Deputy Industry Minister Martin Pecina commented on the potential sale of the state’s 16% stake in the company:
(i) The GM to be held on January 21 will decide whether management may buy up to 10% of CEZ shares in compliance with current legislation.
(ii) The GM will decide whether the transaction will be possible at the beginning of the summer. The GM will not decide whether it will take place or its potential size.
(iii) CEZ will probably want to sell the shares on. Pecina seriously doubts that CEZ would cancel the shares and thus lower equity.
The third point would confirm our earlier discussion with the company, which told us that CEZ feels it could sell the shares more effectively. This would suggest that the company is confident about its future performance. Source: Bloomberg
As expected, CEZ announced a buy-out offer for minority shareholders of Skoda Praha at CZK 193 per share. The offer is valid from today (17/01) until February 28. CEZ already owns 69% in the company. Of the remaining 31% stake, the National Property Fund owns 24.3%. The total costs to CEZ would be CZK 75.5m or CZK 0.13 per share.