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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in April received paperwork from two Ukrainian citizens willing to acquire direct significant participation in the capital of Prominvestbank, owned by Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB), the NBU's press service told UNIAN.
The press service commented on media reports about the intentions of citizens of Ukraine, MP Maxim Mykytas and founder of MosCityGroup development company Pavlo Fuks, to acquire 25% of Prominvestbank each and their alleged submission of relevant documents to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
The Antimonopoly Committee has not yet commented on the issue, while the National Bank has not disclosed the applicants' names.
"Now we've registered the documents received, and they are now under consideration. Based on the results of consideration, the public will be informed additionally, including with respect to the applicants," the NBU said.
The regulator reminded that according to the legislation, it can review the documents within three months from the date of receipt of the full package, including verifying business reputation, financial condition of the investor, and the sources of origin of the funds.
Read alsoRussian Sberbank's Ukrainian subsidiary to be sold for about $130 mln – media"The National Bank of Ukraine has the right to prohibit a legal entity or an individual from acquiring or increasing substantial participation in the bank in cases defined in Article 34 of the Law of Ukraine "On Banks and Banking Activities", the regulator said.
UNIAN memo. Prominvestbank belongs to the group of Ukraine's largest banks. Its 99.4% stake is held by Russia's VEB.
Read alsoNBU: four Russian banks' subsidiaries in Ukraine have potential buyersAs UNIAN reported earlier, on March 16, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree bringing into effect the NSDC decision on imposing sanctions for a one-year period in respect of subsidiaries of Russian state-owned banks, namely Sberbank, VS Bank, Prominvestbank, VTB Bank, and BM Bank.
The sanctions prohibit any financial transactions involving the transfer of funds to parent banks. However, they do not affect the payments through these banks for Ukrainians and not prevent additional capitalization and sale of the financial institutions.