EPH has decided not to proceed with the process of selling a minority stake in EPIF via IPO

27. 4. 2016

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EPH has decided not to proceed with the process of selling a minority stake in EPIF via IPO

EP Infrastructure, a.s. (“EPIF”), a leading energy infrastructure utility operating primarily in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic, has been advised by its sole shareholder, Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (“EPH”), that EPH has decided not to proceed with the process of selling a minority stake in EPIF via an initial public offering and would consider a bilateral transaction with global infrastructure investors. We greatly appreciate the positive feedback from the market in relation to the expected initial public offering of EPIF and we want to thank investors for the interest shown in our company as well as our financial advisors for their help and services relating to the offering process.

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