NEWS RELEASE 1MFBTFmOEIFSFBOFXTSFMFBTFJTTVFEUPEBZCZ Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) .FEJBDPOUBDU+BNJF3PDIF +313 Date: June 19th 2012 T: + 44 (0) 1344 631880/1/3 E:
[email protected] WFS AND AVIAPARTNER TO JOIN FORCES Paris and Brussels, June 19th 2012 – Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Aviapartner join forces to create the European leader and global second largest player in ground handling services. WFS’ and Aviapartner’s shareholders With nearly 1 billion euros of annual The group will employ approximately have agreed to combine the two revenue, the new entity will become the 17,000 people and will continue to offer companies, with Aviapartner to join WFS. European leader and global #2 in ground direct and indirect job opportunities in The new group will be controlled by handling services. The new group will France, Belgium and other countries LBO France, WFS’ majority shareholder. benefit from significant development where it operates. Shareholders of the new entity will include opportunities in its current markets Aviapartner’s shareholders including 3i, and in its international expansion. &VSPQFBO1BTTFOHFSIBOEMJOHBDUJWJUJFT which will be represented on WFS’ board Aviapartner and WFS will leverage their will be managed from Aviapartner’s of directors. The two companies present complementarities, notably in Europe head office and historical base in complementary profiles: (Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany Brussels (Zaventem). The group will be and Italy). headquartered at WFS’ current head t 8'4JTUIFHMPCBMMFBEFSJOj$BSHP PGmDFJO1BSJT