Sopharma has raised its stake in Maritsatex from 4.88% to 5.01%, it emerged from a corporate announcement published on X3News. Sopharma owns a total of 23 515 shares in Maritsatex, either directly or through connected persons.

Sopharma booked 362.753 mln. leva consolidated revenue for 2007, an increase of 62% compared to the previous year.

The consolidated profit of the company totaled 31.719 mln. leva for 2007. The figure represents a 20.7-percent increase on 2006.

Maritsatex netted 109 000 leva profit for the previous year, compared to 84 000 profit booked for 2006. The total operating revenue of the company went down from 9.242 mln. leva as at the end of 2006 to 5.001 mln. leva a year later.

Sopharma's stock appreciated by 1.3% to 6.99 leva per share today, while no deals were sealed on the position of Maritsatex.