Russia’s Cherkizovo Group holders OK paying no dividends for 2010
The shareholders of Russian meat processor Cherkizovo Group have approved paying no dividends for 2010 at their annual general meeting (AGM), the company said in a statement Tuesday.
The group paid no dividends for 2009.
In 2010, the company’s net profit increased 21% on the year to U.S. $144.4 million, as calculated under U. S. GAAP, it said earlier.
The company’s present charter capital amounts to 430,693 rubles and is split into 43,069,355 shares with a nominal value of 0.01 rubles each.
Cherkizovo Group’s key shareholders are MB Capital Partners, holding a 49.55% stake, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, holding a 29.50% stake.
Cherkizovo Group is one of the largest meat processors in Russia.
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