In Brief: Frantschach Świecie; Żywiec; Telwizja Familijna

Yesterday the General Shareholders' Meeting of paper and packaging producer Frantschach Świecie decided on a dividend payout to its shareholders of zł. 4.79 per share. The company also announced plans to spend zł. 60 million on investments this year and said that the acquisition of other companies in th e sector will probably be finalized no sooner than by the end of the year. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5) ... Top beer producer Żywiec has created a special f und for 2002 dividend payouts totalling over zł. 226.7 million. Shareholders can count on dividends of zł. 20 per share. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ... The economic court has announced the bankruptcy of Telewizja Familijna, producer of Telewizja Plus. The judge announced the value of the company's assets, am ounting to zł. 32 million and liabilities of zł. 130 million. The company re corded losses of zł. 93 million last year. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 22) A.K.