For the first time in its history, Ukrnafta received million-dollar dividends in 2023 from the transportation and production company Naftotransservice and the security firm Security, in which it holds a 49.9% stake.
“The general meeting of shareholders of Naftotransservice LLC decided to pay dividends for 2020, 2021, 2022 – a total of about UAH 6.3 million. As for Security LLC, it is almost UAH 14 million for the same period plus for the first nine months of 2023,” the company said, citing Serhiy Koretsky, Ukrnafta’s CEO.
Thus, the total revenue exceeded UAH 20 million.
The next dividend payment for 2023 is expected in February 2024 from both companies.
“These are the first funds from the results of their operations since 2020,” the company emphasized.
“Ukrnafta is the largest oil company in Ukraine, which operates a national network of 537 filling stations, of which 456 are operational.
Ukrnafta’s largest shareholder is Naftogaz of Ukraine with a 50%+1 share. On November 5, 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer the corporate rights of the company owned by private owners, which is now managed by the Ministry of Defense, to the state.
The shareholders of PrJSC “Production Association “Stalkanat” (Odesa) intend to reconsider the issue of allocating UAH 60 million 511,837 thousand for dividends at the rate of UAH 0.58 per share from retained earnings for part of 2022.
This issue is included in the agenda of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for February 22 this year, which is held remotely.
The draft decision sets a new dividend payment deadline of August 14, 2024.
The payment will be made directly to shareholders’ accounts.
Earlier, the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of PJSC “PA “Stalkanat” held on November 14, 2023, allocated UAH 60 million 511 thousand 836.74 to pay dividends from retained earnings for 2022, assuming that there were UAH 0.58 of dividends per share. The dividend payment period was previously set from December 5, 2023 to May 14, 2024.
At the meeting on February 22, 2024, the shareholders also intend to renew the composition of the Supervisory Board. In addition, they intend to increase the amount of previously approved agreements for the purchase of raw materials for production.
“Stalkanat is one of the largest producers of steel ropes and reinforcing strands in Eastern Europe and a leader in the production of hardware products in Ukraine.
According to the company, as of the end of 2022, David Nemyrovsky (Ukraine) holds 50.0001% of Stalkanat shares, Anton Mikhalenko – 23.7%, Eder Liron (both Israel) – 23.1%, and Vitaly Dubovich (Ukraine) – 3.1999%.
The authorized capital of Stalkanat is UAH 17.736 million, with a par value of UAH 0.17 per share.
Druzhkovka Metalware Plant PrJSC (Donetsk region) intends to pay UAH 25 million out of the profit of previous periods.
The relevant issue is on the agenda of the extraordinary general remote meeting of the company’s shareholders scheduled for February 22, 2024.
As reported, the company reduced its net profit by 69.1% year-on-year to UAH 33.832 million in 2022, with retained earnings of the plant amounting to UAH 404.665 million by the end of 2022.
Druzhkovka Hardware Plant produces machine-building and railway fasteners.
According to the fourth quarter of 2022, the company’s shares were owned by an individual Alexey Spiridonov, who held 14.9949%, Elena Mishchenko-Solona (a resident of Spain) – 13.0304%, Irina Mishchenko – 24.5167%, Sergey Popkov – 5.8611%, Anton Malikov – 9.75%, Elena Malikova – 8.25%, Valery and Dmitry 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.
At a meeting on September 21, the shareholders of Unives Insurance Company (formerly Professional Insurance, Kyiv) decided to allocate part of the profit received in 2022 in the amount of UAH 6 million to pay dividends.
As specified in the insurer’s message in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine (NSSMC), dividends will be paid only in cash within six months after the decision.
As reported, in January-March 2023, Unives collected UAH 1.223 million of net premiums, which is 9.4 times less than in the same period of 2022. Gross written premiums for the period amounted to UAH 144 thousand, while in the first quarter of the previous year they amounted to UAH 6.769 million.
The company paid out UAH 1.011 million in the three months under review, which is 3.1 times less than in the same period last year.
Administrative expenses of the insurer amounted to UAH 833 thousand (-18.8%), sales expenses – UAH 110 thousand.
Net profit decreased by 4.8 times to UAH 2.121 million.
Unives has been operating in the Ukrainian insurance market since 2003. It specializes in risk insurance. It is part of the Unives financial group. It holds 17 licenses for compulsory and voluntary insurance.
The authorized capital of the company is UAH 50 million.
Shareholders of Sukhaya Balka mine (Krivoy Rog, Dnipropetrovsk region), which is part of Oleksandr Iaroslavskyi’s DCH group, have allocated UAH 1 billion 4.865 million from retained earnings for 2008, 2010 and 2011 for dividends.
According to the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of shareholders held remotely on July 10, a copy of which is available to Interfax-Ukraine, the payment of dividends to shareholders of the company for 2008, 2010, 2011 is made at the rate of UAH 1.2 per common share, including: 0.24 UAH for 2008, 0.23 UAH for 2010 and 0.73 UAH for 2011.
It is specified that a part of net profit received by the company by results of activity in 2008 in the amount of UAH 200 mln 973.01 thou., from profit for 2010 – UAH 192 mln 599.14 thou., from profit for 2011 – UAH 611 mln 292.91 thou. will be directed to dividends.
Sukhaya Balka mine is one of the leading mining companies in Ukraine. It extracts iron ore by underground mining. The mine includes Yubileynaya and Frunze mines. Frunze.
DCH Group acquired the mine from Evraz Group in May 2017.
According to NDU data for the first quarter of 2023, Yaroslavskyi, who is designated as a non-resident of Ukraine (UK citizen – IF-U), directly owns 77.4193% of the mine’s shares, while resident individual Artem Alexandrov owns 20%.
The authorized capital of Sukhaya Balka PJSC is UAH 41.869 mln, the nominal value of a share is UAH 0.05.
Energy Company of Ukraine” (“EKU”) has transferred about UAH 17 mln to pay dividends for 2022.
As noted in the release of the company on July 4, this is the first dividends received by the state from the new energy trading company, which began its commercial activities in August last year.
It is indicated that the net profit of EKU for the five months of 2022 amounted to 33.9 million UAH.
According to the decisions of the government and the State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine, to which the state company is subordinated, 50% of this amount shall be used to pay dividends, 30% – to counteract the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, and 20% – for the costs provided for by the financial plan of the company for 2023, the company explained.
Thus, in total, “EKU” will allocate 27 million UAH to the budget and to the fight against the Russian Federation.
“In a short time we managed to build a capable company from scratch and reach the planned level of profit. The state has strengthened its position in the energy market and began to earn in highly competitive segments, where it was almost not present before”, – commented the general director of “EKU” Vitaly Butenko, whose words are given in the release.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, JSC Energy Company of Ukraine (EKU) is a diversified energy supplying company, which deals with buying, selling and supplying energy resources to commercial customers, including import and export operations. 100% of the company’s shares are owned by the state.
