Newsletter

27 February 2000

Eden Springs buys an additional company in Poland

Eden Springs has strengthened its position in Poland with the purchase of an additional company, Aqua Light. The deal was signed on Thursday, 24 February 2000 and included a transfer of 100% Aqua Light's shares to Eden Springs' Dutch subsidiary, which executed the purchase.

Eden Springs is the second largest company in Poland for the direct distribution of mineral water. Aqua Light is the third biggest company in this market and had a turnover volume of approximately 2.3 million dollars in 1999. Operating in the Polish market for the past eight years, it has 9,000 customers, most of which are businesses. The company has a water source and bottling plant in the Warsaw area.