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39
Report on Operating Performance
PlanetOne Internet Service GmbH
In September 2001, Tiscali, through its Austrian subsidiary World Online GmbH, acquired
100% of the share capital of PlanetOne Internet Service GmbH, one of Austria's best-
known B2B Internet Service Providers, for approximately EUR 2mn in cash. PlanetOne has
an excellent reputation among B2B clients in Austria, thanks to the high quality of its
services, which include leased line access, ADSL products, web domains, e-mail services
and intranet solutions.
Infosource
In October 2001, Tiscali, through its subsidiary Liberty Surf Group SA, acquired Infosource,
Belgacom's French Internet subsidiary. Infosource is one of France's main ISPs, with over
250,000 active users and with the web portals Infonie.fr and Lokace.fr. In September 2001,
it recorded monthly traffic of 150mn minutes and 35.8mn page views. The transaction
value was EUR 5mn in cash.
Wish-NokNok
In November 2001, Tiscali, through its subsidiary Tiscali BV, took over the Internet
business of Wish-NokNok for EUR 2.3mn in cash.
Wish-NokNok is a Dutch ISP with more than 130,000 active subscribers, who generate an
average of 70mn minutes of Internet traffic per month.
Nextra Deutschland GmbH Co. KG
In December 2001, Tiscali, through its subsidiary Tiscali Deutschland GmbH, acquired
100% of the German Companies Nextra Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, and Nextra
Deutschland Verwaltungs GmbH — which together account for all Nextra operations in
Germany — from Telenor/Nextra AS, for a total cash payment of EUR 5mn. Nextra
Deutschland operates as a Communications Service Provider, providing IP-based solutions
to about 2,000 business clients in Germany. Its core products are managed Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs), secure firewalls and hosting/housing services. Nextra's strong market
position in managed VPNs completes Tiscali's range of products for corporate customers
in Germany.
Intercall
In June 2001, Tiscali, through its subsidiary Liberty Surf Group SA, acquired Intercall, a
French Nouveau Marché-listed Company, via a capital increase made for the purpose. On
the same date, Liberty Surf filed a simplified Public Purchase Offer plan with "Conseil des
Marchés Financiers". Liberty Surf Group SA currently holds 88.63% of Intercall shares.
Relations with Group Companies and associated parties
Relations with Group Companies are mainly linked to the corporate restructuring which is
still underway. Details on the restructuring and its economic impact, duly written off in the
consolidated accounts as required, are provided in a separate paragraph.