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DateEvent
Jul 3, 2007

OCLC acquires remaining shares of OCLC PICA

Effective July 1, 2007 OCLC EMEA B.V. repurchased the outstanding shares from its minority shareholder Stitchting Pica effectively becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of OCLC for 10,272000 Euros or $13,903,200

Company: [OCLC] [OCLC PICA]

Jan 19, 2007

Eric van Lubeek appointed Director of Operations and Services of OCLC PICA

van Lubeek was previously Managing Director of Infor Library Solutions.

Company: [OCLC ] [OCLC PICA]

Nov 3, 2005

OCLC PICA acquires Fretwell-Downing Informatics for $8,913,100

According to the 2006 OCLC Annual Report: FDI—On November 2, 2005, OCLC PICA B.V. purchased Fretwell-Downing Group, Ltd. and subsidiaries (“FDI”), a provider of digital library solutions, for 7,383,600 Euros ($8,913,100 at November 2, 2005).

Company: [OCLC] [OCLC PICA] [ Fretwell-Downing Informatics]

Jun 27, 2005

OCLC PICA acquires Sisis Informationssysteme for $4,504,700

According to the OCLC 2006 Annual Report: SISIS—Effective July 1, 2005, OCLC PICA B.V. purchased library management systems provider Sisis Informationssysteme GmbH and subsidiary (“Sisis”) for 3,769,500 Euros ($4,504,700 at July 1, 2005).

Company: [OCLC] [OCLC PICA]

Apr 16, 2002

Rein van Charldorp appointed Managing Director of OCLC PICA

Company: [OCLC] [OCLC PICA]

Jan 2002

OCLC PICA formed through the consolidation of Pica BV and OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa

OCLC PICA thorugh the integration of Pica BV and OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Company: [OCLC PICA] [OCLC]

Apr 1999

OCLC acquires 60 percent ownership of PICA BV for $8.7 million

OCLC acquires sixty-percent ownership of PICA, with forty percent retained by the Stichting Pica. From the 1999 OCLC Annual Report: "Effective December 23, 1999, OCLC acquired 35 percent equity interest in Pica B.V. for $5.4 million from the Pica Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Leiden, the Netherlands. Pica B.V. provides cataloging, interlibrary loan, local and end-user (reference) services to libraries in the Netherlands, France and Germany. Subsequently, on September 29, 2000, OCLC acquired an additional 25 percent of Pica B.V. shares for $3.3 million, bringing OCLC’s total share to 60 percent as prescribed in the agreement with Pica Foundation. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, Pica B.V. recorded revenues of $3.9 million and a positive result after taxes of $397,200. OCLC’s equity share is reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements in “Other Income.” Pica B.V. complements the activities of OCLC Europe, the Middle East & Africa, based in Birmingham, England. Both organizations are self-supporting from revenues generated by system use in their regions."

Company: [OCLC] [OCLC PICA]

1999

Stichting Pica forms PICA BV established as a Dutch limited liability company

Company: [OCLC PICA] [OCLC]

1997

Sisis Informationssysteme founded by Siemens

Sisis Informationssysteme established by Siemens, a spin-off of Siemens' library software activities in which the company had been inovlved since the late 1970s.

Company: [Sisis Informationssysteme] [OCLC] [OCLC PICA]

1996

Stichting Centre for Library Automation, Pica becomes Stichting Pica

Company: [OCLC PICA] [OCLC]

1992

Fretwell-Downing Informatics founded by Anthony Fretwell-Downing

Company: [Fretwell-Downing Informatics] [OCLC] [OCLC PICA]

1986

PICA becomes an independent organization named Stichting Centre for Library Automation, Pica

Company: [OCLC PICA] [OCLC]

1969

PICA founded by Royal National Library and a group of Dutch University Libraries

Company: [OCLC PICA] [OCLC]