Putin krallt sich Yukos

verfasst von kingsolomon, 30.10.2003, 16:57

-->dem hat's doch immer gestunken, dass andere die Kohle machen


Russian Courts Seize Control of Oil Giant
Thu October 30, 2003 10:13 AM ET

By Dmitry Zhdannikov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian judicial authorities seized control of oil
giant YUKOS on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of a confrontation
between the Kremlin and big business.

YUKOS has been the target since early July of legal action by the
Russian justice authorities. Chief Executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky was
arrested at gunpoint at the weekend and charged on seven counts of
tax evasion and massive fraud.

The impounding of shares in a top private Russian company appeared to
be almost without precedent since the collapse of the Soviet Union in
1991.

"I can confirm that a controlling stake of 61 percent of shares has
been seized, although these shares still retain voting and dividend
rights," YUKOS spokesman Alexander Shadrin said. The Russian
prosecutors' office confirmed the seizure.

The shares belong to Khodorkovsky and his allies.

YUKOS's stock price, in retreat throughout the day, plunged on the
news and shares in other oil companies dropped sharply.

YUKOS earlier in the day offered shareholders a $2 billion dividend
in a bid to steady the beleaguered company

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  • Putin krallt sich Yukos - kingsolomon, 30.10.2003, 16:57
    • 61 prozent der Aktien beschlagnahmt (owT) - kingsolomon, 30.10.2003, 17:02