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OPTIMA SHOPPING CENTRE COMPLETES IN SLOVAKIA

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01.12.2008
For Immediate Release
                  OPTIMA SHOPPING CENTRE COMPLETES IN SLOVAKIA
- Phase II opens in time for Christmas trading with 96% of units let
Jersey, 1 December, 2008: Atrium European Real Estate Limited  
("Atrium")  (ATX: ATR), one of the leading  real  estate  companies  
focused  on  shopping  centre investment, management and development 
in Central and Eastern Europe,  announces today that it has completed
the development of the  Optima  shopping  centre  in Kosice, 
Slovakia. This follows  the  opening  of  Phase  II  of  the  scheme 
on Saturday 29 November 2008 and  brings  online  a  further  16,000 
m2  of  gross lettable area (GLA).
Phase I of Optima originally opened in 2002 and, following the 
opening of  phase II, is 96% let. The two storey shopping  centre  is
anchored  by  Hypernova,  a major food retailer in Slovakia and the  
Czech  Republic  owned  by  the  global supermarket operator Ahold, 
and also offers a seven screen Cinemax cinema and  a variety of 
restaurants ranging from McDonalds through to  local  operators  such
as Viccolo and Bright.   There  are  145  units  within  the  centre 
which  has attracted a range of national  and  international  brands 
including  Deichmann, Intersport, Peacocks, Marks & Spencer, H&M, 
C&A,  Reserved,  Guess,  Esprit  and Nike.
Optima is the largest shopping centre of  its  kind  in  Slovakia,  
outside  the capital of Bratislava.  It has been designed to make it 
a  destination  location for the local population and aims to attract
visitors  from  a  wide  catchment area, where Atrium has identified 
a gap in  the  market  for  such  a  facility. There are over 250,000
inhabitants in Kosice making it the second  largest  city in 
Slovakia.  The location close to the main junction of the  E51  
motorway  and the city ring road I50, opens the centre up to a 
further 290,000  consumers  who are within a 30 minute drive.  The 
facility also offers car parking  for  up  to 1600 cars.
Rachel Lavine, the  new  CEO  of  Atrium,  commented:   "Optima  is  
a  landmark development in a prime location and will become  both  
the  major  shopping  and entertainment complex for Kosice  and  
attract  visitors  from  the  surrounding regions.  Dominating a 
large commercial and retail zone, it has  attracted  many major 
international brands to  the  area  and  with  the  opening  so  
close  to Christmas, our tenants will be able to  take  full  
advantage  of  the  seasonal boost in sales.  Located 1km from the 
city centre, Optima  benefits  from  being part of a big commercial 
zone, which  also  includes  a  Kika  furniture  store. This, coupled
with our major anchors such as Hypernova and Marks & Spencer  will 
strengthen Optimas retail offering to tenants and consumers alike.
"Furthermore, this is  a  great  example  of  the  management  team's
skill  in undertaking high quality extension projects which offer 
great returns  at  lower risks and help maximize the value of our 
investment portfolio."
For further information:
Financial Dynamics:                                       +44 (0)20 7831 3113
Richard Sunderland
Laurence Jones 
Richard.sunderland@fd.com
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Further inquiry note:

Financial Dynamics, London
Stephanie Highett / Richard Sunderland
Phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113
mailto:richard.sunderland@fd.com

Branche: Real Estate
ISIN: AT0000660659
WKN: 066065
Index: Standard Market Continous
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official market

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