Dir.bg posted 356 000 leva loss for 2012, compared to 244 000 leva profit a year earlier, the financial statement of the company shows.

The loss of the company could have been even bigger by 202 000 leva, which is the sum raised through the listing of the company on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The major buyer of the stock at the time (35 814 shares at 2.70 leva per share) was Argent 2002 advertising agency, managed by Vladimir Denev.

The company plans to raise its capital from 4.6 mln. leva to 6.15 mln. leva through the issuing of 1.538 mln. new shares with nominal value of 1 leva and issue value of 1.91 leva per share.

The decision for the capital increase was taken by the Board of directors of the company, whose members include Vladimir Zheglov, his wife Marina Zheglova and Stoyan Kyuchukov.

The members of the Board of directors of Dir.bg and the chief executive officer Vladimir Zheglov received a total of 365 000 leva salary and bonuses in 2012, the financial statement of the company shows. The figure amounted to 308 000 leva in 2011.

At least 1 384 444 shares with a total issue value of 2.644 mln. leva have to be subscribed in order for the capital increase to be considered successful.

Dir.bg's stock was last traded on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange at a price of 2.75 leva per share. The number of employees of the company amounted to 40 at the end of 2012.