Shareholders of PrJSC “Production Association ‘Stalkanat’ (Odessa) once again intend to allocate UAH 60,511,837 thousand for the payment of dividends at a rate of UAH 0.58 per share from the profit for 2024.
The relevant issue has been included in the agenda of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 11 this year in remote mode.
According to the draft decision, which was reviewed by Interfax-Ukraine, it is planned to pay dividends from part of the net profit for 2024 in the amount of 60 million 511 thousand 836.74 UAH, calculated at 0.29 UAH per share, through direct payment to shareholders.
The deadline for dividend payments is December 11, 2025. Payments will be made directly to shareholders’ accounts.
Earlier, Stalkanat shareholders included this issue on the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders scheduled for March 10, 2025.
At the same time, the overall profit figures for 2024 are not provided.
Stalkanat is one of the largest manufacturers of steel ropes and reinforcing bars in Eastern Europe and a leader in the production of metal products in Ukraine.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Service for the fourth quarter of 2024, Davyd Nemirovsky owns 50% of the shares, Anton Mikhalenko owns 23.7%, and Maria Kondratyuk owns 23.1%. Earlier, the company reported that Vitaly Dubovich, a natural person, owned 3.199998% of its shares.
The authorized capital of Stalkanat is currently UAH 17.736 million, with a par value of UAH 0.17 per share.
The state-owned enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) increased its revenue by 55.56% to UAH 6.3 billion in 2024.
According to the annual report available to Interfax-Ukraine, the company’s net profit increased 3.4 times to UAH 2.77 billion.
According to the results of 2024, the cargo turnover of six seaports in Chornomorsk, Odesa, Pivdennyi, Reni, Izmail, and Ust-Dunaysk increased by 57.1% compared to the same period in 2023, reaching 97.3 million tons.
The USPA manages state-owned ports and a number of state-owned enterprises, pursuing the goal of ensuring the functioning and development of seaports through the efficient use of state property, the reconstruction and construction of port infrastructure facilities, and the provision of maritime navigation.
The company’s activities are financed by port fees collected in accordance with the law, fees for services subject to state regulation, rent, and other sources not prohibited by law.
On June 1, 2025, the Agreement on the mutual abolition of visas between Uzbekistan and China will come into force.
Under the Agreement, citizens of the Parties shall be exempt from visa requirements for entry, exit, or transit through the territories of both countries for a period of up to 30 days for each separate stay and a total of up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
At the same time, the period of each entry and stay in the territory of the Parties shall not exceed 30 days.
The visa-free regime does not apply to employment, study, media activities, or other activities that require prior approval by the competent authorities of the other Party.
On Tuesday, May 27, the Council of the European Union will hold a hearing on depriving Hungary of its voting rights in the Council, according to the agenda of the General Affairs Council of the European Union. This will be the eighth hearing on Hungary’s violations.
The procedure regarding Hungary’s possible violation of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union was launched back in 2018. At that time, the European Parliament expressed its concern about the situation in Hungary, in particular regarding the functioning of the constitutional and electoral systems, the independence of the judiciary and other institutions, the rights of judges, corruption and conflicts of interest, confidentiality and data protection, freedom of expression, academic freedom, freedom of religion, freedom of association, the right to equal treatment, the rights of persons belonging to minorities, including Roma and Jews, and protection against hate speech against such minorities, the fundamental rights of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, as well as economic and social rights.
On May 22, KP “Mykolaizaliznyk” announced a tender for the purchase of compulsory civil liability insurance services for owners of ground vehicles (OSAGO) for trolleybuses.
According to the announcement in the Prozorro electronic public procurement system, the expected cost is UAH 739,498 thousand. Documents will be accepted until May 30.
PJSC Ukrnaftoburinnya, managed by PJSC Ukrnafta, received UAH 1.19 billion in net profit in 2024, of which UAH 1.074 billion was allocated to the state budget, according to a press release from Ukrnafta on Thursday.
“In August 2024, Ukrnaftoburinnya resumed work at the Sakhalin field in the Kharkiv region. The company’s net profit for 2024 is UAH 1.19 billion. Today, UAH 1.074 billion, or 90% of net profit, was paid to the state budget,” said Yuriy Tkachuk, acting director of Ukrnafta.
In turn, according to the head of the National Agency for Asset Tracing and Management (ARMA) Olena Duma, the Sakhalin field is an example of how effective management and a clear legal position can yield concrete results for the economy in wartime.
“We are showing that seized assets can work for the state today,” Duma is quoted as saying in a press release from Ukrnafta.
The company recalled that in July 2024, Ukrnafta transferred a tranche of UAH 747.7 million to the state budget of Ukraine, received from the management of Ukrnaftoburinnya.
In July 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine transferred the corporate rights of PJSC Ukrnaftoburinnya to PJSC Ukrnafta. In December 2023, the court suspended gas production at the Sakhalin field located in the Bohodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region. However, in August 2024, the company resumed its work and, according to Ukrnafta, has been working to increase production ever since.
Ukrnaftoburinnya is one of the largest private gas production companies in Ukraine. Since 2010, it has been developing the Sakhalin oil and gas condensate field with reserves of 15 billion cubic meters of gas.
