Portuguese bank BCP - BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES intends to increase its stake in the Polish bank BBG - BIG BANK GDANSK from 19.9% at present to 50%. BBG has therefore announced that it proposes to issue EUR 201.9 million in new shares reserved to existing shareholders on the basis of one new share for one old at 0.459 euro per share. BCPO will on this occasion call for authorisation from the Polish authorities to increase its stake to 50%.