SRV sold the hotel in Ekaterinburg SRV Russia Ltd, which belongs to the SRV Group, has sold the shares of ZAO Nordrus Hotel. ZAO Nordrus Hotel owns the 160-room hotel located in Ekaterinburg in Russia. The hotel is operated under Park Inn brand. The buyer is Wenaas Hotel Russia A/S, which belongs to the Norwegian Wenaas Group. The selling price is EUR 22.5 million. “SRV has been in the Russian market for more than 20 years and has implemented over 60 projects. Selling of the hotel, which we constructed, was according to our plans and strategy to release equity to be invested in Russia in order to increase our operations there”, says Eero Heliövaara, CEO of SRV. The transaction requires the consent of the Russian competition authorities, which is expected during September/October. The transaction brings an operating profit of about EUR 13 million. SRV Group Plc Eero Heliövaara CEO Further information: Veli-Matti Kullas, Executive Vice President, SRV Russia, tel. +358 40 501 5280 Hannu Linnoinen, Senior Executive Vice President, CFO, SRV, tel. +358 50 523 850 Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki Main media