Conclusion of agreement for the acquisition of shareholding


AS Aspi (wholly owned subsidiary of AS Eesti Ehitus) and a private individual
acting as a stakeholder in OÜ Kaurits (a 52 per cent subsidiary of AS Aspi)
signed a stake transfer agreement on 19 May 2008. As per agreement AS Aspi
acquires a 14 per cent stake in OÜ Kaurits and thereby increases its share to
66 per cent. The transfer of the stake is per agreement on 20 May 2008. 

As per agreement AS Aspi acquires the stake in OÜ Kaurits with nominal value of
EEK 840 000 (approx. EUR 53 686). 

OÜ Kaurits main activity is renting road and terrain construction machinery and
also acting as a subcontractor in infrastructure construction in the Republic
of Estonia. AS Eesti Ehitus Group objective in increasing its stake is to
increase its presence in the companies acting on the machineries rental market. 

The transaction does not have material economical effect on the activities of
AS Eesti Ehitus Group and does not qualify as an acquisition of significant
holding nor a related party transaction within the meaning of “Requirements for
Issuers” of the NASDAQ OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange Rules. The members of the
supervisory board and management board of AS Eesti Ehitus do not have any
personal interests in the incorporation of the company. 


Eesti Ehitus is a group of construction companies whose core business is
general contracting and construction management in the construction of
buildings and structures in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. In
addition, in Estonia our companies act as independent contractors in road
construction and maintenance, environmental engineering, the assembly of
reinforced concrete elements, and the performance of cast-on-site concrete
works. The parent of the Group is AS Eesti Ehitus, a company registered and
located in Tallinn, Estonia. In addition to the parent company, there are more
than 20 subsidiaries in the Group. The consolidated revenue of the Group in
2007 was 3,8 billion kroons (240 million euros) and the consolidated net profit
was 290 million kroons (19 million euros). AS Eesti Ehitus Group employs more
than 1100 people. Since 18 May 2006, the company's shares have been quoted in
the main list of the NASDAQ OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange. 

1 EUR = 15,6466 EEK


Raimo Talviste
AS Eesti Ehitus
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +372 6400 445
Email: raimo.talviste@eestiehitus.ee
www.eestiehitus.ee
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