In his address at the Opening Bell Ceremony, Korkmaz Ergun, the CEO of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş., stated the following:

“Distinguished guests,

Today, I welcome you all to your home, to the Opening Bell Ceremony hosted by our Exchange as we celebrate the listing of Efor Çay at our Exchange.

Efor Çay is a prestigious company that exports tea, one of the most prominent products of our country and culture, to all over the world. Efor Çay is also one of the 1000 largest industrial enterprises of our country.

We invite all industrialists, primarily the top 1000 industrial enterprises of our country, to launch an IPO in order to finance their growth. As such, by starting to be traded on Borsa İstanbul, our industrialists will be able to obtain financing and moreover, they will take an essential step towards institutionalization. In this regard, it is of great importance for the sustainable development of our country. As Borsa İstanbul, I would like to state once again that we will continue to support our companies that are the main dynamo of our country's growth, that is, those that invest, produce, export and create employment.

Distinguished guests,

Hoping that the IPO of Efor Çay will set an example for other industrialists, I would like to extend my thanks to the esteemed managers of our company and our intermediary institution who contributed to this IPO. I extend a warm welcome to Efor Çay as it joins Borsa İstanbul family and wish this IPO to be auspicious for our capital markets.”