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AMKR’s shareholders renewed composition of Supervisory Board

2 January , 2024  

The shareholders of Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Plant PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR, Dnipro region) have renewed the composition of the Supervisory Board.

According to the company’s announcement in the NSSMC’s information disclosure system, the shareholders considered personnel issues at the general meeting on December 28, 2023.

At the same time, the meeting terminated the powers of the members of the Supervisory Board, re-electing for a new term the CTO and Chief Strategy Officer of ArcelorMittal Clarke David George, Chief of Staff of the CEO and Chairman of the ArcelorMittal Group Anna Escobedo, Independent Director Sergey Ishchuk, Independent Director Oleg Lagodienko and CFO of ArcelorMittal Europe; Vijay Goyal, CEO of ArcelorMittal Downstream Solutions; and Vijay Goyal, CEO of ArcelorMittal CIS. Also, Sonya Neffati, Head of Organizations and Human Resources at ArcelorMittal Luxembourg, was elected to the Supervisory Board.

In addition, the shareholders terminated the powers of the members of the audit committee and did not elect new ones in connection with the liquidation of this controlling body.

As reported, at the meeting, AMKR shareholders planned to approve the results of the company’s financial and economic activities in 2021 and 2022, determine the procedure for repayment of losses, and amend the company’s charter and bylaws.

AMKR ended 2022 with a net loss of UAH 49 billion 9.104 million, while in 2021 it made a net profit of UAH 25 billion 216.068 million. The outstanding loss by the end of 2022 amounted to UAH 3 billion 283.553 million. The value of assets halved to UAH 52 billion 682.761 million from UAH 105 billion 800.975 million in 2021.

“ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is the largest rolled steel producer in Ukraine. It specializes in long products, including rebar and wire rod.

ArcelorMittal owns the largest mining and metallurgical plant in Ukraine, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, and a number of small companies, including ArcelorMittal Berislav.

Mittal Steel Corporation acquired a 93.02% stake in Kryvorizhstal at an open tender on October 24, 2005 for UAH 24.2 billion at a starting price of UAH 10 billion, after which the plant was renamed Mittal Steel Kryvyi Rih and later ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih.

According to the company, Arcelor Mittal Duisburg GmbH (Germany) owns 95.128% of its shares.

The authorized capital of the plant is UAH 3 billion 859.533 million.

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