Aug 29. TNK-BP Holding's H107 net profit sank 44.2% to Rub 21,583 mln.

Finamrus com 29.08.2007 19:02
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Net profit generated by TNK-BP Holding in January-June 2007, compiled under RAS, plummeted 44.2% against the year-earlier period to Rub 21,583 mln. As the oil producer said in its materials prepared for an EGM scheduled for September 28, TNK-BP holding's first-half sales plunged 100% to Rub 189 bln because of a decline in exports.

Aug 27. Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Works (NLMK) could pay out per-share H107 dividends of Rub 1.50

Finamrus com 27.08.2007 13:06
http://www.finamrus.com/newtopics/news038E2/default.asp

Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Works (NLMK) could pay out per-share H107 dividends of Rub 1.50 or flat on H106. As the metal producer said in a press release, the Board of Directors that accepted recommendations regarding the amount of interim dividends decided to hold an EGM on this issue on September 28, 2007.

Aug 24. UES has determined genco stocks (due to the state) to be distributed

Finamrus com 24.08.2007 13:08
http://www.finamrus.com/newtopics/news038D5/default.asp

Aug 24. UES has determined genco stocks (due to the state) to be distributed among State Holding Hydro WGC and State Holding. In the course of UES' restructuring State Holding Hydro WGC will gain stakes in five gencos (WGC-1, WGC-3, WGC-4, TGC-7 and TGC-3) and also in Hydro WGC, UES' PR director Margarita Nagoga told Interfax. Shares of all other gencos, apart from WGC-2 and TGC-7, will be assigned to State Holding (which will be folded into FGC).

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22.08.2007 13:58
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Aug 22. International rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has affirmed Russia's long-term foreign and national currency debt obligations at BBB with a stable outlook, the agency said in a press release.

Aug 20. Norilsk Nickel, which is wrapping up the takeover of Canadian LionOre Mining International for $6.4 bln, could quadruple nickel output

Finamrus com 20.08.2007 13:02
http://www.finamrus.com/newtopics/news0388A/default.asp
Norilsk Nickel, which is wrapping up the takeover of Canadian LionOre Mining International for $6.4 bln, could quadruple nickel output and build a processing facility at its South African field Nkomati, Bloomberg news agency reported quoting the company's representative in South Africa Gerhardt Porgieter as saying. According to him, production at this field could surge 4-fold to 22,000 tons of nickel a year.

Aug 17. Gazprom poised to spend Rub 1 bln on stock buyback, thinking to start in October-November.

Finamrus com 17.08.2007 14:01
http://www.finamrus.com/newtopics/news03882/default.asp
Russian gas holding Gazprom intends to commence work to buy back its stocks on the open market in October-November 2007. On Friday the gas giant released relevant explanations to a tender to select a broker as to buy back its shares... more...

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