MetinvestB.V. (the Netherlands), the parent company of a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, has established control over the largest Ukrainian producer of coking coal, PrJSC Pokrovske Mine Management (Donetsk region), of which the group became a minority shareholder in 2018.
According to the company’s statement in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission with reference to the information received on March 5 from Metinvest B.V., on March 4, 2021, the company received the ownership of a controlling stake in PrJSC Pokrovske Mine Management.
“On March 4, 2021, Metinvest B.V., as a result of the acquisition of shares in the charter capital of Industrial Coal Holding (ICH), became indirectly the owner of 486148489 common registered shares of PrJSC Pokrovske Mine Management, became (directly and indirectly) the owner of 67.28% of the charter capital of PrJSC Pokrovske Mine Management,” according to the information of the enterprise in the commission.
At the same time, it is noted that, taking into account the above, the company Metinvest B.V. on March 4, 2021, it acquired the ownership of a controlling stake in PrJSC Pokrovske Mine Management. The highest price at which Metinvest B.V. and its affiliates acquired shares in PrJSC Pokrovske Mine Management is UAH 12.80 over the last 12 months.
