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"In the first Quarter of this year our company achieved the net profit amounting to 3,294 CZK millions, i.e. by 357 millions CZK (by 12.2 percent) more in comparison with the previous year. According to international accounting standards (IAS) the net income made 4,741 CZK millions so that, in the inter-yearly period, an increase of 656 CZK millions (by 16 percent) was realized. This increase was achieved thanks to continuous decrease of our expenses and due to higher earnings..."

The power Company CEZ, through an external attorney´s office, lodged a complaint with the authorities responsible for criminal proceedings with the request to investigate activities of the former board chairman and the former board member and the former general manager in the affair of conclusion of a Contract for the right of option between the companies CEZ, Vivendi and Vivendi Telecommunication International.

The Power Company CEZ announces that it will not make public the preliminary business results of the year 2000 according to the international accounting standards (IAS) in March 2001, in spite of the fact that it had originally been notified during its press conference on February 28, 2001. These results shall be made available to the public in the next month, i.e. in April.

Nuclear Power Plants in Dukovany and in Temelin welcome visitors in a number of annually more than 50,000 persons coming mainly from various schools but also a wide range of the public in the Czech Republic as well as from abroad (in the majority from Austria and Germany) very often take advantage of the chance. Anybody has just to pick up the phone and reserve his taking part in a group visit with professional guides assisting during the round trip inside the plants.