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In 2007, Esther Koplowitz
 purchased the Ibersuizas                                     We built and operate the
 stake in B-1998 and                                          South West Acute Hospital
 strengthened her position as                                 in Northern Ireland.
 the leading shareholder of
 FCC.                                                         Our Group won a water
                                                              supply project in Mexico.
 We built the Vidin-Calafat   A contract worth 251 million
 Bridge over the Danube,   euros was won to lay a             The New Cairo water        FCC entered the FTSE4Good
 measuring 1,791 metres in   section of AVE high-speed        treatment plant was built and   international sustainability
 length and linking Bulgaria   railway line to Almeria.       operated in Egypt, serving   stock index.
 and Romania.                                                 a population of one million.
 Zaragoza City Council                                        This was the first contract   In Austria, we launched
 FCC expanded Gran Canaria   awarded us the construction      awarded in Egypt for a     an urban waste energy
 Airport under a contract   and operation of the new          public-private partnership   generation plant in
 worth 124.6 million euros.  Bridge between Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania) over the Danube.   tramway system.  New Cairo treatment plant. Egypt.  (PPP) project.   Zistersdorf.

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 Aqualia set up a water   In 2008 the Board of Directors   The Group built the Murcia
 infrastructure management   of FCC appointed Esther   Tramway for 264 million
 company together with   Koplowitz and Esther Alcocer   euros, and will operate the
 the European Bank for   as First and Second Vice-  system for 40 years.
 Reconstruction and   Chairpersons.
 Development (EBRD),   We built the Torres Porta
 to operate in Central   Operations began at the Baix   Fira complex in Barcelona,
 and Eastern Europe.  de Llobregat waste water   comprising the Torre Realia
 treatment plant in Barcelona,   and the Hotel Porta Fira, the
 We invested in the renewable   the largest such facility in   latter claiming the Emporis
 energies sector by setting up   Europe.  Skyscraper 2010 award as
 a new business unit:    the best such building in
 FCC Energía.  The Board of Directors of   the world.
 FCC approved the company’s
 Environmental Policy.
                                             Hotel Porta Fira and Torre
                                               Realia in Hospitalet de
 Murcia Tramway.                                Llobregat. Barcelona.

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