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SABANCI GROUP

Sabanci Holding is the parent company of the Sabanci Group, Turkey’s leading industrial and financial conglomerate.

The Sabanci Group’s vision is creating sustainable advantage through differentiation.

The Sabanci Group has a mission of managing a competitive strategic portfolio with sustainable growth potential to create value for all of our stakeholders.

The Sabanci Group is composed of 68 companies, many of which are recognized as market leaders in their respective sectors. Sabancý Holding’s main business units include financial services, automotive, tire and tire reinforcement materials, retail, cement and energy. Sabancý Holding is listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and has controlling interest in 12 companies listed on the Exchange.

Sabanci Group companies currently operate in 18 countries and market their products in various regions in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North Africa and North and South America. Capitalizing on its strong reputation and instant name recognition in addition to its positive local relationships and knowledge of and experience in the Turkish market, the Sabancý Group has grown through the expansion of core businesses and the formation of joint ventures.. Sabancý Holding’s multinational business partners include such prominent companies as Bridgestone, Carrefour, Citigroup, Dia, Heidelberg Cement, Hilton International, International Paper, Mitsubishi Motor Co., Philip Morris, Toyota and Verbund.

In addition to coordinating finance, strategy and business development and human resources functions, Sabanci Holding determines the Group’s vision and strategies, thus creating shareholder value through synergies across Group companies.

In 2008, the consolidated revenue of Sabanci Holding was US$ 15.3 billion with an EBITDA of US$ 2.1 billion.

The Sabancý Family is collectively Sabancý Holding’s major shareholder with 63% of the share capital. Sabancý Holding shares are traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) with a free float of 37% (including 15.89% registered to ISE in February 2009 by the other Sabanci family members). Depository receipts are quoted on the SEAQ International and Portal.