space; and Semi-industrial buildings segment which includes those premises with a logistical function, storage facilities and high-tech buildings. At Dec 31 2010, Co.'s portfolio consists of 69% in offices buildings and 31% in semi-industrial buildings.

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SIPEF group

Sipef is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries and associated companies, Co. is primarily engaged in the development and production of sundry commodities, including palm oil, palm kernels, tea, tropical fruits and flowers, bananas, pineapples, ornamental plants, guava, pepper and natural rubber. Palm oil, which is Co.'s most important commodity, is used within the cosmetics industry, in soaps and detergents, as a supplement to cattle and poultry feed, for production of protein, and for several other purposes. In addition, Co. provides management, marketing and consultancy services in the agro-industry.

Sligro Food Group N.V.

Sligro Food Group NV is a company engaged in the food distribution industry, based in the Netherlands. It divides its business into two segments: Food Retail activities comprise around 130 full-service EMTE supermarkets with 30 operated by independent retailers; Food Service offers nationwide network of cash and carry and delivery service outlets serving large and small-scale hospitality, establishments, leisure facilities, volume users, company and other caterers, forecourt retailers, small and medium-sized enterprises, smaller retail businesses and the institutional market. The Company serves the institutional market trading under the name Van Hoeckel and the other segments of the market as Sligro. The Company's subsidiaries include CaterTechBV and Bejaco NV, including its subsidiaries JAVA BVBA and Freshtrans BVBA, jointly known as JAVA Foodservice.

Umicore

Umicore is global player in the materials technology and recycling industries. Co. focuses on application areas such as chemistry, materials science, metallurgy and recycling. Co.'s business model comprises four segments: Catalysis, Performance Materials, Energy Materials and Recycling. Catalysis focuses on the abatement of global automotive emissions; Performance Materials focuses on materials that help develop more sophisticated and safer products; Energy Materials produces materials used in the production and storage of clean energy including rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics; and Recycling treats complex waste streams containing precious and other non-ferrous metals.

Provider
KBC Securities
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Analysts
Alan Vandenberghe

Guy Sips

Joachim Vansanten

Ruben Devos

Wido Jongman

Wim Hoste

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