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UPSC plans to allocate UAH 4.8 mln to pay dividends

At a meeting on November 5, shareholders of Ukrainian Fire Insurance Company (UPSC, Kyiv) plan to decide to allocate UAH 4.8 million of retained earnings for 2023 to dividends, according to the company’s information disclosure system.
The amount of dividends per share is UAH 0.3.
As reported, the insurer’s shareholders at a meeting on May 7, 2024, decided to allocate UAH 25.6 million of retained earnings for 2022 for dividends. The amount of dividends per share was UAH 1.6.
“UPSK” PrJSC was registered in 1993. The company specializes in motor, financial, travel, property, cargo and luggage insurance.
The insurer is a member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine and holds 36 insurance licenses: 20 for voluntary insurance and 16 for compulsory insurance.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, as of the second quarter of 2024, the owner of 99.999% of the insurer’s shares is Oleksandr Mikhailov.
The authorized capital of the insurer is UAH 100 million.

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“European Travel Insurance” will pay almost UAH 100 mln of dividends

The insurance company “European Travel Insurance” (ETS, Kiev) will allocate UAH 95 million of retained earnings received for 2015-2021 (except 2019) for the payment of dividends. As the company reported in the information base of the NCSSM, such a decision was made at the general meeting of shareholders on September 30, 2024.

Thus, for the payment of dividends will be directed 3.895 million UAH of retained earnings of the company received for 2015, 7.655 million UAH – for 2016, 15.473 million UAH – for 2017, 16.1 million UAH – for 2018, 14.7 million UAH – for 2020 and 37.2 million UAH – for 2021.

Part of the profit for 2021, which is not directed to the payment of dividends according to this decision and is not directed to increase the authorized capital according to the minutes of the general meeting on April 27, 2023, will remain undistributed.

The message also specifies that dividends will be paid directly to shareholders from September 30, 2024 to March 30, 2025.

As reported, IC “European Travel Insurance” was founded in 2006. It occupies one of the leading positions in the travel insurance market of Ukraine. The company is a part of non-banking financial group “Euroinsurance Group”.

In 2023 it collected insurance premiums in the amount of UAH 151,2 mln, which is almost the same as a year earlier, having finished 2023 with net profit in the amount of UAH 12,937 mln.

 

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Insurer BUSIN has reduced amount of planned dividends

On October 2, shareholders of the insurance company Busin (Kyiv) decided to change the size of previously approved dividends for 2023 to UAH 12.043 million from UAH 15.999 million. The company announced this in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (NCSSM).

Dividends will be paid directly to shareholders with the calculation of UAH 49.36 per share.

As reported, the shareholders of IC Busin at the meeting on May 3, 2024 approved the profit of 55.218 million UAH for 2023 and the decision to direct to the payment of dividends of 15.999 million UAH, and 39.219 million UAH to remain undistributed.

Earlier, the company’s shareholders allocated UAH 13.6 million for dividend payments in 2022, UAH 11.4 million in 2021, and UAH 16 million in 2020.

According to the data of NCSSM as of the second quarter of 2024, the shareholders of the insurer are Larisa Nepochatova and Alexey Ovchinnikov (25% each), Alexander Nepochatov (24,99%), Denis Ovchinnikov and Ivan Ovchinnikov (12,495% each),

IC Busin was registered in February 1993. It specializes on risk types of insurance. It is a member of a number of professional and industry associations: League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine, National Club of Insurance Payouts, International Association of Aviation Insurers (UA), Nuclear Insurance Pool, American Chamber in Ukraine, British Business Club.

 

 

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“European Travel Insurance” to pay UAH 95 mln in dividends

European Travel Insurance (ETI, Kyiv) will allocate UAH 95 million of retained earnings for 2015-2021 (except for 2019) to pay dividends.
As the company reported in the NSSMC information base, this decision was made at the general meeting of shareholders on September 30, 2024.
Thus, UAH 3.895 million of the company’s retained earnings for 2015, UAH 7.655 million for 2016, UAH 15.473 million for 2017, UAH 16.1 million for 2018, UAH 14.7 million for 2020 and UAH 37.2 million for 2021 will be used to pay dividends.
Part of the profit for 2021, which is not directed to the payment of dividends in accordance with this decision and is not directed to increase the authorized capital in accordance with the minutes of the general meeting on April 27, 2023, will remain undistributed.
The announcement also specifies that dividends will be paid directly to shareholders from September 30, 2024 to March 30, 2025.
As reported, European Travel Insurance was founded in 2006. It holds one of the leading positions in the Ukrainian travel insurance market. The company is part of the non-banking financial group Euroinsurance Group.
In 2023, it collected insurance premiums in the amount of UAH 151.2 million, which is almost the same as a year earlier, and ended 2023 with a net profit of UAH 12.937 million.

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EVA owner to allocate UAH 133.8 mln for dividends

Rush LLC, the owner of EVA network in Ukraine, will allocate UAH 133.8 mln from net profit for the second quarter of 2024 for dividends.
According to the company’s message in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market (NCSSM), a single participant of the LLC made the relevant decision on September 27.
Thus, the distribution of 35% of net profit received in the second quarter of 2024, which amounts to UAH 133.8 mln, was approved for dividends. Accrual of dividends will be carried out no later than six months from the date of the decision.
Earlier, in July, the company allocated UAH 148.8 mln from the net profit for the first quarter of this year for dividend payment.
Rush LLC, which manages the EVA network, was founded in 2002. As of June 31, 2024, the chain had 1,080 operating stores.
According to Opendatabot, the owner of Rush LLC is Cyprus-based Incetera Holdings Limited (100%), with Ruslan Shostak and Valeriy Kiptyk as the ultimate beneficiaries.
According to the results of 2023, the company’s revenue increased by 33.7% to UAH 21 billion compared to 2022, net profit – by 26% to UAH 2.2 billion, the value of assets – by 45.2% to UAH 15.03 billion. In 2023, EVA paid UAH 2.02 bln of taxes and fees to budgets of all levels.

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Druzhkovka Metalware Plant to pay about UAH 20 mln in dividends

Druzhkovka Metalware Plant (DZMZ, Donetsk region) intends to allocate UAH 19.936 million to pay dividends based on the results of its operations in 2023.
This main issue is on the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders scheduled for October 18, 2024, which will be held remotely.
The draft decision provides for the payment of dividends from retained earnings for 2023 in the amount of UAH 0.30 per 1 share (total number of shares – 66 million 453,976 thousand). Dividends will be paid directly to shareholders.
In 2023, the net profit of the company amounted to UAH 24.049 million, and in 2022 – UAH 33.832 million.
At a meeting held on April 29, 2024, the shareholders decided to leave the profit for 2023 undistributed and not to accrue or pay dividends.
Druzhkovka Metal Products Plant specializes in the production of hardware products: bolts, nuts, rivets for general engineering, fasteners for the upper structure of railway tracks, high-strength fasteners for building and bridge structures. In May 2022, the company issued an order to terminate employment contracts due to Russia’s military aggression and the inability to carry out production and business activities. Later, the company changed its legal address from Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, to Dnipro, Dnipro region.
According to the fourth quarter of 2022, the company’s shares were owned by an individual Oleksiy Spyridonov, who held 14.9949%, Olena Mishchenko-Solona (resident of Spain) – 13.0304%, Iryna Mishchenko – 24.5167%, Serhiy Popkov – 5.8611%, Anton Malikov – 9.75%, Olena Malikova – 8.25%, Valeriy and Dmytro Malikov – 9.774% each.
The authorized capital of the company is UAH 3.323 million, the nominal value of 1 share is UAH 0.05.

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