753,062 shares, or 78.27% of the capital of Gotse Delchev Tabak (

) were offered at a closed mixed auction on the BSE yesterday.

Two investors were bidding, the minimum bid for the lot was 2.25 mln leva (1.150 mln euros).

The winning bid was 2.281 mln leva (1.166 mln euros) , but BSE did not disclose the name of the buyer.

Gotse Delchev BT's core activity is the purchase, processing, and storage of tobacco, as well as export preparation and tobacco trade on the domestic and foreign market.

The company posted a negative financial resut in the amount of 232,000 leva (118,619 euros) in H1, against 709,000 leva (362,505 euros) for the respective period a year ago. Gotse Delchev BT's core capital stands at 962,000 leva (491,862 euros), and its own capital is at 7.303 mln leva (3.733 mln euros).

The last transaction involving the company's stock on the BSE took place on 19 September 2006 at 2 leva per share.