Polkomtel's shareholder edge close to final deal

According to Andrzej Krug, the deputy president of KGHM responsible for the sale of Polkomtel, KGHM, PKN Orlen and the National Grid (PSE) will soon present the new offer to Vodafone and TDC. The new offer envisages the sale of 20% of Polkomtel's shares on the bourse. "We want to talk with Vodafone and TDC about the sale of the rest [of the shares]. We are ready to offer them all the remaining shares," declared Krug. It seems that the new offer of Polkomtel's Polish shareholders has a chance to be accepted by the foreign partners, since the purchase of all the remaining shares would guarantee them at least a 75% stake in the operator, thanks to which they could fully control the operator. However, Krug is not too optimistic, "Talks with foreign shareholders have been very difficult so far. They have not left us any doubt that they would exercise their right to buy the shares first." (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4) E.B.