Artyom Yeiskov has put out an excellent column on Forbes Russia. Why You Shouldn’t Sell Raspadskaya Shares Conclusion: the mine’s shareholders have nothing to worry about. *Why am I so calm? Take a look at Raspadskaya’s shareholder structure. The key shareholder is Evraz Group (40%). The largest stake in Evraz (about 36% of the shares) belongs to Roman Abramovich. ****I would venture to suggest that the state will not only refrain from making demands of the company, but will, on the contrary, allocate funds to restore production and deal with related problems. ***Exactly. A simple judgment replaces both fundamental and technical analysis. The eggheads can dig around in the numbers all they like, but Romashka will just call Vovanchik (a slangy diminutive for Vladimir, likely implying Putin) and get everything sorted out.
