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Press releases

14 December 2009	Okke Koo appointed as Chief Operating officier (38 Kb)
12 November 2009	Trading Update 2009 (78 Kb)
30 October 2009	Placement of ordinary and preference shares finalised (38 Kb)
2 October 2009	Changes to the Board of Management (33 Kb)
2 October 2009	Draka successfully completes placement of new ordinary shares (42 Kb)
1 October 2009	Draka announces offering of new ordinary shares (57 Kb)
1 October 2009	EGM Summons (1516 Kb)
10 September 2009	MERGER TALKS WITH PRYSMIAN TERMINATED (57 Kb)
13 August 2009	First-half results 2009 Operating result € 41.0 million and net result € 19.4 million. (476 Kb)
29 June 2009	Draka Informs that it is in talks with Prysmian for a possible stock for stock merger of the two companies (46 Kb)
19 May 2009	Trading Update Operating result of € 32-37 million and net result of € 17-22 million expected in H1 2009 (both excluding non-recurring items). (91 Kb)
29 April 2009	Draka sells its OPGW activities to AFL Telecommunications (59 Kb)
27 March 2009	Announcement AGM (Dutch) (64 Kb)
27 March 2009	Agenda AGM (1857 Kb)
25 February 2009	2008 full-year figures (511 Kb)
	Presentation Full Year Results Working together, improving performance (989 Kb)
	Bondholders owning € 74.2 million of convertible bonds have tendered into the offer. (43 Kb)

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Press releases

19 December 2008	Bondholders owning € 74.2 million of convertible bonds have tendered into the offer. (43 Kb)
8 December 2008	Bondholders owning € 61.8 million of convertible bonds already support proposed offer (53 Kb)
14 November 2008	Trading Update (61 Kb)
21 October 2008	Draka continues to trim cost base; total cost savings of € 15 million expected from 2010 (26 Kb)
13 October 2008	Draka's YOFC joint venture in China extended by twenty years (25 Kb)
1 September 2008	Operating result, excluding non-recurring items, 7% higher at € 75.7 million; Operating result at constant exchange rates 17% higher; Result for period, excluding non-recurring items, up 25% to € 49.3 million (141 Kb)
14 August 2008	Draka will close its copper wire factory at Llanelli (UK) (24 Kb)
11 June 2008	Sound underlying performance; Draka expects a limited increase in operating result and a strong improvement in net income in the first half of 2008 despite currency impact (59 Kb)
21 April 2008	Draka will close one of its factories (Spain, Vigo) in the Automotive & Aviation division (25 Kb)
7 March 2008	Operating result up 61% to € 145.7 million; result for the year increased by 105% to € 93.0 million (137 Kb)

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Press releases 2007

28 December 2007	Changes to the Board of Management (25 Kb)
18 December 2007	Draka acquires full ownership of Draka Comteq B.V., paying € 209 million in cash to Alcatel-Lucent Transaction is expected to have a positive impact on EPS in 2008; Refinancing of existing debt by new credit facility of € 625 million (48 Kb)
28 November 2007	Trading update Draka expects a sharply higher operating result and net income to more than double in first half of 2007 (both excluding non-recurring items) (47 Kb)
16 October 2007	Draka expands its position in the global elevator market by the intended acquisition of DeBiase lift components s.r.l. (43 Kb)
31 August 2007	First Half Year Results 2007 Operating result up 80% to € 70.5 million and net income more than doubled to € 39.6 million; Draka expects to sustain positive trend: operating result and net income in H2 2007 at least equalling H1 2007 (105 Kb)
10 August 2007	Changes to the Board of Management (29 Kb)
29 June 2007	Trading update Draka expects an operating result of around € 145 million and net income of about € 85 million in 2007 (50 Kb)
11 May 2007	Changes to the Board of Management (25 Kb)
9 March 2007	Annual Figures 2006 Operating result and net income sharply higher at € 90.6 million and € 45.4 million respectively (both excluding non-recurring items); Dividend payment resumed, proposed dividend € 0.37 per share; Draka holds firm to 2007 targets (103 Kb)

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Press releases 2006

22 December 2006	Draka arranges new subordinated loan of € 77.5 million to redeem € 54.3 million of its cumulative preference shares series B (25 Kb)
16 November 2006	Trading update Draka expects in 2006 to achieve an operating result of at least € 88 million and net income of at least € 45 million (both excluding non-recurring items) (41 Kb)
12 October 2006	Draka Comteq starts construction of FTTH network for 40,000 houses / buildings in Amsterdam in combination with BAM / Van den Berg Infrastructuren (26 Kb)
10 October 2006	Draka expands its position in the global wind turbine industry by acquiring Cornelia Thies Kabeltechnik GmbH (26 Kb)
12 September 2006	Draka Comteq receives major FTTH contract from Iliad to connect every home in Paris (30 Kb)
5 September 2006	First half-year figures 2006 Draka posts revenue growth of 32.5% partly driven by higher copper price; volume growth accelerating to 8.7%. Operating result € 39.1 million and net income € 17.1 million (both excluding non-recurring items). (101 Kb)
8 May 2006	AGM approves changes to the Supervisory Board (23 Kb)
13 April 2006	Proposed change to the Supervisory Board (23 Kb)
27 March 2006	Press Release (22 Kb)
9 March 2006	Full Years Results 2005 Net income €6.5 million (excluding non-recurring items). Operating cash flow €98 million thanks to sharp increase in operating result and reduction in operating working capital. Net interest-bearing debt reduced to €286 million (100 Kb)
25 January 2006	Proposed change to the Supervisory Board (21 Kb)

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Press releases 2005

23 November 2005	Changes to the Board of Management (21 Kb)
23 November 2005	Trading Update Draka expects for 2005 a sharp increase in operating result (excluding non-recurring items). Successful reduction in operating working capital. (30 Kb)
30 August 2005	First Half Years Results 2005 (164 Kb)
	Explanation of transition to IFRS (121 Kb)
	Financial Report for the first half year 2005 (47 Kb)
10 May 2005	Draka buys stake of 29.9% in Oakwell Engineering Ltd. (30 Kb)
15 March 2005	Draka closed the sale of its electronic cable and copper data communication cable activities in the USA (25 Kb)
11 March 2005	Draka has reached final agreement on the sale of NK Networks & Services (25 Kb)
9 March 2005	Draka completed the sale of NKF Electronics (25 Kb)
7 March 2005	Net result € 3.7 million positive (excluding non-recurring items). Net debt reduced by € 137 million (64 Kb)
	Balance Sheet 2004 (16 Kb)
	Shareholders' Equity 2004 (17 Kb)
	Information per group 2004 (13 Kb)
	Cash Flow Statement 2004 (16 Kb)
	Profit and loss account 2004 (13 Kb)
3 March 2005	Draka intends to sell NK Networks & Services for a consideration of around € 9 million (25 Kb)
16 February 2005	Draka intends to sell NKF Electronics for a consideration of € 20 million (25 Kb)

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Press releases 2004

30 November 2004	Changes to the Supervisory Board and Board of Management (23 Kb)
30 November 2004	Trading Update Draka expects to post a small positive net result for 2004, excluding exceptionals (36 Kb)
31 August 2004	Half Yearly Figures 2004 Operating result excluding non-recurring items up by 57% (78 Kb)
	Balance Sheet 2004 (16 Kb)
	Shareholders' Equity 2004 (19 Kb)
	Information per product group 2004 (16 Kb)
	Profit and loss account 2004 (16 Kb)
	Cash Flow Statement 2004 (15 Kb)
24 August 2004	Draka announces two large telecommunication cable turnkey contracts with a total value of € 30 million (21 Kb)
29 July 2004	Draka Holding completes equity offering (21 Kb)
26 July 2004	Draka Holding announces pricing of Rump Offering of 733,595 new ordinary shares at € 10.35 per ordinary share. (24 Kb)
23 July 2004	Draka Holding Equity Offering 95.0% subscribed (48 Kb)
19 July 2004	Draka Announces two large telecommunication cable contracts, with a total value of € 55 million (33 Kb)
13 July 2004	Draka Holding announces terms of its €150 million equity offering (66 Kb)
13 July 2004	Draka Holding shareholders in favour of amendment to Draka´s articles of association at extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (30 Kb)
2 July 2004	Draka and Alcatel completed the combination of global optical fiber and communication cable activities (89 Kb)
28 June 2004	Changes to the Board of Management (22 Kb)
28 June 2004	Trading Update Draka expects a considerable improvement in operating result in the first half of 2004, excluding non-recurring items (45 Kb)
19 May 2004	Dividend 2003 (25 Kb)
8 March 2004	Annual Figures 2003 (70 Kb)
	Information per product group 2003 (18 Kb)
	Information per product group 2003 (15 Kb)
	Cash Flow Statement 2003 (15 Kb)
	Balance Sheet 2003 (15 Kb)
	Profit and loss account 2003 (15 Kb)
10 February 2004	Draka and Alcatel confirm combination of global optical fibre and communication cable activities (88 Kb)