Uralsvyazinform Announced AGM Results
OREANDA-NEWS. On 15 June 2009 Uralsvyazinform (RTS: URSI/URSIP, ADR: UVYZY/ UVYZYP), the leading carrier of fixed-line and mobile services in the Urals region,
The shareholders approved the annual report, annual financial statements including profit and loss statement, and profit distribution as of FY2008, as below.
Operational and financial highlights:*
|
Financial |
2008 |
2007 |
Change, % |
|
Revenues, RUB mln |
40,581.0 |
39,152.6 |
+3.6% |
|
Costs, RUB mln |
33,456.4 |
30,503.4 |
+9.7% |
|
EBITDA, RUB mln |
13,318.2 |
13,208.3 |
+0.8% |
|
EBITDA margin |
32.8% |
33.7% |
- |
|
Operating profit, RUB mln |
7,124.6 |
8,649.3 |
-17.6% |
|
Operating margin |
17.6% |
22.1% |
- |
|
Profit before income tax, RUB mln |
4,146.4 |
5,546.4 |
-25.2% |
|
Net profit, RUB mln |
2,677.9 |
3,685.3 |
-27.3% |
|
Net margin |
6.6% |
9.4% |
- |
|
Operational |
31/12/2008 |
31/12/2007 |
Change, % |
|
Fixed-line subscribers, million |
3.72 |
3.70 |
+0.6% |
|
Mobile subscribers, million |
5.7 |
4.1 |
+11.8% |
|
Broadband subscribers, thousand |
541.2 |
294.6 |
+83.7% |
|
Cable TV + Utel-TV subscribers, thous. |
117.0 |
106.0 |
+10.4% |
|
Data traffic, TB |
23,392 |
3,703 |
x6.3 |
|
Digitalization of local fixed-line networks, % |
77.2 |
74.5 |
|
|
Number of employees |
23,520 |
26,218 |
-10.3% |
[1]EBITDA is calculated as a sum of pre-tax profit, interest payable, depreciation and amortization, leasing payments less interest receivable.
The Meeting approved the annual dividend as of 2008 at the below rates:
RUR 0.034175 per one preferred share payable until August 03, 2009;
RUR 0.012437 per one common share payable until December 15, 2009.
Overall, dividend payout will amount to RUR 669.5 mln, or 25.0% of net profit as of 2008. The rest of undistributed net profit at the amount of RUR 2,008.4 mln is used to increase the equity capital.
The AGM elected the Board of Directors consisting of 11 persons.
Mikhail V. BATMANOV
ОАО “Svyazinvest”
Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and Legal Department
Alla B. GRIGORYEVA
OAO “Svyazinvest”
Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and Legal Department
Sergey M. KERBER
ZAO ‘Lider’ (Pension Fund)
Investment Director
Olga G. KOROLYOVA
OAO “Svyazinvest”
Chief Accountant
Eduard V. LEBEDEV
Uralsvyazinform
Advisor of General Director
Mikhail A. LESCHENKO
Advisor of Minister of Communication of the
Alexander Yu. PROVOTOROV
OAO “Svyazinvest”
Senior Deputy General Director
Dmitry Y. TUSHUNOV
ZAO “Lider”
Head of Analytical Section
Elena V. UMNOVA
ОАО “Svyazinvest”
Deputy General Director
Anatoly Y. UFIMKIN
Uralsvyazinform
General Director
Evgeny V. YURCHENKO
OAO ‘Svyazinvest’
General Director
The Meeting also elected the Audit Commission.
Irina A. ARKHIPOVA
Head of Section of Economy and Finances Department of OAO “Svyazinvest”
Valentina F. VEREMYANINA
Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and Legal Department of OAO “Svyazinvest”
Svetlana F. VORONKOVA
Leading specialist of Accounting, Tax and Statistics Department of OAO “Svyazinvest”
Yan S. GRINCHENKO
Leading specialist of Corporate Governance and Legal Department of OAO “Svyazinvest”
Elena O. KONKOVA
Leading specialist of Internal Audit Department of OAO “Svyazinvest”
Ivan V. TOPOLYA
Deputy Chief Accountant of OAO “Svyazinvest”
Olga S. CHETVERKINA
Leading specialist of Internal Audit Department of OAO “Svyazinvest”
Auditor Election
The AGM approved KPMG (ZAO) as the company auditor for 2009 (As recommended by the Board of Directors for approval at AGM following the tender to nominate the Auditor).
Other Decisions
Other decisions included the approval of the amended Charter, and Regulations on the Board of Directors, and validated the amount of remuneration paid to the Board of Directors.The Meeting voted for the termination of participation in Association of Network Operators (CDMA).
Address of the CEO
Summing up the Meeting’s results, Anatoly Ufimkin, CEO said,
“In 2008 we have turned around an important milestone – our subscriber base exceeded 10 million, including 5.7 million in cellular, 3.7 million in fixed-line services, 541 thousand in broadband Internet and 117 thousand in cable TV + Utel.TV. Uralsvyazinform launched its satellite-based services for corporate customers located inside the license territory. Our satellite first-comers include Sberbank, Lukoil, Federal Customs Service, Russian Post and others. We anticipate 2009 to be an uneasy year for us. Regardless, the company has all the resources and opportunities to cope with economic challenges, and equally to maintain its development momentum”.
New Chairman
The first session of newly elected Board of Directors has nominated Evgeny Yurchenko the Board’s Chairman.
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