Dębica to stay listed and to pay a healthy 2003 dividend

The firm's president, Zdzisław Chabowski, said that in 2004, Dębica also intends to increase its profitability. "The final decision on the dividend will be taken at the general shareholders meeting," Chabowski added. Goodyear, Dębica's strategic investor, which controls a 60% stake in the tire producer, is standing firm by its earlier statements that it will not withdraw Dębica from the Warsaw Stock Exchange. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) A.Z.