I. Table of Contents - ISS

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Table 17: Key Historical Events
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ISS is established
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Company Overview
Det Danske Rengøringsselskab A/S (The Danish Cleaning Company) is established as an independent subsidiary of the security
company
The first geographical expansion outside Denmark, into the Swedish market
Norsk Rengjøringsselskap AS is set up in Norway
Starts up cleaning services operations in Germany
The consolidated revenues of the Group reaches DKK 1 billion
ISS’s shares are listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (1)
Expands into the US through acquisition
Acquires cleaning companies in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, West Germany and the USA. These acquisitions bring the total
number of Group employees past 100,000
Acquires cleaning companies in the UK, Sweden and Germany. ISS’s B-shares are listed on the International Stock Exchange
in London
Signs an agreement to sell ISS Inc. (ISS’s US subsidiary) to Aaxis Limited, a Montreal-listed company, simultaneously taking a
19.5% stake in Aaxis
Sale of ISS Inc. is completed. ISS American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange
Acquires Abilis, the second largest European provider of cleaning and specialised services, in a DKK 3.6 billion acquisition, the
Group's largest ever. Abilis has approximately 50,000 employees and an annual revenues in 1998 of DKK 5.2 billion
Eric Rylberg is appointed CEO. A new five-year strategy create2005 is launched introducing the facility services concept
Celebrates 100 year anniversary.
Acquires Eurogestion to expand service offering in pest control and enters the Australian market
Sale of 100% of the Health Care operations to EQT Partners in two separate transactions
Route101 Strategy communicated to shareholders
ISS taken private by funds advised by EQT Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
Note:
(1) ISS’s shares were delisted on June 21, 2005 in connection with the Acquisition.
C. Services Overview
Please see below for a more detailed description of the four individual service offerings and IFS;
1. Cleaning Services
ISS provides daily office and facility cleaning for commercial customers, dust control and washroom
services and specialized cleaning services. ISS’s dust control services consist primarily of the
provision and cleaning of floor mats, as well as the provision of various other entry-way solutions.
ISS’s washroom services include a washroom services solution, in which ISS provides technical and
hygiene services and products, including hardware, such as soap dispensers, and consumables such
as paper towels. ISS also provides cleaning services to customers with specialized requirements such
as medical facilities, automotive paint shops and ‘‘clean room’’ facilities used by manufacturers of
electronic components. Specialized services also include food hygiene services, which involve the
cleaning of food production and preparation facilities to particular hygiene standards and consulting
services relating to bacterial management.
ISS offers cleaning services in all of its operations. Set forth below is unaudited information regarding
ISS’s cleaning services revenue for the periods presented. Percentage figures represent the
proportion of total ISS revenue for such periods.