Brief: Bulgaria's stock exchange to acquire energy bourse IBEX

Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD

15/08/2017 11:12

SOFIA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Bulgarian Stock Exchange BSE 
 BSO.BB , in which the country's finance ministry has a 50 
percent stake: 
  
    *Says reached agreement to acquire Independent Bulgarian 
Energy Exchange (IBEX), controlled by state energy holding BEH 
    *Says to buy 100 percent of IBEX for 5.2 million levs ($3.13 
million) 
    *Says acquisition is pending the approval of BSE 
shareholders 
 
($1 = 1.6636 leva) 
 
 (Reporting by Angel Krasimirov, editing by Tsvetelia Tsolova) 
 ((angel.krasimirov@thomsonreuters.com; +359 888 695 510)) 
 
Keywords: BULGARIA BOURSE/