Main parties' joint initial submission

Wienerberger Finance Service BV / Baggeridge Brick plc

Joint initial submission (pdf, 120kb)

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Index of redacted copies of OFT submissions (pdf, 33kb)

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Executive summary of the proposed transaction (pdf, 46kb)

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Informal merger notification (pdf, 201kb)

Annex 1: The sites of Wienerberger, Baggeridge and their competitors (pdf, 255kb)

Annex 2: Concentration of house builders and builder’s merchants (pdf, 42kb)

Annex 3: Website extract (pdf, 285kb)

Annex 4: RBB Paper on market shares in the UK in 2005 (pdf, 39kb)

Annex 5: RBB Paper on evaluation on the potential theories of harm arising from the merger of Wienerberger and Baggeridge. (pdf, 281kb)

Annex 6: Presentation slides used at meeting with OFT on 3 July 2006 (pdf, 2,516kb)

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Response to additional questions from OFT in relation to proposed merger (pdf, 365kb)

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Answers to the questions of 8th September 2006, dated 18 September (pdf, 59kb)

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Chart showing national market shares of Wienerberger and Baggeridge (xls, 136kb)

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Report by Charles Stanley Securities on Michelmersh Brick and report by Davy Stockbrokers on CRH (pdf, 476kb)

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Reports on Wienerberger AG (pdf, 2,830kb)

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Report by ABN AMRO Bank on the Wienerberger offer for Baggeridge Brick dated 17 August 2006 (pdf, 203kb)

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European Small Caps monthly round up by Merrill Lynch (pdf, 1,921kb)

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Report by CAIB on the Wienerberger Group (pdf, 783kb)

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Report by Goldman Sachs on the Wienerberger Group (pdf, 285kb)

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UBS investment research – ‘Taking Stock’ extract regarding Wienerberger Group (pdf, 295kb)

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Selected broker comments on the proposed Wienerberger/Baggeridge Brick merger compiled by UBS (pdf, 79kb)

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Report by Arbuthnot Securities (UK Equity Research Division) making a general assessment of the Baggeridge Brick business at the date of issue no.1 (pdf, 1,438kb)

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Report by Arbuthnot Securities (UK Equity Research Division) making a general assessment of the Baggeridge Brick business at the date of issue no.2 (pdf, 1,466kb)

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Report by Arbuthnot Securities (UK Equity Research Division) making a general assessment of the Baggeridge Brick business at the date of issue no.3 (pdf, 375kb)

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Report by Arden Partners plc on Baggeridge (pdf, 362kb)

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Selection of ‘Morning Meeting Notes’ published by Arden Partners plc on Baggeridge (pdf, 102kb)

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Article from Investors Chronicle “Bricks and Brick” dated 25 August 2006 (pdf, 49kb)

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Response to further questions, dated 29 September 2006 (pdf, 142kb)

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Response to questions dated 5 October 2006 (pdf, 121kb)

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Response to OFT Issues Letter of 15 November 2006 (pdf, 196kb)

Annex A1 – chart showing 50 year history of movement of brick production and despatch levels (pdf, 121kb)

Annex A2 – UK Brick production v despatches (pdf, 17kb)

Annex A5 – Graph illustrating import trends from January 2001 to March 2006 (pdf, 65kb)

Annex A9 – Reprinted article from Exeter “Express & Echo” dated 11 November 2006 regarding closure of Ibstock Pinhoe factory (pdf, 60kb)

Annex B2 – Credit Suisse Brokers’ report on Wienerberger dated 23 August 2006 (pdf, 530kb)