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SWEDEN COMPANY PLANS TO CONDUCT SQUEEZE-OUT AMONG MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS OF UKRAINA DEPARTMENT STORE

The main shareholder of PrJSC Ukraina Department Store, the manager of the shopping and entertainment center of the same name located at 3, Peremohy Square in Kyiv, Sweden’s Quinn Holdings Sweden AB, seeks to conduct a squeeze-out among minority shareholders of the company.
PrJSC Ukraina Department Store reported in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine, the company received the irrevocable proposal on July 27.
According to the report, Quinn Holdings Sweden AB, together with affiliated persons, owns 122.985 million common registered shares of the PrJSC, which is 98.372% of the total number of its shares. The ultimate beneficiary is the Irish state bank IBRC.
As reported, in connection with the bankruptcy of the owner of the Quinn group, control over its foreign assets, including Ukraina Department Store, passed to the managers appointed at the request of the Irish bank IBRC.

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SWEDISH COMPANY BUILDS UP 98.3% STAKE IN CENTRAL DEPARTMENT STORE IN UKRAINIAN CAPITAL

The main shareholder of PrJSC Ukraina Department Store, the manager of the shopping and entertainment center of the same name located at 3 Svobody Square in Kyiv, the Swedish company Quinn Holdings Sweden AB, has built up a 98.3% stake in the company and became the owner of a controlling stake.
According to the statement in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the relevant letter was received on May 19.
Thus, Quinn Holdings Sweden AB, together with affiliates, is the owner of 122,985,402 ordinary registered shares of the company, which is 98.372% of the total number of its shares. The ultimate beneficiary is Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), Ireland’s state-owned bank.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the net income of PrJSC Ukraina Department Store increased by 8.2% in 2017 compared to 2016, to UAH 155.7 million, while its net loss amounted to UAH 273.3 million against UAH 67.8 million of net income.