VESTL fundamentals

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Vestel) is a Vestel Group Company based in Turkey, engaged in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of consumer electronics, digital technologies, household appliance and information technologies. It operates in three main segments: television and electronics; refrigerator, air conditioning units, washing machines and cookers, and digital devices. Its product portfolio includes liquid crystal display (LCD) television sets (TV), plasma TV, digital set-top boxes. The Company has production facilities in Manisa and Izmir in the Aegean Region of Turkey, and in Vladimir Region of Russia. Domestic and foreign marketing and distribution of all Vestel products are undertaken by Vestel Marketing and Vestel Foreign Trading, respectively. The Company is a subsidiary of Collar holding B.V. In September, 2013, Zorlu Holding AS raised its interest to 77.54% from 2.73%, by acquiring a 74.81% interest, in the Company.