OREANDA-NEWS. Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces the results of a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors that took place yesterday, chaired by Kirill Androsov.

The agenda included a number of items for consideration at Aeroflot’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on 22 June. The Board of Directors resolved as follows:

- To approve and recommend to the AGM for approval the Annual Report of JSC Aeroflot for 2014. Aeroflot confirmed its undisputed leadership of the Russian market and its status as one of Europe’s leading airlines. Aeroflot Group holds a 37.3% share of the Russian market by passenger numbers and RPKs (excluding foreign airlines). 2014 saw new passenger number records: Aeroflot carried more than 23.6 million passengers, while the Group as a whole carried more than 34.7 million. According to Airline Business, Aeroflot ranked among Europe’s top-five carriers by RPK and RPK growth (up 11.4% on 2013) for the third year running. The number of regular destinations was increased, principally on domestic and medium-haul routes.

- To approve and recommend to the AGM for approval the annual financial statements, including the profit and loss statement, of JSC Aeroflot for 2014. Aeroflot recorded a profit to RAS of RUB 13,149 mln, up RUB 2,052 mln or 18.5% y-o-y.

The recommendations of the auditors of JSC Aeroflot (under RAS and IFRS), the Company’s Revision Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for 2014 were considered. The financial statements for 2014 were approved.

It was resolved to recommend that the AGM approve JSC BDO Unikon as the Company’s external auditor for 2015.

The meeting also considered the following issues:

Aeroflot Group’s consolidated budget. Updated versions of the following were ratified:

• JSC Aeroflot’s budget for 2015 to IFRS;

• Aeroflot Group’s consolidated budget for 2015 to IFRS;

• Aeroflot Group’s operational plan for 2015.

Fleet of aircraft. The Board discussed expanding the fleet of Pobeda, the Group’s low-cost carrier, and resolved to recommend for AGM approval the transfer of 13 Boeing 737-800s to the subsidiary on long-term sublease.