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Focus: keeping our BUYs on the Greek banks (Alpha, Eurobank, NBG and Piraeus); downgrading Echo Investment to HOLD, with a lower PLN 4.8 PT; Czech retail – government unveils excise tax hikes on tobacco and spirits

HEADLINES:
• Greek banks: if you're going through hell, keep going (Alpha, Eurobank, NBG and Piraeus stay BUY)
• Echo Investment: Turn on, Tune in, Hold on (downgraded to HOLD)
• Czech retail: government unveils excise tax hikes on tobacco and spirits NEGATIVE
• PKP Cargo: PLN 17.5m one-off bonus agreed with unions NEUTRAL
• Georgia Capital: launches first phase of Mestiachala HPP NEUTRAL
• Polish telecoms: mobile number portability in 1Q19 NEUTRAL
• Short News (BFT)
Underlyings
Echo Investment

Echo Investment is a real estate investment and development company based in Poland. Co.'s is engaged in operations in the real estate market, the design, construction and development of shopping and entertainment centers, hotels, office buildings, houses, blocks of flats and apartments. Co.'s operations are organized along three operating segments: Shopping and Entertaining Centers, Offices and Hotels and Residential. Co. also offers general contracting services for third party investors. Co. owns properties throughout Poland, including Szczecin, Poznan, Warsaw, Krakow and Kielce, among others, and abroad, including Ukraine, Romania and Hungary.

Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings SA

Eurobank Ergasias and its subsidiaries are organized in the following reportable segments: Retail. which incorporates customer current accounts, savings, deposits and investment savings products, credit and debit cards, consumer loans, small business banking and mortgages; Corporate, which incorporates direct debit facilities, current accounts, deposits, overdrafts, loan and other credit facilities, foreign currency and derivative products; Wealth Management, which incorporates private banking services; Global and Capital Markets, which incorporates investment banking services; and International, which incorporates operations in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Cyprus, Ukraine and Luxembourg.

Georgia Capital

Georgia Capital PLC. Georgia Capital PLC is a United Kingdom-based holding company. The Company is focused on investing in developing businesses in Georgia. Its portfolio companies include Georgian Global Utilities LLC (GGU), JSC m2 (m2), JSC Aldagi (Aldagi) and JSC Teliani Valley (Teliani). GGU carries on business in two areas: water utility and renewable energy generation. m2 is the Company's real estate business. m2 develops residential and commercial property in Georgia, outsourcing design while focusing on project and construction management, and sales. m2 also focuses on developing hotels with outsourced operations. Aldagi is a provider of property and casualty insurance products in Georgia. Aldagi primarily focuses on the Georgian motor vehicle, property, credit life, and liability insurance markets and also on other markets offering cargo and agricultural (Agro) insurance. Teliani is a wine and beer producer in Georgia and its sells its products across 15 countries.

National Bank of Greece S.A. ADS

Philip Morris CR AS

Philip Morris CR is engaged in the production, sale, distribution and marketing of cigarettes and other tobacco products and the provision of related services. Co. manufactures the following brands of cigarettes: L & M, Bond, Marlboro, Philip Morris, Petra, Start, Sparta, and Chesterfield.

Piraeus Bank SA

PKP Cargo

PKP Cargo SA is a Poland-based company active in the transportation sector. The Company's main activity is domestic and international transport of goods by rail and provision of logistic services in the field of railway cargo transport services. The Company divides its services into six divisions: Transport, offering rail transport carried out by PKP Cargo, road transport and ferry transport; Intermodal, providing intermodal rail transport; Forwarding, services carried out by Trade Trans, Cargosped and PKP Cargo International; Terminals, offering service of reloading terminals; Sidings, providing railway sidings; and Rolling Stock, which provides repairs of the rolling stock. It operates through Advanced World Transport BV (AWT).

Stock Spirits Group

Stock Spirits Group is a spirits company. Co. along with its subsidiaries are engaged in the production and distribution of branded spirits in Central and Eastern Europe. Co.'s spirits include vodka, flavoured vodka, rum, brandy and herbal bitter liqueurs. Co. has more than 40 brands and export internationally to more than 40 countries worldwide. Co.'s brands include Zoladkowa de Luxe, Lubelska, Zoladkowa Gorzka, Stock Prestige, 1906, Fernet Stock, Bozkov, Amundsen, Keglevich, Limonce, Stock Original, Keglevich, Golden, Stock 84, Fernet Stock Citrus, and Hammerhead. Co. has operations in Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Wood and Company
Wood and Company

WOOD & Company is the leading investment bank in Emerging Europe. Founded in 1991 and head-quartered in Prague, our footprint spans the region and touches investors around the globe.

A pioneer in Emerging Europe, WOOD executed many of the first CEE equity trades and landmark investment banking transactions. Our electronic trading platform was the first in the region, and remains the best. We are continually expanding our relevance and reach in these ever-evolving markets.

Our equity market share reflects our stature: 7% in Warsaw, 20% in Bucharest, 16% in Hungary, 40% in Prague and 5% in Vienna. Our distribution is unparalleled, with the largest salesforce in the region, servicing a uniquely diverse investor base.

We couple local expertise with a truly international perspective. With offices on the ground in the region, and in key financial hubs such as London and Milano, we are never far from our clients and we remain at the forefront of what’s afoot in the CEE emerging and frontier landscape.

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