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SSEECCUURRIIITTIIIEESS MMAARRKKEETT NNEEWWSSLLEETTTTEERR weekly Presented by: VTB Bank, Custody August 02, 2018 Issue No. 2018/28 Politics VEB ex-CEO Gorkov appointed deputy economy minister On July 27, 2018 it was reported that Sergei Gorkov, former CEO of Russia’s state-owned Vnesheconombank (VEB), had been appointed deputy economic development minister. Company News Moscow Arbitration Court cancels bankruptcy case against FESCO On July 30, 2018 the Moscow Arbitration Court cancelled a bankruptcy case against the parent company of Far-Eastern Shipping Company, or FESCO. The case was initiated by company Arsagera. At the previous hearing of the case, FESCO pled for its cancellation citing a law on special bankruptcy proceedings for the company as a natural transportation monopoly. Samolet Group plans USD 250 mln IPO on Moscow Exchange On July 31, 2018 it was reported that Russian real estate developer Samolet Group of Companies was considering an up to USD 250 mln initial public offering (IPO) on the Moscow Exchange. The company has hired JP Morgan Chase & Co and Russia’s VTB Capital to organize an IPO in October-December. Samolet Group’s shareholders approved an IPO on July 30. CEO and co-owner Igor Yevtushevsky confirmed that the company was considering options to raise funds including an IPO. VEON holders choose 3 new members on board of directors On July 31, 2018 shareholders of Amsterdam-headquartered VEON, the sole owner of Russian mobile operator VimpelCom, elected three new members of the board of directors. The new members are Guillaume Bacuvier, Osama Bedier, and Robert Jan van de Kraats. The eight previously serving directors on the board are Ursula Burns, Mikhail Fridman, Gennady Gazin, Gunnar Holt, Andrei Gusev, Julian Horn- Smith, Guy Laurence, and Alexander Pertsovsky.
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