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2006 IN FIGURES Million euro. 2006 FINANCIAL DATA (*) 2006 2005 2004 % 06/05 2003 2002 2001 Revenues 884.704 696.223 483.901 27.07% 391.058 341.425 344.181 EBITDA 592.967 463.951 338.618 27.81% 270.198 238.185 222.333 EBITDA Margin 67.02% 66.64% 69.98% 0.58% 69.09% 69.76% 64.60% Total assets 11,884.759 10,234.831 7,460.066 16.12% 7,197.692 6,334.423 6,859.183 Equity 1,261.000 1,148.729 1,152.916 9.77% 1,233.222 1,024.636 672.742 Gross fi nancial investments in: Toll roads 449.989 393.142 130.718 14.46% 45.790 150.309 238.495 Car parks and Others 56.465 24.884 62.568 126.91% 58.098 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL OPERATING DATA 2006 2005 2004 % 06/05 2003 2002 2001 Number of concession contracts 20 (**) 18 17 11.11% 16 16 15 Kilometres under concession contract 2,481 (**) 1,689 1,671 46.92% 1,658 1,588 1,552 407 ETR (Mill. km travelled) 2,124 2,064 1,960 2.91% 1,824 1,806 1,595 Ausol I (ADT) 20,772 19,973 19,340 4.00% 18,199 15,397 13,173 Ausol II (ADT) 19,782 18,286 16,565 8.18% 14,915 12,524 Autema (ADT) 21,529 19,586 18,326 9.92% 16,952 15,007 13,773 Chicago Skyway (ADT) 50,514 48,422 4.32% R-4 (Madrid-Ocaña) (ADT) 9,333 6,791 37.43% Indiana Toll Road (ADT) 34,282 Eurolink (ADT) 20,939 No. parking spaces 253,023 238,200 207,447 6.22% 181,150 173,759 161,096 Percentage occupation (off-street) 18.66% 18.10% 18.61% 0.56% 18.25% 18.94% 17.87% SHARE DATA 2006 2005 2004 ADDRESS LIST Capitalisation (€Mn) 6,549 4,798 3,968 CINTRA CONCESIONES CINTRA CONCESIONES DE REGIONAL OFFICES IN SPAIN: East coast Year-end share price (€/ share) 12.70 9.77 8.08 DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS INFRAESTRUCTURAS DE TRANSPORTE, North east Avda. de Aragón, 25 entlo. DE TRANSPORTE, S. A. S.A. (PORTUGAL OFFICE) Escocia, 50/58, esc. Dcha. 46010 Valencia Adjusted year-end share price (€/ share) (***) 12.70 9.31 7.70 Plaza Manuel Gómez Moreno, 2 Avda. Joao Crisóstomo, 38 C 08016 Barcelona Tel. +34 96 393 15 46 Edificio Alfredo Mahou 1050-127 Lisboa Tel. +34 93 243 44 10 Fax +34 96 362 11 43 Average daily trading volume (value in €Mn) 21.11 18.95 34.11 28020 Madrid Tel. +35 121 351 2150 Fax +34 93 242 44 11 North Tel. +34 91 418 56 00 Fax +35 121 315 1462 Andalusia Jerónimo Sainz de la Maza, 2 Appreciation in the year 36.49% 20.92% -1.94% Fax +34 91 556 03 38 Isla de la Cartuja, s/n 39008 Santander www.cintra.es TOLL ROAD Edificio Expo. B50 Tel. +34 94 236 25 86 No. shares at year-end 515,671,933 491,116,127 491,116,127 Toll road web sites: 41092 Sevilla Fax +34 94 236 15 08 INVESTOR AND SHAREHOLDER www.407etr.com Tel. +34 95 448 83 99 RELATIONS DEPARTMENT www.autopistadelsol.com Fax +34 95 448 82 83 DORNIER, S.A. Cintra and Ibex-35 evolution 2006 36,5% Tel. +34 91 418 57 72 www.autema.com Plaza Manuel Gómez Moreno, 2 50% (*) The fi nancial data for 2006, 2005 and 2004 has been prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards. Fax: +34 91 555 50 32 www.m45.es Balearic Islands and Canary Islands Edificio Alfredo Mahou 45% The data for 2003, 2002 and 2001 was prepared according e-mail: [email protected] www.radial4.com Pascual Ribot, 3 - 1° 28020 Madrid 40% to the Standard Chart of Accounts in force at the time. [email protected] www.eurolink-m4.com 07011 Palma de Mallorca Tel. +34 91 418 57 01 35% www.chicagoskyway.org Tel. +34 97 145 32 60 Fax +34 91 556 91 27 (**) Included in these twenty concession contracts is the CINTRA CONCESIONES Fax +34 97 145 17 51 30% 31,8% Azores project, which is pending transfer from Ferrovial DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS DE CAR PARKS Central spain FEMET, S.A. 25% Infraestructuras to Cintra subject to government approval. Not included is the M-3 project in Ireland, which was signed TRANSPORTE DE CHILE LIMITADA Cintra Aparcamientos, S. A. Plaza Manuel Gómez Moreno, 2 Río Tormes, nave 73 20% in March 2007, nor are the four permanent contract awards Avda. Andrés Bello 2711 - 18° Plaza Manuel Gómez Moreno, 2 Edificio Alfredo Mahou Polígono Industrial El Nogal 15% currently being processed: Cremona-Mantova (Italy), Sections Las Condes - Santiago de Chile Edificio Alfredo Mahou 28020 Madrid 28110 Algete (Madrid) 5&6 SH-130 (US), Central Greece (Greece) and SH-121 (US), Tel. +562 560 6250 28020 Madrid Tel. +34 91 418 57 01 Tel. +34 91 628 22 20 10% Cintra the last two being awarded in 2007. Fax +562 335 7806 Tel. +34 91 418 57 01 Fax +34 91 556 91 27 Fax +34 91 628 12 32 5% Ibex 35 Fax +34 91 556 91 27 (***) Year-end price adjusted after the extension of paid-up Castilla la Mancha and Extremadura 0% Salto del Caballo, 5 - 1° Oficina 9 capital of 1 new share for every 20 old ones that took place -5% in November 2006. 45003 Toledo Tel. +34 92 522 52 17 ANNUAL REPORT 2006 jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec Fax +34 92 521 19 64 WorldReginfo - 883208ce-9882-485a-a13c-b6d66876b677 PORTFOLIO OF TOLL ROADS AND CAR PARKS N4-N6 M3 (1) Ireland 407 ETR AUTEMA Toronto - Canada EUROSCUT NORTE-LITORAL Spain Portugal CREMONA MANTOVA (3) Italy CHICAGO SKYWAY INDIANA TOLL ROAD Chicago - USA Indiana - USA SCUT AZORES (2) Portugal ALCALÁO’DONNELL IONIAN ROADS MADRID-SUR CENTRAL GREECE (3) MADRID LEVANTE Greece EUROSCUT ALGARVE TRADOS 45 M-45 AUSOL I Y II Portugal 2006 > 2007 Spain Advisory TRANS-TEXAS CORRIDOR SH-130 (Segmentos 5 y 6) (3) SH-121 (3) Texas - USA JAN 06 MAR 06 APR 06 JUN 06 JUL 06 SEP 06 OCT 06 NOV 06 DEC 06 FEB 07 • Cintra was selected • Cintra Chile refi nanced • The 407 ETR toll road • Cintra was selected as • The Board of Directors • Cintra was chosen as • Cintra acquired 100% • Sale of the stake (32.49%) • The company holding the • On 1 February 2007, the 407 as Preferred Bidder for the existing debt on the and the Province of Provisional Contractor to design, appointed Juan Béjar as Preferred Tenderer for of the capital of Autopista in Europistas in two separate concession for the Santiago- ETR toll road in Canada began to maintaining and operating Temuco-Rio Bueno toll road. Ontario made an amicable build, fi nance and operate the Second Vice-Chairman, designing, building and del Bosque, the concession stages. During the fi rst half of Talca toll road issued bonds apply new tolls, which led to an the Indiana Toll Road, This operation increased settlement regarding all Ionian Roads toll road project. retaining his management operating the M3 toll road company for the Chillán- the year, the sale of a 5.39% on the Chilean market to the increase of 8.3% at peak times in the U.S. Stake in the concession company debt legal disputes that have Stake in the Consortium: duties, and Enrique Díaz-Rato between Clonee and North of Collipulli section of the Ruta took place on the market with value of approximately 156 and 8.4% at trough times. Consortium: 50%. Length: and improved the conditions taken place between them 33.34% (Cintra will propose the as a new Director and CEO of Kells in Ireland. Stake in the 5 toll road in Chile. The a capital gain of 32.2 million million euro. This will allow 253 km. Concession period: of the Syndicated Credit, until the present day. appointment of the concession the Company. Consortium: 90%. Length: 50 acquisition was fi nanced euro. In November, Cintra reimbursements of up to 128 • Cintra was selected as 75 years. Investment: 3.8 which allowed partners company’s General Manager). km. Concession period: 45 with the concession company took part in the public offer million euro to be made to Provisional Contractor to design, billion dollars. Concession to recover approximately • Cintra increased its direct Length: 378.7 km. Concession • More than fi ve months years. Estimated investment: cash fl ow and did not involve that was presented, which shareholders over the next build, fi nance and operate the agreement signed: 12 April. 47 million euro of their stake in the R-4 toll road period: 30 years. Estimated ahead of schedule, Cintra 575 million euro. Concession any disbursement of capital generated a net capital gain few years. Central Greece Motorway toll road ANDORRA ASTURIAS: Valencia San Just Desvern MURCIA: Transfer of assets: 29 June. investment. in Madrid to 55% after investment: 1.15 billion euro. opened the new AP-36 toll contract signed: 7 March by Cintra. of 167.6 million euro. in Greece. Stake in the Consortium: CAR PARKS Gijón Murcia Escaldes - CASTILLA LA Tarragona acquiring a further 10%. Concession agreement signed: road, linking Madrid with 2007. 33.34% (Cintra will propose the Engordany BALEARES: MANCHA: Valls NAVARRA: 19 December. Start of the the East Coast (Levante). • The Shareholders’ Meeting appointment of the concession Mallorca Albacete EXTREMADURA: Pamplona concession contract: pending Length: 177 km.
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