GMK Norilsk Nickel 676683 heute -18%
almost 2 percent,
http://top.rbc.ru/english/index.shtml?/news/.../02/02142254_bod.shtml
http://www.rts.ru/?tid=463&mtid=10000 Kurse heute
Viele Gruesse n1608
März oder April hiess es auf der Homepage irgendwo
http://www.polyusgold.com/eng/
http://www.nornik.ru/en/
die Einschätzung des Wertes von Polyus schwankt zwischen 6-7$ bei Aton und 20$ bei ner anderen russischen Finanzfirma
NN in FFM: 66,50
Die Information über eine mögliche Übernahme des Bunt- und Edelmetallproduzenten "Norilsk Nickel" vom russischen Staat ist in den zuständigen Ministerien offiziell dementiert worden.
Wie die britische "The Times" am vergangenen Samstag unter Berufung auf in Moskau tätige angesehene Bankers berichtete, "kann der Staat in den nächsten zwei Jahren das Hüttenunternehmen ‚Norilsk Nickel' wieder unter seine Kontrolle bringen". Nach Quellen in der britischen Zeitung wird für den Kauf höchstwahrscheinlich das staatliche Diamantenmonopol ALROSA genutzt, dem ein Kredit eingeräumt werden solle.
"Dem russischen Finanzministerium sind solche Pläne nicht bekannt, und der Leiter der Behörde und Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates der Aktiengesellschaft ALROSA, Alexej Kudrin, hatte früher mehrmals solche Berichte, wie der in ‚The Times', zurückgewiesen", sagte der Sprecher des Finanzministers, Gennadi Jeschow, am Montag in einem RIA-Novosti-Gespräch.
Wie ein leitender Mitarbeiter des russischen Ministeriums für Wirtschaftsentwicklung und Handel der RIA Novosti mitteilte, "hat die Regierung keine solchen Pläne".
Der Zeitungsbericht wurde auch im Ministerium für Industrie und Energiewirtschaft nicht bestätigt. (RIA)
Norilsk, Alrosa shareholders discussed merger
MOSCOW. Jan 18 (Interfax) - Shareholders in Arctic mining and
smelting giant MMC Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN) and Alrosa (RTS: ALRS),
Russia's Yakutia-based diamond monopoly, have discussed a possible
merger, Alexander Khloponin, governor of the Krasnoyarsk territory, said
on local radio.
"There was a meeting at which the idea of a merger between Norilsk
Nickel and Alrosa was discussed, but no concrete decisions have yet been
reached. The issued has been discussed once, at the level of
shareholders," said Khloponin, a former top-manager at Norilsk Nickel.
"These are absolutely different companies, and one of them must go
through the international standards compliance procedure. So there's no
prospect of a merger on the near future," Khloponin said.
Khloponin unveiled a possible merger scheme. "Shareholders of
Alrosa, on the one hand, and Norilsk Nickel, on the other, are
discussing, at various levels, including at the levels of the companies
themselves, possible approaches to a merger in which 25% of the merged
company would remain state-owned and the shareholders would own the
other 75%," Khloponin said.
Norilsk Nickel's share prices started grow within minutes of the
news that the merger discussion took place. This was the first official
acknowledgement of rumors of a merger, which have been circulating on
the market for several months. Neither company was willing to make
official comment on the information. "This information is in the rumor
category and we don't comment on rumors," Sergei Chernitsyn, Norilsk's
PR manager, told Interfax. Interfax was unable to obtain additional
comment from Khloponin himself.
Norilsk Nickel's share prices went up 1.2% on the MICEX Stock
Exchange to 2,184 rubles from 2,159 rubles a share by 1.30 p.m.,
although this was still 0.7% lower than Tuesday's closing price.
Analysts welcomed Khloponin's suggestion that the state might own
25% and shareholders the other 75% of a merged company.
"This option could suit everybody, both strategically and from the
point of view of risks, because the company would stay privately owned,
and the oligarch-related risks would be eliminated," an analyst at one
investment bank told Interfax.
Other analysts said they'd need more information such as the cost
of the merger in order to assess the transaction. They also said that
Alrosa would need to become more transparent in order to merge.
Leading rating agencies have said that an upgrade in Norilsk's
ratings is still being hampered by long-term political (in other words
oligarch-related) risks.
Experts have said they think that the state, which owns Alrosa,
could gain control of Norilsk Nickel in a year or two, when the company
has been reorganized. Norilsk is currently spinning its Polyus gold
mining off arm and expects to complete this operation in the spring of
2006.
The federal government is increasing its interest in Alrosa to
controlling, and expects to accomplish this by the fall of 2006.
Britain's Times newspaper quoted unnamed sources this week as
saying that the state could buy back Norilsk Nickel in the next two
years via a leveraged buyout, using Alrosa. The Times quoted the head of
investment banking at one Moscow bank as saying that "very senior levels
at Alrosa are considering the acquisition."
The paper also quoted Charles Ryan, chief executive of Deutsche
Bank UFG, as saying: "[Vladimir] Potanin [one of Norilsk's two biggest
shareholders] might well think it's time to invest his money elsewhere."
Ryan noted that Norilsk is being split into two companies, the nickel
company and a separate gold company called Polyus, which has assets
abroad, the newspaper said. Ryan suggested that Potanin could choose to
concentrate on the latter concern, the paper said.
The Times said that Potanin's options are limited if he is looking
to sell Norilsk Nickel. The paper said Potanin is unlikely to be able to
sell Norilsk to a foreign company, and that a takeover by Alrosa would
not be easy as the company is smaller than Norilsk and would be hard
pressed to find the cash to buy it, if it paid market price.
Norilsk, the world's biggest nickel and platinum-group metals
producer and Russia's biggest gold producer, had IAS revenue of $7.03
billion and net profit of $1.83 billion in 2004. Potanin, head of the
Interros holding, and Mikhail Prokhorov, Norilsk's general director, are
the company's main beneficiaries.
Alrosa mines 23% of the world's diamonds. The Russian Property
Agency currently owns 37% of Alrosa, the Yakutia Property Ministry holds
32% and eight districts in Yakutia own 8%. According to official
information, the company's employees own 23% of Alrosa.
Meine alte Ur-Position halte ich weiter.
durch vodka langsame Köpfen noch weiter gg
+3,36% aktuell
Thursday, January 19, 2006. Issue 3334. Page 1.
Khloponin Talks Up Norilsk-Alrosa Merger
By Yuriy Humber
Staff Writer
Speculation over a government-led plan to merge metals giant Norilsk Nickel with partly state-owned diamond producer Alrosa gained momentum on Wednesday as the former head of Norilsk, Alexander Khloponin, confirmed talks had taken place.
The possibility of a merger has attracted much attention in recent weeks and has been interpreted as a state move to gain greater control over the metals sector, which saw a run of murky privatizations in the 1990s.
In addition to confirming talks between the companies, Khloponin, who is now governor of the Krasnoyarsk region, said the deal was being closely monitored by the Kremlin.
"Believe me, today the president and the government are strictly controlling the situation," Khloponin said, adding that "no attempts to sell [Norilsk] assets abroad will take place."
Both Norilsk Nickel and Alrosa declined to comment. A number of market watchers said Khloponin's comments had been used to manipulate Norilsk's stock price.
Officials at the Finance Ministry -- whose head, Alexei Kudrin, is also Alrosa board chairman -- said they were at a loss to comprehend what shareholder negotiations Khloponin was referring to.
"In the Finance Ministry, such initiatives were not discussed, nor in other ministries, as far as I am aware," Andrei Saiko, a spokesman for the Finance Ministry, said Wednesday.
Shares in Norilsk fell by 1.2 percent on MICEX on Wednesday, marking a 15 percent drop since the start of the year.
Vielleicht übernimmt der Staat ja doch - sieht so aus als ob der Markt das aber nicht übel findet hmmm.
Wenns so lauft wie bei Gazprom - ich hab nichts dagegen!!
und zu Norilsk, die Kränchen laufen wieder gg
10:23 GMT, Jan 20, 2006 Latest Headlines...
Key Norilsk port returns to normal after severe temperature drop
MOSCOW. Jan 20 (Interfax) - MMC Norilsk Nickel's (RTS: GMKN) key
port in Dudinka has now returned to normal after abnormally low
temperatures disrupted its operations, the port administration told
Interfax.
Restrictions had to be imposed on the use of cranes as temperatures
plummeted to between 40 and 50 below zero on the Taimyr Peninsula. This
reduced the amount of cargo being shipped.
Norilsk Nickel's Arctic Branch said it did not expect the severe
cold to disrupt the overall schedule of works or navigation in general.
The temperature in the region has now risen to 19 degrees below
zero.
"All restrictions on cargo handling have been lifted. And ships are
being loaded on schedule. Four ships are currently being loaded,"
Norilsk Nickel's press office said. "Things have returned to normal. Of
course the severe cold disrupted the port's operations, but it will
fulfill its plan and everything is now going to schedule.
It would appear that consumers have not been affected either.
Viktor Morozov, general director or Murmansk Commercial Seaport (RTS:
MSCP), told Interfax that shipments from Dudinka did not decline in the
period.
RTS$#&: GMKN, MSCP
Interros cuts stake in Norilsk Nickel to 0.2%
MOSCOW. Jan 24 (Interfax) - Interros has reduced its stake of
common shares in Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN) to 0.2% from 6.79%, Norilsk
Nickel said in a press release.
However, the Invest holding company has increased its stake in
common shares to 6.59% from zero, the release says.
"This is an internal transaction at the Interros group and the
stakes of Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov, Norilsk Nickel's main
shareholders, remain unchanged," a Norilsk Nickel spokesman told
Interfax.
rm
RTS$#&: GMKN
Nach dem Ausbruch am 19.01. (Posting # 64) war der weitere Uptrend beschlossene Sache. Schade, dass ich teilverkauft habe. Aber ist schon ok.
Shaker: wenn Du mit mehr reingegangen bist, solltest Du Dir langsam eine eigene, fundierte Meinung über NN machen. Für meinen Teil bin ich, was NN betriff, extrem bullish - langfristig.