Article: FRAPORT AG DENIES IPO FUNDS USED FOR MANILA TERMINAL PROJECT.

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FRANKFURT/MAIN, March 19 /News Aktuell-AsiaNet/ --

In response to today's report in the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Fraport AG explained that no funds from the company's initial public offering (IPO) have flown into the terminal project in Manila, the Philippines. Rather, the IPO proceeds were invested or used for debt repayment. Since the end of 2000, Fraport AG has not made any additional funding available to the Piatco project company in Manila.

The auditing company KPMG prepared an evaluation of the Manila project's risk position as of the end of 2000. Fraport AG has taken the study's ...

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