Dp Poland Share News (DPP)

DP Poland, which operates Domino's Pizza outlets in Poland, has placed 34.8m shares at 0.5p each in a bid to raise approximately £5.5m.The shares, which were placed at a discount of 9.1% to Monday's closing price, represent approximately 36.5% of the company's existing issued share capital, DP said in a statement on Tuesday.The London-listed company said the funds will be used to accelerate the roll-out of outlets across Poland, where DP plans to open 20 new stores between 2016 and 2017, with a view to eventually sub-franchise the Domino's Pizza brand in the country.DP added it remained on track to meet annual expectations after a strong performance in the second quarter.DP shares were down 2.45% to 16.95p at 10:41 on Tuesday.