Telekom Slovenije Says 9-mo Group Net Profit Falls 4.0%, 2008 Net Profit Target Remains Safe

“The aim – [2008 group] net profit to remain at the level of last year’s – is still achievable,” Telekom Slovenije said in its unaudited nine-month financial report filed with the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE), where its shares are listed.

Group net sales through September rose by 10% on the year to 639.9 million euro.

Following are details from the company’s report (in millions of euro):

Outside Slovenia, the Telekom Slovenije group is present in Bosnia, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Kosovo and in Gibraltar.

Telekom Slovenije's shares rose 2.15% to an average price of 162.52 euro on the LJSE by 0919 GMT on Friday.

($ = 0.7766 euro)