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Innovators in image processing. Hugo Vandamme: President & CEO Antoon Van Petegem: CFO. Barco Graphics Purup-Eskofot. . BPE. PURUP-ESKOFOT belongs to KIRKBI A/S. Barco Graphics. ETS Mania-Barco GmbH Packaging BPE Commercial Printing BPE
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Innovators in image processing Hugo Vandamme: President & CEO Antoon Van Petegem: CFO
Barco Graphics • ETS Mania-Barco GmbH • Packaging BPE • Commercial Printing BPE • Industrial Printing spin off start up activity
Purup-Eskofot • Commercial Printing BPE • Newspaper Publishing BPE • Quick Printing Market BPE
SYNERGIES Barco GraphicsPurup-Eskofot PACKAGING v • workflow solution • offset Computer-to-Plate devices • flexo CtP • prepress SW • preproduction SW • preproduction HW v v v v v
SYNERGIES Barco GraphicsPurup-Eskofot COMMERCIAL PRINTING v • workflow solution • offset CtP • Small & Medium Size • Very Large Format CtP • scanning devices • newspaper publishing workflow • quick printing solutions • digital prepress solutions for cartography • printstreamer v v v v v v v v
SYNERGIES Offers perfect synergies & compatibility in packaging and commercial printing markets Strong market position Promising future BPE
BPE Combined sales of Barco Graphics & Purup-Eskofot: ± Euro 250 mio
SET UP OF MERGER 49% BARCO 51% KIRKBI A/S At closing BPE: participation of management BPE
SET UP OF MERGER EQUALIZATION PAYMENT from Kirkbi to Barco: ± Euro 9 mio DEBT & CASH FREE KIRKBI invests > Euro 60 mio in Purup-Eskofot BARCO retrieves over Euro 10 mio cash POSITIVE IMPACT ON EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS OF BARCO AT CLOSING
BPE • Headquarters: Gent, Belgium • Demo facilities: Gent, Belgium • Management: William Schulin-Zeuthen now President & CEO Purup-Eskofot