In Brief: Polpharma price; Kogeneracja investors; Miners underground strike

The consortium of Spectra Management, Prokom Investments and insurer Warta will pay zl. 352 million for an 80% stake in Poland's leading pharmaceutical company Polpharma, a source told Reuters on Monday (Reuters) ... German and French energy companies, Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW) and Electricite de France (EdF), have announced they have exceeded 5% stakes in Poland's third power and heating plant, Kogeneracja. EnBW holds 9.2%, while EdF has 6.91%. By the end of the year Kogeneracja will make another share issue directed at a strategic investor. (Reuters) ... Over 50 coal miners yesterday began an underground strike in 11 Silesian mines, demanding restoration of a collective bargaining agreement which the coal mines terminated in mid-May as they were unable to keep to its terms. The agreement provided for for a 30% salary increase this year. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 22) T.J.