ATHEX headed north yesterday, outperforming the European stock markets. In more detail, the General Index advanced by 0.60% at 1,283.12 units (FTSE Large Cap: +0.85%, FTSE Mid Cap: +0.45%, Banks Index: +1.86%) and the traded value was shaped at EUR 94.7m, up from Monday’s EUR 70.4m. We expect the positive momentum to continue today.
GE Vernova-MYTILINEOS Consortium sign a £ 1bn contract for an energy transmission project in the UK
MYTILINEOS, following an initial notification on 19 September, announced that it that its partnership with GE Vernova, has been awarded a £ 1bn contract to construct and supply two HVDC converter stations for an energy transmission project in the UK, with the design and construction expected to commence in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
Intracom EGM today
The EGM of the company will be held today at 11:00 Athens/09:00 London Time. Shareholders will approve the election of a new audit committee.
Ideal Holdings common bond loan public offering ends today
The public offering of the common bond loan of up to EUR 100.0m with a duration of five years ends today. Recall that the yield range was set between 5.50% and 5.90%. The bond will trade in the fixed income securities segment of the regulated market of ATHEX. Press reports (mononews) indicate that EBRD has invested EUR 15.0m.
Galaxy Cosmos Mezz to trade ex-capital return tomorrow
The stock will trade ex-capital return tomorrow (EUR 0.1064/share, yield: 18,9%) and payment will commence on 20 December
Market Comment // The Greek market continued on an upward trajectory for a 3rd day in a row, with the General Index advancing 0.6% to end at 1,283 points, marking a 3-month high. Trading activity increased, shaping near €95m, still below the 100-d moving average (€115m). Banks (+1.86%) led the way for gainers, with NBG (+3.35%) and Piraeus (+3.06%) outperforming. Among non-financials, Titan, Jumbo and Sarantis advanced more than 1%. On the other hand, Austria Card (-1.6%), Fourlis (-1.34%), Aegean (-1.2%) and ELHA (-1.04%) were among the day’s laggards. EU futures point to a flat opening ahead of Fed’s rate decision later in the day, with investors tempering their enthusiasm over prospects of a steep policy pivot after yesterday’s US inflation data.
Banks // Greek NPE servicers currently hold €2bn in cured loans and, with SSM approval, could sell about €10bn such loans to banks at 70%-90% of their nominal value within the next 3-5 years.
Mytilineos // Consortium of Mytilineos and GE Verona has been awarded £1bn contract to supply and construct two HVDC converter stations for UK’s East Coast Subsea Link. The project will increase Mytilineos’ backlog by c€300mn shaping it at >€2bn. The construction phase of the project will commence in 2025.
Sarantis // Sarantis announced the approval by the Polish Competition Authority for the deal with Stella Pack. As per the release, the acquisition is expected to be completed by January 2024. As a reminder Stella Pack is a Polish household products brand with annual turnover of >€65m and EBITDA margins in the low teens.
Aegean // Scheduled EGM tomorrow for the approval of the buyback of the warrants. As a reminder, Aegean has until 2nd January 2024 to exercise its right to buy back the Warrants by paying their value estimated at c€85m. As per the draft agenda, 60% of shareholders have expressed their intent to vote in favor of the buyback.
ATHEX // ATHEX announced new capping factors for 3 constituents of the FTSE/AthEx Large Cap index, namely CCHBC (0.722259 from 0.680793), NBG (0.864521 from 1.0) and Eurobank (0.964278 from 1.0). Also new capping factors will apply to 12 constituents of the ATHEX General index, namely CCH, NBG, Eurobank, Mytilineos, OPAP, Alpha, OTE, PPC, Jumbo, Piraeus, MOH, Terna Energy. All changes become effective as of opening on Monday 18th December (flow at close Friday 15th Dec).
PPC // EGM scheduled for tomorrow with shareholders voting on amendments of the Articles of Incorporation and on amendment of the Remuneration Policy.
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