LIST OF COMPANIES WITH SHARES IN VOUCHER PRIVATIZATION PRESENTED

ZAGREB, Mar 14 (Hina) - The Croatian Privatization Ministry and the Croatian Privatization Fund (HFP) on Friday presented a list of companies whose shares were included in a programme of massive voucher privatization. The list includes a portfolio of shares of about 750 companies, with a 18 billion kunas (about five billion German marks) nominal value. Presenting the list, Privatization Minister Milan Kovac said that the shares were divided into three categories: the HFP portfolio (a total of 3.2 billion German marks), available shares on the basis of an agreement between the Croatian Oil Company INA and the State Agency for the Financial Reorganization of Banks (a total of 1.12 billion German marks) and shares of companies from the liberated areas and the Croatian Danubian area. The victims of the Homeland War were, on the basis of the Privatization Act, entitled to bonus shares, Kovac said, adding that Croatian soldiers would be allocated shares from the portfolio of seven public enterprises, to be privatized in accordance with special laws. Croatian vice-premier Borislav Skegro stressed that voucher privatization would be one of the Government's most important projects during this and the beginning of next year. (hina) ha mm 141819 MET mar 97