FORM 6-K
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
March 12, 2004
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number: 333-14278
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Russian Federation
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
16, Yauzsky Boulevard
Moscow 109028
Russian Federation
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ý Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No ý
of Issuer of Emissive Securities
for the fourth quarter of 2003
Issues code 06005-A |
Location: 109028,
Moscow, Yauzsky Boulevard, 16/15, office 306
Postal address: 109028, Moscow, Yauzsky Boulevard, 16/15, office 306
Information contained in the present Quarterly Report is subject to disclosure in conformity with the legislation of Russian Federation relating to securities.
Representative by power of attorney |
/s/ R.V.Bolotovsky |
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R.V. Bolotovsky |
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13 February 2004 |
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Chief Accountant |
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V.V. Khaminov |
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V.V. Khaminov |
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13 February 2004 |
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(place for stamp)
Contact person: Kolesnikov Ilya Michailovich
Legal adviser
Tel.: (095) 733-9727
Fax: (095) 733-9736
E-mail: KolesnikovIM@wbd.ru
Internet page(s) displaying information contained in this quarterly report:
htpp://www.wbd.ru/wbd/quarterly_report/
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Open Joint Stock Company Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods
WBD Foods
Issue Number: 1
Category: Common
Form of Shares: Registered, uncertificated
Nominal Price of One Issue Share: 20
Quantity of Issue Shares: 35,000,000
Total Issue Amount: 700,000,000
Data on the Issue State Registration:
Date of Registration: 15.06.2001
Registration Number: 1-01-06005-A
Body of State Registration: Regional Office of the Federal Commission for Securities Market of Russia in the Central Federal Region
Issue Number: 2
Category: Common
Form of Shares: Registered, uncertificated
Nominal Price of One Issue Share: 20
Quantity of Issue Shares: 9,000,000
Total Issue Amount: 180,000,000
Data on the Issue State Registration:
Date of Registration: 30.10.2001
Registration Number: 1-02-06005-A
Body of State Registration: Federal Commission for Securities Market of Russia
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This quarterly report contains evaluations and forecasts of the issuers authorized executive bodies regarding the future events and/or actions, perspective development in the industry branch where the issuer carries out its principal business, and the results of the issuers activities, including the issuers plans, probability of certain events and certain actions to be undertaken. Investors should not fully rely on the evaluations and forecasts made by the issuers executive bodies, as the actual results of its activities in future might differ from those forecast due to various reasons. Acquisition of the issuers securities is associated with risks described in this quarterly report.
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Board of Directors
Chairman: David Iakobachvili
Born: 1957
Members of Board of Directors:
Born: 1969
Born: 1948
Born: 1968
Born: 1939
Born: 1942
Born: 1934
Born: 1952
Born: 1945
Born: 1934
Born: 1936
Individual executive body and members of collective executive body:
Chairman of the Management board
Born: 1968
Members of the Management Board
Born: 1973
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Born: 1972
Born: 1961
Born: 1970
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the Issuer:
Sergei Arkadievich Plastinin
Born: 1968
Information on ruble accounts in banks and other financial institutions carrying out their activities in the territory of the Russian Federation, as at 31.12.2003
N II/II |
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Type of account |
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Account No. |
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Name of the Bank |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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1 |
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Current |
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40702 810 1 00700 883 027 |
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CB Citybank |
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2 |
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Current |
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40702 810 4 00000 030 108 |
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CB Expobank |
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3 |
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Current |
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40702 810 4 00070 027 130 |
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CB MDM-Bank |
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4 |
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Current |
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40702 810 7 00070 000 569 |
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Bank of Moscow |
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5 |
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Current |
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40702 810 2 01500 000 016 |
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Alfa bank |
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6 |
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Current |
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40702 810 9 38000 110 483 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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7 |
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Current |
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40702 810 6 38360 104 497 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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8 |
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Deposit |
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42,104,810,000,070,000,000 |
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AK MMB Bank of Moscow |
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9 |
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Deposit |
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52103 810 3 00000 402 674 |
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OJSC Bank «Petrocommerc» |
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10 |
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Deposit |
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52103 810 2 00000 502 674 |
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OJSC Bank «Petrocommerc» |
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11 |
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Deposit |
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52103 810 1 00000 602 674 |
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OJSC Bank «Petrocommerc» |
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12 |
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Deposit |
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52103 810 0 00000 702 674 |
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OJSC Bank «Petrocommerc» |
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13 |
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Deposit |
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42105 810 6 00090 000 004 |
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Vneshtorgbank |
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14 |
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Current |
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40702 810 4 00001 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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Information on foreign exchange accounts in banks and other financial institutions carrying out their activities in the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad, as at 31.12.2003
N II/II |
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Account number |
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Name of the Bank |
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Location of the Bank |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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1 |
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40702 840 9 00700 883 019 |
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CB Citybank |
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125047
Moscow, ul.Gasheka, 8-10 |
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2 |
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40702 840 9 00700 883 035 |
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CB Citybank |
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125047
Moscow, ul.Gasheka, 8-10 |
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3 |
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40702 840 4 00700 883 043 |
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CB Citybank |
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125047
Moscow, ul.Gasheka, 8-10 |
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4 |
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42102 840 7 03700 883 018 |
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CB Citybank |
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125047
Moscow, ul.Gasheka, 8-10 |
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5 |
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40702 978 5 00700 883 051 |
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CB Citybank |
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125047
Moscow, ul.Gasheka, 8-10 |
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6 |
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40702 978 8 00700 883 078 |
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CB Citybank |
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125047
Moscow, ul.Gasheka, 8-10 |
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7 |
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40702 978 3 00700 883 086 |
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CB Citybank |
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125047
Moscow, ul.Gasheka, 8-10 |
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8 |
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40702 840 4 00150 027 130 |
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CB MDM-Bank |
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113035
Moscow, ul.Sadovnicheskaya, 3 |
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9 |
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40702 840 7 00151 027 130 |
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CB MDM-Bank |
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113035
Moscow, ul.Sadovnicheskaya, 3 |
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10 |
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40702 840 0 00152 027 130 |
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CB MDM-Bank |
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113035
Moscow, ul.Sadovnicheskaya, 3 |
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11 |
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40702 840 8 01500 000 004 |
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Alfa Bank |
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117049
Moscow, ul.Mytnaya, 1, building 1 |
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12 |
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40702 840 7 01503 000 004 |
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Alfa Bank |
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117049
Moscow, ul.Mytnaya, 1, building 1 |
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13 |
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40702 840 0 01504 000 004 |
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Alfa Bank |
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117049
Moscow, ul.Mytnaya, 1, building 1 |
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14 |
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40702 840 2 38000 110 483 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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117997
Moscow, ul. Vavilova, 19 |
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15 |
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40702 840 1 38000 210 483 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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117997
Moscow, ul. Vavilova, 19 |
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16 |
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40702 840 0 38000 310 483 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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117997
Moscow, ul. Vavilova, 19 |
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17 |
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42105 840 7 38000 010 028 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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117997
Moscow, ul. Vavilova, 19 |
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18 |
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42105 840 9 38000 010 022 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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117997
Moscow, ul. Vavilova, 19 |
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19 |
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42105 840 2 38360 010 022 |
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Sberbank of Russia |
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117997
Moscow, ul. Vavilova, 19 |
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20 |
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40702 840 7 00000 012 592 |
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CB Rosbank |
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107078, Moscow, ul. Mashi Poryvaevoy, d.11 |
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21 |
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40702 840 6 00003 012 592 |
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CB Rosbank |
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107078, Moscow, ul. Mashi Poryvaevoy, d.11 |
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22 |
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40702 840 7 00000 012 592 |
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CB Rosbank |
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107078, Moscow, ul. Mashi Poryvaevoy, d.11 |
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23 |
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42104 840 5 00000 012 592 |
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CB Rosbank |
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107078, Moscow, ul. Mashi Poryvaevoy, d.11 |
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24 |
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40702 840 0 00070 000 569 |
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MMB-Bank of Moscow |
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107996, Moscow, ul. Kuznetskij most, 15 |
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25 |
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40702 840 3 00071 000 569 |
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MMB-Bank of Moscow |
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107996, Moscow, ul. Kuznetskij most, 15 |
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26 |
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40702 840 6 00072 000 569 |
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MMB-Bank of Moscow |
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107996, Moscow, ul. Kuznetskij most, 15 |
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27 |
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42104 840 6 00070 000 006 |
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MMB-Bank of Moscow |
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107996, Moscow, ul. Kuznetskij most, 15 |
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28 |
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42104 840 2 00150 027 130 |
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CB Moscowskij Delovoy Mir |
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113035
Moscow, ul.Sadovnicheskaya, 3 |
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29 |
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42103 840 0 00090 000 003 |
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Vneshtorgbank |
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106031, Moscow, ul. Kuznetskij most, 16 |
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30 |
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40702 978 3 00001 401 757 |
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3AO «xxx» |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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31 |
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40702 978 0 00000 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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32 |
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40702 978 2 00004 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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33 |
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40702 840 7 00001 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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34 |
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40702 840 4 00000 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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35 |
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40702 840 6 00004 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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36 |
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40702 840 0 00002 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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37 |
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40702 840 3 00003 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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38 |
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45207 840 0 99911 401 757 |
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CJSC Raiffeisen Bank Austria |
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129090 Moscow, ul. Troytskaya, 17/1 |
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39 |
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42102 840 0 01300 000 000 |
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ALFA-Bank |
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107078 Moscow, ul.Kalanchevskaya, 27 |
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40 |
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42102 840 3 01300 000 001 |
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ALFA-Bank |
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107078 Moscow, ul.Kalanchevskaya, 27 |
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Name: CJSC BDO UniconRuf
Location: 113545, Moscow, Varshavskoe shosse, d. 125
Taxpayer ID: 7716021332
Postal address: 113545, Moscow, Varshavskoe shosse, d. 125
Tel.: (095) 319-6636, Fax: (095) 319-5909
E-mail: n/a
Information on auditors license
License number: E 000547
Date of issue of license: June 25, 2002
Period of validity: June 24, 2007
Organization that issued the license: RF Ministry of Finance
The appraiser has not been employed in the accounting quarter.
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Financial consultants for the purpose of the preparation and signing of the securities prospectus issue and this report have not been employed.
In relation to other persons having signed the quarterly report and not indicated in the previous articles of this section:
Vadim V. Khaminov
Tel: (095) 105 5805
Fax: (095) 105 5805 (ext. 10-85)
Information isnt submitted in the reporting quarter
The arranger of the sales at the equity market is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Issuers market capitalization calculated as the derivation of the number of shares expressed in ADRs and the price of one share (ADR), amounts to:
As of 31.12.2002 US$17.95 x 44,000,000 = US$789,800,000
As of 31.03.2003 US$17.32 x 44,000,000 = US$762,080,000
The price of one share (ADR) corresponds to the price of the recent transactions contracted as at the last date of the accounting period.
Information isnt submitted in the reporting quarter
Obligation |
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Creditor |
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Amount of the |
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Maturity date |
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Interest rate, % |
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Planned |
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Actual |
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Short-term ruble loan, thousand rubles |
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AKB MDM |
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50,000 |
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28.03.2003 |
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28.03.2003 |
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12.00 |
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Short-term dollar loan |
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Alfa-Bank OAO |
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2,920,00 |
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17.04.2003 |
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17.04.2003 |
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4.75 |
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Short-term dollar loan |
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Alfa-Bank OAO |
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974,000 |
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07.05.2003 |
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07.05.2003 |
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4.75 |
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Short-term loan, thousand rubles |
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ZAO Financial consultant Troika-Dialog |
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160,000 |
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15.04.2003 |
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15.04.2003 |
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12.50 |
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Long-term dollar loan |
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UBS LUXEMBURG AG |
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150,000,000 |
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2008 |
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8.50 |
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Bonded loan, thousand rubles |
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Arranger of the placement Troika-Dialog Investment Company ZAO, Moscow International Bank payment agent |
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1,500,000 |
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2006 |
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12.9% and 64.32 rubles on the first coupon |
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Agreements |
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Date of |
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Amount of |
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Currency of |
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Sum in rubles |
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P/43 |
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14.05.2002 |
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MK OAO, Timashevsk |
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2,506,803 |
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Euros |
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81,450,453.24 |
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P/44 |
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15.05.2002 |
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MK OAO, Timashevsk |
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364,050 |
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Euros |
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5,352,368.40 |
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56 |
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09.04.2003 |
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MK OAO, Timashevsk |
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540,704 |
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Euros |
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19,910,884.10 |
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2-wbd |
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10.09.2001 |
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LMK OAO |
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500,000,000 |
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Rubles |
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500,000,000.00 |
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P/45 |
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05.06.2002 |
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LMK OAO |
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2,348.476 |
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Euros |
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86,480,280.22 |
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P/48 |
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09.09.2002 |
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LMK OAO |
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779,250 |
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Euros |
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28,695,102.00 |
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P/46 |
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10.06.2002 |
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TsMK OAO |
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1,017,596 |
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Euros |
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37,471,955.10 |
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P/47 |
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12.07.2002 |
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Kharkov MK OAO |
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1,568,766 |
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Euros |
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54,227169.70 |
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P/52 |
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05.12.2002 |
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Kharkov MK OAO |
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582,750 |
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Euros |
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10,721,307.60 |
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53 |
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04.01.2003 |
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Kharkov MK OAO |
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418,045 |
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Euros |
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11,381,120.03 |
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P/49 |
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28.10.2002 |
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Siberian Milk OAO |
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2,259.144 |
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Euros |
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73,947,305.47 |
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54 |
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25.03.2003 |
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Siberian Milk OAO |
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523,877 |
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Euros |
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16,350,371.54 |
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55 |
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03.03.2002 |
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KGMZ # 3 OAO |
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538,457 |
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Euros |
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19,828,140.57 |
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We have described the risks and uncertainties that our management believes are material, but these risks and uncertainties may not be the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those we currently do not know or deem immaterial, may also
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result in deceased revenues, increased expenses or other events that could result in a decline in the price of our ADSs and/or notes.
Due to the specifics of the issuers principal business, its risks, which might lead to reduction of the securities price, are conditional, to a greater extent, on the consolidated risks of the companies controlled by the issuer directly or indirectly. For the purposes of this section the terms Company, our Company shall mean both the issuer separately, and together with the companies it controls.
2.5.1. Risks Relating to Industry
Our success depends in part on our continued ability to be an efficient producer in a highly competitive industry. If we cannot continue to control costs through productivity gains or by eliminating redundant costs resulting from acquisitions, our results of operations will suffer. In particular, price increases and shortages of packaging and raw materials could adversely affect our results of operations. For example, our results of operations may be affected by the availability and pricing of packaging materials, principally cardboard and plastic containers, and raw materials, principally raw milk and juice concentrate. We are substantially dependent upon a single supplier of packaging materials, Tetra Pak, which may make us more vulnerable to changes in global supply and demand and their effect on price and availability of these materials. In addition, we are currently renegotiating certain pricing terms in our framework agreement with Tetra Pak pursuant to which we purchase packaging materials. Failure to conclude an agreement on commercially reasonable terms would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. Additionally, weather conditions and other factors beyond our control significantly influence the price and availability of our raw materials. A number of our raw materials, such as juice concentrate and sugar, are international commodities and are subject to international price fluctuations.
Our success also depends on our continued ability to be an effective advertiser in a market where media inflation on leading national television channels exceeded 80% in 2002. A substantial increase in the prices of any of the foregoing, which we may not be able to pass on to customers through price increases, or a protracted interruption in supply with respect to packaging or raw materials, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Economic downturns could hurt our turnover and materially and adversely affect our strategy to increase our sales of premium brands.
Demand for dairy and juice products, as well as bottled water, depends primarily on demographic factors and consumer preferences as well as factors relating to discretionary consumer spending, including the general condition of the economy and general levels of consumer confidence. The willingness of consumers to purchase branded food and beverage products depends in part on local economic conditions. In periods of economic uncertainty, consumers tend to purchase more economy brands and, to the extent that our business strategy depends on the expansion of the sales of premium brands, our results of operations could suffer. Reduced consumption of our products in any of our key markets could reduce our turnover and profitability.
Increased competition and consumer preference for low-price, lower-quality juice products primarily in the region outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg have resulted in declining profit margins in our juice segment, which have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our results of operations.
Although juice consumption in Russia is increasing, our profit margins on our juice products decreased in 2002 due to vigorous market competition from domestic and foreign producers
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and to consumer preference for low-price, lower-quality juice products primarily in the regions outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg where per capita household incomes are generally lower. These factors put downward pressure on juice prices in all price categories in 2002. At the same time, prices for juice concentrate increased. A continuation of these trends may cause a further decline in our juice prices and profit margins and, consequently, have a further negative effect on our results of operations.
Independent distributors may export our products to countries where such products do not meet the requirements of applicable legislation. The consequent recalls of our products and the associated negative publicity may adversely affect our reputation in the Russian Federation, the Commonwealth of Independent States, or CIS, and abroad, and adversely affect our results of operations.
In exporting our products, we attempt to meet the standards and requirements of applicable legislation governing the import of food products into the importing country. Independent distributors have, in some cases, attempted to export our products to countries where such products did not meet the requirements of applicable legislation.
Possible implementation of new federal or local government policies, or selective application of existing policies, affecting the food industry could substantially and negatively affect our turnover and operating margin.
Possible implementation of new federal or local government policies, or selective application of existing policies, affecting the food industry could have a significant impact on our business. For example, the federal and local governments have been known to implement trade barriers, subsidies and other policies favoring certain producers. Additionally, customs regulations in Russia are unclear, subject to frequent change and are applied inconsistently. The imposition of higher customs duties on products we import would increase the costs of our products and reduce our turnover, while the implementation of price controls on products we produce would reduce our operating margin. For example, federal customs regulations enacted during 2001 subject juice concentrate imports to the highest level of customs duties allowed for that particular category of imports. In addition, federal customs regulations enacted during 2002 stipulate minimum declaration amounts for imported goods. As a result of such regulations, we may be forced to declare a higher value for imported goods than the amount actually paid and, consequently, pay a higher tariff on such goods. Another example of a government regulation that has affected us is Government Regulation No. 988, which, as of January 1, 2004, requires food producers intending to develop and offer a new food product to the public to file an application for the products state registration and incorporation into the State Register of Permitted Food Products. The implementation of this regulation may cause delays in the introduction of our new products and result in increased production costs.
2.5.2. Political risks
Since 1991, Russia has sought to transform itself from a one-party state with a centrally-planned economy to a pluralist democracy with a market-oriented economy. As a result of the sweeping nature of the reforms, and the failure of some of them, the Russian political system remains vulnerable to popular dissatisfaction, as well as to unrest by particular social and ethnic groups. Significant political instability could have a material adverse effect on the value of foreign investments in Russia, including the value of our ADSs and/or notes.
The composition of the Russian governmentthe prime minister and the other heads of federal ministrieshas at times been highly unstable. Six different prime ministers, for
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example, headed governments between March 1998 and May 2000. On December 31, 1999, President Yeltsin resigned and Vladimir Putin was subsequently elected president on March 26, 2000. While President Putin has maintained governmental stability and policies generally oriented towards the continuation of economic reforms, no assurance can be given that such conditions will continue over time. State Duma elections were held in December of 2003 and presidential elections are to be held in 2004. The value of investments in Russia, including in our ADSs and notes, could be reduced and our prospects could be harmed if governmental instability recurs or if reform policies are reversed.
The Russian Federation is a federation of republics, territories, regions, cities of federal importance and autonomous areas. The delineation of authority among the members of the Russian Federation and the federal governmental authorities is, in many instances, uncertain and sometimes contested. Lack of consensus between the federal government and local or regional authorities often results in the enactment of conflicting legislation at various levels and may result in political instability. This lack of consensus hinders our long-term planning efforts and creates uncertainties in our operating environment, both of which may prevent us from efficiently carrying out our expansion plans. Additionally, ethnic, religious, historical and other divisions have, on occasion, given rise to tensions, and in certain cases, to military conflict. Russian military forces have been engaged in Chechnya in the past and are currently involved in ground and air operations there. The spread of violence, or its intensification, could have significant political consequences. These include the imposition of a state of emergency in some or all of the Russian Federation. These events could materially adversely affect the value of investments in Russia, including in the value of our ADSs and notes.
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy has experienced:
significant declines in gross domestic product;
hyperinflation;
an unstable currency;
high government debt relative to gross domestic product;
a weak banking system providing limited liquidity to Russian enterprises;
high levels of loss-making enterprises that continued to operate due to the lack of effective bankruptcy proceedings;
significant use of barter transactions and illiquid promissory notes to settle commercial transactions;
widespread tax evasion;
growth of a black and grey market economy;
pervasive capital flight;
high levels of corruption and the penetration of organized crime into the economy;
significant increases in unemployment and underemployment; and
the impoverishment of a large portion of the Russian population.
The Russian economy has been subject to abrupt downturns. In particular, on August 17, 1998, in the face of a rapidly deteriorating economic situation, the Russian government defaulted on its ruble-denominated securities, the Central Bank of Russia stopped its support of the ruble and a temporary moratorium was imposed on certain hard currency payments. These actions resulted in an immediate and severe devaluation of the ruble and a sharp increase in the rate of inflation, a dramatic decline in the prices of Russian debt and equity securities and an inability of Russian issuers to raise funds in the international capital markets.
These problems were aggravated by the near collapse of the Russian banking sector after the events of August 17, 1998, as evidenced by the revocation of the banking licenses of a
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number of major Russian banks. This further impaired the ability of the banking sector to act as a consistent source of liquidity to Russian companies, and resulted in the losses of bank deposits in some cases. There can be no assurance that recent trends in the Russian economysuch as the increase in the gross domestic product, a relatively stable ruble, and a reduced rate of inflationwill continue or will not be abruptly reversed. Moreover, the recent fluctuations in international oil and gas prices, the strengthening of the ruble in real terms relative to the U.S. dollar and the consequences of a relaxation in monetary Russias physical infrastructure is in very poor condition, which could disrupt normal business activity. As a general matter, Russias physical infrastructure largely dates back to Soviet times and has not been adequately funded and maintained over the past decade. Particularly affected are the rail and road networks, power generation and transmission; communication systems; and building stock. For example, during the winter of 2000-2001, electricity and heating shortages in Russias far-eastern Primorye region seriously disrupted the local economy. Road conditions throughout Russia are poor, with many roads not meeting minimum requirements for usability and safety. The deterioration of Russias physical infrastructure harms the national economy, disrupts the transportation of goods and supplies, adds costs to doing business in Russia and can interrupt business operations, and this could have a material adverse effect on our business and the value of our ADSs and notes.
Russias economy is vulnerable to market downturns and economic slowdowns elsewhere in the world. As has happened in the past, financial problems or an increase in the perceived risks associated with investing in emerging economies could dampen foreign investment in Russia and adversely affect the Russian economy. Additionally, because Russia produces and exports large amounts of natural gas and oil, the Russian economy is especially vulnerable to the price of natural gas and oil on the world markets and a decline in the price of natural gas and oil could slow or disrupt the Russian economy. These developments could severely limit our access to capital and could adversely affect the purchasing power of our customers and thus our business.
2.5.3. Risks Relating to Our Financial Condition
Inflation could increase our costs and decrease our operating margins.
The Russian economy has been characterized by high rates of inflation, including a rate of 84.4% in 1998, although, according to the Central Bank of Russia, it subsided to 15.1% during 2002. When the rate of inflation exceeds the rate of devaluation, resulting in real appreciation of the ruble against the U.S. dollar, we can experience inflation-driven increases in U.S. dollar terms of certain of our costs, such as salaries, which are sensitive to rises in the general price levels in Russia. In this situation, due to competitive pressures, we may not be able to raise the prices for our products sufficiently to preserve operating margins. Accordingly, high rates of inflation in Russia relative to the rate of devaluation could increase our costs and decrease our operating margins.
Inflation could increase our costs and decrease our operating margins.
The Russian economy has been characterized by high rates of inflation, including a rate of 84.4% in 1998, although, according to the Central Bank of Russia, it subsided to 15.1% during 2002. When the rate of inflation exceeds the rate of devaluation, resulting in real appreciation of the ruble against the U.S. dollar, we can experience inflation-driven increases in U.S. dollar terms of certain of our costs, such as salaries, which are sensitive to rises in the general price levels in Russia. In this situation, due to competitive pressures, we may not be able to raise the prices for our products sufficiently to preserve operating margins.
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Accordingly, high rates of inflation in Russia relative to the rate of devaluation could increase our costs and decrease our operating margins.
Changes in exchange rates could increase our costs, decrease the value of our ruble-denominated monetary assets, prevent us from repaying our debts, or increase competition from foreign producers.
Strengthening of the ruble results in a relative decrease in the price of imported products, as does a strengthening of the ruble in real terms (even if it declines in nominal terms). The strengthening of the ruble in nominal or real terms enhances our ability to import raw materials, to cover our U.S. dollar-denominated or U.S. dollar-linked costs and to repay our U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness, but also increases the ability of foreign producers who export products to Russia to compete effectively with us in the Russian market.
Our inability to obtain permission from the Central Bank of Russia pursuant to currency control regulations may hinder our ability to enter into certain hard-currency-denominated transactions.
Certain payments in foreign currency are subject to prior permission by the Central Bank of Russia, including, with various exceptions, the following:
direct investments, except investments from abroad in the charter capital of a Russian company;
payments with respect to real estate, except acquisition of real estate by non-residents and lease payments by non-residents;
portfolio investments; and
payments for export-import transactions with settlement over 90 days following completion.
These regulations are subject to substantial changes and varying interpretations, complicating both the process of determining whether permission of the Central Bank of Russia is required and the process of obtaining permission. If we are unable to obtain Central Bank of Russia permissions for hard-currency-denominated transactions requiring such permissions, our ability to enter into such transactions may be hindered. In addition, in the event that we failed in the past to obtain Central Bank of Russia permissions for hard-currency-denominated transactions and borrowings requiring such permissions, such failure could result in severe penalties, including the unwinding of such transactions, fines and administrative penalties assessed against us and criminal and administrative penalties assessed against our management which, in turn, would negatively affect our business.
Restrictions on investments outside Russia or in hard-currency-denominated instruments in Russia expose our cash holdings to devaluation.
Though our ability to place foreign currency deposits in Russian banks is not limited, currency regulations established by the Central Bank of Russia restrict investments by Russian companies outside Russia and in most hard-currency-denominated instruments in Russia, and there are only a limited number of ruble-denominated instruments in which we may invest our excess cash. Any balances maintained in rubles will give rise to losses if the ruble devalues against the U.S. dollar. Moreover, defaults on our ruble-denominated investments may result in substantial losses for us.
Some of our customers and other debtors may fail to pay us or to comply with the terms of their agreements with us which could adversely affect our results of operations.
Russias inexperience with a market economy relative to more developed economies poses numerous risks that could interfere with our business. For example, the failure to satisfy
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liabilities is widespread among Russian businesses and the government. Furthermore, it is difficult for us to gauge the creditworthiness of some of our customers, as there are no reliable mechanisms, such as reliable credit reports or credit databases, for evaluating their financial condition. Consequently, we face the risk that some of our customers or other debtors will fail to pay us or fail to comply with the terms of their agreements with us, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
Continued or increased limitations on the conversion of rubles to hard currency in Russia could increase our costs when making payments in hard currency to suppliers and creditors and could cause us to default on our obligations to them.
Our major capital expenditures are generally denominated and payable in various foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars and euro. To the extent such major capital expenditures involve the importation of equipment and related items, Russian legislation permits the conversion of ruble revenues into foreign currency. However, the market in Russia for the conversion of rubles into foreign currencies is limited. The scarcity of foreign currencies may tend to inflate their values relative to the ruble, and such a market may not continue to exist. Additionally, any delay or other difficulty in converting rubles into a foreign currency to make a payment or delay or restriction in the transfer of foreign currency could limit our ability to meet our payment and debt obligations, which could result in the loss of suppliers, acceleration of debt obligations and cross-defaults.
If the various initiatives we have used to reduce our tax burden are successfully challenged by the Russian tax authorities, we will face significant losses associated with the assessed amount of tax underpaid and related interest and penalties, which would have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
We have used, and continue to use, various initiatives to reduce our tax burden. As described below, several of our tax initiatives have recently been challenged by the Russian tax authorities. There have also been press reports of instances in which the Russian tax authorities have successfully challenged structures similar to those we use. If any of our initiatives are successfully challenged by the Russian tax authorities, we would face significant losses associated with the assessed amount of tax underpaid and related interest and penalties. These losses could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
We are only able to conduct banking transactions with a limited number of creditworthy Russian banks as the Russian banking system remains underdeveloped. Consequently, we face increased risk in our domestic banking transactions, including potential tax liabilities.
Russias banking and other financial systems are not well developed or regulated and Russian legislation relating to banks and bank accounts is subject to varying interpretations and inconsistent applications. In addition, the 1998 financial crisis resulted in the bankruptcy and liquidation of many Russian banks. Most creditworthy Russian banks are located in Moscow and there are fewer in the regions. Although we have tried to reduce our risk by receiving and holding funds in a number of Russian banks, including subsidiaries of foreign banks, another prolonged banking crisis or insolvency of some of our banks could adversely affect our business and our ability to complete banking transactions in Russia.
Vaguely drafted Russian transfer pricing rules and lack of reliable pricing information may potentially impact the financial results of our business activities.
Russian transfer pricing rules entered into force in 1999, giving Russian tax authorities the right to make transfer pricing adjustments and impose additional tax liabilities in respect of all controlled transactions, provided that the transaction price differs from the market price by more than 20.0%. Controlled transactions include transactions between related entities and certain other types of transactions between independent parties, such as foreign trade
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transactions or transactions with significant (by more than 20.0%) price fluctuations. The Russian transfer pricing rules are vaguely drafted, leaving wide scope for interpretation by Russian tax authorities and arbitration courts. Due to the uncertainties in interpretation of transfer pricing legislation, the tax authorities may challenge our prices and propose adjustments. If such price adjustments are upheld by the Russian arbitration courts and implemented, our future financial results could be adversely affected. In addition, we could face significant losses associated with the assessed amount of prior tax underpaid and related interest and penalties, which would have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
We are exposed to market risk from changes in both foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
Foreign currency exchange risks exist to the extent that our revenues are primarily denominated in Russian rubles and our costs are denominated in currencies other than Russian rubles. We are subject to market risk deriving from changes in interest rates on our floating and fixed rate debts which may affect the cost of our financing. We do not use financial instruments, such as foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign currency options, interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements, to manage these market risks. We do not hold or issue derivatives or other financial instruments for trading purposes. We do not use derivatives or other financial instruments to limit our currency and interest rate risk exposures because the market for these types of financial instruments in Russia is not well developed and the costs of these instruments is relatively high. We are monitoring the market for these instruments and will consider their use if the related costs become lower.
Our interest rate exposure results mainly from debt obligations. Our fixed-rate bank debt consists entirely of short-term bank obligations, which we roll over on a continuous basis at current market rate and, thus, are able to manage our interest rate risk exposure.
We have not entered into transactions designed to hedge against interest rate risks, which may exist under our current, or future, indebtedness. Once the market in Russia for hedging instruments matures, we will assess our options for hedging interest rate risk and may enter into such arrangements.
We have not experienced significant changes in the market risks associated with our debt obligations in the table above subsequent to December 31, 2002, except for the issuance of 1.5 billion of ruble-denominated bonds on April 15, 2003.
The carrying amounts of short-term loans approximate their fair values due to their short maturity. We believe that the carrying value of our long-term debt approximates its fair value. We are exposed to movements in the ruble and euro exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar.
Weaknesses relating to the Russian legal system and Russian legislation create an uncertain environment for investment and for business activity.
Russia is still developing the legal framework required by a market economy. Several fundamental Russian laws have only recently become effective. The recent nature of much of Russian legislation, the lack of consensus about the scope, content and pace of economic and political reform and the rapid evolution of the Russian legal system in ways that may not always coincide with market developments place the enforceability and underlying constitutionality of laws in doubt and result in ambiguities, inconsistencies and anomalies. In addition, Russian legislation often contemplates implementing regulations that have not yet been promulgated, leaving substantial gaps in the regulatory infrastructure.
Among the risks of the current Russian legal system are:
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since 1991, Soviet law has been largely, but not entirely, replaced by a new legal regime as established by the 1993 Federal Constitution, the 1995 Civil Code, by other federal laws, and by decrees, orders and regulations issued by the president, the government and federal ministries, which are, in turn, complemented by regional and local rules and regulations. These legal norms, at times, overlap or contradict one another. In addition, certain important bills remain to be adopted in Russia;
there is a lack of judicial and administrative guidance on interpreting Russian legislation;
corruption within the judiciary;
the relative inexperience of judges and courts in interpreting Russian legislation;
a high degree of discretion on the part of governmental authorities; and
bankruptcy procedures are not well developed and are subject to abuse.
All of these weaknesses could affect our ability to enforce our rights to intellectual property or under contracts, or to defend ourselves against claims by others. Furthermore, we cannot assure you the regulators, judicial authorities or third parties will not challenge our compliance with applicable laws, decrees and regulations.
Lack of independence and the inexperience of the judiciary, the difficulty of enforcing court decisions and governmental discretion in instigating, joining and enforcing claims could prevent us or you from obtaining effective redress in a court proceeding, materially adversely affecting an investment in our ADSs and notes.
The independence of the judicial system and its immunity from economic, political and nationalistic influences in Russia remain largely untested. The court system is understaffed and underfunded. Judges and courts are generally inexperienced in the area of business and corporate law. Judicial precedents generally have no binding effect on subsequent decisions. Not all Russian legislation and court decisions are readily available to the public or organized in a manner that facilitates understanding. The Russian judicial system can be slow. Enforcement of court orders can in practice be very difficult in Russia. All of these factors make judicial decisions in Russia difficult to predict and effective redress uncertain.
Additionally, court claims are often used in furtherance of political aims. We may be subject to such claims and may not be able to receive a fair hearing. Additionally, court orders are not always enforced or followed by law enforcement agencies.
These uncertainties also extend to property rights. During Russias transformation from a centrally planned economy to a market economy, legislation has been enacted to protect private property against expropriation and nationalization. However, it is possible that due to the lack of experience in enforcing these provisions and due to potential political changes, these protections would not be enforced in the event of an attempted expropriation or nationalization, or if our business is reorganized. Some government entities have tried to renationalize privatized businesses. Expropriation or nationalization of any of our entities, their assets or portions thereof, potentially without adequate compensation, would have a material adverse effect on our business and on the value of our ADSs and notes.
Shareholder liability under Russian legislation could cause us to become liable for the obligations of our subsidiaries.
The Civil Code and the Federal Law on Joint Stock Companies generally provide that shareholders in a Russian joint stock company are not liable for the obligations of the joint stock company and bear only the risk of loss of their investment.
This may not be the case, however, when one person or entity is capable of determining decisions made by another. The person or entity capable of determining such decisions is called an effective parent. The person or entity whose decisions are capable of being so
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determined is called an effective subsidiary. The effective parent bears joint and several responsibility for transactions concluded by the effective subsidiary in carrying out these decisions if
this decision-making capability is provided for in the charter of the effective subsidiary or in a contract between the companies, and
the effective parent gives obligatory directions to the effective subsidiary.
In addition, an effective parent is secondarily liable for an effective subsidiarys debts if an effective subsidiary becomes insolvent or bankrupt resulting from the action or inaction of an effective parent. This is the case no matter how the effective parents capability to determine decisions of the effective subsidiary arises. For example, this liability could arise through ownership of voting securities or by contract. In these instances, other shareholders of the effective subsidiary may claim compensation for the effective subsidiarys losses from the effective parent which caused the effective subsidiary to take action(s) or fail to take action(s) knowing that such action(s) or failure to take action(s) would result in losses. Accordingly, in our position as effective parent of the subsidiaries in which we own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the charter capital, we could be liable, in the cases described above, for their debts.
Shareholder rights provisions under Russian law may impose additional costs on us, which could cause our financial results to suffer.
The taxation system in Russia is subject to frequent changes and inconsistent enforcement at the federal, regional and local levels. In some instances, new tax rules have been given retroactive effect. In addition to our substantial tax burden, these conditions complicate our tax planning and related business decisions. For example, tax laws are unclear with respect to the deductibility of certain expenses and at times we have taken a position that is aggressive in this regard, but that we consider to be in compliance with current law. This uncertainty exposes us to significant fines and penalties and to enforcement measures despite our best efforts at compliance, and could result in a greater than expected tax burden. To date, the system of tax collection has been relatively ineffective, resulting in the continual imposition of new taxes in an attempt to raise government revenues. These factors raise the risk of a sudden imposition of arbitrary or onerous taxes on us. This could adversely affect the value of our ADSs and notes. There is a risk of imposition of new taxes on us, which could adversely affect the price or value of our ADSs and notes. During 2000, 2001 and 2002, the Russian government undertook a revision of the Russian tax system and passed certain laws implementing tax reform. The new laws reduce the number of taxes and the overall tax burden on businesses and simplify the tax laws. However, the new tax laws continue to rely heavily on the judgments of local tax officials and fail to address many existing problems. Many issues associated with the practical application of new legislation are unclear and this complicates our tax planning and related business decisions. This uncertainty may expose us to fines and penalties. Even if further reforms of the Tax Code are enacted, they may not result in significant reduction of the tax burden for Russian companies and the establishment of a more efficient tax system. Conversely, additional tax collection measures may be introduced. Accordingly, we may have to pay significantly higher taxes, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
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In the event that minority shareholders were to contest successfully existing, or were to prevent future, approval of transactions among our subsidiaries which require special approval in accordance with Russian legislation, this could limit our operational flexibility and adversely affect our results of operations.
We own less than 100% of a number of our subsidiaries, including our most important subsidiary, Lianozovo Dairy Plant. Under Russian law, certain transactions defined as interested party transactions require approval by disinterested directors or shareholders of the companies involved. Interested party transactions include transactions in which a member of the board of directors, an officer of a company or any person that owns, together with any affiliates of that person, at least 20% of a companys voting shares, or any person that is entitled to give binding instructions to a company, is interested, if that person, or that persons relatives or affiliates, is:
a party to, or a beneficiary of, a transaction with the company, whether directly or as a representative or intermediary;
the owner of at least 20% of the issued voting shares of a legal entity that is a party to, or a beneficiary of, a transaction with the company, whether directly or as a representative or intermediary; or
a member of the board of directors or an officer of a company which is a party to, or a beneficiary of, a transaction with the company, whether directly or as a representative or intermediary.
In addition, certain transactions between members of a consolidated corporate group may be considered interested party transactions under Russian law even when the companies involved are wholly-owned by the parent company. While we generally endeavor to obtain all corporate approvals required under Russian law to consummate transactions, we have not always applied special approval procedures in connection with our consummation of transactions with or between our subsidiaries. In the event that a claim is filed in relation to certain transactions with or between our subsidiaries, suchtransactions are found to have been interested party transactions, and we are found to have failed to obtain the appropriate approvals therefor, such transactions may be declared invalid. The unwinding of any transactions concluded with or between our subsidiaries may have a negative impact on our business and results of operation.
2.5.5. Risks Relating to Our Business
At present, however, we do not carry insurance for business interruption or for third party liability in respect of property or environmental damage arising from accidents. In the event that a major event were to affect one of our facilities, we could experience substantial property loss and significant disruptions in our production capacity which, in turn, could cause significant harm to our operations and profitability. For example, if substantial production capacity were lost at Lianozovo Dairy Plant, which is our primary production facility, we would not be able to replace a substantial portion of this capacity with capacity from our other plants, potentially resulting in the interruption of the production of a number of our products. We do not maintain separate funds or otherwise set aside reserves for these types of events.
A number of our subsidiaries purchase equipment which they then, in turn, lease to raw material producers. In addition, many of our dairy plants that also produce juice products, including the Lianozovo Dairy Plant, lease equipment to juice producers. Prior to February 11, 2002, when the new Federal Law on Licensing of Certain Types of Activities became effective, Russian legislation required a license for financial leasing activities, but it is unclear whether this requirement extended to our leasing activities. Although leasing activities are no longer subject to licensing, in the event that the relevant governmental
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authorities were to successfully claim that a license was required for our past leasing activities, we would be subject to significant negative consequences such as the potential liquidation of the leasing entity and invalidation of the relevant contracts.
If any of our subsidiaries is forced into liquidation due to negative net equity, our results of operations could suffer.
In accordance with Russian legislation, in the event that a companys net assets, as stated in the annual balance sheet prepared under Russian accounting standards, fall below the minimum charter capital required by law, the company must voluntarily liquidate. Should the company fail to act, its creditors may accelerate their claims or demand early performance of obligations and demand payment of damages, and governmental authorities may seek the involuntary liquidation of the company.
Our expansion strategy depends, in part, on funding growth in additional markets, on our ability to identify attractive opportunities in markets that will grow and on our ability to manage the operations of acquired or newly established businesses. Should growth decline in our existing markets, not increase as anticipated in markets in which we have recently acquired or established businesses, or not increase in markets into which we subsequently expand, our geographic expansion strategy may not be successful and our business and profitability may suffer.
Our strategy depends on us being a large manufacturer in the dairy and juice sectors so that we can benefit from economies of scale, better satisfy customer needs and compete effectively against other producers. Our growth will suffer if we are unable to implement our acquisition strategy, whether because we fail to identify suitable targets, outbid competing bidders or finance acquisitions on acceptable terms or for any other reason. Furthermore, any acquisitions or similar arrangements may harm our business if we are unsuccessful in our integration process or fail to achieve the synergies and savings we expect.
Our business expansion strategy contemplates our entry into new product categories, development of new products and marketing new brands in existing product lines. This strategy is designed to increase our market share and revenues by increasing consumer demand in our existing markets and entering into new market segments. The success of this strategy depends, in part, on our ability to anticipate the tastes and dietary habits of consumers and to offer products that appeal to their preferences. Our failure to anticipate, identify or react to changes in consumer preferences and consequent failure successfully to develop new brands, products and product categories could negatively affect our expansion strategy and have a significant adverse effect on our revenues.
The food industrys growth potential is constrained by population growth, which has been falling in Russia. Our success depends in part on our ability to expand our business faster than populations are growing in the markets that we serve, or notwithstanding declines in the populations in those markets. One way to achieve that growth is to enhance our portfolio by adding products and greater production capacity in faster growing and more profitable categories. If we do not succeed in making these enhancements, our results of operations may suffer.
The demand for our dairy products is significantly higher during the winter months, when Russian raw milk production is at its lowest. Conversely, during the summer months we
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generally experience depressed demand for dairy products in many markets, while raw milk production is at its peak. If we are unable to mitigate this inverse relationship successfully, either through the purchase of raw milk during the winter at commercially competitive prices or through the use of dry milk, our production costs will increase significantly in the winter, reducing our profitability.
We also compete with other brands for shelf space in retail stores and marketing focus by our independent distributors and retailers, and our independent distributors and retailers offer other products, sometimes including their own brands, that compete directly with our products. If independent distributors and retailers give higher priority to other brands, purchase less of, or even refuse to buy, our products, seek substantial discounts, or devote inadequate promotional support to our brands, it could materially and adversely affect our turnover and reduce our competitiveness and profitability.
Our management information system is significantly less developed in certain respects than those of food producers in more developed markets and may not provide our management with as much or as accurate information as those in more developed markets. In addition, we may encounter difficulties in the ongoing process of implementing and enhancing our management information system. Our inability to maintain an adequate management information system may adversely affect our business.
Given the importance of brand recognition to our business, we have invested considerable effort in protecting our portfolio of intellectual property rights, including trademark registration. However, we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will be sufficient or that third parties will not infringe or misappropriate our proprietary rights.
Moreover, Russia and the other countries of the CIS in which we operate generally offer less intellectual property protection than in Western Europe or North America.
Increased domestic production by our foreign competitors could reduce our competitive advantages against them, which would adversely affect our market share and results of operations.
A number of our foreign competitors, such as Danone, Parmalat, Campina, Ehrmann, Onken, and Pascuale, have begun to invest in domestic production facilities, beginning to reduce the competitive advantages that we have over foreign competitors without domestic production capability. If this trend continues, we will lose a significant advantage that we currently have, as a domestic producer, over our foreign competitors, which would adversely affect our market share and results of operation.
III Detailed information on the Issuer
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Limited liability Company Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods
WBD Foods
Introduced: April 16, 2001
The present name introduced: May 31, 2001
Issuers state registration date: May 31, 2001
State registration certificate No. (or other document verifying Issuers state registration) P-15968.16
OGRN 1037700236738
3.1.3. Data on Issuers establishment and development.
Term of Issuers existence: since 31.05.2003
Issuer is established for an indefinite term
Open Joint-Stock Company Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (hereinafter referred to as the Issuer or the Company) was registered on May 31, 2001. The purpose of its creation was to consolidate several production and trading companies, whose shares had been privately owned by a group of persons and were transferred to the Company by including them in authorized capital during its creation in 2001. Control over and management of the WBD Group are the Issuers principal areas of activity. In keeping with Article 4 of the Issuers Charter, The main purpose of the Company is to fully satisfy the demand of legal entities and private persons in products (works, services), produced (performed, provided) in accordance with its charter activity, and to receive profits. On February 14, 2002, OJSC Wimm-Bill- Dann Foods completed the public issue of and registered common shares represented by American depositary receipts (ADR) at the New York Stock Exchange under the WBD symbol. Each ADR represents one basic common share of the Company.
The story of WBD Group began in 1992, when the first company owned by a group of persons rented a production line at the Lianozovo Dairy and purchased the first lot of juice concentrates and packaging materials. November 25, 1992 WBD Group produced its first pack of juice under the Wimm-Bill-Dann brand. This name had been chosen in order to attract consumers, who at that point preferred imported products due to their novelty to the market, and also because of the prevailing belief in the higher quality of imported goods. From the very first appearance on the market the name Wimm-Bill-Dann turned into a brand, known to and popular among the majority of Russian consumers.
3.1.4. Contact data
Location: 109028, Moscow, Yauzsky Boulevard, 16/15, office 306
Tel.: (095) 733-9727
Fax: (095) 733-9736
E-mail: KolesnikovIM@wbd.ru
Internet page(s) displaying information contained in this quarterly report: www.wbd.ru
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OKWED Codes:
3.2.2. Issuers primary activity
Information isnt submitted in the reporting quarter
Information isnt submitted in the reporting quarter
No |
|
Supplier of works, services |
|
Thousand rubles |
|
% |
|
1 |
|
Latham&Watkins Partnership |
|
46,552 |
|
9.13 |
|
2 |
|
Lianozovo Dairy PJSC |
|
135,532 |
|
26.60 |
|
3 |
|
Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae LTD |
|
69,739 |
|
13.68 |
|
4 |
|
S&T International LTD |
|
14,609 |
|
2.87 |
|
5 |
|
PPF US LTD |
|
8,811 |
|
1.73 |
|
6 |
|
Ernst & Young (CIS) Limited |
|
35,874 |
|
7.04 |
|
7 |
|
Troika-Dialog Investment Company ZAO |
|
22,959 |
|
4.50 |
|
8 |
|
LANIT ZAO |
|
23,582 |
|
4.63 |
|
9 |
|
Airclub ZAO |
|
5797 |
|
1.14 |
|
10 |
|
X-com.ru ZAO |
|
6702 |
|
1.31 |
|
11 |
|
Informational Business systems LTD |
|
4092 |
|
0.80 |
|
9 |
|
Other |
|
135.407 |
|
26.57 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
509.456 |
|
100 |
|
3.2.5. Markets for products (works, services) of the Issuer
Due to the specifics of the Issuers primary activity, the market for its services is determined by the number and location of the WBD Group facilities. A decline in the financial position of WBD Group businesses may be the only negative factor influencing the Issuers market of services. Today the WBD Groups main market is the territory of the Russian Federation. The Issuer intends to expand the market geographically. The only major factor of possible decrease in demand for the Groups products would be a sharp decrease in the populations purchasing capacity, since the Groups products belong to the convenience category. The possibility of stronger competition on the part of both domestic and foreign manufacturers of dairy and juice products is another negative factor.
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Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods Open Joint-Stock Company provides consultation services, as well as grants rights to use trademarks it owns through conclusion of license agreement both in the territory of the Russian Federation and in CIS countries: Kirgyzstan and Ukraine. The volume of the services rendered by WBD Foods OAO for 2003 as per territorial criteria, is given in the table below:
No. |
|
Country |
|
Volume of the services |
|
% from the total services |
|
1 |
|
Russia |
|
462 973 |
|
98.40 |
|
2 |
|
CIS countries, total |
|
2649 |
|
0.56 |
|
2.1 |
|
Kirgyzstan |
|
417 |
|
0.09 |
|
2.2 |
|
Ukraine |
|
1019 |
|
0.47 |
|
3 |
|
Other countries |
|
4906 |
|
1.04 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
470 528 |
|
100 |
|
The issuers policy in relation to the working capital is to increase the turnover of the working capital and maintain its amount on the minimum level required for the current activities.
3.2.7. Raw materials
Our success depends in part on our continued ability to be an efficient producer in a highly competitive industry. If we cannot continue to control costs through productivity gains or by eliminating redundant costs resulting from acquisitions, our results of operations will suffer. In particular, price increases and shortages of packaging and raw materials could adversely affect our results of operations. For example, our results of operations may be affected by the availability and pricing of packaging materials, principally cardboard and plastic containers, and raw materials, principally raw milk and juice concentrate. We are substantially dependent upon a single supplier of packaging materials, Tetra Pak, which may make us more vulnerable to changes in global supply and demand and their effect on price and availability of these materials. In addition, we are currently renegotiating certain pricing terms in our framework agreement with Tetra Pak pursuant to which we purchase packaging materials. Failure to conclude an agreement on commercially reasonable terms would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. Additionally, weather conditions and other factors beyond our control significantly influence the price and availability of our raw materials. A number of our raw materials, such as juice concentrate and sugar, are international commodities and are subject to international price fluctuations.
A substantial increase in the prices of any of the foregoing, which we may not be able to pass on to customers through price increases, or a protracted interruption in supply with respect to packaging or raw materials, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The main raw materials we use to produce our dairy and juice products include the following:
raw milk, which we generally obtain from domestic farmers;
dry milk, which we generally obtain from small domestic producers or import;
bacteria cultures, which we generally import, although we have begun to develop our own cultures;
flavorings and sweeteners, which we generally import;
juice concentrate and juice puree, which we primarily import, but also purchase domestically; and
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other ingredients such as frozen fruits and stabilizers.
The prices of each of the foregoing raw materials are generally volatile.
Our purchasing policy is to increase the share of locally produced food raw materials that satisfy our quality standards.
We have focused on developing partnerships with established leaders in the field of local food production, including the leading Russian raw milk, dry milk, fruit and sugar producers. In each region where we require raw milk, we establish direct supply contracts with local individual farmers and collective farms. We have also begun entering into more purchasing arrangements with Russian suppliers of raw materials in the juice sector. In 2002 we also acquired Depsona, a fruit juice and concentrate producer in Central Russia, which will allow us to reduce our dependence on imported juice concentrates. We purchase substantially all of our raw materials directly and do not engage in a significant amount of barter transactions. We also purchase certain raw materials such as bacteria cultures, juice concentrate and flavorings from foreign manufacturers due to the unavailability of products of appropriate quality locally. We use quality raw materials, supplied by producers from approximately 25 countries such as Cargill (U.S.), Quatrale (Brazil), Jahncke (Germany), Givaudan (Germany), Hahn (Germany), Wild (Germany), and Firmenich (Switzerland). Our flagship J-7 juice line, the best-selling juice brand in Russia, was created with consulting assistance from Cargill - the worlds largest supplier of juice concentrates.
By virtue of its primary mission control, management, and services in the interests of the WBD Group the Issuer does not have competitors. Consequently, it would be impossible to analyze the Issuers market share and its competitiveness factors in terms of their importance and with an allowance for factor ratings.
The principal competitors of the WBD Group on traditional and enriched dairy products markets include Russian producers such as Petmol (St. Petersburg), Ostankinsky, Ochakovsky, and Cherkizovsky Dairies (Moscow) as well as small manufacturers in Russian regions. On the market of vitamin-fortified dairy products, the WBD Group competes mainly with Danone. As for yogurts, milk desserts, and, to some extent, dairy products for children, the main competitors of the WBD Group are foreign companies such as Danone, Campina, Onken XXX Ehrmann.
In the Issuers opinion, the WBD Group is expected to compete with the following companies on the dairy market in the near future:
1) Danone of France: the most active foreign company in Russia, pursuing an aggressive advertisement policy. It owns a dairy in the Volga region that produces natural yogurt, fruit-flavored yogurt, and kefir and a dairy in the Moscow region. The companys products, both imported and made in Russia, are sold under the Danone trademark all over the Russian Federation through its own distribution network. According to the study conducted by AC Nielsen in nine Russian cities, in 2002 Danones sales in the yogurt and milk dessert segment amounted to 11.7% and in enriched dairy products 9,7%;
2) Petmol of St. Petersburg: produces a wide variety of dairy products, concentrating however on yogurts and desserts. Petmols shares are publicly quoted at the Russian stock exchange. According to the study conducted by AC Nielsen in nine Russian cities, in 2002 the companys share was 7.6% in the traditional dairy segment and 9,7% in enriched dairy products, 6.3% - in the yogurt and milk dessert segment while the share of Parmalat in the traditional dairy segment reached 1.5%;
3) Ochakovsky Dairy of Moscow: a major dairy producer in Russia and principal competitor of the WBD Group in Moscow. Its products are very popular among consumers. According
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to the study conducted by AC Nielsen in nine Russian cities, in 2002 the companys share was 5.1% in the traditional dairy segment and 3.3% - in the enriched products segment.
The shares of the WBD Group and its principal competitors for enlarged product categories on the dairy market, % (for the period from October to November 2003, according to AC Nielsen Retail Audit research):
Item |
|
WBD |
|
Danone |
|
Petmol |
|
Ochakovsky Dairy |
|
Yogurts and milk desserts |
|
43 |
|
16 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
Traditional dairy products |
|
31 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
Enriched products |
|
45 |
|
14 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
The markets total |
|
35 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
The principal competitors of the WBD Group on the domestic juice market include Parmalat of Italy and medium- and small-size Russian producers such as:
1) Multon of St. Petersburg: its share on market for the period January-October 2003 was 29 as shown by the study conducted by Business Analitika Retail Audit in eleven largest Russian cities. Dobry and Niko juice brands and other products of the company appeared on the Moscow market in 1998 and have won considerable market shares since then, primarily, due to an aggressive pricing policy;
2) Lebedyansky of the Lipetsk region: the companys share on market for the period January-October 2003 was 22% as shown by the study conducted by Business Analitika Retail Audit in eleven Russian cities. Its Tonus and Ya brands have become very popular among consumers and effectively compete with juices produced by local manufacturers;
3) Nidan-Ekofrukt of Novosibirsk: a Russian-US joint venture whose share on market for the period January-October 2003 was 9% according to Business Analitika Retail Audits study carried out in eleven largest Russian cities.
The shares of the WBD Group and its principal competitors on the juice market, % (as for the period January-October 2003, according to Business Analitika Retail Audits study conducted in eleven large Russian cities):
Juice market |
|
WBD |
|
Multon |
|
Lebedyansky |
|
Nidan |
|
Others |
|
Market share |
|
34 |
|
29 |
|
22 |
|
9 |
|
5 |
|
The WBD Group gets mineral water from an underground spring in Valdai. The region is famous for top-quality mineral water. There is a facility in Nizhny Novgorod that bottles mineral water. The WBD Group started a serial production of mineral water in March 2003 and sales of mineral water under the Zapovednik.Valday trademark started in May 2003.
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Historically, the consumption of noncarbonated mineral water has not been widespread in Russia. The situation, however, is radically changing under the effect of environmental factors. The consumption of bottled drinking water is growing rapidly in large Russian cities. The mineral water market is expanding not only in terms of volume but also in terms of a wider variety of products and new trademarks. Furthermore, the number of Russian superior quality brands is growing, and the share of imported brands is going down. In the Issuers opinion, the WBD Groups principal competitors include Aqua Minerale (Pepsi trademark), BonAqua (Coca-Cola trademark) as well as Borzhomi, Narzan, and Svyatoi Istochnik, Shishkin Les produced at CIS facilities. The WBD Group is planning to position its new trademark Zapovednik.Valday in modern style by emphasizing the mineral origin of the water and produce it with different degrees of carbonation (still, medium-carbonated, and highly carbonated) in bottles of different sizes for consumers better choice.
Analysis of the WBD Groups Competitive Factors.
The WBD Group has a number of advantages over other Russian producers: high productive capacity, superior quality of products, high-level innovation, and opportunities for new products development and marketing. Other competitive advantages which, in the Issuers opinion, enable the WBD Group to retain its leading position on the Russian market, include: strong and diversified trademarks, unobstructed access to raw material sources, extensive sales network, emphasis on the development of new products, modern manufacturing facilities and technologies, external financing opportunities, and efficient leadership. The WBD Group intends to take advantage of those opportunities by pursuing a sales promotion strategy focused on superior quality products and development of new products that would not be inferior to their Western analogs in taste and consistence.
Some Russian producers, however, have certain advantages over the WBD Group, related to a lower cost of production and lower advertisement and shipment expenses. Recent industrial tendencies also show that the consolidation of the industry may lead to the emergence of large domestic producers capable of competing with the WBD Group on the market.
Foreign dairy producers have a large advertisement budget and advanced manufacturing know-how permits them to offer top-quality products made on the basis of up-to-date technologies through well-established sales systems. In the past foreign companies focused on concrete market niches, more often than not, on the premium segment (upper price range) whereas today they are increasingly turning to products for the average consumer with an average income. Besides, such companies as Danone, Parmalat, Campina, and Erhmann have begun investing in Russian manufacturing businesses, which may reduce the competitiveness of WBD Group products, for the competitors now have an opportunity to produce their commodities in Russia. For example, Danone, owning two Russian diaries, has put several yogurt brands on the Russian market, some of them developed specifically for Russian consumers. Campina of Netherlands, also owning a dairy in Russia, makes fresh yogurts and yogurts with a long shelf life. Erhmann of Germany makes yogurt at a Russian dairy, and Onken and Pascual, also foreign companies, are planning to open manufacturing facilities in Russia. As a result of the growing output of yogurts and milk desserts in Russia, the above foreign companies have become the WBD Groups principal competitors in this market segment.
Values of market shares that, in the Issuers opinion, it and its competitors have had (percentage) in the three full fiscal years preceding the date of approval of the decision to
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issue the bonds, or for each full fiscal year following the date of foundation provided the Issuer has been operating for less than three years:
Shares on market of Dairy production*
|
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
October- |
|
WBD Group |
|
37.0 |
|
36.2 |
|
34.7 |
|
Petmol |
|
9.1 |
|
7.6 |
|
6.4 |
|
Ochakovsky Dairy |
|
3.0 |
|
4.4 |
|
5.6 |
|
Ostankinsky Dairy |
|
3.2 |
|
2.3 |
|
2.3 |
|
PARMALAT |
|
2.0 |
|
1.4 |
|
1.1 |
|
Campina |
|
1.8 |
|
2.0 |
|
1.6 |
|
Piskarevsky Dairy |
|
6.4 |
|
5.4 |
|
5.0 |
|
DANONE |
|
2.5 |
|
3.3 |
|
4.5 |
|
EHRMANN |
|
0.8 |
|
1.4 |
|
1.3 |
|
Shares on market of Juice production
|
|
2001* |
|
2002** |
|
October- |
|
WBD Group |
|
37.5 |
|
31.4 |
|
33.6 |
|
Multon |
|
29.0 |
|
22.0 |
|
29.3 |
|
Lebedyansky |
|
10.9 |
|
22.0 |
|
22.4 |
|
Nidan-Ekofrukt |
|
6.4 |
|
11.1 |
|
9.4 |
|
*** as per data provided by Business Analitika Retail Audit
Issuer holds no licences
None during reporting period
3.4. Plans of the Issuers Future Activities.
Due to the specifics of the Issuers primary area of operations, the Issuers future activities plans should include a higher efficiency of WBD Group management. The Issuers future activities plans are closely connected with the plans of WBD Group. The use of trademarks by WBD Group businesses, offered on the basis of licensing agreements, will constitute the Issuers main source of future income.
The WBD Group is constantly striving to dynamically develop its business and achieve further competitive advantages.
The growing dairy market demands an increase in production volumes without a decline in quality. An increase in juice production capacity is also planned.
One of the main competitive advantages of the WBD Group is its powerful and well-established network of independent distributors. In order to support the steady growth of sales, the construction of Cash&Carry stores will continue. The growth of additional income is planned through both promoting the primary brands of the WBD Group on the regional
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markets, and expanding the product range in order to fill major consumer segments, both in terms of flavors and prices.
In general, the plans of future activities of the Issuer and the WBD Group include an intention to fully satisfy the demand of legal entities and private persons in products (works, services), produced (performed, provided) in accordance with its Charter, and to receive profits.
To achieve these goals, the WBD Group will concentrate on the following areas of activity:
1) production of dairy products and juices. The Issuer is positive that the WBD Group has enough potential to retain and strengthen its leading position in this area;
2) higher efficiency of production. The WBD Group intends to improve the quality of its products, reduce costs, increase cash flows, and achieve a higher efficiency of work of its employees;
3) business growth resulting from the production of cheese. Domestic brands of cheese in the Russian Federation are mainly manufactured by small facilities producing traditional cheeses for mass consumption, characterized by low prices and inferior quality. Superior quality brands of hard and soft cheese are imported from Baltic states and other European countries. The WBD Group is planning to start the production of top-quality branded hard and soft cheeses in 2003.
4) business growth resulting from the production of mineral water. The WBD Group intends to concentrate on the primary areas of its activity. Yet it is also going to start the production of mineral water early in 2003. The WBD Group believes that despite relatively strong competition, this market segment has an essential potential given a correct marketing approach. The growth of mineral water consumption in summer is expected to make up for the declining seasonal demand for dairy products.
3.5. Issuers participation in industrial, banking and financial groups, holdings, concerns and associations.
None
3.6. Issuers Subsidiaries and dependent companies.
Name: Public Joint-Stock Company Lianozovo Dairy
Abbreviated name: LMK PJSC
Location: 127591, Moscow, Dmitrovskoe shosse, d. 108
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 85.26%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 85.26%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Open Joint-Stock Company Dairy
Location: 353760, Timashevsk, Krasnodar Region. ul. Gibridnaya, d. 2
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 70.31%
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Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 70,31%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Closed Joint-Stock Company Production and Analytical Group Rodnik
Location: 103009, Moscow, Bryusov per., d. 8/10, str. 2, 2nd floor, room 13a
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 100%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 100%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of juice and juice containing products.
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Wimm-Bill-Dann Trading Company
Location: 103009, Moscow, Bryusov per., d. 8/10, str. 2, 2nd floor, room 17
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 83.19%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 83.19%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of juice and juice containing products.
Name: Limited Liability Company Annino Milk
Location: Russia, Voronezh Region, rabochii poselok Anna, ul. Sevastopolskaya, d. 4
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 78.56%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 78.56%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Gulkevichi Creamery
Location: 352150, Krasnodar Region, Gulkevichi, ul. Korotkova, d. 155
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 52.24%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 52.24%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
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Name: Open Joint Stock Company Kharkov Dairy
Location: 60172, Ukraine, Kharkov, ul. Roganskaya, d. 149
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 75.075%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 75.075%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Roska
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 100%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 100%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Darya
Location: 310172, Ukraine, Kharkov, ul. Roganskaya, d. 149
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 98.84%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 98.84%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Limited Liability Company Wimm-Bill-Dann Mineral Water
Location: 109028, Moscow, Yauzsky Boulevard, d. 16/15
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 100%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 100%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Buryn Milk powder Plant
Location: 245710, Ukraine, Sumy Region, Buryn, Konotopske shose, d. 1
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 76%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 76%
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This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Tuimazy Milk Plant
Location: Republic of Bashkortostan, Tuimazy, ul. Severnaya, d. 9
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 85%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 85%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Vladivostok dairy
Location: Russia, 690087, Vladivostok, ul. Strelochnaya, d.19
The grounds to consider the company a subsidiary of the issuer: prevailing share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 97,44%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 97,44%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Issuers dependent companies
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Location: 127591, Moscow, Dmitrovskoe shosse, d. 108-A
The grounds to consider the company a dependent company of the issuer: share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company exceeds 20%
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 25.1%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 25.1%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Location: 450038, Ufa, Internationalnaya street, d.129-a
The grounds to consider the company a dependent company of the issuer: share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company exceeds 20%
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 47.7%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 47.7%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
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Name: Open Joint-Stock Company Bishkeksut
Location: Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Prospekt Chuy, d. 12A
The grounds to consider the company a dependent company of the issuer: share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company exceeds 20%
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 39,66%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 39,66%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Tsaritsino Dairy
Location: 115201, Moscow, 1 Varshavsky proezd, d. 6/10
The grounds to consider the company a dependent company of the issuer: share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company exceeds 20%
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 28.74%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 28.74%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Location: 603309, Nizhny Novgorod , ul.Larina, d. 19
The grounds to consider the company a dependent company of the issuer: share of the issuer in the authorized stock of the company exceeds 20%
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 44.59%
Issuers share of the ordinary shares of the subsidiary: 44.59%
This entitys share in the Issuers charter capital: none
This entitys share of the ordinary shares of the issuer: none
Description of the principal subsidiarys activities: production and sale of milk and sour milk products.
3.7 Composition, structure and cost of the Issuers fixed assets, information on acquisition, replacement, withdrawal of the fixed assets, as well as on all encumbrances of the Issuers fixed assets
3.7.1 Fixed assets
No. |
|
Group of
fixed |
|
Full price
prior |
|
Depreciated |
|
Date of |
|
Full price
after |
|
Depreciated |
|
1 |
|
Over 3 up to 5 years inclusive |
|
19 149 |
|
17 348 |
|
No |
|
19 149 |
|
17 348 |
|
2 |
|
Over 5 up to 7 years inclusive |
|
3325 |
|
3223 |
|
No |
|
3325 |
|
3223 |
|
3 |
|
Over 7 up to 10 years inclusive |
|
186 |
|
180 |
|
No |
|
186 |
|
180 |
|
4 |
|
Less than 10.000 rubles |
|
1082 |
|
0 |
|
No |
|
1082 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
23 742 |
|
20 751 |
|
|
|
23 742 |
|
20 751 |
|
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3.7.2 Cost of the Issuers immovable property
The Issuer owns no immovable property.
IV INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE ISSUER
4.1 Results of the financial and economic activities of the Issuer
4.1.1 Profits and losses
Information isnt submitted in the reporting quarter.
4.1.2 Factors having affected the amount of the proceeds from sale of goods, products, works, services and the amount of profits (losses) from the Issuers principal business.
Information isnt submitted in the reporting quarter.
Acct No. |
|
Description, thousands RUR |
|
Balance as
per |
|
Balance as
per December 31, |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
Authorized stock |
|
880 000 |
|
880 000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Reserve capital |
|
0 |
|
12 621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Additional capital |
|
4 958 622 |
|
4 958 622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings in the current year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings in the previous years |
|
252 427 |
|
238 890 |
|
|
|
Loss in the previous years |
|
-915 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Targeted financing and revenues |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Reserves for deferred expenses and payments |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total: |
|
6 090 134 |
|
6 031 283 |
|
4.3.2. Adequacy of the Issuers equity and working capital
The Issuers equity capital will suffice for coverage of short-term liabilities and operating costs
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In 2004 the Company will need external financing for its investment activities. The amount of the financing needed shall be contingent on the Company operating profit, revenues of its enterprises, and capital expenditures in the period.
The main sources of external financing shall be the Bank loans. Currently, the Company has a good credit history and borrowing facilities with RF biggest banks that considerably exceed the Company needs.
Moreover the investment attractiveness of the Company is facilitated by the high investment ratings given by international rating agencies: Moodys and Standart&Poors.
Currently, the Company has no sequestrated accounts and debts on the bank file.
|
|
|
|
Balance as per December 31, 2003 |
|
||||||
No. |
|
COMPANY NAME |
|
in
thousands |
|
Quantity
of |
|
Type of |
|
Share in
authorized |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
LMK OAO |
|
708 752 |
|
176609 |
|
shares |
|
82,66 |
|
2 |
|
Rodnik PAGZAO |
|
346 108 |
|
20 000 |
|
shares |
|
100 |
|
3 |
|
Gulkevichsky Maslozavod ZAO |
|
9 266 |
|
1 574 |
|
shares |
|
52.24 |
|
4 |
|
ROSKA OAO |
|
367 262 |
|
2 500 000 |
|
shares |
|
100 |
|
5 |
|
ZDMP OAO |
|
157 416 |
|
4 666 |
|
shares |
|
25.1 |
|
6 |
|
KhMK OAO |
|
153 104 |
|
1 485 597 |
|
shares |
|
75.075 |
|
7 |
|
Anninskoye Moloko LLC |
|
70 015 |
|
|
|
contribution to the authorized stock |
|
78.56 |
|
8 |
|
Wimm-Bill-Dann Mineral Water LLC |
|
10 |
|
|
|
contribution to the authorized stock |
|
100 |
|
9 |
|
MK (Timashevsk) |
|
405 608 |
|
1 251 442 |
|
shares |
|
0.27 |
|
10 |
|
Tuymazinsky Milk Plant OAO |
|
47 445 |
|
40 067 779 |
|
shares |
|
85 |
|
11 |
|
DaryaZAO |
|
4 762 |
|
5 116 |
|
shares |
|
98.84 |
|
12 |
|
TK WBDZAO |
|
240 207 |
|
985 |
|
shares |
|
83.19 |
|
13 |
|
Burynsky Powdered Milk-Producing Plant OAO |
|
54 825 |
|
13 038 478 |
|
shares |
|
76 |
|
14 |
|
TsMK OAO |
|
239 786 |
|
24 186 |
|
shares |
|
28.74 |
|
15 |
|
Bishkeksut JSC |
|
32 007 |
|
1 166 480 |
|
shares |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Nizny Novgorod MK OAO |
|
9417 |
|
232 500 |
|
shares |
|
|
|
17 |
|
VMK OAO |
|
31119 |
|
670 995 |
|
shares |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Ufamolagroprom OAO |
|
96062 |
|
29 563 200 |
|
shares |
|
|
|
19 |
|
MK (Timashevsk) |
|
1 283 |
|
2 950 |
|
shares |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
|
2 974 454 |
|
90 212 557 |
|
|
|
|
|
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4.3.4.2. Short-Term Investments
No. |
|
Company Name |
|
Long-Term |
|
Total
Loans as |
|
Amount (%)
as |
|
Repayment Date |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
1 |
|
Rubtsovsk Dairy ZAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
196 499 |
|
11 982 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
ZDMP OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
LMK OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
2 025 185 |
|
18,771 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Sibirskoye Moloko OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
639 241 |
|
15 841 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
MK OAO (Timashevsk) |
|
revolving credit |
|
745 075 |
|
6 436 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Novokuybyshevskmoloko OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
13,066 |
|
0 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
ROSKA OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
227 752 |
|
9 956 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
TsMK OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
1 200 150 |
|
10 925 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
Rodniki Valdaya LLC |
|
revolving credit |
|
254 047 |
|
1342 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
DEPSONA ZAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
857 739 |
|
33 712 |
|
31.12.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
TK WBD ZAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
521 799 |
|
0 |
|
15.06.03 |
|
12 |
|
Vladivostok Dairy OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
7 473 |
|
84 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
13 |
|
Nizhny Novgorod Dairy OAO |
|
revolving credit |
|
41 302 |
|
0 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
14 |
|
Fruktovye Reki LLC |
|
revolving credit |
|
869 547 |
|
9,491 |
|
31.12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
|
|
|
8 006 315 |
|
113 648 |
|
|
|
No. |
|
Company Name |
|
Investment Type |
|
Total
Investments as per |
|
Amount of |
|
1 |
|
LMK OAO |
|
bonds |
|
30 382 |
|
30 261 |
|
|
|
Total Other Investments |
|
|
|
30 382 |
|
30 261 |
|
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No. |
|
Intangible Assets |
|
Original
Cost of |
|
Depreciation
of |
|
Depreciated |
|
1 |
|
Trademarks |
|
9 269 |
|
- 726 |
|
8 543 |
|
2 |
|
2003611243 RAT 2003610674 |
|
6 716 |
|
- 988 |
|
5 728 |
|
3 |
|
LIASOFT 2003611822 automated information system |
|
7 710 |
|
- 881 |
|
6 829 |
|
4 |
|
Copyright for ANNUAL REPORT |
|
625 |
|
- 13 |
|
612 |
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
|
134 |
|
0 |
|
134 |
|
The Company employs considerable financial and manpower resources to develop new product types, with particular emphasis put on projects expected to produce new products and technologies. As per December 31, 2002, our Product Development Department at Lianozovo Milk Plant in Moscow had a stuff of 22 employees. The said Department often cooperates with third parties, such as Russian scientific and research institutes, research companies, and suppliers. In 1999-2000, we spent about USD 1.4 million to set up a new product development department. In 2001, approximately USD 1.3 million was spent to finance activities related to development of new product types, with USD 0.5 million allocated directly for development of new product types, and USD 0.8 million for expansion of our own scientific and research center. In 2002, we spent about USD 0.9 million for development of new product types.
Protection of intellectual property rights is one of the key elements of the Issuers R&D policies.
In the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company had 11 trademarks registered in the Russian Federation; 4 trademarks registered in USA, 5 trademarks registered in Canada, 1 trademark registered as international, and received appropriate certificates. The Company submitted 24 registration applications in Russia and 1 international application. Information on the state registration of trademarks in the Russian Federation is given in the following Table.
No. |
|
Certificate No. |
|
Trademark |
|
Registration |
|
Certificate Validity Term |
|
1 |
|
257257 |
|
Wonder Berry (jug with mors) (combined) |
|
17.10.2003 |
|
02.03.2011 |
|
2 |
|
257646 |
|
Lamber (name) |
|
24.10.2003 |
|
01.11.2012 |
|
3 |
|
258250 |
|
Bio Max Biovit (combined) |
|
05.11.2003 |
|
02.03.2011 |
|
4 |
|
258351 |
|
NEO (name) |
|
06.11.2003 |
|
11.10.2012 |
|
5 |
|
258376 |
|
SUPERMAX (combined) |
|
10.11.2003 |
|
24.07.2012 |
|
6 |
|
258378 |
|
NEOidea (combined) |
|
10.11.2003 |
|
04.11.2012 |
|
7 |
|
259369 |
|
Nash doctor Bifi (name) |
|
26.11.2003 |
|
31.12.2012 |
|
8 |
|
259522 |
|
Malysh s logykoy (graphic) |
|
26.11.2003 |
|
27.04.2012 |
|
9 |
|
259522 |
|
Franshe (combined) |
|
27.11.2003 |
|
17.02.2013 |
|
10 |
|
260465 |
|
Chudo-yogurter (name) |
|
02.12.2003 |
|
26.02.2011 |
|
11 |
|
260900 |
|
Franshe (name) |
|
26.12.2003 |
|
01.11.2012 |
|
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Two Licensing Agreements have been registered, where the Issuer acts as the Licensor.
4.5. Analysis of the trends of development in the area of primary activity of Issuer.
In several recent years an economic growth is observed in Russia. In 2000, the growth of Gross Domestic Product was 9%, in 2001 - 5,0 %, in 2002 the expected growth is about 4%. The development of the food industry is especially rapid. The increase of populations effective demand maintains the appeal of investments in Russia food industry, making it one of most dynamically developing economic sectors. The economic crisis of 1998, which closed the Russian market for import of foodstuff, however allowed to Russian companies to grow high and this made impossible the resumption of the same volumes of the delivery of foreign foodstuff, even if one takes into consideration a constant increase of the real rate of the Russian rouble. Presently, an average part of food imported into RF forms about 3% of the common consumption. By experts view, today the food sector is one most rapidly developing branches of the Russian economy. Networks of supermarkets prefer to lay in a stock Russian goods since they have lower prices and do not loose against their western analogues by the quality (and are even more attractive in some cases) . The creation of large holding companies with widely developed commercial networks and large production capacities and facilities in various regions is vitally important for food companies whose products cannot be transported for large distances and transport expenses often compose an essential part of the costs.
However, nobody can ensure that the last trends observed in the Russian economy, e.g., the increment of the Gross Domestic Product, relative stability of the rouble, and an insignificant inflation, will continue and that no sharp changes will take place in future. The oil and gas price fluctuations, strengthening of the real rouble rate with respect to US dollar, and consequences of a certain relaxation in the monetary politics may reflect adversely on the state of the Russian economy, the development of the food industry, and the future Issuers activities.
For a growth of the food industry the developed infrastructure is of large importance. The infrastructure objects of Russia, basically, were created in Soviet time and did not receive significant investments during the last decade. The infrastructure objects of railroads and transport roads, objects of power supply, communications, and housing stock infrastructure objects are in the most complicated state and situation. Federal Government carries out active work on reorganisation of the system of railroad, electric power, and telephone communications of the country. Any reorganisation of that kind may result in growth of tariff level on railroad transportation, electric power, and telephone services in combination with an impossibility to receive the expected income as concerns the investments necessary for carrying out repairs, technical maintenance, and modernisation of such systems. The ill-being of the Russian infrastructure objects deteriorates the country economy, results in stoppage in delivery of goods and services, an increase of expenses related to business activities in Russia. A deterioration of the situation in the industry and situation of the Issuer in the industry can be a result of:
1) lowering effective demand of the population with respect to the products of WBD Group
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in view of deterioration of the financial and economic situation of population in the regions, consumers of food industry products produced by the WBD Group;
2) possible deterioration of the fulfilment of the Budget of Russian Federation due to large volume of payments implied by the external debt of Russia in 2003 and decrease of incomes of workers of budget sphere;
3) growth of the business competition in the industry.
By Issuers estimates, industrial risks are minimal for WBD Group companies. In the production of milk products and juices Wimm-Bill-Dann- Group is the leader of industry, controlling significant parts of market. To minimise the industry risks, Wimm-Bill-Dann Group acts as follows:
1) orientation to diversification of production;
2) long-term programs of production;
3) development of programs for lowering expenses related to production, active investment politics as concerns the technical and technological rearrangement of manufacturing capabilities and production basis in order to augment the competitive abilities and capacities of group companies.
Issuer is characterised by high level of credit quality and low level of credit risk. During 2001 and 9 months of 2002, the part of debt capital with respect to proper capital and reserves reduced from 3.44% to 0.07%. The creditworthiness of Issuer is ensured by high values of supplementary capital and also by the amount of the net wealth. Within 9 months of 2002 an almost 9 times increase of net wealth of Issuer took place with respect to 2001, the authorised capital stock risen from 700 million roubles up to 880 million roubles. Thus, Issuer improved significantly its financial situation.
Although juice consumption in Russia is increasing, our profit margins on our juice products decreased in 2002 due to vigorous market competition from domestic and foreign producers and to consumer preference for low-price, lower-quality juice products primarily in the regions outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg where per capita household incomes are generally lower. These factors put downward pressure on juice prices in all price categories in 2002. At the same time, prices for juice concentrate increased. A continuation of these trends may cause a further decline in our juice prices and profit margins and, consequently, have a further negative effect on our results of operations.
We sell our products either directly to retailers, including supermarkets, grocery shops and restaurants, or to wholesalers for resale to retail outlets. We expect sales to independent retailers and wholesalers to continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues. Our operations and distribution costs could be affected by the increasing consolidation of these entities, particularly as these customers become more sophisticated and attempt to force lower pricing and increased promotional programs. For example, in the spring of 2001, several Russian supermarket chains formed a loose alliance which publicly announced its intention not to purchase our products Although these supermarket chains now purchase our products , there can be no assurance that they will continue to do so or that other supermarket chains will not attempt a similar consolidation of market power. This alliance also intends to seek price discounts from manufacturers. Additionally, a number of large Western retailers, such as the Turkish retailer Ramenka, the German retailer Metro and the French retailer Auchan, have already opened stores in the Moscow region, and we expect that these retailers will increase price competition.
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V. Detailed information on the persons in the Issuers management and its business activities monitoring bodies and brief information on the Issuers staff (employees)
5.1. Data on structure and authority of Issuers management/administration
1. General Meeting of Shareholders;
2. Board of Directors;
3. Company managing / executive committee Chairman;
4. Managing / executive committee.
Competence of the Issuers general meeting of shareholders (participants) pursuant to its charter (constituent documents):
. The following are assigned to the competence of the General Meeting of Shareholders:
1) amendment of the Companys charter or approval of a restated version of the Companys charter;
2) reorganization of the Company;
3) liquidation of the Company, appointment of a liquidation committee, and approval of interim and final liquidation balance sheets;
4) determination of the number of seats on the Board of Directors, election of its members, and early termination of their powers;
5) determination of the number, par value, and category (class) of authorized shares and the rights granted by such shares;
6) increasing the charter capital by means of an increase in the par value of shares or by means of placement of additional shares, unless increases in the charter capital by means of placement of additional shares are assigned by this charter in accordance with the JSC Law to the competence of the Board of Directors;
7) decreasing the charter capital by means of a decrease in the par value of shares, by acquisition of some shares by the Company for the purpose of reducing their total number, or by cancellation of shares acquired or redeemed by the Company;
8) election of members of the Audit Committee and early termination of their powers;
9) approval of the Companys auditor;
10) approval of annual balance sheets and annual financial statements, including reports on profits and losses (profit and loss statements) of the Company; distribution of profits, including payment (declaration) of dividends, and losses of the Company on the basis of results of the fiscal year;
11) determination of the procedure for holding the General Meeting of Shareholders;
12) election of members of the Counting Committee and early termination of their authorities;
13) splitting and consolidation of shares;
14) adoption of resolutions approving transactions in the cases provided for by article 83 of the JSC Law;
15) adoption of resolutions approving major transactions in the cases provided for by article 79 of the JSC Law;
16) acquisition by the Company of placed shares in the cases provided for by the JSC Law;
17) adoption of resolutions concerning participation in holding companies, financial-industrial groups, associations, and other unions of commercial organizations;
18) approval of internal documents regulating the activity of the Company bodies;
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19) decision of other questions provided for by the JSC Law.
Competence of the Issuers Board of Directors pursuant to its charter (constitutive documents):
The following are assigned to the competence of the Board of Directors (Supervisory Board) :
1) determination of the priority directions of the Companys activities;
2) calling of annual and extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders , except in the cases provided for by article 55.8 of the JSC Law;
3) approval of the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders;
4) determination of the date of preparation of the list of persons entitled to participate in the General Meeting of Shareholders, and other issues, assigned to the competence of the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of chapter VII of the JSC Law and associated with preparation for and holding of the General Meeting of Shareholders;
5) placement of bonds and other issued securities by the Company in the cases provided for by the JSC Law;
6) determination of the price (monetary value) of property and the price of placement and redemption of issued securities in the cases provided for by the JSC Law;
7) acquisition of shares, bonds, and other securities placed by the Company in the cases provided for by the JSC Law;
8) formation of the executive bodies of the Company and early termination of their authoritieselection of the Chairman of the Management Board and appointment of the members of the Management Board,
9) determination of the amounts of compensation and reimbursement to be paid to the executive bodies of the Companythe Chairman of the Management Board and the members of the Management Board;
10) recommendations on the amounts of compensation and reimbursement to be paid to members of the Audit Committee and determination of the amount to be paid for the services of the auditor;
11) recommendations on the amount of the dividend on shares and the procedure for its payment;
12) utilization of the reserve fund and other funds of the Company;
13) approval of internal documents of the Company, with the exception of internal documents whose approval is assigned by the JSC Law to the competence of the General Meeting of Shareholders or assigned by this Charter to the competence of the Companys executive bodies;
14) creation of branches and opening of representative offices of the Company;
15) approval of major transactions in the cases provided for by chapter X of the JSC Law;
16) approval of the transactions provided for by chapter XI of the JSC Law;
17) approval of the Companys registration body and the terms of the contract with the registration body, and termination of the contract with the registration body;
18) other issues provided for by the JSC Law .
Competence of the Issuers individual and collective executive bodies in accordance with its charter (constitutive documents):
17.1. Management of the Companys current activities shall be carried out by the individual executive body of the Company the Director (Chairman of the Management Board)and
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by the collective executive body of the Companythe Management Board. The executive bodies of the Company (the Chairman of the Management Board and the Management Board) shall be accountable to the Board of Directors and the General Meeting of Shareholders.
17.2. The Chairman of the Management Board shall perform the functions of Director of the Company and chairman of the collective executive body of the Company (the Management Board). The Chairman of the Management Board shall be the manager of the Company.
17.3. Assigned to the competence of the individual executive body of the Company are all issues of management of the Companys current activities, with the exception of issues assigned to the competence of the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors. The individual executive body of the Company shall organize the fulfillment of resolutions of the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors.
17.4. The Chairman of the Management Board without a power of proxy shall act on behalf of the Company, including:
1) carry out operative management of the Companys activities;
2) have the right of first signature on financial documents;
3) direct and dispose of the Companys property for the purpose of assuring its current activity, within the limits established by this charter and current Russian legislation;
4) represent the Companys interests both in the Russian Federation and elsewhere, including in foreign states;
5) approve staff lists, conclude employment contracts with the Companys employees, and offer incentives to and impose penalties on the Companys employees;
6) direct the work of the Management Board and preside at its meetings;
7) recommend candidates for the Management Board to the Board of Directors for approval;
8) complete transactions in the Companys name, except in the cases provided for by the JSC Law and the Companys charter;
9) issue powers of attorney on in the Companys name;
10) open bank accounts of the Company;
11) organize the Companys accounting and reporting;
12) issue orders and instructions binding upon all employees of the Company;
13) perform other functions necessary for achievement of the goals of the Companys activities and assurance of its normal operation in accordance with current legislation and the Companys charter, with the exception of the functions assigned by the JSC Law and the Companys charter to other management bodies of the Company.
17.5. The Chairman of the Management Board shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its first meeting (after the election of a new Board of Directors at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders) for a term of 3 (three) years.
The term of office of the Chairman of the Management Board shall be counted from the time of his election by the Board of Directors to the time of election (reelection) of the Chairman of the Management Board three years later at the first meeting of the new Board of Directors (after the election of a new Board of Directors at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders).
17.6. In the event of early termination of the powers of the Chairman of the Management Board, the powers of the newly elected Chairman of the Management Board shall be effective until the election (reelection) of the Chairman of the Management Board at the first meeting of its new Board of Directors (after the election of a new Board of Directors at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders) 3 (three) years after the meeting of the Board of Directors at which the Chairman of the Board of Directors whose powers were terminated was elected.
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17.7. The Management Board shall be the collective executive body of the Company and under the direction of the Chairman of the Management Board shall make decisions on the following issues pertaining to current management of the Companys activities in the period between General Meetings of Shareholders and meetings of the Board of Directors:
17.7.1. organization of the Companys accounting and reporting, preparation and submission of annual reports and balance sheets of the Company to the Board of Directors for approval;
17.7.2. decisions on issues pertaining to interaction with suppliers of goods and services for the Company and with consumers of its products;
17.7.3. establishment of prices, rates, and commissions under contracts with suppliers and consumers;
17.7.4. ensuring supplies of materials and equipment to the Company and supporting the sale of its products and services;
17.7.5. keeping personnel records in accordance with current Russian legislation;
17.7.6. monitoring the condition of buildings, premises, and equipment of the Company, as well as the movement of tangible and monetary valuables;
17.7.7. the book-keeping of the Companys archives, ensuring clerical work and the work of the Companys office, and organization of document storage at the Company in accordance with current legislation;
17.7.8. providing organizational and technical support for the activities of the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee;
17.7.9. organizing the fulfillment of resolutions of the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors;
17.7.10. performance of orders and/or instructions of the Chairman of the Management Board in other matters associated with the current activities of the Company .
The Issuer does not have a single internal document to regulate its corporate conduct.
5.2. Information on the persons in the Issuers management bodies
Board of Directors
Chairman: David Iakobachvili
Members of Board of Directors:
Born: 1969
Education: high
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1996-1999
Organization: ZAO Foods Production
Area of Operations: Production of foods, juices, and beverages
Position: Deputy Director
Period: 1996 - 1997
Organization: ZAO Wimm-Bill-Dann Trading Company
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy and cultured milk products, juices, and beverages
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Position: General Problems Consultant
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Ramenskoye Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - 2002
Organization: ZAO Grande-V
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - 1998
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Deputy General Director
Period: 1998 - 2001
Organization: CB Expobank LLC
Area of Operations: Banking services
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Vladivostok Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Siberian Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
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Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Volga Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of low alcohol content products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - 2002
Organization: OJSC Beer Industry of Primorie
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, malt and kvass
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Kiev City Dairy No. 3
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2000 - 2001
Organization: OJSC East-European Insurance Agency
Area of Operations: Insurance services
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Moskvoretsky Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer and malt
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Adviser to Executive Director
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: DZAO Karasuk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: ZAO Rubtsovsk Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products and consumer goods
Position: Member of Board of Directors
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Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Bishkeksut
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: Central European Brewing Company LLC
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, low alcohol content and alcohol-free beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Gulkevichi Creamery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Production and sale of dairy products
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Novokubyshevsk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer:
Name: PJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Share: 0.049%
Name: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Share: 0.659%
Born: 1948
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1994 - 1997
Organization: OJSC Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: General Director
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
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Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Ramenskoye Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - 1998
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: General Director
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: ZAO Grande-V
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - 2001
Organization: CB Expobank LLC
Area of Operations: Banking services
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Vladivostok Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - 2002
Organization: ZAO PTG WBD
Area of Operations: management and consulring services
Position: General Director
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Siberian Milk
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Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Kiev City Dairy No. 3
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Supervisory Board Member
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Beer Industry of Primorie
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, malt and kvass
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Volga Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of low alcohol content products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Moskvoretsky Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer and malt
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: Central European Brewing Company LLC
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, low alcohol content and alcohol-free beverages
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Adviser to Executive Director
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
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Organization: ZAO Rubtsovsk Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products and consumer goods
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Bishkeksut
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - 2003
Organization: DZAO Karasuk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Buryn milk powder factory
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Gulkevichi Creamery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: OJSC Novokubyshevsk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer:
Name: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Share: 0.028%
Name: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Share: 0.373%
Born: 1968
Education: high
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1992 - Present
Organization: TOO Universal Partnership Center
Area of Operations: Production and sale of consumer goods
Position: General Director
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Period: 1996 - Present
Organization: OOO Experimental association Issa
Area of Operations: Production and sale of consumer goods, food products, and products intended for manufacturing purposes
Position: General Director
Period: 1996 - 1998
Organization: ZAO Foods Production
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Deputy Director
Period: 1996 - Present
Organization: ZAO Production and Analytical Group Rodnik
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods
Position: Executive Director
Period: 1996 - 1998
Organization: AOZT PK Lianfruct
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices, and beverages
Position: Deputy Director
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: ZAO Grande-V
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ramenskoye Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - 1998
Organization: ZAO Lianozovsky
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy and cultured milk products
Position: Deputy Director
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Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: ZAO PTG WBD
Area of Operations: Managerial and consulting services
Position: Deputy General Director
Period: 1998 - 2001
Organization: CB Expobank LLC
Area of Operations: Banking services
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Vladivostok Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Siberian Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Beer Industry of Primorie
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, malt, and kvass
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Volga Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of low alcohol content products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Kiev City Dairy No. 3
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OOO Central European Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, low alcohol and alcohol-free beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
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Period: 2001 - 2001
Organization: OOO Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: General Director
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Moskvoretsky Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer and malt
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Bishkeksut
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Adviser to Executive Director
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: ZAO Rubtsovsk Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products and consumer goods
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Gulkevichi Creamery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: DZAO Karasuk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: OJSC Novokubyshevsk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer:
Name: PJSC Lianozovo Dairy
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Share: 0.049%
Name: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Share: 0.659%
Born: 1957
Education: higher (unfinished)
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 2000 - 2001
Organization: OJSC Beer Industry of Primorie
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, malt, and kvass
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Kiev City Dairy No. 3
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2000 - 2001
Organization: OJSC East-European Insurance Agency
Area of Operations: Insurance services
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - 2001
Organization: CB Expobank LLC
Area of Operations: Banking services
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Volga Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of low alcohol products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Vladivostok Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ramenskoye Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
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Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Adviser to Executive Director
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Siberian Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Bishkeksut
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Moskvoretsky Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer and malt
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OOO Central European Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, low alcohol and alcohol-free beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
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Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: Airport Financial Services Limited
Area of Operations: Financial services
Position: Director
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OOO Trinity
Area of Operations: Servicing and maintenance of machinery and equipment
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1999 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Prospect
Area of Operations: Catering
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - 2002
Organization: ZAO Metelitsa-Club
Area of Operations: Organization and running of public catering establishments
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 -Present
Organization: OOO Metelitsa-Club
Area of Operations: Organization and running of public catering establishments
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: ZAO Auto-40
Area of Operations: Transport and expeditionary services
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: ZAO Rubtsovsk Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of food products and consumer goods
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Gulkevichi Creamery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: OJSC Novokubyshevsk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
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Share in the Issuers charter capital stock: 6.41%
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer:
Name: PJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Share: 0.025%
Name: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Share: 4.07%
Born: 1939
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1996 - 1999
Organization: Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Russian Federation
Area of Operations: Management in the sphere of the agro industrial complex and food supplies
Position: First Deputy Minister
Period: 1999 - 2000
Organization: Government of the Russian Federation
Area of Operations: Executive functions
Position: Minister, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Government
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Lianozovsky Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Adviser to Executive Director
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1942
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1980 - 1999
Organization: Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Area of Operations: scientific research
Position: Deputy Director
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Area of Operations: scientific research
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Position: Director
Share in the Issuers charter capital stock: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1934
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1994 - 1997
Organization: Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation
Area of Operations: Economics
Position: Minister
Period: 1997 - 1998
Organization: Government of the Russian Federation
Area of Operations: Economics
Position: Minister
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: Moscow State University - Higher School of Economics
Area of Operations: Teaching
Position: Scientific adviser
Share in the Issuers charter capital stock: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1952
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1990 - 1997
Organization: EBRD Bank
Area of Operations: Banking
Position: Deputy Vice-President
Period: 1997 - 1998
Organization: Mc. BBL, Investment Bank
Area of Operations: Banking
Position: Head of Department
Period: 1999 - 2000
Organization: Fleming, Investment Bank
Area of Operations: Banking
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Position: Head of European Department
Period: 2001 - 2003
Organization: Leader Capital
Area of Operations: Private stock fund
Position: Chairman
Period: June 2002 - Present
Organization: Norilsk Nickel
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: HB Advisers (UK)
Position: Chairman
Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: Chatura Furniture
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital stock: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1945
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1991 - 1997
Organization: The Coca-Cola Company
Area of Operations: soft drinks
Position: Regional Manager, Eurasia Region
Period: 1997 - 2000
Organization: The Coca-Cola Company
Area of Operations: soft drinks
Position: President of Northern Eurasia Division
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: The Coca-Cola Company
Area of Operations: soft drinks
Position: Consultant
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: EFES Breweries International
Area of Operations: production and sale of beer
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
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Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: EFES Invest
Area of Operations: soft drinks
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Torgoviy Dom Perekriostok
Area of Operations: retailing
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1934
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1987 - Present
Organization: International Dairy Foods Association
Area of Operations: Agriculture
Position: President
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1936
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1992 - Present
Organization: Templeton Asset Management Ltd.
Area of Operations: Provision of managerial services
Position: Managing Director
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: OAO Lukoil
Area of Operations: Oil and gas investigation,production and sale of petrochemicals
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
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Individual executive body and members of collective executive body:
Born: 1973
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1998 - 2000
Organization: ZAO Wimm-Bill-Dann Trading Company
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Trademark Manager
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: ZAO Wimm-Bill-Dann Purchaser
Area of Operations: Wholesale trade
Position: Adviser
Period: 2000 - 2000
Organization: ZAO Wimm-Bill-Dann Trading Company
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Senior Trade Mark Manager
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: ZAO Wimm-Bill-Dann Trading Company
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Executive Director
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Depsona
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices, beverages, mineral water, childrens foods, dairy and cultured milk products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ramenskoye Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices, beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital stock: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1968
Education: high
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1992 - Present
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Organization: TOO Universal Partnership Center
Area of Operations: Production and sale of consumer goods
Position: General Director
Period: 1996 - Present
Organization: OOO Experimental association Issa
Area of Operations: Production and sale of consumer goods, food products, and products intended for manufacturing purposes
Position: General Director
Period: 1996 - 1998
Organization: ZAO Foods Production
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Deputy Director
Period: 1996 - Present
Organization: ZAO Production and Analytical Group Rodnik
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods
Position: Executive Director
Period: 1996 - 1998
Organization: AOZT PK Lianfruct
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices, and beverages
Position: Deputy Director
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: ZAO Grande-V
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ramenskoye Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1997 - Present
Organization: OJSC Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
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Period: 1998 - 1998
Organization: ZAO Lianozovsky
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy and cultured milk products
Position: Deputy Director
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: ZAO PTG WBD
Area of Operations: Managerial and consulting services
Position: Deputy General Director
Period: 1998 - 2001
Organization: CB Expobank LLC
Area of Operations: Banking services
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Vladivostok Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Siberian Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Beer Industry of Primorie
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, malt, and kvass
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Volga Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of low alcohol content products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2000 - Present
Organization: OJSC Kiev City Dairy No. 3
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OOO Central European Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer, low alcohol and alcohol-free beverages
Position: Member of Board of Directors
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Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2001 - 2001
Organization: OOO Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices and beverages
Position: General Director
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Moskvoretsky Brewery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of beer and malt
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Bishkeksut
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Adviser to Executive Director
Period: 2001 - Present
Organization: ZAO Rubtsovsk Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products and consumer goods
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: ZAO Gulkevichi Creamery
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: DZAO Karasuk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: OJSC Novokubyshevsk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
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Share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer:
Name: PJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Share: 0.049%
Name: OJSC Tsaritsino Dairy
Share: 0.659%
Born: 1972
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1998 - Present
Organization: OJSC Lianozovo Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of milk and dairy products
Position: Executive Director, Chairman of the Management Board
Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: Roska OAO
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2002 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Ufamolagroprom
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Supervisory Board
Period: 2002 - 2003
Organization: OJSC Kharkov Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of milk and dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: OJSC Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2003- Present
Organization: OJSC Vladivostok Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: OJSC Novokubyshevsk Milk
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
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Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: Open Joint Stock Company Tuimazy Milk Plant
Area of Operations: Production and sale of dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Shares in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Born: 1961
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1997 - 1998
Organization: Vremya ZAO
Area of Operations: Pharmaceuticals
Position: General Director
Period: 1998 - 1998
Organization: Ward Howell International ZAO
Area of Operations: Consulting services
Position: Consultant
Period: 1998-1998
Organization: Inkombank OAO
Area of Operations: Banking
Position: Vice President
Period: 1999 - 2000
Organization: Vympel Communications OAO
Area of Operations: Telecommunication services
Position: Deputy General Director
Period: 2000 - 2000
Organization: BeeOnLine-Portal ZAO
Area of Operations: Telecommunication services
Position: General Director
Period: 2000 - 2000
Organization: Vympel Communications OAO
Area of Operations: Telecommunication services
Position: Vice President
Period: 2000 - 2002
Organization: Ward Howell International ZAO
Area of Operations: Consulting services
Position: Consultant
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Period: 2002 - Present
Organization: Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OAO
Area of Operations: Production and sale of foods, juices, and beverages
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Period: 2003 - Present
Organization: OJSC Kharkov Dairy
Area of Operations: Production and sale of milk and dairy products
Position: Member of Board of Directors
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Kondyrev, Mikhail Vilenovich
Born: 1970
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
Period: 1998 -Present
Organisation: PJSC Lianovozo Dairy
Area of Operations: production and selling of dairy products and milk foods
Position: Project Manager at the Strategic Development Department
Shares in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no shares
Shares in Associated Companies/ Affiliated Companies: no shares
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the Issuer: Sergei Arkadievich Plastinin
Total remunerations paid to the Board of Directors members in the 2003 financial year amounted to 25 892 391, 93 RUR
Total remunerations paid to the members of the collective executive body (Management Board) in the 2003 financial year amounted to: 19 129 438, 10 RUR
The structure and powers of the bodies monitoring the Issuers business activities under the Issuers Article of Association (constitutive documents).
Audit Committee
Auditor
As per Art. 21 of the Issuers Charter the Companys business activities shall be monitored by an Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee shall be elected at annual general meetings of the Company shareholders for a period of 1 (one) year and shall include at least 7 (seven) members. The
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shares of the BOD members and the officers in the Company management bodies cannot vote for election of the Audit Committee members.
The term of the Audit Committee shall start at the moment it is elected by the annual general meeting of the Company shareholders and shall expire at the moment the following annual general meeting of Company shareholders elects (re-elects) the Audit Committee.
The powers of individual Audit Committee members or of the whole of it can be terminated by the general meeting of the Company shareholders on the grounds and according to the procedure provided for by the internal documents of the Company.
In case the number of the Audit Committee members is less than that twice as small as provided for in the Company Charter, then the Board shall convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company shareholders for the purpose of electing a new Audit Committee. The remaining Audit Committee members shall fulfill their functions until a new Audit Committee is elected at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company shareholders.
In case the powers of the Audit Committee are terminated, the term of the new Audit Committee shall expire at the moment the following annual general meeting of the Company shareholders elects (re-elects) the Audit Committee.
A shareholder or any person nominated by a shareholder can be a member of the Audit Committee. Members of the Company Audit Committee can not simultaneously act as the Company BOD members, a solely independent executive body, Management Committee and Liquidation Committee members.
The Audit Committee shall elect Chairman and Secretary.
The Companys business activities shall be audited on the basis of the Company performance within appropriate year.
An audit of the Companys business activities shall be initiated at any time:
by the Audit Committee of the Company itself;
upon the decision of the shareholders general meeting;
by the Board of Directors of the Company;
upon decision of the Chairman of the Company Management Committee;
upon demand of Company shareholder (shareholders) who, as per the date the demand is submitted, owns in total at least 10% of the shares that can vote on any issues within the competence of the General Shareholders Meeting.
Upon the request of the Company Audit Committee officers in the Company management bodies shall provide documents on the Companys business activities.
The Audit Committee of the Company can convene an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting according to the procedure set by the Articles of Association of the Company.
Proceeding from the results yielded by an audit of the Companys business activities the Audit Committee of the Company shall make a report, which shall:
confirm that data contained in the reports and other financial documents of the Company are true;
contain information on violations of the accounting and financial reporting procedures set by legal acts of the Russian Federation and of other legal acts of the Russian Federation regulating business activities.
Upon decision of the General Shareholders Meeting the Audit Committee members, within their term, may be paid remunerations and/or have the expenses incurred in connection with the fulfillment of their duties reimbursed. The amount of such remunerations and reimbursements shall be determined by the general meeting of shareholders.
The procedures the Audit Committee shall follow when acting on other issues not provided for in these Articles may be set by the internal documents of the Company.
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The Company auditor shall be approved by the General Shareholders Meeting. The remuneration payable shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Proceeding from the results yielded by an audit of the Companys business activities the Company auditor shall make a report, which shall:
confirm that data contained in the reports and other financial documents of the Company are true;
contain information on violations of the accounting and financial reporting procedures set by legal acts of the Russian Federation and of other legal acts of the Russian Federation regulating business activities.
22.4. An internal audit of the Company shall be carried out by the Company Audit Committee.
Information on Internal Audit Service, its Working Period, and Key Personnel
The Internal Audit Service and the Company Audit Committee are responsible for internal control of the Companys business operations.
The Internal Audit Service is a structural division of the Issuer.
The Internal Audit Service shall report to the Chief Financial Director, and the Audit Committee shall report to the General Shareholders Meeting of the Issuer.
The Head of the Internal Audit Service shall be solely independent in managing the Service.
As per the end of the accounting quarter, the Internal Audit Service has, apart from its head, a staff of 7 employees, who have an extensive audit experience.
The staff of the Service have been working since January 1, 2003.
Basic Functions of the Internal Audit Service
Make all necessary arrangements for establishment and implementation of an effective internal control system in the group of enterprises, which are directly or indirectly controlled by the Issuer (hereinafter referred to as the Group) and in certain enterprises and divisions, which meets the development goals of the said group and legal requirements
Make all necessary arrangements for and carry out audits of the divisions and enterprises of the Group
Create and implement a single corporate procedure for assessment of the internal control system and components thereof
Make all necessary arrangements for optimization of the internal control system and components thereof
Accountability of the Internal Audit System, Cooperation with the Issuers Executive Bodies and Board of Directors (Supervisory Board)
The Head of the Internal Audit Service shall be appointed and dismissed by the Chairman of the Management Committee subject to approval of the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Head of the Service shall be subordinate and accountable directly to the Chief Financial Officer.
The Internal Audit Service shall, within the time limits set, prepare an overall annual plan for development of internal control systems and an annual report on the existing internal control systems and submit the said documents to the Chief Financial Officer and the Management Board for their approval.
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The Internal Audit Service shall discuss with the BOD Audit Committee issues related to functioning of internal control tools, development of rules and procedures for business risks assessment and coordination.
Cooperation with Executive Bodies
The Internal Audit Service shall receive from the divisions of the enterprises:
quarterly and annual accounting reports in the form approved by the regulation of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, basic documents; statements on the production cost of the products, sale thereof, etc.
monthly and quarterly reports of the enterprises in the form developed by the Service; other data upon requests;
approved financial plans and budgets of the divisions; reporting on execution thereof;
improvement plan for the internal control systems; report on execution thereof.
The Internal Audit Service shall prepare and send to the enterprises and divisions of the Group:
recommendations on implementation of internal control in the enterprises and the divisions;
information on methods of initial assessment of the internal control systems and individual control tools.
Cooperation between the Internal Audit Service and the Issuers External Auditor
The Internal Audit Service shall receive from the auditors audit reports, statements and recommendations on individual issues, materials on new legislations and auditing standards.
The Internal Audit Service shall, in cooperation with other divisions, participate in the development of plans aimed at eliminating the drawbacks identified by the auditors, monitoring execution thereof and notifying the auditors of the implementation results.
The Issuer does not have any internal document to prevent unauthorized use of the Company insider information.
The Audit Committee:
Elena B. Kuznetsova
Year of birth: 1955
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
1997-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: Head of the Internal Control and Analysis Department
2002-2002
Enterprise: TsMK OAO
Position: Director of the Internal Control Department
2003-Present
Enterprise: WBD Foods OAO
Position: Head of the Internal Audit Service
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Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Elena V. Gorshechnikova
Year of birth: 1966
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
1997-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: economist, analyst, Deputy Head of the Managerial Accounting and Analysis Department
2002-2002
Enterprise: TsMK OAO
Position: Deputy Director of the Internal Control Department
2003-Present
Enterprise: WBD Foods OAO
Position: Deputy Head of the Internal Audit Service
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Natalia V. Romanova
Year of birth: 1962
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
1995-1999
Enterprise: Moscow State Industrial University of the State Committee for Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Position: senior instructor
1999-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: economist, analyst, Managerial Accounting and Analysis Department
2002-2002
Enterprise: TsMK OAO
Position: financial and business analyst, Internal Control Department
2003-Present
Enterprise: WBD Foods OAO
Position: Deputy Head of the Internal Audit Service
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
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Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Elena V. Smirnova
Year of birth: 1967
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
1997-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: economist, analyst, Deputy Head of the Managerial Accounting and Analysis Department
2002-2002
Enterprise: LMK OAO
Position: Deputy Director of the Internal Control Department
2003-Present
Enterprise: WBD Foods OAO
Position: Deputy Head of the Internal Audit Service
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Natalia N. Kolesnikova
Year of birth: 1973
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
1997-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: economist, analyst, Deputy Head of the Managerial Accounting and Analysis Department
2001-2002
Enterprise: TsMK OAO
Position: financial and business analyst, Internal Control Department, economist, analyst, General Department (part-time)
2003-Present
Enterprise: WBD Foods OAO
Position: Deputy Head of the Internal Audit Service
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Inna N. Bocharova
Year of birth: 1977
Education: higher
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Positions over past 5 years:
1997- 2000.
Enterprise: LIKUB Firm LLC
Position: Deputy Chief Accountant
2000- 2001
Enterprise: Russkaya Imperskaya Kompaniya LLC
Position: Deputy Chief Accountant
2001-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: economist, analyst
2001-2002
Enterprise: LMK OAO
Position: economist, analyst (part-time)
2003-Present
Enterprise: WBD Foods OAO
Position: financial and business analyst
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Marina A. Naumova
Year of birth: 1977
Education: higher
Positions over past 5 years:
2000-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: economist, analyst, Deputy Head of the Managerial Accounting and Analysis Department
1997-2002
Enterprise: PTG WBD ZAO
Position: economist, analyst, Deputy Head of the Managerial Accounting and Analysis Department
2002-2002
Enterprise: LMK OAO
Position: Deputy Director of the Internal Control Department
2003-Present
Enterprise: WBD Foods OAO
Position: Deputy Head of the Internal Audit Service
Share in the Issuers charter capital: none
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Share in Associated/Dependent Companies of the Issuer: none
Total remunerations paid to the members of the body monitoring the Issuers business operations in the 2003 financial year amounted to 7 992 887, 22 RUR.
The amount of remunerations to be paid to the Audit Committee members was not determined by the Issues General shareholders meeting.
Information isnt submitted in the reporting quarter.
There are no obligations and agreements of the kind.
There are no data to testify to the fact that the Issuers staff were provided or may be provided with the Issuers options.
Name: Limited Liability Company Deutsche Bank
Location: 129090 Moscow, ul. Schepkina, 4
Share of the Issuers charter capital: 32,09% (nominee shareholder)
Share of Issuers ordinary shares owned: 32, 09%
Shareholders (participants) owning not less than 25 percent of the Issuers shareholders charter capital and/or 20% of total amount of outstanding ordinary shares of such Issuers shareholders:
None
Yushvaev, Gavril Abramovich
Share of the Issuers charter capital: 18.8%
Share of the Issuers ordinary shares held: 18.8%
Plastinin, Sergey Arkadievich
Share of the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
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Share of the Issuers ordinary shares held: 12.16%
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich
Share of the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
Share of the Issuers ordinary shares held: 10.16%
Iakobachvili, David
Share of the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
Share of the Issuers ordinary shares held: 6.41%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Share of the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
Share of the Issuers ordinary shares held: 6.22%
Name: United Burlington Investments Limited, a private company limited by shares
Location: 241 Camden High Street, London NW1 7BU, England, UK
Percent of Issuers charter capital held: 6.3%
Percent of Issuers ordinary shares owned: 6,3%
Shareholders (members) holding at least 25 percent of the Issuers shareholder (member) charter capital and/or 20% of total amount of outstanding ordinary shares of such Issuers shareholders:
Name: Arteks Generation privatstiftung
Location: Adolf Kolping Gasse 2, Graz 8010, Austria
Percent of Issuers shareholders charter capital held: 100 %
Share of the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of the Issuers Charter Capital belonging to the State (Municipal Formation):
Share of Issuers Stock Belonging to the State (Municipal Formation):
Existence of the Special Right of the Russian Federation, its Subjects and Municipal Formations to Participate in the Issuers Management (golden share):
not provided for
Annual General Shareholders Meetings
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The meeting was held on September 7, 2001
The list of the persons who have the right to participate in the General Shareholders Meeting was complied on August 28, 2001
The persons, who as per the date the said list was compiled possessed at least 5% of the Issuers authorized stock and/or at least 5% of the Issuers common stock) (for the persons given below, the share in the authorized stock shall be equivalent to the share of the common stock that belongs to the persons):
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich 17,13%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich 9,68%
Plastinin, Sergey Arkadievich 17,13%
Timohins Alexanders 9,79%
Yushvaev, Gavril Abramovich: 26,48%
Iakobachvili, David 8,89%
The meeting was held on December 7, 2001
The list of the persons who have the right to participate in the General Shareholders Meeting was complied on November 28, 2001
The persons, who as per the date the said list was compiled possessed at least 5% of the Issuers authorized stock and/or at least 5% of the Issuers common stock) (for the persons given below, the share in the authorized stock shall be equivalent to the share of the common stock that belongs to the persons):
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich 17,13%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich 9,68%
Plastinin, Sergey Arkadievich 17,13%
Timohins Alexanders 9,79%
Yushvaev, Gavril Abramovich: 26,48%
Iakobachvili, David 8,89%
The meeting was held on January 14, 2002
The list of the persons who have the right to participate in the General Shareholders Meeting was complied on January 03, 2001
The persons, who as per the date the said list was compiled possessed at least 5% of the Issuers authorized stock and/or at least 5% of the Issuers common stock) (for the persons given below, the share in the authorized stock shall be equivalent to the share of the common stock that belongs to the persons):
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich 17,13%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich 9,68%
Plastinin, Sergey Arkadievich 17,13%
Timohins Alexanders 9,79%
Yushvaev, Gavril Abramovich: 26,48%
Iakobachvili, David 8,89%
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The meeting was held on May 31, 2002
The list of the persons who have the right to participate in the General Shareholders Meeting was complied on April 16, 2002
The persons, who as per the date the said list was compiled possessed at least 5% of the Issuers authorized stock and/or at least 5% of the Issuers common stock) (for the persons given below the shares in the Issuers charter capital are specified according to Issuers constitutive documents; the share of the ordinary shares shall be equivalent to the share of the common outstanding stock that belongs to the persons):
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital 0%
Share of the Issuers common stock owned by this entity - 27,76%
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich
Share of this person in the Issuers charter capital 15,29%
Share of the Issuers common stock owned by this person - 12,16%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Share of this person in the Issuers charter capital 8,64%
Share of the Issuers common stock owned by this person - 6,87%
Plastinin, Sergey Arkadievich 17,13%
Share of this person in the Issuers charter capital 15,29%
Share of the Issuers common stock owned by this person - 12,16%
Timohins Alexanders
Share of this person in the Issuers charter capital 8,74%
Share of the Issuers common stock owned by this person - 6,95%
Yushvaev, Gavril Abramovich:
Share of this person in the Issuers charter capital 23,64%
Share of the Issuers common stock owned by this person - 18,8%
Iakobachvili, David
Share of this person in the Issuers charter capital 8,05%
Share of the Issuers common stock owned by this person - 6,41%
The meeting was held on December 03, 2002
The list of the persons who have the right to participate in the General Shareholders Meeting was complied on April 18, 2002
The persons, who as per the date the said list was compiled possessed at least 5% of the Issuers authorized stock and/or at least 5% of the Issuers common stock) (for the persons given below, the share in the authorized stock shall be equivalent to the share of the common stock that belongs to the persons):
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas - 27,65%
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Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich 12,16%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich 6,87%
Plastinin, Sergey Arkadievich 12,16%
Timohins Alexanders 6,95%
Yushvaev, Gavril Abramovich: 18,8%
Iakobachvili, David 6,41%
The total amount of the transactions in the accounting quarter, which the Issuer had an interest in and which were approved by the shareholders general meeting: RUR 0
The total amount of the transactions which were approved by the Board of Directors in the accounting quarter, and which the Issuer had an interest in and, equals an amount made up of the following:
RUR 93 000 013
USD 7 850 000
Euro 500 000
Issuer entered into 10 transactions with companies of WBD group, amount of each of them was determined as follows:
The amount of consideration is 4,000 rubles per month, including the right to use the LIASOFT program and technical support.
The cost of program installation and implementation services is determined on the basis of the hourly rate of 400 rubles per one expert and the time spent on program installation and implementation, and includes properly documented overhead expenses (traveling and accommodation). These amounts are exclusive of VAT.
Also Issuer entered into 9 transactions with companies of WBD group, amount of each of them was determined as follows:
The amount of consideration is 4,000 rubles per month (exclusive of 20% VAT) and includes the right to use the RAT package and technical support.
Issue concluded the transactions, amounts of which were determined as follows:
The fee shall be paid on a monthly basis and shall be determined in the following manner:
(0.01%-10%) of the total cost of the goods sold by the Licensee under this trademark, plus 20% VAT, but not less than RUR 120, 20% VAT inclusive. The total cost of the goods sold shall be determined without VAT.
The amount of surety arising out of Leasing agreement No.9 as of September,30,2003, in corpore, including, but not limited to, extent of damage, interest payments on past-due leasing payments as well as fines and other costs due to default of Beneficiary obligations in accordance with Leasing agreement; specified by the parties.
Transactions (groups of related transactions) in the accounting quarter, which exceed 5% of the book value of the Issuers assets determined according to its accounting reporting as per the last accounting date before date the transaction was effected
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Such transactions were not effected in the accounting quarter.
Below you will find transactions (groups of related transactions), which the Issuer had an interest in and which were not approved by the Board of Directors (Supervisory Board) or the general meeting of the Issuers shareholders (participants), when such approval is required according to the legislation of the Russian Federation:
Such transactions were not effected in the accounting quarter.
Not provided in the report for the present quarter.
Not provided in the report for the present quarter.
Not provided in the report for the present quarter.
Not provided in the report for the present quarter.
Not provided in the report for the present quarter.
In the said period there were no material changes in the Issuers property.
No such court proceedings were initiated.
Amount of the Issuers charter capital (rub.): 880,000,000
Charter capital Breakdown by Share Category:
Common Shares:
total amount (rub.): 880,000,000
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share of the charter capital: 100%
Preferred Shares:
total amount (rub.): 0
share of the charter capital: 0%
Part of the Issuers stock circulates outside the Russian Federation by force of circulation in accordance with the foreign right of foreign issuers securities, which confirm rights in relation to the said stock of the Issuer.
Category (type) of stock circulating outside the Russian Federation common stock, registered, non-documentary;
Share of stock circulating outside the Russian Federation in the total stock of the said category:
32,09%
Name and location of the foreign issuer whose securities confirm rights for the Issuers stock of the appropriate category (type)
Name: Bankers Trust Company (currently, Deutsche Bank Trust Company)
Location: 130 Liberty Street, New York, New York.
Brief description of program (program type), which authorizes issue of a foreign issuers securities to confirm rights for the stock of the appropriate category (type)
In January 2002, the Issuer concluded a deposit agreement with Bankers Trust Company. Under the said Agreement, the latter company agreed to accept the Issuers securities (shares) to be deposited by the Issuer and, consequently, to issue American Depository Shares (ADSs). The rights for ADSs were confirmed by American Depository Receipts (ADRs) issued for the owners of the ADSs.
Information on obtaining the Federal Commissions permission for circulation of the issuers shares of the relevant category (type) outside the Russian Federation;
The issuer received the following permissions from the FCSM of Russia.
Notification of 26.12.2001 No. DG-04/8750 (permission for circulation of shares under the issue reg. number 1-01-06005-A of 15.06.2001; number of securities permitted for circulation 573,001).
Notification of 01.11.2001 No. DG-04/7424 (permission for circulation of shares 1) under the issue reg. number 1-01-06005-A of 15.06.2001; number of securities permitted for circulation 2,640,000, and 2) under the issue reg. number 1-02-06005-A of 30.10.2001, number of securities permitted for circulation 9,000,000).
Notification of 06.11.2002 No. DG-04/12514 (permission for circulation of shares under the issue reg. number 1-01-06005-A of 15.06.2001; number of securities permitted for circulation 2,200,000).
Name of foreign trade arranger through which the foreign issuers securities certifying the rights in regard to the issuers shares are circulating;
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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Size and structure of the authorized stock (share fund) of the issuer as of the starting date of the said period
The authorized stock before change (RUR 700,000,000) was made up of 35,000,000 ordinary nominal uncertified shares (issue reg. number 1-01-06005-A of 15.06.2001),
Name of the issuers management body having decided on changes in the issuers authorized stock;
General meeting of the issuers shareholders
Compilation date and number of the minutes of the meeting of the issuers management body, where the decision on changes in the size of the issuers authorized stock was taken;
Minutes No. 2 of September 7, 2001.
Size of the issuers authorized stock after change.
RUR 880 000 000.
Fund title reserve fund;
Size of the fund set up by the association documents
.Article 11 of the Articles of Association
11.1. The Company will have a reserve fund in the amount of 5% (five percent) of the Companys authorized stock.
Cash size of the fund as of the ending date of the accounting quarter
RUR 12,621,338.89 (1.43% of the issuers authorized stock)
Size of provisions to the fund in each completed financial year the Companys reserve fund will be formed from mandatory annual provisions until it reaches the amount stipulated by the Companys Articles of Association. The size of the annual provisions shall not be less than 5% of the net profits until the fund reaches the amount stipulated by these Articles. .
Size of the fund resources used during the accounting quarter, and areas of usage thereof.
In the accounting quarter the resources of the reserve fund were not used (spent).
Title of the Issuers supreme management body;
General Shareholders Meeting
Procedure for notification of the shareholders about the meeting of the issuers supreme management body;
Within the statutory terms, a notice of convocation of the General Shareholders Meeting shall be sent to each person included in the list of persons entitled to participating in the General Shareholders Meeting by registered mail, or delivered personally to each of such persons with receipt confirmation, as well as published in Wall Street Journal, New York, USA.
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The persons (bodies) that have the right to convene (demand convocation of) an extraordinary meeting of the issuers supreme management body, and procedure for filing (presentation) of such demands;
..The extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting will be held upon decision of the Companys Board of Directors on its own initiative, a demand of the Companys Audit Committee, or shareholder(s) owning at least 10 percent of the Companys voting shares as of the demand date.
The extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting at the demand of the Companys Audit Committee or shareholder(s) owning at least 10 percent of the Companys voting shares will be convened by the Board of Directors of the Company. The extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting convened at the demand of the Companys Audit Committee or shareholder(s) owning at least 10 percent of the Companys voting shares shall be held within 40 days of the filing of the demand regarding convocation of the General Shareholders Meeting.
If the proposed agenda of the extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting contains the item of electing members of the Companys Board of Directors who shall be elected by a cumulative vote, such General Shareholders Meeting shall be held within 70 days of the filing of the demand regarding convocation of such extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting.
When, in accordance with Articles 68 - 70 of the Federal Law On Joint-Stock Companies, the Companys Board of Directors must take a decision on holding an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting, such General Shareholders Meeting shall be convened within 40 days of the date the decision of holding such a meeting is taken by the Board of Directors.
When, in accordance with the Federal Law On Joint-Stock Companies, the Companys Board of Directors must take a decision on holding an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting for electing members of the Board of Directors to be elected by a cumulative vote, such General Shareholders Meeting shall be convened within 70 days of the date the decision of holding such a meeting is taken by the Board of Directors.
The demand for holding of an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting shall contain the issues to be included in the agenda of the meeting. The demand for holding of an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting may contain the wording of the resolutions on each of such questions, as well as the proposed form of holding such General Shareholders Meeting.
The Companys Board of Directors may not make any changes in the wording of agenda items, the wording of the resolutions to be taken on such items, or change the proposed form of holding of the General Shareholders Meeting convened at the demand of the Companys Audit Committee, the Companys Auditor, or shareholder(s) owning at least 10 percent of the voting shares of the Company.
In case the demand for convocation of an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting is filed by shareholder(s), it should contain the name(s) of the shareholder(s) demanding convocation of such meeting and the number and category (type) of the shares held by them.
The demand for convocation of an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting will be signed by the person(s) demanding convocation of such General Shareholders Meeting.
Within five days of the date of filing of the demand by the Companys Audit Committee, the Companys Auditor or shareholder(s) owning at least 10 percent of the voting shares of the Company for convocation of an extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting the Companys Board of Directors shall resolve on convocation of such extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting or deny such convocation.
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Procedure for defining the date of meeting of the issuers supreme management body;
The date of holding of the General Shareholders Meeting will be defined by the issuers Board of Directors.
Persons entitled to proposing agenda items for the meeting of the issuers supreme management body and procedure for making such proposals;
The shareholder(s) owning collectively at least two percent of the Companys voting shares can propose items for the agenda of the annual General Shareholders Meeting and candidates to the Companys Board of Directors, the collective executive body, the Audit Committee (Auditors) and the Counting Commission of the Company, the number of which cannot exceed the authorized number of members of the relevant body, as well as a candidate for the position of the sole executive body. Such proposals shall be filed with the Company within 30 days of the end of the financial year.
In case the proposed agenda of the extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting contains the item of election of the Companys Board of Directors (if they are elected by a cumulative vote), the shareholder(s) owning collectively at least two percent of the Companys voting shares can propose candidates for the Companys Board of Directors, the number of which cannot exceed the authorized number of members of the Board of Directors. Such proposals shall be filed with the Company not later than 30 days before the date of the extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting.
Proposals of the agenda items for the General Shareholders Meeting and the candidates shall be made in writing and state the name(s) of the proposing shareholder(s), the number and category (type) of the shares held, and shall be signed by the shareholder(s).
Proposals of the agenda items for the General Shareholders Meeting shall contain the wording of each proposed item, and the proposal of candidates shall contain the name of each proposed candidate, the name of the body the candidate is proposed for, and other details in accordance with the Companys Articles of Association. Proposals of the agenda items for the General Shareholders Meeting may contain the wording of the resolution for each proposed item ..
Persons entitled to access the information (materials) provided for preparation and holding of the meeting of the issuers supreme management body, and the procedure for accessing such information (materials).
Any persons entitled to participating in the General Shareholders Meeting can have access to the information (materials) provided for preparation and holding of the General Shareholders Meeting within 20 days, and in case of such General Shareholders Meeting of which the agenda contains the item of the companys reorganization, within 30 days before the General Shareholders Meeting.
Name: Limited Liability Company Wimm-Bill-Dann Mineral Water
Location: 109028, Moscow, Yauzsky Boulevard, d. 16/15
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 100%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
The Board of directors (Supervisory Board) is not provided
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Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Kondyrev, Mikhail Vilenovich
Year of birth: 1970
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not provided
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Roska
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 100%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 100%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Born: 1972
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
Kompaniets, Leonid Andreevich
Born: 1957
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
Smirnov, Pavel Andreevich
Born: 1972
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Kotsegubov Aleksey Vladimirovich
Born: 1955
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not provided
Name: Closed Joint-Stock Company Production and Analytical Group Rodnik
Location: 103009, Moscow, Bryusov per., d. 8/10, str. 2, 2nd floor, room 13a
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 100%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 100%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
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Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
The Board of directors (Supervisory Board) is not provided
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Plastinin Sergei Arkadievich
Year of birth: 1968
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 12,16%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not provided
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Darya
Location: 310172, Ukraine, Kharkov, ul. Roganskaya, d. 149
Postal Address: 310172, Ukraine, Kharkov, ul. Roganskaya, d. 149
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 98.84%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 98,84%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
The Board of directors (Supervisory Board) is not provided
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Bubley Nikolai Andreevich
Year of birth: 1952
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not provided
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Tuimazy Milk Plant
Location: Republic of Bashkortostan, Tuimazy, ul. Severnaya, d. 9
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 85%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 85%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Born: 1972
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
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Taranenko, Konstantin Vladimirovich
Born: 1974
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
Born: 1969
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: no share
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: no share
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Sabirov Mirhatim Mirgasimovich
Year of birth: 1945
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not formed
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Wimm-Bill-Dann Trading Company
Location: 103009, Moscow, Bryusov per., d. 8/10, str. 2, 2nd floor, room 17
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 83.19%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 83,19%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
The Board of directors (Supervisory Board) is not provided
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Kolokatov, Dmitry Sergeevich
Year of birth: 1973
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not formed
Name: Open Joint-Stock Company Lianozovo Dairy
Location: 127591, Moscow, Dmitrovskoe shosse, d.108
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 85.26%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 85,26%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich
Born: 1969
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This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 10,16%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Born: 1948
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,22%
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,41%
Yaroslavsky, Evgeny Lvovich
Born: 1954
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 2.64%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 2,64%
Davidovsky, Oleg Leonidovich
Born: 1971
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Born: 1944
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Byrdin, Maxim Olegovich
Year of birth: 1972
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity (with specification of the year of birth)
Nikitenko Elena Ivanovna, 1970
Usikova Lubovy Sergeevna, 1956
Potapov Vasily Lyvovich, 1970
Keynis Pavel Benediktasovich, 1970
Tumasov Petr Viktorovich, 1958
Gorchukova Nadegda Aleksandrovna, 1963
Davidovsky Oleg Leonidovich, 1971
Kuzymina Tatyana Leonidovna, 1970
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All specified above members of the collective executive body of this entity own share neither in the Issuers charter capital nor in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares.
Name: Limited Liability Company Annino Milk
Location: Russia, Voronezh Obalast, rabochii poselok Anna, ul. Sevastopolskaya, d. 4
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 78.56%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
The Board of directors (Supervisory Board) is not provided
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Nerovnyi Nikolai Nikolaevich
Year of birth: 1946
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not formed
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Buryn Milk powder Plant
Location: 245710, Ukraine, Sumy Region, Buryn, Konotopske shose, d. 1
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 76%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 76%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Born: 1969
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 10,16%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Born: 1948
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,22%
Nogovitsyn Lev Alekseevich
Born: 1959
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Year of birth: 1951
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
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Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity (wih specification of the year of birth)
Lut Ludmila Pavlovna, 1952
Misevrina Olga Fedorovna, 1952
Sugeyko Grigory Vasilyevich, 1952
All specified above officers - members of the collective executive body of this entity own share neither in the Issuers charter capital nor in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares.
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Kharkov Dairy
Location: 60172, Ukraine, Kharkov, ul. Roganskaya, d. 149
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 75.075%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 75,075%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Anisimov Dmitry Aleksandrovich
Born: 1971
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Born: 1953
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Nogovitsyn Lev Alekseevich
Born: 1959
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital:0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Preobrazhensky, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Born: 1961
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital:0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Kuzymin Oleg Egorovich
Born: 1969
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital:0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Born: 1959
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
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Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity (with specification of the year of birth)
Pohodenko Sergey Nikolaevich, 1956
Komarova Tatyana Yurievna, 1974
Novoseltsev Nikolay Fedorovich, 1959
All specified above officers - members of the collective executive body of this entity own share neither in the Issuers charter capital nor in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares.
Name: Open Joint-Stock Company Dairy
Location: 353760, Timashevsk, Krasnodar Region. ul. Gibridnaya, d. 2
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 70,31%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 70,31%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Born: 1969
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 10,16%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Born: 1948
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,22%
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,41%
Yaroslavsky, Evgeny Lvovich
Born: 1954
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 2.64%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 2,64%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Born: 1955
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Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not formed
Name: Closed Joint Stock Company Gulkevichi Creamery
Location: 352150, Krasnodar Region, Gulkevichi, ul. Korotkova, d. 155
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 52.24%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 52,24%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Born: 1969
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 10,16%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Born: 1948
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,22%
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,41%
Born: 1955
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Kozlikin Hikolai Parfentyevich
Born: 1954
Share in Issuers Authorised Capital Stock: 0%
Share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not formed
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Name: Open Joint Stock Company Childrens Dairy Products Factory
Location: 127591, Moscow, Dmitrovskoe shosse, d. 108-A
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 25.1%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 25,1%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich
Born: 1969
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 10,16%
Born: 1948
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,22%
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
Born: 1952
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Born: 1971
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Born: 1967
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Born: 1952
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This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not formed
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Tsaritsino Dairy
Location: 115201, Russian Federation, Moscow, 1st Varshavsky Proezd, d. 6/10
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 28,74%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 28,74%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Vishnyakov, Mikhail Ivanovich
Born: 1952
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 3,09%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 3.09%
Evdokimov, Viktor Egorovich
Born: 1953
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0,6%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0.6%
Dubinin, Mikhail Vladimirovich
Born: 1969
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 10.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 10,16%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Born: 1948
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,22%
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
Skopinov Viktor Grigorievich
Born: 1944
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
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Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Born: 1965
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not formed
Name: Open Joint-Stock Company Vladivostok Dairy
Location: 690087, Vladivostok, ul. Strelochnaya, d. 19
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 97,44%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 97,44%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
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Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Born: 1962
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not provided
Name: Open Joint-Stock Company Nizhny Novgorod Dairy
Location: 603309, Nizhny Novgorod, ul. Larina, d. 19
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 44,59%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 44,59%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Orlov, Alexander Sergeevich
Born: 1948
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.22%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 6,22%
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Born: 1971
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
Born: 1946
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
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Members of collective executive body of the entity:
Collective executive body is not provided
Name: Open joint stock company Ufamolagroprom
Location: 450038, Ufa, Internationalnaya street, d.129-a
Issuers share in the charter capital of the legal entity: 47,7%
Issuers share in the total amount of ordinary shares of the entity: 47,7%
Share of this legal entity in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Share of this legal entity in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
Members of the Board of directors of the legal entity:
Plastinin, Sergei Arkadievich
Born: 1968
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 12.16%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 12,16%
Iakobachvili, David
Born: 1957
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 6.41%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Anisimov Dmitry Aleksandrovich
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Kuzymin Oleg Egorovich
Born: 1969
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital:0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
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Andreev, Yury Maksovich
Born: 1950
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital:0%
This persons share in the total amount of Issuers ordinary shares: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Person performing the functions of individual executive body of the entity:
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Members of collective executive body of the entity:
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
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This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
This persons share in the Issuers charter capital: 0%
Object of credit rating the Issuer;
Credit rating as of the ending date of the last reporting quarter
B+/Negative (Standart and Poors rating)
RusA+ (Standart and Poors Russian scale rating)
B1 (Moodys rating)
The said credit rating was awarded to the Issuer for the first time
On December 11, 2003 Standart&Poors rating agency declared the revision of forecast of Issuers rating change from Stable to Negative due to lower, than expected, financial results in accordance with GAAP consolidated financial statements for 9 months of 2003.
Object of credit rating US$ 150,000,000 Loan participation Notes issued by UBS (Luxembourg) S.A. for the sole purpose of financing a loan to the Issuer.
Credit rating as of the ending date of the last reporting quarter
B+ (Standart and Poors rating)
RusA+ (Standart and Poors Russian scale rating)
B3 (Moodys rating)
The said credit rating was awarded to the Issuer for the first time
Full and abbreviated corporate names (for non-commercial organizations name), location of the organization awarding the credit rating;
Moscow Office
Standart and Poors International Services, Inc.
Address: 7th Floor, 4/7 bld. 2, Vozdvizhenka St., Moscow 125009
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Moodys Investors Service Ltd
Address: 2 Minster Court, Micing Lane, London, EC 3R 7XB, UK
Short description of the credit rating methodology;
Moodys Investors Service
For awarding of the credit rating, Moodys Investors Service uses the following methodology: evaluation of both quantitative and qualitative performance of the company; review of the fundamental performance having a long-term impact on the companys operations; research work with evaluation of the company by international parameters adjusted for the national specifics, including accounting standards, legal base, etc., as well as the industry specifics.
Standard & Poors
Depending on the issuer category and type of rating, Standard & Poors uses different methods of credit rating awards. In case of companies, they review business characteristics (market, competitive position, management and strategy), financial profile (financial policy, margins, capital structure, cash flows, financial flexibility). To award credit ratings, Standard & Poors experts use the methods of evaluating each company on the basis of the scale from one (the highest rating) to six (the lowest rating) points for each reviewed category compared against all other companies (irrespective of whether they are rated). There is no exact formula for aggregating the points thus defined into a single rating. The analysis variables are closely interconnected, and accents may be shifted in case, for example, of a separate review of the credit risk degree for the liabilities of a company denominated in the national or foreign currency.
Issue Number: 1
Category: Common
Form of Shares: Registered, uncertificated
Nominal Price of One Issue Share: 20
Quantity of Issue Shares: 35,000,000
Total Issue Amount: 700,000,000
Data on the Issue State Registration:
Date of Registration: 15.06.2001
Registration Number: 1-01-06005-A
Body of State Registration: Regional Office of the Federal Securities Commission of Russia in the Central Federal Region
Offering Method: Exchange at re-organization
Offering Period: 31.05.2001 to 31.05.2001
Present Issue State: Offering complete
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Number of Placed Securities in Accordance with the Registered Report of the Issue: 35,000,000
Data on the State Registration of the Report of the Issue:
Registration Date: 15.06.2001
Body of State Registration: Regional Office of the Federal Securities Commission of Russia in the Central Federal Region
Limitations on Circulation of Issue Securities (if any):
No limitations.
Market Information on the Issue Securities:
Shares of this issue are not traded
Additional Information on the Issue Securities:
No additional material information on the issue securities.
Issue Number: 2
Category: Common
Form of Shares: Registered, uncertificated
Nominal Price of One Issue Share: 20
Quantity of Issue Shares: 9,000,000
Total Issue Amount: 180,000,000
Data on the Issue State Registration:
Date of Registration: 30.10.2001
Registration Number: 1-02-06005-A
Body of State Registration: Federal Securities Commission of Russia
Offering Method: Closed subscription
Offering Period: from 12.02.2002 to 14.02.2002
Present Issue State: Placement complete
Number of Actually Placed Securities in accordance with the registered report on issue of securities: 9,000,000
Information on State Registration of the Report of the Issue:
Date of Registration: 13.03.2002
Body of State Registration: Federal Securities Commission of Russia
Limitations on Circulation of Issue Securities (if any):
No limitations.
Market Information on the Issue Securities:
All shares of this issue were placed with Bank Trust Company without involvement of trading organizers.
Additional Information on the Issue Securities:
No other material information.
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Number of outstanding shares (number of shares not redeemed or cancelled) - 44,000,000 shares
Number of additional shares in the process of placement (number of shares of an additional issue without state registration of the issue results report) 0 shares;
Number of announced shares: 44,000,000 shares
Number of shares on the issuers balance sheet 0 shares;
Number of additional shares that can be placed as a result of conversion of the placed securities convertible in shares, or as a result of fulfillment of obligations on the issuers options 0 shares;
Holder Rights for Shares of this Category (Type):
According to the Companys Charter:
8.1. Each common share of the Company grants the shareholder who owns it an identical amount of rights.
8.2. Shareholders owning common shares of the Company may in accordance with the Federal Law on Joint Stock Companies and the Companys charter participate in the General Meeting of Shareholders with the right to vote on all issues within its competence, and are entitled to receive dividends and, in the event of the Companys liquidation, a part of its property.
8.3. A shareholder also has the right:
8.3.1. To elect and be elected to the management and supervisory bodies of the Company;
8.3.2. To obtain information from the Companys management bodies in the manner established by current Russian legislation and by this Charter.
8.3.3. To appoint his own representative(s) to exercise his voting right and other rights granted by shares of the Company.
8.4. Shareholders owning common shares also have other rights granted to them by this Charter and by current legislation.
8.5. Conversion of common shares into preferred shares, bonds, or other issued securities is not permitted.
In accordance with the Russian law, shareholders have other rights, including, but not limited to:
1. Shareholder of open joint stock companies may dispose of their shares without the agreement of other shareholders of the company.
2. Shareholder or nominee holder may request that they be entered in the registry of the companys shareholders no later than three days from the date of submission of documents required by the Russian legislation. A refusal to entry in the registry of the companys shareholders may be appealed in court.
3. Shareholder or nominee holder may request that the keeper of the registry of the companys shareholders confirm their right to shares by issuing an abstract from the registry of the companys shareholders, which is not a security.
4. Shareholder may appeal in court a decision made by the general meeting of shareholders in violation of the provisions of the Act on Joint Stock Companies, other legislation of the Russian Federation, or the companys Charter, if he/she did not participate in the general meeting of shareholders or voted against such decision, and the decision violates his/her rights and legal interests. The court may, upon considering all circumstances of the case, leave such decision effective if the vote of such shareholder could not affect the outcome of
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the voting, the violations were immaterial, and the decision did not cause damage to such shareholder.
5. Shareholder(s) owning a total of 2 or more percent of the companys voting shares may, no later than 30 days from the end of the companys fiscal year, if the companys Charter does not stipulate a larger period, suggest no more than two issues for the agenda of the annual general meeting of shareholders and nominate candidates to the companys Board of Directors and Inspection Commission, the number of them not to exceed the size of these bodies. A decree of the companys Board of Directors refusing entry of an issue in the agenda of the annual general meeting of shareholders or of a candidacy in the list of candidates to the companys Board of Directors and Inspection Commission may be appealed in court.
6. Shareholder(s) owning a total of 10 or more percent of the companys voting shares as of the date of request, may request an extraordinary general meeting of the companys shareholders. A decree of the companys Board of Directors refusing an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders may be appealed in court. If the companys Board of Directors does not make a decision on holding an extraordinary general meeting or on refusing an extraordinary general meeting, persons requesting such meeting may hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
7. Shareholder(s) owning a total of 1 or more percent of the companys offered equity shares may file a lawsuit against a member of the companys Board of Directors, companys individual executive body (President of the Board), or a member of companys collective executive body (the Board) to cover the damage to the company, as stipulated in Section 71(2) of the Act on Joint Stock Companies.
8. Shareholders owning voting shares may request that the company buy all or part of their shares in the following cases: re-organization of the company or completion of a large-scale deal, decided upon by the general meeting of shareholders in accordance with Section 89(2) of the Act on Joint Stock Companies, if they voted against such deal or did not participate in the voting on these issues; change or amendments to the companys Charter, or approval of the new edition of the Charter, limiting their rights, if they voted against such decision or did not participate in the voting.
9. Shareholder(s) owning a total of 10 or more percent of the companys voting shares, may at any time request an inspection (revision) of the companys financial and economic activity.
10. Shareholder may request that the company provides him/her with paid copies of documents, listed in Section 89(1) of the Act on Joint Stock Companies, and other company documents, as stipulated in the Russian legislation.
No information available.
Issue Number: -
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Type: interest-bearing
Category: nonconvertible bearer bonds
Form of Securities: Certificated
Nominal Price of One Security of the issue: 1000 rubles
Quantity of Issue Securities: 1 500 000
Total Issue Amount (RUR): 1 500 000 000
Data on the Issue State Registration:
Date of Registration: March 25 2003
Registration Number: 4-01-06005-A
Body of State Registration: Federal Securities Commission of Russia
Offering Method: Open subscription
Offering Period: from 15.04.2003 to 15.04.2003
Present Issue State: Placement complete
Number of Actually Placed Securities in accordance with the registered report on issue of securities: 1 500 000
Data on State Registration of the Report of the Issue:
Date of Registration: 03.07.2003
Body of State Registration: Federal Securities Commission of Russia
Limitations on Circulation of Issue Securities (if any):
No limitations.
Market Information on the Issue Securities:
All securities of this issue are traded at MICEX (ZAO).
Circulation Period: from 15.04.2003 to 15.04.2006
Additional Information on the Issue Securities:
No other material information
The procedure of determining of income (interest rate) on each bond
The interest rate on the first coupon will be determined according to the results of an auction held at MICEX.
The interest rate on the first coupon will be calculated as the sum of the following two components:
the level of inflation for the respective one-year period, defined as the Consumer Price Index of Russia for the calendar month ending no later than 45 days before the placement start date, as a percentage relative to the same of the preceding year, minus 100%. The CPI is calculated by the RF State Statistics Committee in accordance with a resolution of the RF State Statistics Committee dated March 25, 2002, monthly as a percentage relative to the same month of the preceding year;
an inflation premium.
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The CPI will be published on the Troika Dialog Investment Company website (www.troika.ru) no later than 10 days before the placement start date.
On the day of the auction to determine the interest rate on the first coupon, members of the Stock Market Section of MICEX will submit orders for the auction using the MICEX trading system both at their own expense and at the expense and on the instructions of their clients. The time of submission of orders for the auction will be established by MICEX. Orders to buy bonds will be submitted by members of the stock market section of MICEX to the Underwriter with the following significant terms specified:
a.1) Purchase price: 100% of the face value;
a.2) Number of bonds that the potential buyer would like to acquire if the Issuer were to set an interest rate on the first coupon greater than or equal to the acceptable first-coupon interest rate specified in the order;
a.3) Acceptable interest rate on the first coupon. Acceptable interest rate on the first coupon means the interest rate at which, if such interest rate on the first coupon were announced by the Issuer, the potential investor would be prepared to buy the number of bonds specified in the order at the price of 100% of the face value. The acceptable interest rate on the first coupon shall be expressed in percent per annum to a precision of 1/100 (one-hundredth) of one percent;
Funds must be reserved in an amount sufficient to make full payment for the bonds specified in the orders, including MICEXs commission.
Orders in which one or more of the aforesaid significant terms do not conform to the requirements set forth in sections a.1a.3 and orders not backed by funds as provided in the preceding paragraph will not be accepted for the auction to determine the interest rate on the first coupon.
Upon the end of the submission period for orders for the auction to determine the interest rate on the first coupon, MICEX will prepare a register of the orders received and deliver the register to the Issuer and the Underwriter.
On the basis of an analysis of the orders submitted for the auction, the Issuer will adopt a resolution setting the interest rate on the first coupon and deliver a written copy of the adopted resolution to the Underwriter and MICEX.
The rate of interest on the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth (C2, C3, C4, C5, and C6) shall be calculated from the level of inflation for the corresponding one-year period (as defined below). The level of inflation shall be determined on the basis of the Consumer Price Index for Russia calculated monthly by the RF State Statistics Committee in accordance with RF State Statistics Committee Resolution No. 23 of March 25, 2002, as a percentage relative to the same month of the preceding year. The interest rate on each of the aforesaid coupons shall be calculated using the following formula:
Cj = (C1 - Inflation 12M1) + Inflation 12Mj,
where
Cj = the interest rate for the jth coupon in percent per annum, j = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
C1 = interest rate of the first coupon, in percent per annum;
Inflation 12M1 = the CPI calculated by the RF State Statistics Committee for the calendar month ending no later than 45 days before the date of placement of the Bonds, as a percentage relative to the same month of the preceding year, minus 100%;
Inflation 12Mj = the CPI calculated by the RF State Statistics Committee for the calendar month ending no later than 45 days before the start date of the jth coupon period, as a percentage relative to the same month of the preceding year, minus 100%;
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(C1 - Inflation 12M1) = the inflation premium calculated after determination of the interest rate on the first coupon to a precision of 1/100 (one-hundredth) of one percent;
The CPI is provided by the RF State Statistics Committee upon request. The CPI will be published on the website of Troika Dialog Investment Company (www.troika.ru) 10 days before the start of the respective coupon period.
If a negative value for Cj is obtained from the formula specified above, Cj shall be taken as equal to zero; if the obtained value of Cj is greater than 25%, Cj shall be taken as equal to 25%.
If, during the period of circulation of the Bonds, the official procedure for calculating the CPI and the normative act establishing the procedure for calculating the CPI are altered or the CPI is replaced by an index similar in purpose to the CPI, the interest rate for a coupon will be determined using the CPI (or its similar replacement) calculated in accordance with normative acts in force at the time of its calculation.
If information on the CPI is not published by the RF State Statistics Committee and not published on the Internet website of Troika Dialog Investment Company by the date necessary to calculate the interest rate for a coupon (as set forth above), the value of Inflation 12Mj for that coupon shall be taken as equal to the value of Inflation 12Mj for the preceding coupon.
Grounds for early redemption of Bonds
For purposes of defining the grounds for early redemption of Bonds, the following definitions are used:
Issuer Group - all companies, including the Issuer, consolidated for purposes of the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements, which are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). The companies in the Issuer Group as at the end of 2002 are listed in the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements for 2002.
Issuer Group Company - a company in the Issuer Group;
Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements - the consolidated and combined financial statements of the Issuer, prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
Net Assets - Assets minus liabilities and minority interests, according to the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statement.
EBITDA - earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, adjusted taking into account minority interests, according to the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. If the Issuer has made investments in consolidated subsidiary companies during the period for which EBITDA is calculated, EBITDA is calculated as if the investments were made on the first day of that reporting period.
Debt - debt in the form of bank credits, loans, and commodity and commercial credits obtained by Issuer Group Companies, and/or promissory notes and/or bonds issued by Issuer Group Companies, except loans between Issuer Group Companies.
Bondowners are entitled to present Bonds for early redemption upon the occurrence of any of the following events (Grounds for Redemption):
1. Delinquency of more than 15 (fifteen) days in performance by Issuer Group Companies of their obligations with respect to payment of principal debt and/or interest on bank
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credits/loans received by them and/or represented by promissory notes and/or bonds issued by Issuer Group Companies, in cases when:
a) the principal debt represented by an overdue obligation (i.e., the amount of the credit/loan (not including accrued interest), the total face value of promissory notes, or the total face value of a bond issue) is greater than 10,000,000 (ten million) U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (RF Central Bank) on the due date of the respective obligation; and
b) the total amount of overdue debt of Issuer Group Companies represented by the overdue obligation specified in subsection a) above is greater than 2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand) U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof at the exchange rate of the RF Central Bank on the due date of the respective obligation.
2. A change, within any 12 (twelve) successive months, beginning from the placement date of the Bonds, of more than half of the personnel on the Issuers Board of Directors relative to its composition at the start of the 12-month period.
3. A decrease in the value of the Issuer Groups Net Assets (in the ruble equivalent at the exchange rate of the RF Central Bank on the date of the respective Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements) by more than 25% (twenty-five percent) relative to the value of its Net Assets according to the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements for 2002.
4. As at any reporting date, according to the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements, an increase in the Issuer Groups Debt relative to its Debt as at the preceding reporting date, if the ratio of total debt according to the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements to its EBITDA for the four quarters ending on the reporting date exceeds 4:1, with the exception of:
a) additional Debt totaling no more than 100,000,000 (one hundred million) U.S. dollars;
b) short-term Debt, in the form of credits obtained for a period of no more than 5 (five) business days in each case;
c) Debt not exceeding 15,000,000 (fifteen million) U.S. dollars (or the equivalent at the exchange rate of the RF Central Bank on the reporting date), arising under derivative financial instruments concluded for the purpose of insuring risks associated with the Issuer Groups business operations. For purposes of this subsection, derivative financial instrument means an agreement, to which an Issuer Group Company is a party, which defines the rights and obligations of the parties thereto in relation to an underlying asset defined in accordance with applicable law. Derivative financial instruments include options and forward contracts, as well as agreements that do not provide for the delivery of the underlying asset, but which define the procedure for settlements between the parties in the future in dependence on a change in some indicator of the underlying asset relative to the value of that indicator determined (or the procedure for determining which is established) by the parties at the time of entry into the transaction;
d) Debt acquired for the purpose of refinancing current Debt of the Issuer Group. For purposes of this subsection, refinancing means the acquisition of Debt by an Issuer Group Company exclusively for the purpose of repaying Debt of the Issuer Group existing on the preceding reporting date, provided that (i) the amount of Debt acquired does not exceed the amount of Debt being repaid; (ii) the term of the acquired Debt is not less than the remaining term of the existing portion of Debt being repaid and (iii) all other material conditions of the acquired Debt are not materially less favorable to the debtor than the terms of the Debt being repaid.
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Procedure for disclosure by the Issuer of information concerning the occurrence of a Ground for Redemption of Bonds, and of other material information
Immediately upon becoming aware of it, Issuer is obligated to provide the Underwriter with information concerning the occurrence of any Ground for Redemption, as well as information on changes in the list of the companies forming the Issuer Group; changes in the composition of the Issuers Board of Directors; and information on actions taken by the Issuer/an Issuer Group Company that result in the elimination of a Ground for Redemption of Bonds.
For the purpose of enabling owners of Bonds to verify the presence/absence of Grounds for Redemption of Bonds, the Underwriter will on a quarterly basis, in the manner specified below, disclose the following information, subject to its receipt from the Issuer:
1) the Issuers Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements;
2) the composition of the Issuer Group;
3) the composition of the Issuers Board of Directors;
All information received by the Underwriter from the Issuer of the Bonds must be published within 5 (five) business days of its receipt, by placement on the Underwriters website (www.troika.ru). When the information concerns the occurrence of a Ground for Redemption and the start date of acceptance of early redemption applications by the Issuer, such information shall also be published in the newspaper Vedomosti.
Early redemption procedure and conditions
The Issuer will perform early bond redemption on the basis of an application from the owner of the Bonds containing a request for early redemption, or on the basis of the presentment of such a request. Therewith, owners of Bonds are entitled to present Bonds for early redemption only after the registration of the Report on Results of the Bond Issue.
If information subject to disclosure in the manner specified above contains information concerning actions taken by an Issuer Group Company that result in the elimination of a Ground for Early Redemption, an owner of Bonds is not entitled to present a demand for early redemption, provided that the owner knew or could have learned about the occurrence of the Ground for Early Redemption from such information.
During the 5 (five) business days following the later of the dates of publication by the Underwriter in the Vedomosti newspaper and on the Underwriters site of information concerning the occurrence of any Ground for Early Redemption of Bonds and concerning the start date of acceptance of early redemption applications (Period for Presentment of Bonds for Early Redemption), owners of Bonds or nominee holders authorized to present Bond for early redemption are entitled to present Bonds for early redemption by sending a corresponding application in writing to the Underwriter.
An application for early redemption must contain the full name of the owner of the Bonds or, if the application is submitted by a nominee holder, the full name of the nominee holder, and other information prescribed in the information published by the Underwriter. Attached to the application for early redemption must be original copies of documents (extract from a depository account) issued by the Depositary and attesting that the Bonds presented for early redemption have been blocked (restriction on the withdrawal of Bonds from an owners depository account, including an account opened by a nominee holder), as well as other
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documents specified in the information published by the Underwriter. If the applicant is a nominee holder, documents confirming the authority of the nominee holder to present Bonds for early redemption must be attached to the application.
An owner of Bonds is also entitled to send an early redemption application to the Underwriter if information concerning the occurrence of a Ground for Redemption has been received by the owner from third parties, provided, however, that at the time the application is presented the Underwriter has not published information concerning the Ground for Redemption specified in the application. In such case, the application must contain, in addition to the documents and information specified above, the grounds for presentment of such application and references to the source of the information. Within 5 (five) business days of receiving such an application, the Underwriter must publish information concerning the start of acceptance of early redemption applications in the manner specified above or send a reasoned refusal of early redemption to the applicant, including by reason of elimination of the Ground for Redemption.
From the time the Underwriter receives a written early redemption application from an owner or nominee holder, no operations of the owner with the Bonds contemplated by the application will be performed, except operations involved in the redemption of the Bonds and/or payment of income thereon.
No later than 5 (five) business days after the end date of the acceptance of early redemption applications, the Underwriter will provide the Issuer, the Payment Agent, and the Depositary with a list of the owners and/or nominee holders who submitted applications for early redemption of Bonds within the Period for Presentment of Bonds for Early Redemption. The list must include the following information on each person who presented Bonds for early redemption:
the full name of the owner of the Bonds or, if the application is submitted by a nominee holder and the nominee holder has been authorized to receive early redemption payments, the full name of the nominee holder;
the number of Bonds to be redeemed early;
the location and postal address of the owner of the Bonds or, if the application is submitted by a nominee holder and the nominee holder is authorized to receive early redemption payments, the location and postal address of the nominee holder;
the tax status of the person or entity authorized to receive early redemption payments: (resident; nonresident carrying out activity in the Russian Federation through a permanent representative office; nonresident receiving income unassociated with a permanent representative office; individual tax residents of the Russian Federation; individual present in the territory of the Russian Federation for at least 183 days in a calendar year; foreign national; stateless person);
identifying details of the bank account of the person or entity authorized to receive early redemption payments.
Payment of funds associated with early redemption of the Bonds will be made by the Payment Agent, acting on the Issuers instructions, within 2 (two) business days following the date of receipt by the Payment Agent of the list of owners and/or nominee holders who sent early redemption applications, subject to the receipt of corresponding funds from the Issuer. The funds required by the Payment Agent to perform early redemption must be transferred by the Issuer to the Payment Agents account no later than 2 (two) business days
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after the date of receipt by the Issuer of the list of owners and/or nominee holders who submitted early redemption applications.
Bonds presented for early redemption will be redeemed at their face value, equal to 1,000 (one thousand) rubles; at the same time, their owners will be paid coupon income on the Bonds for the coupon period during which the Bonds were presented for early redemption, calculated from the start of such period to the date of early redemption.
The entity providing security for purposes of the bond issue :
Vitafrukt Limited Liability Company
Kind of security: guarantee
Amount of provided security (RUR): 1 500 000 000
Income on the bonds of the issue paid in the reporting quarter:
See the data in clause 8.9. of the present report
No information available.
Security for the bonds of the issue:
Person providing security: Vitafrukt Limited Liability Company
Type of security: surety
Cash value of security amount (RUR): 1,500,000,000
Location: Room 13, 2nd Floor, 8-10, bld. 2, Bryussov Pereulok, Moscow 103009
Mailing address: 16, Yauzsky Blvd., Moscow 109028, Russian Federation
See clauses 8.3.2. and 8.4. of the present quarterly report
Registrar:
Name: Open Joint Stock Company Central Moscow Depositary
Location: Moscow, Orlikov pereulok, 3, build. B
Postal Address: Moscow, Orlikov pereulok, 3, build. B
Tel.: (095) 264-4267, 264-4290. Fax: (095) 264-4267, 265-4336
E-mail: dr@mcd.ru
License:
License number:10-000-1-00255
Date of issue of license: September 13, 2002
Period of validity: not established
Organization that issued the license: Federal Commission for Securities Market of Russia
Date, from which the register of Issuers inscribed / registered securities is kept by the registration body, indicated above: July 14, 2001
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Depository of centralised care of Issuers securities:
Name: Non-commercial partnership Natsionalnyj Depozitarnyj Tsentr (National Depository Centre)
Place: Russia, 125009, Moscow, Srednij Kislovskij per. no.1/13, bld.4
Postal address: Russia, 125009, Moscow, Srednij Kislovskij per. no.1/13
Phone.: (095) 956-27-89; 956-27-90 Fax: -
E-mail address: no address
License:
No. of License: 177-03431-000100
Date of issue: 4.12.2000
Period of validity: not established
Entity issued License: FCSM RF
Date of activities start: 11.04.2003
RF Tax Code Part 1 of 31.07.98 No.146-FZ and Part 2 of 05.08.2000 No.117-FZ
Federal Law On Currency Regulation and Currency Control of 09.10.1992 No. 3615-1
The procedure for taxation of revenues from shares described herein is based on the legislation of the Russian Federation applicable at the time of filing with the FCSM of Russia. In case of any changes in the taxation legislation, taxation of share revenues will be performed in accordance with the regulatory acts applicable at the time of revenues receipt. Tax from dividend incomes received by a Russian shareholder which is a legal entity or an individual resident shareholder from an organization on the shares owned by such shareholder shall be withheld at the source of the said incomes. The tax shall be withheld at the rate of 6%.
Tax from dividend incomes received by non-residents: a foreign shareholder being a legal entity or an individual shareholder from an organization on the shares owned by such shareholder shall be withheld at the source of the said incomes at the following rates: 30% from dividend income of individual non-residents, 15% from dividend income of foreign legal entities.
The income paying organization shall be responsible for withholding and remittance of the tax to the budget.
Payment of income tax to the budget will be made in case of withholding tax from dividend income in the following terms:
For legal entities (residents and non-residents) within ten days of the income payment.
For individuals (residents and non-residents) at the time of income payment. The tax amounts will be remitted to the budget.
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8.9. Information on announced (accrued) and paid dividends on the issuers shares, as well as on income on the issuers bonds.
Period: 2001
Dividends Accrued per Share (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Accrued to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Paid to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Period: 2002
Dividends Accrued per Share (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Accrued to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Paid to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Period: 2003, 1 quarter
Dividends Accrued per Share (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Accrued to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Paid to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Period: 2003, 1 half
Dividends Accrued per Share (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Accrued to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Paid to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Amount of Dividends Accrued per Share of this Category (Type) with Due Date Yet to Come (rub.): 0
Period: 2003, 3 quarter
Dividends Accrued per Share (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Accrued to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Paid to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Amount of Dividends Accrued per Share of this Category (Type) with Due Date Yet to Come (rub.): 0
Period: 2003, 4 quarter
Dividends Accrued per Share (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Accrued to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Total Amount of Dividends Paid to Shares of this Category (Type) (rub.): 0
Amount of Dividends Accrued per Share of this Category (Type) with Due Date Yet to Come (rub.): 0
Issue Number: -
Type: interest-bearing
Category: nonconvertible bearer bonds
Form of Securities: Certificated
Nominal Price of One Security of the issue: 1000 rubles
Quantity of Issue Securities: 1 500 000
Total Issue Amount (RUR): 1 500 000 000
Data on the Issue State Registration:
Date of Registration: March 25 2003
Registration Number: 4-01-06005-A
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Body of State Registration: Federal Securities Commission of Russia
Data on State Registration of the Report of the Issue:
Date of Registration: 03.07.2003
Body of State Registration: Federal Securities Commission of Russia
Type of proceeds paid in respect of issued bonds coupon yield;
Time limit established for the payment of proceeds on issued bonds: coupon yield is paid every 6 months (182 days).
Date of payment in respect of the 1st coupon - October 14, 2003;
Amount of proceeds (coupon yield) paid in respect of one bond - 64 rubles 32 kopecks
Amount of proceeds paid on all bonds (in respect of the 1st coupon) 96,480,000 rubles.
Form and other terms of payment of proceeds on issued bonds coupon yield is payable in a monetary form;
Accounting period (year, quarter) for which proceeds on issued bonds were paid (the 1st coupon) April 15 October 14, 2003;
Total amount of proceeds paid on all issued bonds in each accounting period in respect of which such proceeds were paid 96,480,000 rubles.
8.10. Other information
No other information
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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