CT’s CFO, Juraj Sedivy, said that the company may raise approximately EUR2bn, or CZK58bn, in debt, to finance the potential acquisition of a leading telecom operator (fixed&mobile) in the CEE region. As a result the debt/equity ratio would increase to 0.5-0.65 from the current 0.12. In line with previous comments, the company may call its AGM earlier than it has previously, i.e., in April or May. The AGM may decide on a potential acquisition and/or a dividend policy. As no suitable acquisition has been identified yet, the likelihood of a larger dividend is increasing. We expect CT to approve a dividend policy similar to the previous policy, which assumed a 70-80% payout from consolidated net income. Nevertheless, the company may have a potential to pay a larger dividend next year, as no dividend has been paid in 2005. The dividend may reach between CZK40-60 per share. CT may also consider a share-buy back program. Theoretically, if no acquisitions are made, CT may use the potential leverage increase of CZK58bn (CZK180 per share) for dividends.