In
its press releases issued on May 21 and 26, Magyar Telekom (the
“Company”) informed the press and the investors about the findings of
the ongoing investigation and the lawsuits filed against the company.
The press releases contain all information that the Company is
currently able to disclose about these cases. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, following Magyar Telekom’s press releases, articles with
unfounded allegations were published on the hvg.hu Internet portal,
then in the Hungarian and international press with reference to said
portal. Several of the allegations harm the good reputation of the
Company and may mislead the Hungarian and international public (e.g.
delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, obligation to pay billions
as compensation, suggesting that the success of the legally unfounded
demand to annul the resolution on dividend payment – that would be
without precedent – is a likely event).
Magyar Telekom rejects unfounded allegations
2008. 05. 30. 18:30:00
Budapest,
Magyar Telekom is involved in lawsuits filed by the companies of
persons named as sources of information published on May 30 in a report
of hvg.hu portal. Accordingly, our Company will present at Court its
position on the subject of the lawsuits mentioned. (The news about
criminal charges against Elek Straub and András Balogh being facts may
serve the purpose of attracting attention but are not true.)
The
articles on Magyar Telekom published on the Internet portal include in
other respects, too, numerous allegations which are inaccurate and
unfounded – and what is more they are linked to each other according to
a predefined concept, in a misleading way. We have already seen such
allegations and methods in earlier hvg.hu articles and immediately
protested against them. We publicly reject the repeated and now widened
speculations and manipulative journalistic procedure in order to
protect the Company’s good reputation and to ensure that credible
information is provided to our shareholders and the public.
Contacts
Press Contacts
Corporate Communications Directorate
