ArmInfo.The Board of Directors of PJSC Gazprom agreed to purchase 5.248 million additional ordinary shares of Gazprom Armenia for 26.381 billion Armenian drams.
As the press service of Gazprom reports, the amendments to the Russian-Armenian agreement on the terms of the purchase and sale of shares and the work of Gazprom Armenia, according to which the share of Gazprom in the authorized capital of the Armenian subsidiary was brought from 80% to 100%," the Russian government approved.
The calculation of the market value of additional shares of "Gazprom Armenia" was made by CJSC "Exel Partners". "Gazprom Armenia" has a monopoly on the supply and distribution of Russian natural gas in the domestic market of Armenia.
In 2013, Gazprom and Gazprom Armenia signed a contract for the supply of up to 2.5 billion cubic meters of gas to Armenia. m of gas per year in 2014-2018, in April 2016 the parties signed an addition to the contract.
CJSC Gazprom Armenia (the former ArmRosgazprom) holds the leading position among large taxpayers, paying 24.5 billion AMD to the state budget in the first half of 2017, of which 171.9 million drams - by customs duties, 3.7 billion - by direct taxes (including profit tax, income tax), 20.4 billion drams - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
