Ukrnafta filed in the Stockholm court lawsuit against Ukraine

Minoritaire Ukrnafta shareholders on Wednesday filed in the Stockholm court action against Ukraine over disputed gas.
"The minority shareholders of Ukrnafta filed a lawsuit in the Stockholm arbitration against Ukraine on the issue of disputable gas ", - said in the report, the news Agency.
on Wednesday in Kiev held a General meeting of the shareholders of the organization Ukrnafta, which is expected to appoint a new management company. Just to participate in the meeting, registered shareholders who together own more than 96% of company shares. Review the largest minority shareholder of Ukrnafta Igor Kolomoisky, meeting on Wednesday could last five hours, maybe even 7 ". The meeting is expected to approve the reports of Board, Supervisory Board and audit Commission of the organization for 2014, as well as the revocation and election of members of the management Board and Supervisory Board members of the organization. First, on July 16 patterns Kolomoisky also filed a lawsuit in a British court against Naftogaz, believing it violated the joint agreement on Ukrnafta. As reported by the print edition OPINION, the fight for Ukrnafta between the Ukrainian authorities and Kolomoisky has inflamed in the beginning of this year. The oligarch had long regarded himself as the chief owner of the organization ? main earner of the Ukrainian gas and oil. Although Naftogaz (100% state) has a controlling 50% plus 1 share, the group "Privat" Igor Kolomoisky owns a minority stake in 43% of Ukrnafta. The state is sort of in control of Ukrnafta. However, at the meetings of the Supervisory Board and at meetings of shareholders, the Government can not do anything to solve it without the consent of the minority shareholder ? Kolomoisky. For example, the same question payments of dividends to the state As a shareholder.


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