Notified on 27 October 2006, with effect on 9 November 2006, this merger consists of the projected acquisition of sole control of R.L. - Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais SA ("R.L.") by Mota - Engil, Ambiente e Serviços SGPS, SA ("MEAS"), by means of a bid to purchase the shares representing its registered capital.