RE: Something does not add up7 Jan 2022 16:06
Has anyone actually read the Dividend Policy document?
4. PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING THE DIVIDEND AMOUNT
4.1. When determining the dividend amount, the following factors shall be taken into account:
- provisions of the Applicable Law, the Articles of Association and internal documents of the Company;
- rights and interests of Company shareholders;
- the Company’s goal to meet highest standards of corporate governance;
mount and its payment;
- balancing short-term (receiving income) and long-term (development of the Company) interests of the shareholders;
- focus on increasing the investment attractiveness and Market Capitalization of the Company;
- recognition of dividends as one of the key indicators of the Company's investment attractiveness.
4.2. The calculation of the dividend amount is based on the amount of Net Income adjusted ("Adjusted Net Income") by:
- profit (loss) on exchange rate differences, reflected in finance income and expenses; - exchange rate differences by operating items;
- impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) of property, plant and equipment and construction in progress;
- an impairment loss (reversal of an impairment loss) of investments in associated entities and joint ventures;
- the difference between the share of profits of associated entities and joint ventures and proceeds from associated entities and joint ventures.
4.3. The amount of dividend per share is determined by dividing the amount of funds allocated for the payment of dividend, the amount of which is determined in accordance with clauses 4.2 or 4.6 of this Policy, by the total number of outstanding ordinary shares of the Company. The result shall be rounded to the second decimal place. The total amount of funds allocated for the payment of dividend shall be adjusted based on the results of determining the amount of dividend per share (rounded to the second decimal place).
4.4. The dividend amount shall be recommended by the Board.
The target dividend amount is at least 80% of the Adjusted Net Income.
4.5. If the Net debt (adjusted) / Adjusted EBITDA indicator for the financial year exceeds 2.5, the Board may decide to reduce the dividend amount calculated in accordance with clause 4.2 of this Dividend Policy.
4.6. If, at the time of preparation of recommendation on the dividend amount, the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the reporting period and its audit have not been completed, the Board may propose to establish the dividend amount based on the expected Net Profit amount. In such event the dividend amount shall be adjusted based on the Net profit reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of the date of the Company general meeting declaring the dividend.
4.7. The Directors may from time to time resolve to pay interim dividends to the shareholders as appears to the Directors to be justified by the distributable profits of the Company.
4.8. The deferred shares shall not entitl