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BTC City The City of Distinction and Serenity Company profile BTC d.d. Ljubljana, May 2006 Company Profile BTC d.d. BTC City The City of Distinction and Serenity 7 17 BTC d.d. BTC City A Growing Splendour of Company Diversity with Massive Investments 22 24 30 41 51 BTC City Place of City of World of Future Coexistence International Objectives and Business Centre Contacts Directions Shopping Centre Entertainment- Recreational and Cultural Centre 6 »Every year in the history of BTC has been marked by many completed projects, progressive development and growth. This was the way of our predecessors which we continue to follow today. Examples around the world and the opportunities of modern times inspired us to redefine the area, to give it business purposes and change its image. Our company has always been focused on tomorrow and confronted with challenges – this is why we believe our future business will bring great opportunities and motivation for further development and prosperity of BTC.« BTC d.d. A Growing Company with Massive Investments 7 Since its establishment BTC has worked alongside large company groups and acted as an BTC has invested greatly incubator for SMEs, offering a creative environment to many into development individuals who have been prepared to take up the economic challenges of modern times. With both its large and small partners BTC builds strong relationships based on mutual trust. The results achieved so far point to stable com d.d. is owned by the employees and the BTC does business with over growth and sustainable development of BTC. management, whereas the stakeholders of In- 3,000 business partners. The company is divided into five business units vest point d.o.o. hold managerial positions – three in Ljubljana, one in Murska Sobota and in BTC d.d. In 2001 BTC d.d. carried out an Strong investment activity one in Novo Mesto. employee-management buy-out and thus con- from 2001-2005: With the exception of the Logistics Centre all solidated its ownership structure. Following this the business units keep to the same concept as ownership restructuring the investment activity € 135 million of combined BTC City – they are designed as lively meeting of the company intensified, as in the 2001-2005 investments by BTC and points of consumers, business people and visi- BTC invested as much as € 70 million. In ad- its business partners; tors seeking fun and recreation. In addition to dition to that thanks to their confidence and € 70 million of direct good business results, development is also re- the long-term stability of BTC’s ownership our investments; flected in improving business reputation, image partners in the same period invested roughly € 65 million of investments and public opinion ratings. € 65 million in the area of BTC City. Since the by business partners. BTC d.d. is largely owned by its present and employee-management buy-out the number of former employees and its management. Ajda- jobs in BTC d.d. has been on the increase. 25 20 15 10 5 Direct investments – EUR million mio EUR 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 40 Operating income 35 Operating expenses 30 25 20 15 10 5 Operating income and expenses – EUR million mio EUR 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 8 Murska Sobota BU Activities of BTC d.d.: Property management for business, shopping Ljubljana BU and entertainment-recreational purposes Logistic Centre BU Water City BU Logistics services Leisure services Novo mesto BU Business units across Slovenia Novo Novo mesto mesto 5% Water 5% City Water 9% City 12% Murska Sobota 6% Murska Sobota 6% Logistics Logistics Ljubljana Centre Ljubljana 57% 9% 68% Centre 23% Share of indoor premises by BU* Share of income by BU* other leisure shareholders services 4% 5% own shares 10% logistic services 20% Invest point d.o.o 26% Ajdacom d.d. business 60% and shopping centre property management 75% Share of income by activities* Ownership structure as at 31 December, 2005** *Data for 2006. ** Ajdacom d.d. is owned by the employees and management of BTC d.d. Invest point d.o.o. is owned by the management of BTC d.d. 9 More than Complete reorientation of the business through the conversion of former half-a-century-long warehouses located on the BTC site, which is now BTC City – all that tradition resulted in over 4,500 new jobs in a period when the unemployment rate in Slovenia has been on the rise. After intense restructuring of the original As a public limited company BTC was incor- premises and reorganisation taking more than porated in 1990, succeeding a socially-owned a decade, BTC d.d. developed into a property company, which dated back to 1954. In the 1977- manager that together with its business partners 1987 period that original company was a suc- provides for a balanced mix of business, shop- cessful warehouser and distributor that grew ping, recreational, entertainment and cultural into the largest inland terminal in Europe. In activities at a single location. The decade-long 1990 it started a thorough restruction and con- radical restructuring stems from long-term version of 200,000 m2 of its warehouse premis- plans which enabled sustainable development. es, thus becoming a property manager that of- This was underpinned by the dedication and fered a balanced range of business, shopping, commitment of the management and staff, high sports, recreation, entertainment and cultural investments and perseverance. activities. 1954 1960 1987 Central Warehouses Public Warehouses Warehousing and Transport Centre Warehousing and Shopping Centre Central Warehouses serving 68.867 m2 The biggest warehouse Warehousing and The largest inland Opening of the The first The first Slovene company Construction of BTC Tower, Avenue of Youth: Opening of Water Park Atlantis the trade of Ljubljana of business in the former Yugoslavia Transport Centre terminal in Europe first shop shopping listed on the London BTC Theatre and Kolosej Multiplex volleyball and Arena Entertainment Centre premises of Ljubljana – the biggest centre in Stock Exchange Cinema, Modernised infrastructure ice-skating rink of its kind in the Slovenia – streets, roundabouts, social events former Yugoslavia new parking lots Visitors per year: 6,500,000 Visitors per year: 10,300,000 Visitors per year: 15,000,000 Visitors per year: 18,500,000 1954 1963 1965 1975 1987 1990 1993 1997 2000 2002 2005 10 1999 2001 Central Warehouses Public Warehouses Warehousing and Transport Centre Warehousing and Shopping Centre Central Warehouses serving 68.867 m2 The biggest warehouse Warehousing and The largest inland Opening of the The first The first Slovene company Construction of BTC Tower, Avenue of Youth: Opening of Water Park Atlantis the trade of Ljubljana of business in the former Yugoslavia Transport Centre terminal in Europe first shop shopping listed on the London BTC Theatre and Kolosej Multiplex volleyball and Arena Entertainment Centre premises of Ljubljana – the biggest centre in Stock Exchange Cinema, Modernised infrastructure ice-skating rink of its kind in the Slovenia – streets, roundabouts, social events former Yugoslavia new parking lots Visitors per year: 6,500,000 Visitors per year: 10,300,000 Visitors per year: 15,000,000 Visitors per year: 18,500,000 1954 1963 1965 1975 1987 1990 1993 1997 2000 2002 2005 11 Ljubljana Ljubljana Business Unit is the largest and oldest organisational Business Unit unit of BTC, dating back to 1954. shopping area 96,900 m2 office area 26,800 m2 service area 26,900 m2 warehousing area 35,700 m2 indoor parking spaces 7,500 m2 total 193,800 m2 The location of the Ljubljana Business Unit 322 shops is extremely favourable: next to Ljubljana ring road 31 bars & restaurants 35 service outlets and within the city road network along Šmartinska 2 banks cesta, which is one of the main arterials leading into post office the capital of Slovenia. This business unit is only 3 food market km away from the city centre of Ljubljana and 25 km car wash from Brnik international airport. It is connected with sports centre language school the surroundings of Ljubljana, other towns and cities brokerage house in the country and the border crossings with Austria, pharmacy Italy, Croatia and Hungary through the national road hairdresser’s shop system, consisting of four main motor ways running ice-skating rink / beach volleyball in the following directions: Koper – Trieste, Kranj – Klagenfurt; Maribor – Vienna; Novo Mesto – Zagreb. Water City The water city was build in order to upgrade the range of Business Unit activities and provide greater synergies with business, shopping, entertainment and leisure time activities in BTC City. Atlantis building 15,000 m2 multi-storey garage 20,500 m2 total 35,500 m2 covered outdoor areas 11,000 m2 water surface area 1,800 m2 The Water City Business Unit is the most recently established in BTC d.d., as it was cre- ated only in April 2005 with the opening of a complex of swimming pools and saunas, which visitors chose to name Atlantis. The invest- sports, entertainment and relaxation centre: ment in the construction of the water park has saunas, swimming pools and solariums, been the biggest single project of BTC d.d. so bars & restaurants, far. The recreational facilities that enable water hairdresser’s shop massage salon sports and relaxation in water and saunas have shop found their place among other recreational and entertainment activities available in BTC City. 12 Logistics Centre The Logistics Centre was founded in 1985 as a business unit providing Business Unit comprehensive logistics services – warehousing, all types of other goods-related services as well as distribution. It also has its own customs terminal for cargo.