Vestel reported total revenues of US$2,898mn and net profit of US$6mn in 9mth-11.
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Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. purchased US$116,323,000 of US$225,000,000 of bonds having a maturity date of 9 May 2012 and interest rate of 8.75%, previously issued by Vestel Electronic Finance Ltd. at 9 May 2005 under guarantee of Vestel Electronic Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. from the OTC Market (Over-The-Counter Market). The cancellation process of the bonds purchased is completed and the announcement regarding the cancellation is made by Luxemburg Stock Exchange on 23.09.2011.
The transaction is financed by external funds with a three-year maturity.
Vestel reported total revenues of US$1,790mn and net profit of US$23.3mn in 1H11.
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Vestel reported total revenues of US$826.8mn and net profit of US$12.9mn in 1Q11.
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Vestel reported total revenues of US$3,526mn and net profit of US$25.6mn in FY10.
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ISS, the world's leading provider of corporate governance and proxy voting solutions, affirmed Vestel Elektronik's corporate governance rating score at 8.5 (85.57%). ISS Corporate Services stated in its report that the rating reflected the very good overall performance of the company regarding its current corporate governance structures as measured against the Principles of the Turkish Capital Markets Board (CMB).
| 2010 | 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub Categories | Weight | Grade | Grade Assigned | Grade | Grade Assigned |
| Shareholders | 0.25 | 85.05% | 8.5 | 85.05% | 8.5 |
| Public Disclosure and Transparency | 0.35 | 83.73% | 8.5 | 85.28% | 8.52 |
| Stakeholders | 0.15 | 93.96% | 9.0 | 93.96% | 9.39 |
| Board of Directors | 0.25 | 77.42% | 8.0 | 78.30% | 7.83 |
| Total | 1.00 | 84.02% | 8.5 | 85.87% | 8.58 |
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Fitch Ratings affirmed Vestel Elektronik's long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at "B". The Outlooks on both IDRs are Stable.
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The Corporate Governance Association of Turkey's (TKYD) fourth annual International Corporate Governance Summit took place on January 13th 2011. In the Corporate Governance Award Ceremony Vestel Elektronik A.Ş. was awarded two prizes in the categories of "The three companies which recorded highest Corporate Governance Rating increase" and "Being among the first five companies receiving Corporate Governance Rating". The rating process is conducted by taking into account the ratings of the Companies listed on the ISE's Corporate Governance Index and the awards were presented to the Companies which have built their management standards upon the principles of fairness, transparency, accountability and responsibility. The companies competed in five categories and by getting awarded in two categories, Vestel Elektronik's commitment to Corporate Governance Principles was once more approved.
Our subsidiary Vestel Savunma Sanayi A.Ş. has signed an agreement with Undersecretariat for Defense Industry regarding Development of Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Project. The size of the project is US$24mn and it includes six unmanned aircrafts and three ground control stations expected to be delivered within a two-year period. Approx. US$25mn of investment undertaken through 100% equity so far on unmanned aerial vehicles reflects Vestel Defense Group's long term commitment to this area.
Regarding our RNS announcement on delisting of our GDRs dated 30 November 2010:
Regarding our RNS announcement on delisting of our GDRs dated 30 November 2010, Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. will delist both its Rule 144A and REG S GDRs on the same date with the last day of listing & trading on the LSE being revised as 28 January 2011. The GDRs will continue to be traded on the London Over-The-Counter ("OTC") market commencing 31 January 2011.