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Alan Vandenberghe ...
  • Bart Cuypers
  • Guy Sips
  • Joachim Vansanten
  • Lenny Van Steenhuyse
  • Michiel Declercq
  • Ruben Devos
  • Thomas Couvreur
  • Wido Jongman
  • Wim Hoste

MORNING NOTE : AKA FP, BCART BB, BRNL NA, COFB BB, EXM BB, FFARM NA, GVNV NA, KIN BB, MTLS US, PROX BB, QFG BB, REC BB, SIOE BB, SOLB BB, WKL NA

AKKA : Poor Q3 sales / Dusty road to recovery
Biocartis : An unfortunate breakup, not the end times
Brunel International : 3Q update: continued strong cost control
Cofinimmo : Rumoured investment deal
EXMAR : 3Q20 results broadly in line
ForFarmers : Lower Opex didn’t compensate gross profit decline
GrandVision : Extremely solid 3Q20 alleviating concerns
Kinepolis : “We are in a war but we are not on the battlefield”
Materialise : Good 3Q20 but short term outlook remains unclear
Proximus : Great set of results / upgrade of FY20 outlook
Quest for Growth : Q3 results, no changes vs September update
Recticel : 3Q revenue +2.5%, 2H guidance maintained
Sioen : € 23 takeover bid by Sihold with a view to a delisting
Solvay : Preview 3Q: underl. EBITDA expected to drop 26%
Wolters Kluwer : 3Q update: demonstrating resilience
Various : Removing AKKA from Dynamic Top Pick List
Underlyings
AKKA Technologies SE

Akka Technologies is an engineering and technology consultancy company. Co. bases its service around two areas which enable it to cover the full life cycle of a product: information and systems technology and engineering. Co.'s activities can be divided into six areas: Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Document Engineering, Industrial Information Technology and Embedded Systems, Information Systems and Consulting. Co. operates mainly in France, Belgium and Germany. Co also operates in Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Spain, England and Canada.

Biocartis Group NV

Biocartis Group NV is a Belgium-based company, which specializes in the development of molecular diagnostic systems, especially for the treatment of cancers and infectious diseases, the products ensure the analysis of biomolecules associated with risk factors, early detection, treatment selection and monitoring of disease. The group has the Idylla system to deliver results within a period of between 35 to 150 minutes.

Brunel International N.V.

Accrued employee expensesBrunel is a global provider of business services that specializes in the flexible placement of professionals in the fields of Engineering, IT, Legal, Finance, Insurance & Banking and Energy. Co. provides such specialists through a range of staffing, project management, recruitment and consultancy services. Co. serves the world market for professional staffing and recruitment services from two main perspectives. On the one hand, Co. aims its services at specific supra-regional business lines. On the other hand, Co. focuses on specific countries such as The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Canada.

Cofinimmo SA

Cofinimmo is a fixed capital real estate investment trust. Co. specializes in rental property. Its core investment segments are office property and nursing and care institutions. The portfolio also includes a Distribution property networks segment. Most of Co.'s assets are in Belgium. The foreign part consists of nursing homes/ clinics and the MAAF agencies network in France and the Pubstone portfolio in the Netherlands. Co.'s operations are organized into four segments: Offices, Nursing homes/Clinics, Distribution property networks, and Public-Private Partnerships.

Exmar N.V.

Exmar is a diversified and independent industrial shipping group that serves the international oil and gas industry. Co. provides ships for products transport and performs studies, undertaking the management of commercial, technical or administrative activities. Co. specializes in gas transport activities, particularly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Ammonia (NH3). Co., through it's subsidiary EXMAR Shipmanagement, provides ship management and ancillary services to ship owners, including regasification and liquefication; other services offered by Co. include insurance brokerage (managed by its subsidiary Belgibo) and an in-house travel agency (Travel Plus).

Forfarmers

ForFarmers NV is an agricultural feed company based in the Netherlands that offers feed solutions for conventional and organic livestock farming. Its product portfolio comprises, among others, products for crop farming and pasture farming, as well as feed for the ruminant, swine, poultry and equine sectors, including compound feed and blends, feed for young animals and specialties, raw materials and co-products to seed and fertilizers. Its core activities are feed production, logistics and the provision of total feed solutions. The Company operates through the segments The Netherlands, Germany/Belgium and the United Kingdom, and operates approximately 40 production facilities in these countries.

GrandVision NV

GrandVision offers wide access to vision services and products, which includes prescription glasses, contact lenses and care products, and sunglasses both with and without prescription lenses. Co.'s exclusive brands includes: Frames (5th Avenue Heritage, Activ, BeBright, C-line, DbyD, Enzzo, Fuzion, Go Green, Heritage, Julius, IN STYLE, iSwitch, LightFly, Miki Ninn, Play!, Seen, Sensaya, The one, twiins); Sunglasses (Heritage, Seen, Solaris, Unofficial); Lenses (LightView, VariView); and Contact Lenses (Eyexpert, iWear). As of Dec. 31, 2016, Co.'s network includes 6,516 stores across more than 40 countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia and operates under 29 local retail banners.

Kinepolis Group NV

Kinepolis Group NV is a Belgium-based company, which is primarily engaged in the operation of cinemas. The Company's activities are divided into such business units, as Box office, In-theatre sales, Business-to-business (B2B), Film distribution and Real Estate. The Box office unit includes sale of the tickets. The In-theatre sales unit is involved in the sale of snacks and related articles. The B2B unit takes care of the organization of corporate events and the sale of screen advertizing to corporate customers. The Film distribution unit includes all activities related to movies showed in the cinema. The Real Estate is responsible for the property management and utilization. Additionally, the Company has a Technical department, which delivers technological support to Kinepolis facilities. The Company is present in Belgium, France, Spain and Poland.

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Proximus SA de droit public

Proximus supplies integrated telecommunications services on the Belgian market. Co.'s activities are divided into four segments: Consumer Business Unit (CBU), which sells voice products and services, internet and television, on fixed and mobile networks, to residential customers; Enterprise Business Unit (EBU), which caters to professional customers; Service Delivery Engine and Wholesale, which centralizes all the network and IT services and costs, provides services to CBU and EBU and sells these services to other telecom and cable operators; and International Carrier Services, which focuses on international carrier activities.

Quest for Growth

Quest for Growth Privak Leuven is a Belgium-based closed-end private equity fund. The Fund focuses on European technology-based growth companies covering such sectors as life sciences, information technology, software, semiconductors, telecom, electronics, new materials and special situations in other growth sectors. The Fund invests in growth companies with the objective of converting capital gains into tax-free income through the Privak structure, an investment vehicle tailored to provide a framework for investments in private equity and in growth companies. As of Dec. 31, 2013, the Fund's investment portfolio totaled Euro120,264,108 and assets totaled Euro125,347,624.

Recticel SA

Recticel is engaged in the production of a variety of polyurethane foams that are used in the furniture, technical, automotive, bedding and insulation industries. The Flexible Foam Business Line covers the manufacture, conversion and marketing of flexible polyurethane foam. The types of flexible foams are classified as Comfort, Technical Foams and Composite Foams. Co. is also engaged in the manufacture of foams used in mattresses and slat bases. In addition, Co. manufactures rigid polyurethane and phenolic foams for thermal insulation. Co.'s automotive activities include: manufacturing moulded seat cushions, window encapsulation and manufacturing interior trim components.

Sioen Industries N.V.

Sioen Industries. Sioen Industries NV is a Belgium-based company with a portfolio of products and activities, such as spinning, weaving and coating, manufacturing of garments, production of chemicals and processing of technical textiles. The Company has three divisions: the Coating division, engaged in the production of a number of technical textiles, coated with various polymers and marketed in different markets; The Apparel division, engaged in the production of technical protective clothing active in a number of sectors, such as industry, leisure wear and specialized markets, as well as the Chemicals division engaged in the processing of basic raw materials into technical semi-finished products, such as pigment pastes, decorative inks, varnishes and inks for digital printing for a number of markets. It operates through Ursuit Group and Verseidag Ballistic Protection OY, UV Curable systems BVBA, James Dewhurst Group and Verseidag Ballistic Protection Oy.

Solvay SA

Solvay is engaged in chemical and plastic businesses worldwide. Co. offers chemical products such as advanced materials, barium strontium, calcium chloride, caustic soda, chlorinated products, fluor, peroxygen products, polyglycerols, precipitated calcium carbonate, soda ash, and sodium bicarbonate. It also provides specialty polymers, such as Spire ultra polymers, Solviva biomaterials, and sulfone polymers. Co. structures its activities around five operating segments: Advanced Formulations, Advanced Materials, Performance Chemicals, Functional Polymers and Corporate & Business Services, each with its own specific business model and each comprised of Global Business Units (GBUs).

Wolters Kluwer NV

Wolters Kluwer operates through four divisions: Health is a global provider of information for medical and health professionals; Financial & Compliance Services is a U.S. provider risk management, compliance, finance, and audit professionals the services they need to optimize risk and business performance, and ensure compliance with local, regional, and global regulation; Tax & Accounting is a provider of tax, accounting, and audit information, and services; and Legal & Regulatory provides customers with expert content, software, and services in the areas of law, business, and regulatory compliance in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

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Alan Vandenberghe

Bart Cuypers

Guy Sips

Joachim Vansanten

Lenny Van Steenhuyse

Michiel Declercq

Ruben Devos

Thomas Couvreur

Wido Jongman

Wim Hoste

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