Dostihovy spolek announces a new major shareholder and a surplus

An extraordinary general meeting on December 17th of Dostihovy Spolek, organisers of events at Pardubice racecourse, approved the transfer of 22.51% of the shares in the association from Dr Martin Vokál to Bělecký mlýn s.r.o.  For some time it has been known that Dr Vokal, a Czech gynaecologist working in Switzerland, wanted to sell his shares. The purchaser is a company owned by Richard Benýšek, who is according to the Czech media an associate of Petr  Kellner, the "wealthiest Czech". Petr Kellner is associated with Česka Pojišťovna, which has been for the some time the main partner of the Velka Pardubicka.At the general meeting, Dostihovy Spolek also revealed its figures for 2012, showing that the association made a surplus of 2 575 000 crowns (EUR 100 000) on this year's activities.