OREANDA-NEWS. June 1, 2011. The President of the Republic of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski personally congratulated Andrei Verevskyi, Kernel Chairman of the Board and major Company shareholder with winning 'The Best IPO in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe' nomination. The Polish President strongly praised the Ukrainian company, which has increased its capitalization and stock value 3.5 times since launching its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in November 2007.

Yesterday, 25 May 2011, the Warsaw Stock Exchange celebrated its 20th anniversary. The IPO Central and Eastern Europe Summit held under patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Donald Tusk was devoted to this jubilee. The goal of this event was to create a symbolic bridge between potential issuers and global investors.