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Sašo Stanovnik

Slovenian Weekly Report 4.6.2018-8.6.2018

    • Takeover attempt by Anatol of Cinkarna Celje came as surprise to LJSE participants, given prior unsuccessful processes of several existing shareholders to unload their position in the past sale processes. Please note Anatol is connected with Ring, which successfully acquired and afterwards sold paint producer Helios in Slovenia. KKR is also mentioned as provider of financing. However for now most public expressions implied dissatisfaction with the proposed price, namely EUR 220 per share.
      • This would imply Mcap of EUR 179m.
      • Note TTM EBITDA of Cinkarna Celje is at EUR 56.8m while TTM profit stands at EUR 34.8m. The company net cash position.
      • Shares already trade at EUR 270 per share and significantly surged from mid April when price still lingered around EUR 200 per share.
    • On Cinkarna Celje a management dividend proposal of EUR 26.52 per share was accepted to be paid out on 13th June. On the proposal of Modra Zavarovalnica (state entity) Cinkarna Celje will have authorization for share buyback program for 10% of the issue within the range of EUR 250 to 300.
    • Unofficially a 51% consortium is being formed to maximize pricing.
    • EUR 26.52 ex date is on 11th June.

     

    • A public tender was announced for 72.13% stake in logistics provider Intereuropa, more exactly 9.17m of regular and 10.66m of preferred shares. Bids are expected by 2th July 2018. This is more or less a repeat of the previous sale process that unsuccessfully ended in 2016, however industry and company conditions have improved in the period.
Underlyings
Cinkarna Celje d.d.

Cinkarna Celje dd is a Slovenia-based company, engaged in the production and marketing of titanium dioxide pigment. The Company's product range includes titanium dioxide and sulfuric acid; titanium and zinc sheets; zinc wire, alloys and anodes; printing plates, links and graphic preparations, as well as powder, rubber and anticorrosion coatings. Additionally, it offers construction and joint sealants; facade plasters; mortars and screeds; decorative plasters; protection, waterproofing and quick bonding agents; cement additives; copper and sulfur fungicides, as well as other chemical products. The Company operates through one wholly owned subsidiary, Cinkarna-Kvarc doo Tuzla, incorporated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Intereuropa

Intereuropa dd is a Slovenia-based company engaged in the provision of logistic services. The Company provides its services in three divisions: Land Transport, covering groupage, express transport, road transport, railway transport, customs services and distribution of spare parts; Intercontinental transport, including air transport, sea freight, shipping agency and automobile logistics; and Logistics solutions division, involved in the storage, distribution and logistics projects. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated through 16 subsidiaries and one joint venture in such countries as Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Montenegro, Albania, Germany and France.

KRKA d.d.

Krka is a public generic pharmaceutical company based in Slovenia. Co. is engaged in the development, production, sale and marketing of human health products (prescription and selfmedication pharmaceuticals and cosmetics), animal health products and health resort and tourist services. Co. focuses on a range of generic prescription pharmaceuticals, which are marketed under Co.'s own brands. Co. offers customers in over 70 countries a broad range of prescription pharmaceuticals, self-medication products and animal health and cosmetic products. Co.'s activities are supplemented by health resort and tourist services of Terme Krka.

Luka Koper

Luka Koper dd is a Slovenia-based company engaged in the provision of port and logistics services in the Port of Koper. The Company provides basic port services, such as sorting, palletising, sampling, protection, labelling, weighing, cleaning and other services; management of the economic zone; supporting services; cargo handling; warehousing, and integrated logistics solutions. Through its terminals, the Company handles general cargo, containers, vehicles, dry bulk cargo, liquid bulk cargo, cereals and fodder, livestock, minerals, timber, fruit, alumina, minerals and energy. The Company also offers terminals for cars, containers and roll on-roll off services. Additionally, the Company is engaged in hotel and catering services, as well as waste collection and recycling. As of December 31, 2011, the Company's subsidiaries included Luka Koper Pristan doo, Luka Koper INPO doo, Adria Terminali doo, TOC doo and Luka Koper Deutschland GmbH, as well as several associated companies.

Pozavarovalnica Sava

Pozavarovalnica Sava dd (or Sava Reinsurance Plc), also known as Sava Re dd, is a Slovenia-based reinsurance undertaking. It operates as a parent company of Sava Re Group, which comprises direct insurance and pension undertakings. The Company's activities are divided into four segments: Reinsurance operations, Non-life insurance operations, Life insurance operations and Other business segment. The Reinsurance operations segment comprises treaty and facultative arrangements for intra-group clients and insurance and reinsurance partners worldwide. The Non-life insurance operations segment supports local markets with non-life insurance products and customer oriented services. The Life insurance operations segment is focused on life protection and saving products, including pension schemes. The Other business segment comprises operations of the Company's non-insurance subsidiaries. Sava Re Group operates through subsidiaries in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo.

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Sašo Stanovnik

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