The other three candidates - Russia's Metatabak consortium, Vienna-registered consortium Tobacco Holding GmbH and Russia's Rosbulgartabak - appealed the sale procedure in the Supreme Court, arguing the Privatisation Agency acted illegally when it failed to allow them to sweeten their final offers after ranking the bids.
Ceilalti trei candidati - consortiul Metabank din Rusia, Tobacco Holding GbmH, inregistrat in Austria, si Rosbulgartabak din Rusia - au inaintat un apel Curtii Supreme, pretinzand ca Agentia pentru Privatizare a actionat in mod ilegal cand nu le-a permis acestora sa-si amelioreze ofertele dupa ce rezultatele licitatiei a fost facut publice.