Bulgarian (SOFIX) Utilities Sector Analysis

Eurohold's Energy Subholding Offers 112 mln Euro for Remaining 33% of CEZ Distribution, CEZ Electro

Eastern European Electric Company B.V. (EEEC), the energy subholding of Eurohold Bulgaria AD (BUL:EUBG), which is the direct owner of the units that the public holding acquired from CEZ Group in Bulgaria, has launched public tender offers to buy the stakes of the minority shareholders in CEZ Distribution Bulgaria AD (BUL:CEZD) and CEZ Electro Bulgaria AD (BUL:CEZE), both of them listed on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE). ???C acquired 67% of the capital of the two companies and according to the Public Offering of Securities Act it is obliged to make public offer tenders to the shareholders of the remaining 33% of the capital. ???C offers to the minority shareholders in CEZ Distribution BGN 276.88 per share or a total of almost BGN 176.2 million for a little over 636 000 shares, each with a par value of BGN 1.00. The offer to the minority shareholders in CEZ Electro is BGN 26.07 thousand per share or a total of around BGN 43.02 million for 1650 shares, each with a par value of BGN 10.00. In this way Eurohold’s energy subholding is ready to pay approximately BGN 219.2 million (EUR 112.09 million) for all remaining shares in the two companies. More information for EEEC’s public tender offers is published on the websites of CEZ Distribution Bulgaria (here) and CEZ Electro Bulgaria (here). The Financial Supervision Commission has not yet expressed its opinion on the public tender offers.