Hals-Development planning to hold additional share issue by open subscription
MOSCOW. Aug 11 (Interfax) - The board of directors at OJSC Hals-Development, formerly Sistema-Hals , has called an extraordinary shareholder meeting by mail-in ballot on August 26 in order to vote on an additional share issue.
The company plans to place common shares by open subscription, Hals-Development said in a statement.
The shareholder list for taking part in the meeting will be based on the register as of August 10.
Sistema-Hals was the first Russian developer to hold an IPO on the main section of the London Stock Exchange. During the share placement in November 2006, investors acquired 18% in Sistema-Hals for $432 million.
VTB acquired a controlling packet (51.24%) in the company in December 2009 from AFK Sistema for 60 rubles in order to restructure the developer's debt.
In December 2010, Sistema sold its remaining 27.6% in the development to Blairwood Ltd. and Stoneflower Ltd. for $70 million. Informed sources told Interfax that these two companies are close to VTB.
The shareholders decided to change the name of Sistema-Hals to Hals-Development in June of this year.
The company's charter capital comes to 560.85 million rubles consisting of 11,217,094 common shares at a face value of 50 rubles each.