Vivendi ostro zaprotestowało przeciwko wykonaniu opcji call przez Deutsche Telekom dotyczącej udziałów w Polskiej Telefonii Cyfrowej. Francuski koncern przygotował specjalny komunikat, w którym zapowiada podjęcie wszystkich niezbędnych kroków prawnych przeciwko Elektrimowi i Deutsche Telekom.
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Paris, September 06, 2006
Vivendi strongly challenges the announcements issued by Deutsche Telekom (DT) to the effect that DT has acquired a 48% stake in PTC from Elektrim after exercising a call option based on an arbitration award issued in Vienna in November 2004. These announcements reflect an agreement between DT and Elektrim that was reached in violation of Polish court rulings.
Vivendi draws attention to the fact that this arbitration award can have no effect in Poland at this time. DT fails to mention that the Warsaw Appeals Court on 16 August 2006 suspended its 29 March decision to recognize the arbitration award. The suspension is effective until such time as Telco’s appeal against the 29 March decision is heard by the Supreme Court.
Neither DT nor Elektrim can at this time claim any ownership rights based on the arbitration award or any other decision.
Moreover, Vivendi and Elektrim Telekomunikacja have obtained injunctions from the Polish courts preventing transfer of PTC stock by Elektrim as well as any other agreement between Elektrim and DT. The announcements made by DT were therefore in violation of these injunctions.
Vivendi will take any and all necessary legal action against all parties concerned in order to enforce its rights.