Balkancar-Zarya (

) has acquired 7.1833% in DF Standard Investment Balanced Fund (

) , the monthly bulletin of the Central Depositary informed. The deal took place August 8.

The company's assets currently stand at 7.576 mln leva (3.873 mln euros), BSE reports.

At the end of last month, the Board of Directors adopted a decision to issue an emission of bonds worth up to 5.5 mln euros.

Bonds will be common, transferable, paperless, interest bearing, and secured by a buy back option.

The company will issue up to 5,500 bonds with a face value of 1000 euros each. The debt maturity is 60 months, and the annual interest rate 7.25%. Interest payment reccurence is 6 months.

The company will use the debt to finance the purchase of new machines and equipment, and up to 40% of it will be used in the acquistion of majority stakes in other companies oprating in the same filed.

Balkancar-Zarya Pavlikeni increased capital from 165,257 leva (84,494 euros) to 1 322 056 leva (675,956 euros) using own funds. The company posted H1 net profit in the amount of 193,000 leva (98,679 euros), against 411,000 leva (210,140 euros) a year ago.

So far today on the BSE 20 shares have changed hands on the position at 9 leva.