OREANDA-NEWS. February 04, 2013. An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of MMC Norilsk Nickel (further, MMC Norilsk Nickel or the Company) was held today in Moscow. The meeting was held in absentia, reported the press-centre of Norilsk Nickel.

According to the preliminary voting results, the EGM adopted the resolution on reduction of MMC Norilsk Nickel’s charter capital by RUB 18,470,925 to RUB 172,156,822 by redemption of 18,470,925 ordinary shares of MMC Norilsk Nickel with the nominal value of RUB 1 per share (9.69% of the charter capital of the Company), acquired by the Company as a result of dissolution of Norilsk Nickel Investments Ltd.

Moreover, according to the preliminary voting results, the EGM adopted the resolution to make amendments into MMC Norilsk Nickel’s Charter so that resolutions on election and termination of powers of the General Director should be adopted unanimously by all elected members of the Board of Directors. Earlier such resolutions could be passed by a majority of two thirds of votes of the Company’s Board of Directors.