You are welcome to buy it. Press release by BSE-Sofia Privatisation of the government stake in Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia and Central Depository AD Today, March 15, 2012, Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia received the following information: The Ministry of Finance, in the latter’s capacity of a principal of the government stake in Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia and Central Depository AD, has entrusted the Privatization and Post-Privatization Control Agency with the preparation and the organisation pertaining to the privatisation of both companies. In compliance with the “Concept of the Integration of Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia and Central Depository AD into the European and World Financial Markets” as adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria under Resolution dated April 06, 2011, the privatisation procedure aims at enhancing the efficiency of the Bulgarian Capital Market and securing its future amongst the European markets through its consolidation with a leading world or European exchange operator or exchange group. The privatisation procedure provides for the bundle sale to a single strategic investor of the government stakes amounting to 50.0542% in the capital of Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia and to 43.7% in the capital of Central Depository AD. In view of the fact that the Exchange holds additional 6.61% in the depositary institution’s capital, upon finalising the procedure the buyer is to control more than 50% in the capital of each company.
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