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December 15, 2011
Bilfinger Berger acquires Finnish industrial services provider
Bilfinger Berger has expanded its portfolio in the industrial services sector in Finland. As part of an asset deal, the Group has acquired personnel, selected holdings and customer contracts from Are Oy Industrial Services. The unit, which specializes in electrical and automation technology, employs 230 people and has an annual output volume of €25 million.

December 14, 2011
Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure Fund successfully placed
With the expiry of the subscription period on December 13, 2011, shares in the Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure Fund were fully placed, the offering was oversubscribed. The fund volume amounts to £212 million (about €245 million). As planned, 80.1 percent of the shares were acquired by institutional investors at a pre-determined price. Bilfinger Berger invested nearly €50 million in the fund and thus holds 19.9 percent of the capital.

December 9, 2011
Efficient thanks to PPP: Bilfinger Berger brings Sonnenstein Castle into the 21st century
Bilfinger Berger has concluded a two-year design and construction phase with the official opening Sonnenstein Castle. The Company is now entering into a 25-year operational phase. The new administrative headquarters of the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district in Pirna is the first heritage building project realized as a public private partnership (PPP).

December 2, 2011
New headquarters for Power Services in Oberhausen
Laying of the foundation stone for the new headquarters of Bilfinger Berger Power Services in Oberhausen. The new building represents the first time a project has been implemented on the basis of the new lifecycle product “one”. Under the “one” brand, Bilfinger Berger is the only company on the market to offer private clients a comprehensive package including design, construction and operation along with guaranteed cost security that also covers the usage phase.

November 23, 2011
Successful entry into Indian market: Bilfinger Berger acquires industrial services provider Neo Structo
Bilfinger Berger has taken an important first step in the Asian market for industrial services, thus underscoring the 5-year strategy communicated a few days ago. With the acquisition of the Indian company Neo Structo in Surat, the Group has positioned itself in this dynamic and attractive growth market.

November 15, 2011
Interim Report Q3 2011 and strategic outlook
Bilfinger Berger has set ambitious goals for the future: the Group’s mid-term strategic outlook calls for an increase in output volume of up to 50 percent by 2016. At the same time, net profit should double.

November 14, 2011
Bilfinger Berger concludes framework agreement with Deutsche Bank
Over the next five years, Bilfinger Berger will assume responsibility for the complete facility management on behalf of Deutsche Bank for all 1,300 properties used by the bank in Germany.

October 13, 2011
Bilfinger Berger awarded major public private partnership project in Australia
Bilfinger Berger has been awarded the contract for a major public private partnership project in Australia. The project, being delivered on behalf of the Northern Territory Government, comprises the design, financing and construction of the Darwin Correctional Precinct as well as operation of the facility over a period of 30 years.

October 4, 2011
Expo Real: Bilfinger Berger assumes cost guarantee with “one”
Bilfinger Berger is presenting its new product offering for the real estate sector at the Expo Real trade fair in Munich: Under the “one – Real Estate Performance Guarantee” brand, the Group is now the first company in the industry to offer private customers a comprehensive package that includes design, construction and operation in combination with a cost guarantee for an agreed period.

September 30, 2011
Bilfinger Berger reduces investments in Nigerian business
Bilfinger Berger and its minority shareholding Julius Berger Nigeria PLC (JBN), Abuja, have signed a letter of intent according to which JBN will acquire the engineering and services activities of Bilfinger Berger Nigeria GmbH, Wiesbaden.

September 26, 2011
Bilfinger Berger acquires leading provider of heating surface cleaning systems and finned tubes
Bilfinger Berger is further expanding its activities in the Power Services business segment with the acquisition of Rosink Apparate- und Anlagenbau GmbH in Nordhorn, Germany.

September 19, 2011
Bilfinger Berger intends to sell up to 19 public-private partnership projects
Bilfinger Berger intends to introduce a publicly-listed fund in which it will place up to 19 public-private-partnership projects from its current portfolio of 30 concession projects.

September 9, 2011
Bilfinger Berger strengthens industrial services
Bilfinger Berger has expanded its product offering in the field of industrial services with a further acquisition: The Group has acquired Alpha Mess-Steuer-Regeltechnik GmbH in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, a provider of extensive electro-technical services primarily for the gas industry, the chemicals sector and utilities.

September 6, 2011
Bilfinger Berger acquires leading international filter technology company
Bilfinger Berger is expanding its range of services in environmental and water technology, and is acquiring the filter division of Diemme, a globally active specialist manufacturer located in Lugo, Italy.

September 7, 2011
Bilfinger Berger leads industry rankings once again
Bilfinger Berger is again at the very top of industry rankings in the German and international services business: As in previous years, Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services leads the 2011 rankings of industrial maintenance companies in Germany by a wide margin. The survey was published yesterday by market research company Lünendonk.

August 11, 2011
Interim Report Q2 2011
In the first half of 2011, Bilfinger Berger increased its output volume while operating profit (EBIT) grew at a disproportionately high rate. The successful business development will continue in the second half of the year.

July 26, 2011
Servicing premium real estate
Bilfinger Berger is benefiting from dynamic development in the German real estate market: the Group has concluded contracts for real estate management services with a total volume of more than €65 million.

July 5, 2011
Bilfinger Berger assembles second largest natural gas storage facility in Europe
Bilfinger Berger has completed the order for extensive assembly work of the largest natural gas storage facility in Austria. The new expansion phase doubles the capacity of the Haidach storage facility near Salzburg to approximately 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

June 30, 2011
Roland Koch takes over as Chairman of the Executive Board - Herbert Bodner retires
On July 1, 2011, Roland Koch, 53, will take over the position of Chairman of the Executive Board of Bilfinger Berger SE. He succeeds Herbert Bodner, 63, who will retire after twelve years at the head of the Company.

June 17, 2011
Bilfinger Berger sells American construction unit
Bilfinger Berger has completed the sale of the remaining construction activities at Fru Con, its American subsidiary. The unit is specialized in the construction of sewage treatment plants and in the past year generated an output volume of about €50 million.

June 14, 2011
Dr. Christian Roth passes away at the age of 77
On June 9, 2011 Dr. Christian Roth, who was Chairman of the Executive Board at Bilfinger Berger for many years, passed away at the age of 77.

June 14, 2011
Götz Deimann passes away
Götz Deimann, former Chief Financial Officer of Bilfinger Berger, passed away on June 8, 2011 at the age of 84.

June 7, 2011
Success off the Norwegian coast
Bilfinger Berger has won another order from the oil and gas industry. The Company will deliver maintenance services for the BP Group at rigs and stationary tankers, known as floating production storage and offloading units, used for the processing and temporary storage of crude oil.

May 31, 2011
Annual General Meeting elects Supervisory Board of Bilfinger Berger SE - Bernhard Walter re-elected Chairman
At its constituent meeting on May 31, 2011, the Supervisory Board of Bilfinger Berger SE re-elected Dr. h.c. Bernhard Walter, former Speaker of the Executive Board at Dresdner Bank AG, as Chairman.

May 25, 2011
Bilfinger Berger notches win in Belgium
Bilfinger Berger has won a major order in the Belgian biotechnology sector. In Geel, the Company will install a biotechnological production facility for Genzyme, part of the Sanofi pharmaceutical group. The order has a volume of approximately €30 million.

May 12, 2011
Interim Report Q1 2011
Bilfinger Berger continued its successful development in the first quarter of 2011. Output volume and earnings increased once again compared with the prior-year quarter.

May 10, 2011
Bilfinger Berger operates colleges for further education in Northern Ireland
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Bilfinger Berger has taken the last of four college campuses in which the Company is a major shareholder into full operation. The campuses were delivered as part of a public private partnership (PPP). Together with local partners, the Group has financed, designed, built or rehabilitated the educational facilities of the South Eastern Regional College.

April 19, 2011
Football Championships in Poland: Bilfinger Berger expands infrastructure
Bilfinger Berger is contributing to the expansion of Poland's infrastructure for the European Football Championships in 2012. The Company is carrying out projects with an investment volume of about €75 million at two locations.

April 13, 2011
Bilfinger Berger benefits from renewable energy trend
Bilfinger Berger has won an order, together with its Danish partner Per Aarsleff, to build the foundations for 80 offshore turbines at the new DanTysk windpark.

April 12, 2011
Bilfinger Berger boosts offshore business in the North Sea
In the United Kingdom, Bilfinger Berger has signed framework contracts valued at over €200 million for the maintenance and repair of offshore platforms in the North Sea. The comprehensive agreements with renowned companies, which also include project coordination and the management of planned plant shutdowns, cover a period of three to five years.

March 30, 2011
Annual Press Conference 2011
Bilfinger Berger successfully closed out the 2010 financial year. Output volume increased by 5 percent to €8,123 million. The share accounted for by the services business grew to about 80 percent. Orders received rose by 5 percent to €8,048 million and order backlog expanded by 3 percent to €8,585 million.

March 17, 2011
Bilfinger Berger to build and operate schools in Northern Ireland
Bilfinger Berger has won an order for a public-private partnership project in Northern Ireland with an investment volume of more than €60 million. The Group will lead a consortium that will finance, design and build two school buildings and, upon completion, operate them for a period of 25 years.

March 16, 2011
Jürgen Sarrazin to celebrate his 75th birthday
Jürgen Sarrazin, who served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Bilfinger Berger from 1985 to 1998, celebrates his 75th birthday on March 21, 2011

March 10, 2011
Bilfinger Berger completes sale of Valemus Australia
Bilfinger Berger has completed the sale of its subsidiary, Valemus Australia. All shares in the company have been acquired by Lend Lease, an Australian construction and real-estate group.

February 28, 2011
Bilfinger Berger to build denitrification plant valued at €100 million
Bilfinger Berger has won an order, valued at approximately €100 million, for a flue gas purification system from the Israeli energy sector. Client for the eight plants for the separation of nitrogen oxides is one of the country’s largest power companies, the Israel Electric Corporation.

February 16, 2011
Bilfinger Berger wins major order valued at over €130 million from the American oil and gas industry
In one of the most important oil and gas fields in the United States, the Group will design, manufacture and build five pump stations and tank storage systems which are part of a new, nearly 250-kilometer long pipeline.

February 14, 2011
Preliminary report on the 2010 financial year
Bilfinger Berger successfully closed out the 2010 financial year. Output volume, orders received and order backlog grew further while EBIT and net profit doubled.

January 24, 2011
Bilfinger Berger acquires ATG
Bilfinger Berger has acquired British industrial service provider ATG, expanding its capacity in measurement, control and automation engineering in the United Kingdom. ATG generates an annual volume of €25 million and employs 250 people.

January 20, 2011
Bilfinger Berger to build new urban district in Munich
Bilfinger Berger will build The Seven, a new urban district in Munich’s downtown core, for about €60 million. The development features apartments, offices and commercial space on the grounds of a former thermal power plant and will be completed by the end of 2012.

January 18, 2011
Bilfinger Berger services in demand
Bilfinger Berger Facility Services has received orders with a volume of about €55 million from industrial clients. The company will provide complex and technically demanding facility management services for BASF, Carl Zeiss and Orange Communications.