MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29th June 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TMK GLOBAL AG

 

 

Registered Office :

Basteiplatz 7

8001 Zuerich/ZH

Switzerland

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31/12/2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

12-06-2002

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint stock company

 

 

Line of Business :

Traders of steel and pipe products

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 

 

Detail assessment:

Payments:

 

There is a lack of referential experience as regards the payment conduct.

 

 

Individual credit limit*:

EUR 15.500.--

 

 

 

Name

 

TMK GLOBAL AG

 

 

Legal domicile

 

Basteiplatz 7

8001 Zuerich/ZH

Switzerland

 

 

CREDIT ADVICE

 

Credit opinion:       A maximum credit amount of EUR 15.500 can be taken into consideration.

 

This credit advice is based on information available at the time of conducting the research, being the above indicated date.

 

All amounts in this report are given in Swiss Francs (CHF) unless otherwise stated.

 

 

GENERAL COMPANY DATA

 

OFFICIAL DATA:

Legal form:                    Joint stock company

Registration:                  12-06-2002

First Publication:            18-06-2002

Last Publication:            20-03-2006

Share capital:                 7.000.000

Paid up:                        7.000.000

Divided into:                   7.000 Registered shares of 1.000

The transfer of registered shares is restricted by regulations contained in Statutes.

History:                         14-03-2006      7.000.000 Capital increase

100.000 Capital by incorporation

Shareholders:                Information about the shareholders was not possible to determine.

 

Company Management: Wolfgang Staub

Registered name            09-02-2006 TMK GLOBAL AG

28-01-2004 SINARA TRADING AG

Previous   NAR - HANDELS AG

 

Registered translations of the Company name:

English                         TMK GLOBAL LTD

French                          TMK GLOBAL SA

 

 

ACTIVITY:

Line of business:            Trade in steel and pipe products

Sector:                          Wholesale

 

Activity:

According to the commercial register, the company's purpose is the trading of goods of all kinds, on its own and third parties's account, as well as the negotiation of trading transactions etc.

 

Pursuant to the information available to us the company is, inter alia, dedicated to the trading of steel and pipe products, and TMK's official distributor in countries oversease.

 

A proper corporate business infrastructure can however not be determined in Switzerland.

 

It is therefore impossible to determine, whether and to what extent the company conducts any business activities in Switzerland.

 

 

EMPLOYEES:

Number of employees:  Personnel information was not made available

 

Whether the company employs any full-time staff in Zurich, cannot be determined.

 

Personnel of the TMK Group as at 31 December:

 

2005:   46,973

2004:   47,256

 

 

PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL DATA

 

PAYMENT EXPERIENCES:

 

Legal actions:        Information only available against proof of interest.

 

There is a lack of referential experience as regards the payment conduct.

 

In case of large-scale fnancial transactions the company should therefore by capable of providing appropriate capital guarantees or sureties.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA:

 

Financial position:   The financial situation and the development remains to be followed.

 

Financial Statements: The company does not disclose any financial statements.

 

Given the circumstances referred to in this report, it is almost impossible for third parties to make a proper assessment of the financial situation.

 

The managing director strictly declines to provide any information on financial affairs.

 

Consolidated key figures (in RUR 1.000.000):

TMK Gruppe

31.12.2005  31.12.2004

12 Months   12 Months

Sales                     79'175.2    55'388.1

Operating Profit/Loss     10'330.1     1'335.2

Depreciation               2'787.5     2'642.7

Profit/Loss                7'597.3       808.2

Cash-Flow                 12'430.1     3'342.7

Investments                3'292.2     1'787.1

Research/Development         154.9        99.3

Shareholder funds         33'031.7    25'999.7

Balance sheet total       64'923.4    63'233.8

 

Banker(-s):                    UBS Ltd, 8000 Zuerich

 

Auditors:                       Ernst & Young AG, Zuerich

 

Premises:                     The premises at the above mentioned address are rented.

 

 

COMPANY AND PERSON RELATIONS

 

COMPANY CONNECTIONS:

 

Shareholder(s):

TMK Trubnaja Metallurgiczeskaja Kompanija, Moskau, Russia/RU.

 

Investments:          Approximately 13 companies belong to the group of which 1 are in Switzerland.

 

The TMK Group consists, inter alia, of the following companies:

 

- OAO "Sinarsky Pipe Plant", Russia

- OAO "Seversky Pipe Plant", Russia

 

 

- OAO "Volzhsky Pipe Plant", Russia

- ZAO "Trade House TMK", Russia

- OOO "TMK-Trans", Russia

- etc.

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Vasily Makarov, from StA Russlands, in

Uitikon/ZH/Switzerland,

President, sole signature.

Victor Bogdanov, from StA Russlands, in

Cologne/Germany,

Vice President, collective signature.

Wolfgang Staub, from Zuerich, in

Stallikon/ZH/Switzerland,

Secretary, collective signature.

John Wilhelm Blomberg, from Sweden, in

Montagnola/TI/Switzerland,

Member, collective signature.

Rene Arthur Feybli, from Zuerich, in

Uitikon/ZH/Switzerland,

Member, collective signature.

Dominique Raymond Rychner, from Neuchatel, Aarau,

in Zuerich/ZH/Switzerland,

Member, collective signature.

 

 

PERSONNEL INFORMATION:

Like vice president Victor Bogdanov, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vasily Makarov, allegedly also lives in Cologne in Germany, and is personally not known in Switzerland.

 

Rene Arthur Feybli has directorships in 10 other companies, in most of which he is however believed to merely represent the interests of the beneficial shareholders. At least some of his professional activities he presumably conducts through the company RFW & Partner Asset Management AG, also headquartered at Basteiplatz 7, in Zurich. He signs as Chairman of the Board of Directors with collective signature.

 

Wolfgang Staub is labelled as "Caretaker" of TMK GLOBAL AG and presumably conducts most of his professional activities also within RFW & Partner AG, where he is vice director with collective signature.

 

FURTHER MANDATES:

Rene Arthur Feybli:

- ANA GRAND AG, Zuerich

- BANAN AG, Zuerich

- RFW & Partner Asset Management AG, Zuerich

- Technipetrol AG, Zug

- Technip International AG, Zug

etc.

 

Wolfgang Staub:

 

- ANA GRAND AG, Zuerich

- BANAN AG, Zuerich

- RFW & Partner HRM AG, Zuerich

- RFW & Partner AG, Zuerich

 

 

COMMENTS:

The requested company has no registered telephone number of its own.

 

Managing director Wolfgang Staub strictly declines to provide any corporate insight information to third parties.

 

In earlier years, ie. under the old designation SINARA TRADING AG, the company had its own telephone connection at Basteiplatz 7, in Zurich under the number 043 8887300. This number is however no longer

registered officially.


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

 

 

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