29.5.2008
The 2007 Golden Share award and the special award for the best initial public offering of shares prove that individual and institutional investors and the widest public in Croatia consider T-Hrvatski Telekom a successful company worth investing in.
T-HT is the winner of the 2007 Golden Share, award for the most successful share in the Croatian capital market, for the preceding year. Moreover, T-HT is one of the laureates in the category of special awards: it has received the award for the best initial public offering of shares in the preceding year.
Dr. Ivo Sanader, Croatian Prime Minister, presented the 2007 Golden Share award to Mr. Ivica Mudrinić, President of the Management Board of T-HT and CEO.
The presentation of the Golden Share and Golden Interest awards for the year 2007 took place in the Crystal Ballroom of the hotel Westin, Zagreb, on 29 May 2008. Once again, the organizers of the event were the business weekly newsmagazine Lider, the HRT show Poslovni klub (Business Club), Zagreb Stock Exchange, and the company Kapital klub. The contest has been held for eleven years. This year 66 companies listed in the Zagreb Stock Exchange were nominated for awards.
Prior to the award presentation ceremony, welcoming speeches were delivered by Mr. Miodrag Šajatović, Chief Editor of Lider, and Mr. Željko Kardum, spokesperson of the Zagreb Stock Exchange, who used the opportunity to express their thanks to everyone whose engagement had enabled a swift development of the Croatian capital market.
The event was especially significant for our company – among truly highly regarded competitors T-HT won the 2007 Golden Share award, because our share, according to the propositions of the contest, was rated as the most successful share in the Croatian capital market in the preceding year.
Dr. Ivo Sanader, Croatian Prime Minister, presented the 2007 Golden Share award to Mr. Ivica Mudrinić, President of the Management Board of T-HT and CEO.
Having expressed his thanks for the award granted to our company, Mr. Mudrinić pointed out: "This award we have received today, the Golden Share, is another proof that individual and institutional investors, but also the widest public in Croatia, consider T-HT a successful company worth investing in." He continued: "The initial public offering of T-HT received a big response from the citizens, i.e. more than 300.000 citizens of the Republic of Croatia bought shares, while national and international institutional investors expressed much interest, which is an additional motivation to continue strengthening the market position of Hrvatski Telekom."
Award for the best IPO
On behalf of T-HT Ms. Erika Kašpar, Executive Director of the Sub-Unit for Corporate Communications and Shareholder’s Relations, received the special award for the best initial public offering of shares in 2007.
The award was presented by Mr. Roberto Motušić, Director of the Zagreb Stock Exchange, who emphasized that the initial public offering of T-HT had determined the direction in which the Croatian capital market would develop.
The presentation of the Golden Share award and the Golden Interest award for the year 2007 was concluded by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, who expressed optimism in the development of Croatian economy and capital market.