Koor: Value Of Its Credit Suisse Investment Declined ILS246 Million
January 14 2009 - 5:27AM
Dow Jones News
Koor Industries Ltd. (KOR.TV) said Wednesday its fourth-quarter
report, to be released next month, will indicate that the value of
its investment in Credit Suisse has declined by 246 million shekels
($63 million) due to the fall in the Swiss bank's share price.
Koor, which invests in telecommunications and other
technological development and manufacturing, said it must list the
value of its cash investment in Credit Suisse according to the
current market price because this investment is classified as
"available for sale."
In the past, however, Koor has said its investment in the Swiss
Bank was strategic and long-term.
Koor also said it will report a profit of ILS40 million in the
fourth quarter.
Koor first invested in Credit Suisse in July 2008, and has
bought and sold shares in the bank several times since. It
currently owns 3.4% of the Swiss bank's shares.
In its fourth-quarter report, Koor will also announce a policy
about whether it will base the valuation of its Credit Suisse stake
on the price these shares are traded at on the New York Stock
Exchange or the Swiss exchange.
At 0950 GMT, Koor shares were down ILS1.19, or 2.44%, at
ILS47.61, in a higher Tel Aviv market.
-By Sara Toth, contributing to Dow Jones Newswires;
saratoth@gmail.com
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