After approval at the AGM the dividend can only not be paid if they go bust - they cannot at that stage say we don't want to pay it now - if they don't pay it shareholders are entitled to sue for it see @offmessage 17:33 A Final dividend is legally binding - an interim dividend isn't which is why EVRAZ could and did pull theirs.
The key restraint regarding whether the dividend will be paid was whether they can, via Euroclear, pay the MOEX shareholders - who 22% of the register ; that and any reassessment of liquidity requirements
BP have not written it off as worthless; rather they now account for it as a fair value asset rather than the investment in an associate. It will be valued at the market value of the shares as quoted on the stock market subject to any discounts due to the volume owned
Forgive me Lawrence but your post refers to 2017 problems - what is the source? Is it current or simply an old article? I understand it may be relevant but is it current?
POG knew they needed to refinance there bonds that fell due in 2022 (see the commentary in the 2020 Financial Statements) - a a new shareholder knew that was going to be needed. The initial deal with GPM suggests there is a significant free cash flow ($200M repaid over 18 months) and that will/should enable the company to refinance at significantly better terms than the existing bonds (8 1/4%) - as they reported the GPM loan was at a better rate (without actually expressing what the rate was - if it was Moscow rate with it increasing to 20% we are bug*erred!!) Agreeing to sell output to GPM is I imagine a normal part of the refinancing agreement We will just have to wait till the dust settles
Unfortunately for the people of Kazakhstan that wont change the worlds demand for gold - in fact the conflict may simply have increased it; hence as a gold producer POG will likely to be an unfortunate beneficiary of an obscene action by the Russian government
RE: IMO EVR will go private before delisting:3 Apr 2022 15:54
RA may want the dividends for a new football club Also note if they reduce the free float to less than 25% they could be delisted as wont be complying with LSE requirements - though I see they are proposing that is reduced to 10%