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Management Report of the Board of Directors - Financial Year 2008<br />

commencement of the management phase. On the other<br />

hand, it implemented the data management system<br />

ACONEX to manage the contract job. This is an innovative<br />

process in Teixeira Duarte Group that has proved<br />

extremely efficient for coordination, due to the swiftness,<br />

availability and rigour of data transmission.<br />

IV.3.2. EXTERNAL MARKET<br />

- ANGOLA<br />

TDGI - Tecnologia e Gestão de Imóveis, Lda. (Angola) is<br />

also 100% owned by Teixeira Duarte Group and was created<br />

to operate in Angola, where it is dedicated, just as its<br />

Portuguese homonym, to the management and technical<br />

maintenance of facilities and undertakings.<br />

In 2008, the Company’s operating profit maintained a good<br />

growth pace, reaching EUR 7,364 thousand, as a result of<br />

the investment made in its resources and equipment, which<br />

optimised its capacity and commercial assets.<br />

excellent multicultural unit, which resulted in the expressive<br />

doubling of the number of pupils enrolled for school year<br />

2008/2009.<br />

In the year under review, the company achieved operating<br />

profits amounting to EUR 1,756 thousand, which, compared<br />

to EUR 350 thousand of last year, reflect the fact that only in<br />

2008 did its activity develop fully.<br />

- BRAZIL<br />

TEBE, S.A. is a company incorporated under the Brazilian<br />

law, with Head Office in Bebedouro, State of São Paulo. It is<br />

33% owned by Teixeira Duarte Group’s investee company<br />

EMPA, S.A. and has the concession of a 156Km road, located<br />

inland in the State of São Paulo, linking the cities of Barretos<br />

and Bebedouro, a cattle breeding, farming and major<br />

sugarcane producing region.<br />

Furthermore, the Company continued its efforts to gain new<br />

contracts and to train and reinforce the technical teams<br />

required to provide a highly efficient quality service.<br />

With the activity developed during the current year and<br />

some demand it is possible to foresee the sector’s growth<br />

and it is important to mention the commencement of two<br />

new contracts signed with customers with great potential.<br />

EDUCARE - Actividades Educativas e Culturais, Lda. is<br />

100% owned by Teixeira Duarte Group and was<br />

incorporated in 2007 for the development of the S.<br />

Francisco de Assis School project, in Luanda, through which<br />

it intends to respond to a demanding and culturally<br />

diversified public, assuring the education of children and<br />

youth aged 3 to 18 years.<br />

This company started its activity in September 2007 with<br />

the opening of the School’s temporary premises in<br />

Talatona, South Luanda, having since then affirmed itself<br />

in the Country’s educational market offer, with an<br />

92 Dealer for Rodovias TEBE / Railway Link SP 326 / Bebedouro/Barretos / São Paulo /<br />

Brazil<br />

Traffic volume in 2008 was of 4,330,605 passenger and<br />

heavy vehicles, representing a 23% increase compared to<br />

2007, which was due to the closing down of an escape route<br />

close to one of the toll-gates and also to the growth of the<br />

local economy.<br />

The operating profits reported were EUR 13,698 thousand<br />

and the result of the financial year was EUR 2,878<br />

thousand.<br />

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