March 4 (SeeNews) - Croatia's Hrvatski Telekom [ZSE:HT-R-A] said it has extended to March 18 from March 2 the deadline in a tender for the sale of its 17.41% stake and the 36.90% stake held by Zagrebacka Banka [ZSE:ZABA] in Optima Telekom [ZSE:OPTE-R-A].
The deadline was extended upon the request of the Croatian Competition Agency, AZTN, Hrvatski Telekom (HT) said in a statement with the Zagreb bourse on Tuesday.
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It added that AZTN has also asked it to amend the terms and conditions of the tender invitation, deleting a requirement for proven relevant expertise in telecommunications.
HT opened the tender at the end of January in compliance with an AZTN decision.
HT invited interested parties to bid for the 12,090,190 Optima shares it holds, and for ZABA's 25,625,853 Optima shares, each of 10 kuna ($1.5/1.3 euro) in par value.
By 13:40 CET on Wednesday on the Zagreb bourse, HT's shares traded down 0.29 at 173.5 kuna, Optima's stocks was changing hands down 7.87% at 5.85 kuna, while ZABA's shares traded up 2.48% at 62 kuna.
(1 euro = 7.48653 kuna)
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