Optimus shares hit all time low, down 50% in four months

One of the best-known Polish suppliers of computer hardware, Optimus, saw its shares drop 7.4% yesterday to reach its record low share price of zl. 8.8. The shares have lost 50% of their value since the company was launched on the stock exchange in January after splitting with media group Onet. Optimus representatives argued that the fall cannot be seen as a result of poor company performance. "In my opinion there is nothing happening in the company that could justify such drop in our share price. I' d rather blame the general situation on the markets", said Optimus director of investor relations Zbigniew Mazur. He also hoped that the announcement of company financial results for the first quarter of 2002 will help pull up the value of shares. (Parkiet, p. 3) M.K.