Optimus regains share trading privileges

"It opens us a way to a new share issue," said Optimus president Piotr Lewandowski. "I hope that the shareholders will support the board's project since the company's future depends on it." Trading in Optimus shares was suspended as a result of suspected irregularities in its previous issue that allowed Michal Debski to amass almost 30% of shares.Trading will be renewed on Monday with a new 40 million share issue at zl.1 each. "We will repay bank loans with funds collected from the floor,"said Lewandowski. "Around zl.25-28 million will be left and will be allocated for working capital." From here Optimus aims to increase the scale of its operation. "It is necessary since the computer market is difficult and the competition is growing," said Lewandowski. The funds from the issue will allow the company to improve its financial results after 2005's loss of almost zl.7.4 million. Lewandowski is assuring that "the results of restructuring are already visible." (Puls Biznesu, p. 13) E.B.