MOSCOW, April 22 - RIA Novosti/Prime. The Board of Directors of Severstal recommended shareholders at the annual meeting on may 25 to approve dividends for the 1st quarter of 2015 in the amount of 12, 81 per share, reported in the report of the organization. The payment of interim dividends for the first quarter of 2014 amounted to 2, 43 rubles per common share (2, 035 billion). Thus, according to the results of the first quarter the dividends are able to be increased up to 5, 3 times. in February this year, the Board of Directors of Severstal has recommended that shareholders at the annual meeting to approve the final dividend for 2014 of $ 14, 65 ruble per share. The list of persons entitled to receive dividends, if approved, will be made as of the 5th of June. Severstal is almost the world's largest vertically integrated steel and mining organizations with assets in Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, Poland, Italy and Liberia. The organization employs around 52 thousand people. The authorized capital of Severstal consists of 837, 7 million common shares. The main owner is Severstal CEO Alexey Mordashov (indirectly possesses 79, 2% share.