PJSC “HC ‘Kyivmiskbud’ has officially started the process of preparation for additional capitalization, there are also expectations of financial assistance from the government and participation in additional capitalization from minority shareholders, said Vladislav Andronov, Deputy Chairman of the KSCA on the implementation of self-governing powers, Chairman of the Commission for solving problematic issues related to the activities of ‘Kyivmiskbud’, at a meeting with investors on Wednesday.
He reminded that a meeting of the company’s shareholders is scheduled for February 14, at which it is planned to consider the issue of bringing the company’s charter and internal regulatory documents in compliance with the current legislation, as well as creating the necessary conditions for an additional issue of shares. According to Andronov, after making amendments to the charter and regulations on the supervisory board, the issue of the additional issue itself may be decided at the next meeting.
“There is a textual norm in the city budget that in case the decision is taken by the meeting of shareholders of Kyivmiskbud on additional capitalization, such funds, about UAH 2.6 billion, are provided for. Regarding minority shareholders (they own 20% of KGS), the city is interested in their participation in additional capitalization”, – Andronov said.
As reported, the Kyiv City Council supported the decision (No. 155/9964) to increase the authorized capital of PJSC “HC ‘Kyivmiskbud’ to stabilize the financial position of the company through an additional issue and purchase of shares up to UAH 2.56 billion. The Kyiv City Council also supported the decision (No. 155/9963) to request the Cabinet of Ministers to consider compensating HC Kyivmiskbud for the total planned losses of UAH 2.28 billion related to the completion of Ukrbud’s facilities, in particular by means of soft loans and other forms of assistance.
As for compensation for “Ukrbud” facilities, the city is actively corresponding with the Government, but most of the responses from ministries and departments are formally negative. In particular, the director of the Department of Intergovernmental Relations and Local Budgets Policy of the Ministry of Finance, Oleksandr Koren, replied that “the issue of realization of the above-mentioned compensation at the expense of the state budget can be considered only within the limits of its financial capabilities, which are extremely limited under the conditions of acute budget deficit caused by the martial law conditions”.
Thus, the main hope of investors to launch Kyivmiskbudget projects is on additional issue from the city budget resources. According to Andronov, after passing all the procedures, the Kyiv City Council plans to allocate budgeted funds to the company during 2025. Regarding the stage of restoration of projects and terms of their completion – this will be decided directly in “Kyivmiskbud”, taking into account the financial capacity and construction readiness of projects.
As reported, in March 2024 the Kyiv City State Administration established a temporary commission to solve problematic issues related to the activities of PJSC “HC ‘Kyivmiskbud’.
According to the results of the audit of “Kyivmiskbud”, conducted in 2023 by the state enterprise “Baker Tilly Ukraine Consulting”, LLC “Audit firm NHD-AUDIT” and LLC “Ernst & Young”, it was found that there were no signs of actions to bring the company to bankruptcy, concealment of the facts of financial insolvency or mass transactions by related parties. At the same time, the auditors found that the activity of Kyivmiskbud was disturbed due to external factors: COVID-19, full-scale war, the factor of “Ukrbud”.
HC “Kyivmiskbud” was established on the basis of the property of the state municipal construction corporation “Kyivmiskbud” in 1994 by combining in its authorized capital controlling stakes of 28 enterprises and other assets. The HC includes 40 JSCs, in which the company holds shares, six subsidiaries and 51 enterprises on the rights of associate member.
The main shareholder of PJSC HC Kyivmiskbud, according to the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (NCSSM), is Kyiv City Council (80%).
