Bulgartabac Holding AD intends to sign a deal for the acquisition of Fabrika duvana ad Banja Luka by the end of January 2013, according to Bosnian media. Srna reported that Bulgartabac officials agreed at a meeting with Fabrika's majority owner Antonic Trejd in Belgrade on January 11, 2013 that the actual takeover could take place by the middle of February 2013 and has sent a letter of intent to the government of Bosnia's Serb Republic and to Antonic.