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Agreement on accession of insurer “ASKA” to “VSO” is planned to be approved on March 14

The contract on the merger of UJSIC “ASKA” (Zaporizhzhia) to IC “VUSO” (Kiev), as well as the relevant transfer act is planned to approve the shareholders of IC “VUSO” at the meeting on March 14 of this year, reported in the agenda of the shareholders’ meeting, placed in the information base of the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (NSCBM).

It is also planned to consider the issue of approval of the decision on the issue of shares for the purpose of converting the shares of UASKA to the shares of VUSO Insurance Company, to which the accession is carried out.

As reported, at the end of November 2021 Renat Akhmetov’s investment company SCM reported reaching preliminary agreements on the sale of UJSIC “ASKA” to shareholders of IC “VUSO”. The National Bank on December 22 has agreed the purchase of 99,593% of “ASKA”, as well as 62,2156% of the shares of Private JSC “Insurance company “ASKO-Donbass North” (Druzhkovka, Donetsk region), in which 62,4699% belonged to “ASKA”.

UJSIC “ASKA” is the first private insurance company which has appeared in independent Ukraine, and has been working for already more than 30 years. It belonged to the portfolio of international investment company SCM. On December, 22nd, 2021 NBU decided to cancel 34 its licenses for insurance, except the license for obligatory insurance of civil liability of motor vehicles owners (OSAGO) on the basis of the submitted application.

IC “VUSO” was founded in 2001. Nowadays it owns 50 licenses: 34 – for voluntary and 16 – for compulsory types of insurance. It is represented in all regions of Ukraine.

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