THE COMPETITION COUNCIL AUTHORISED THE CONCENTRATION TRANSACTIONS

The Competition Council in its meeting examined the applications of the relevant undertakings concerning the concentration authorisations and passed the appropriate decisions.

1. The resolution was passed by the Competition Council to authorise the implementation of concentration deal by UAB MG Baltic Media by acquiring up to 51 percent of shares of UAB Mediafon in accordance with the submitted notification. The Competition Council has established that the intended concentration deal will not result in creation or strengthening of a dominant position, or any significant weakening of competition in the relevant markets.

The concentration notification indicates that following the concentration deal the character of the activity of UAB Mediafon engaged in electronic communications business will not change. UAB MG Baltic Media indicated that by acquiring Mediafon it seeks to invest into the rapidly developing and economically viable electronic communications business.

2. Having examined the submitted notification the Competition Council resolved to allow UAB Axis Industries to implement concentration transaction by acquiring a 100 percent holding of UAB Ekotermijos servisas in accordance with the submitted notification. As stated by UAB Axis Industries through the acquisition of the control of UAB Ekotermijos servisas it seeks to acquire the management of a successfully operating and promising company. The competition authority established that the acquiring undertaking and the undertaking being acquired are related by vertical links: one of the areas of activity of UAB Axis Industries is the construction, design and reconstruction of boiler houses, while UAB „Ekotermijos“ servisas is engaged in selling the gas boilers and their replacement parts.

3. The resolution was passed to authorise the Swedish company HeidelbergCement Northern Europe AB to implement the concentration deal by acquiring 70 percent of shares of UAB Gerdukas. HeidelbergCement company group whose main production outputs are cement, concrete and construction fillers is one of the world-wide construction materials manufacturer operating in more than 50 countries. Operating in Lithuania through its related undertakings HeidelbergCement Group is engaged in the manufacturing and trade in dry construction materials and construction units. By acquiring UAB Gerdukas whose area of business is trade in bulk or packed cement, HeidelbergCement Northern Europe AB expects to ensure a more efficient management of cement distribution and planning of product supplies, the company also seeks to expand its activity in the grey cement market in Lithuania.

4. UAB Megrame applied to the Competition Council for an authorisation to acquire additionally 16.67 percent of shares of UAB ASF from UAB Arlanga Wood which is planning to withdraw from the shareholders of UAB ASF. Having considered the circumstances specified in the submitted notification the Competition Council authorised the notified concentration transaction. Following the transaction UAB Megrame and UAB Deminta will hold the shares of ASF in equal 50 percent shares.

5. On 25 July 2007, UAB Omnitel applied to the Competition Council requesting the authorisation to acquire a single-holder 100 percent control of UAB Mikrovisatos prekyba. Having examined the submitted notification the Competition Council passed a decision to authorise the implementation of the concentration deal on the basis of its finding that the intended concentration will not result in a creation or strengthening of a dominant position or any material weakening of competition in the relevant markets. The authorisation was granted having considered that currently Mikrovisatos prekyba is offering to its ultimate consumers only part of services available to customers of Omnitel despite it currently operating as a principal supplier of the mobile telephone accessories to Omnitel. Omnitel seeks to ensure the equal quality standards of the customer servicing networks and ensure a better and more efficient servicing of customers. Following the concentration the character of operation of UAB Mikrovisatos prekyba will not change. It should also be noted that for the purpose of the concentration deal the trade mark currently owned by UAB Mikrovisatos TV will not be transferred to Omnitel. Following the concentration transaction all show rooms and stores of Mikrovisatos prekyba will continue to operate using the Omnitel trade/service mark.