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Jonathan Kendall: Industry must focus on the diamond dream

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ALROSA’s Supervisory Board to Adjust Budget for 2012 and Dividend Policy

17 october 2012

Supervisory Board of OJSC AK ALROSA will hold a meeting scheduled on 26 October 2012, to consider a number of issues related to the company’s production and operation activities, RosBusinessConsulting reported citing the company’s statement.
Among other issues listed in agenda, members of Supervisory Board plan to approve the adjusted budget of AK ALROSA for the current year of 2012 and amendments to dividend policy, as well as consider the issues related to the company’s core assets, results of procurement activities for the first half of 2012, approval of Regulation on the terms and procedure of natural diamonds distribution effected by AK ALROSA;  Supervisory Board will also approve transaction of interest, elect  members of the company’s Executive Committee, etc.