The Russian state auction website announced on the 18th that the public auction for part of the state-confiscated shares of the major gold producer UGC has been declared invalid as no bids were received within the stipulated period.
The subject of this public auction was the 67.2% stake in UGC previously held by Russian businessman Konstantin Strukov. UGC is one of the top ten gold mining companies in Russia, and the latest valuation of this stake is 140.43 billion rubles. The Russian state auction website confirmed the invalidity of this tender. Currently, Russian authorities have not yet clarified whether they will prepare to initiate a new round of auction procedures.
In July last year, a Russian court ruled to confiscate the aforementioned stake held by Strukov and transfer it to state ownership. Russian prosecutors had previously accused him of acquiring related assets through corrupt means. Earlier this month, the Russian Federal Agency for State Property Management officially listed assets held by Strukov, with a total estimated value of about 162.02 billion rubles (approximately $2.22 billion), for auction. It is reported that Strukov has not yet been formally charged or detained.
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