The 19.25 mln leva emission of shares issued in the capital increase of Stara Planina Hold will be floated on the BSE Friday (17 August), the bourse reported.

The holding incresed capital from 1.75 mln leva (894,760 euros) to 21 mln leva (10.737 mln euros) with own funds, issuing 19.25 mln shares with a face value of 1 lev each.

Thus, each stockholder received 11 new shares for free.

Stara Planina Hold reporetd non-consolidated pre-tax profit in the amount of 1.33 mln leva (680,018 euros) in H1, compared with 580,000 leva (296,549 euros) for the respective period a year ago.

2,162 shares have changed hands so far today on the BSE at 8.38 leva, or 4.88 leva up from yesterday.