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Asseco Poland Withholds its IPO on NASDAQ

Following consultations with investors and investment banks the Management Board of Asseco Poland S.A. decided to withhold preparations for the company's listing on the NASDAQ Global Markets.

Following consultations with investors and investment banks the Management Board of Asseco Poland S.A. decided to withhold preparations for the company's listing on the NASDAQ Global Markets.

 

The analyses carried out by the company show that entering the American stock exchange would require an issuance of shares worth between USD 150 and 200 million. Given a very strong financial position of both Asseco Poland S.A. and the Asseco Group (as at the end of 2010 the parent company held over PLN 173 million or USD 58.4 million in cash, while the group's cash position amounted to PLN 842 million or USD 284 million), such an issuance of shares seems unnecessary even assuming the continuation of their acquisition strategy.

 

- I believe the preparation work was not in vain. We have learned a lot by getting to know the mechanisms of launching an IPO and about functioning of a company at the NASDAQ. At this point I would like to thank all the investment banks and advisors who shared with us their expert knowledge and invaluable experience that we may be able to use in the future – said Adam Góral, President of the Management Board at Asseco Poland S.A.

 

Nonetheless, the company does not preclude a situation where a potential future acquisition of a large IT firm, ensuring a spectacular growth of the Asseco Group, might be financed by offering Asseco Poland shares at the NASDAQ Global Markets.


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