A group of shareholders of Victoriabank, which want the administration of the bank to be substituted, deny being directed from behind. The shareholders’ reaction comes after the president of Victoriabank Natalia Politov-Cangas told the press that somebody tells them how to behave in order to take over the bank.
The shareholders, which together own over 25% of the bank’s shares, last yearend asked organizing the extraordinary general assembly in order to replace the bank’s administration as they are dissatisfied with its performance.
“Asito” holds 5% of the shares. The company’s senor jurist Angela Maxim, in a news conference at IPN, said the shares were purchased on the Stock Exchange in a transparent way. “We bought what they sold officially, not from a private individual,” she stated.
Ion Dorogoi, the representative of “Corplexus” that also owns 5% of the shares of Victoriabank, said the shareholders, by asking convening the extraordinary general assembly, defend their own interests, without being directed by somebody.
The shareholders said the National Bank of Moldova illegally banned them from voting in the general assembly set for February 6, accusing them of concerted acts. They make reference to the national legislation providing that the holders of 25% of shares in a company can call the extraordinary general assembly. These shareholders said they managed to unite their efforts only by calls through the mass media.
The group of shareholders called on the competent bodies to investigate the situation at Victoriabank, saying they suspect a raider attack. They said that on January 30 they informed the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Parliament and Government about the attempts of the bank’s administration to block their right to vote, but they received no answer yet.
