Russian Billionaire Moshkovich Cuts Stake in Rusagro to Below 50 Percent

Russian Billionaire Moshkovich Cuts Stake in Rusagro to Below 50 Percent
Piles of sugar beets are seen uploaded at Znamensky Sugar Plant, owned by Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro (Ros Agro Plc), in the settlement of Znamenka, in Tambov region, Russia, on Oct. 13, 2017. Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
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Billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, the founder and top shareholder of Russia’s Rusagro, has cut his stake in the farming conglomerate to below 50 percent, the London-listed company said after he was terminated as chairman of the firm.

Granada Capital, a company controlled by Moshkovich, sold nearly two million shares, or about 7.22 percent in Rusagro, on March 7, Rusagro said in a statement.

Moshkovich had a 55.97 percent stake in Rusagro before the disposal, data from Refinitiv Eikon shows.