Sberbank boosts stake in MICEX Stock Exchange to 10.2%
MOSCOW. March 24 (Interfax) - Sberbank Russia boosted its stake in CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange to 10.183% from 7.281% previously, the bank said in a statement.
Sberbank did not disclose the seller.
Sberbank acquired 5.618% of voting shares in February. At that time the bank said that its stake in RTS and MICEX gave it a unique opportunity to make a direct impact on the process of creating Russia's new trading infrastructure.
As of July 2010, the leading shareholders in MICEX were the Central Bank of Russia - 29.8%, UniCredit Bank - 12.7%, VEB - 11.8%, VTB - 7.6%, Rosbank - 4.9%, CentroCredit - 4.2%, International Bank for Economic Cooperation - 3.4%, Bank St. Petersburg - 3.4%, Gazprombank - 3.4% and Depositary Clearing Company - 6.7%. In all the bank had 16 shareholders.
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