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ALROSA shareholders decide not to pay final dividends for 2024

26 may 2025

ALROSA shareholders voted against paying final dividends for 2024 at the annual general meeting.

In the first half of last year, the diamond miner paid 18.3 billion rubles in dividends (2.49 rubles per ordinary share).

The meeting agenda also included decisions on 16 other issues, including approval of the annual report and financial statements, and the remuneration to members of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee of ALROSA.

The shareholders elected new members of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee, and appointed the company's auditor company.

Shareholders have also approved amendments to the Charter, the Regulation on the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Regulation on the Supervisory Board, the Regulation on the Management Board, the Regulation on the Audit Committee, the Regulation on the remuneration to members of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished