OTP Bank Plc acknowledges the importance of the existing investor group based in Poland which is currently the 4-th largest investor. OTP would be more than happy if Polish investors further increased their stake within its existing shareholder base and plans to undertake a number of measures to assist that – among others a targeted road-show for Polish institutional investors.
One of the actions contemplated is a secondary listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Should it decide to proceed with the secondary listing OTP Bank would also strive to be included in the WIG 20 index.
“WSE considers OTP’s secondary listing in Poland as an important step for transforming the whole Central and Eastern Europe into an open and international market venue. Therefore, WSE’s Management Board is pleased to have started a direct discussion on this opportunity with OTP. This project is in line with WSE’s policy of attracting regional blue chip companies in order to create the most interesting pool of liquidity in equities for domestic, regional and global investors.
WSE views OTP Bank Plc as a highly successful financial institution in the CEE region and is keen to further develop its relationship with OTP based on its potential secondary listing and opportunities linked to it” – says Ludwik Sobolewski, President & CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
