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EADS, Russian bank refuse to comment on share purchases
JAMES MURPHY and BEN VOGEL Jane's Defence Industry Reporters
London
EADS and Vneshtorgbank (VTB) have refused to officially respond to market speculation suggesting that VTB has taken a 5 per cent stake in EADS at a cost of USD1 billion
European defence group EADS and Russian state-owned bank Vneshtorgbank (VTB) have refused to officially respond to market speculation suggesting that the bank has taken a 5 per cent stake in EADS at a cost of USD1 billion.
An industry source close to EADS has said the move by VTB is not geared towards gaining a seat on the board of EADS: a move that can only be agreed with the consent of shareholders DaimlerChrysler and French state holding company Sogeade. VTB spokesperson Nikolai Bodnaruk said that "at the present moment we have no comment", but indicated that more details would become available from VTB management in due course.
Similarly, EADS spokesperson Michael Hauge said: "We cannot comment on individual shareholder transactions as long as we do not get an official notification."
Under the terms of EADS' constitution, such a notification would only be triggered if VTB's share threshold exceeds 5 per cent - the lack of such a notification suggests any transaction has been below 5 per cent.
Market speculation suggests that VTB has been acquiring EADS shares since June and has purchased between 4.6 per cent and 4.8 per cent of the company.
Without confirming a transaction, Hauge added that any share purchase that might have taken place would have done so on the open, "free-float" share market and would not affect the stakes of the three core shareholders: the French government, DaimlerChrysler and Lagardere.
Despite the lack of official comment, one industry source close to EADS told Jane's that the move by VTB was not geared towards gaining a seat on the EADS board. Regardless of the stake, according to the EADS charter, appointments to the board can be made without the support of DaimlerChrysler or the French state's holding company Sogeade.
"This is not a strategic investment but [is] purely financial," the source said. This contradicts other speculation suggesting the transaction was linked to the process of creating the Unified Aircraft Corporation (UAC) as the holding company for Russia's defence aviation businesses.
EADS currently holds a 10 per cent stake in Russian aerospace company Irkut: the parent of military aircraft and regional jet manufacturer Sukhoi.
A spokesperson for EADS said that the company would be making a statement in due course, but would not say when.
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