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26.03.2010
Svyazinvest awaits directives

RBC Daily

 

The Board of Directors of Svyazinvest adopted a decision to hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting, but did not say when the meeting would be held.  According to the holding’s press service, the agenda of the EGM will include the issue of remuneration to be paid to members of the board of directors.  Earlier, no remuneration was paid to board members.  The exact amount of remuneration was not specified.  As two sources on the board of directors told RBC Daily reported, the maximum amount of remuneration for one member of the board of directors could reach RUR 700,000.  The maximum amount of remuneration for executing the duties of a member of one of the board’s committees could reach RUR 70,000.  The amount of remuneration payable will depend on the number of meetings which are attended.  In addition, board members, which are state employees, will not receive any compensation.  The date of the extraordinary shareholder’s meeting of Svyazinvest will be set at a later time.  The holding expects to receive before long a directive from the government of the Russian Federation on the sale of a 23.3% stake in MGTS, which, during the reorganization of Svyazinvest, will go to Comstar.  Sources at Svyazinvest said the holding expects to raise this issue at the EGM if the respective government directive is received in time.