14 Nov 2014 14:43
JSC TransContainer
Update on the United Transportation and Logistics Company
Further to the announcement dated 3 October 2014, JSC TransContainer ("TransContainer" or the "Company") announces that the United Transportation and Logistics Company ("UTLC") was registered as a legal entity on 13 November 2014. According to Russian Railways' announcement on 14 November 2014, the share capital of UTLC amounts to RUB 39.7 billion and Russian Railways holds 99.84% of the share capital of UTLC while each of Belorussian Railway and JSC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" hold 0.08% of the share capital. Russian Railways is expected to contribute its equity stake in TransContainer to pay for UTLC shares in accordance with applicable Russian law requirements
Mr. Petr Baskakov, CEO of TransContainer, has been appointed President (CEO) of UTLC.
According to Russian Railways' announcement, the Board of Directors of UTLC comprises the following persons:
Mr. Petr Baskakov, President of UTLC and CEO of TransContainer;
Mr. Anatoly Krasnoshchek, Senior Vice-President of Russian Railways;
Mr. Henri Kuitunen, CEO of VR-Yhtymä Oyj;
Ms. Zhanar Rymzhanova, senior advisor to President of Russian Railways;
Mr. David Hexter;
Ms. Irina Shytkina;
Mr. Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs;
Mr. Vladimir Morozov, Head of Belorussian Railway;
Mr. Kanat Alpysbaev, CFO of JSC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy".
Mrs. Baskakov, Rymzhanova, Hexter and Shytkina are also members of the Board of Directors of TransContainer. Ms. Rymzhanova is also Chairman of the Board of Transcontainer.
The Company will keep the market informed of any further developments.
14 November 2014
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About TransContainer
TransContainer (LSE ticker: TRCN) is the leading intermodal container transportation company in Russia. It is the market leader in Russia by flatcar fleet size, container transportation by rail and rail-side container terminal throughput. As of 30 June 2014, it operated 27,174 flatcars and 64,670 ISO containers. It owns a network of 46 rail-side container terminals in Russia, 19 rail-side terminals in Kazakhstan (through its joint venture company KedenTransService) and operates one terminal in Slovakia. Company's sales network comprises more than 130 sales offices across Russia as well as presence in the CIS, Europe and Asia. TransContainer is listed at Moscow Exchange and LSE. Company's major shareholder is JSC Russian Railways with 50%+2 shares.