ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil
ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil
ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil
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<strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong>, <strong>2005</strong><br />
regular meetings with investors and shareholders;<br />
annual publication of the Company’s Analyst DataBook, containing detailed industrial and financial<br />
statistics;<br />
publication every two years of a Company Report on Sustainable Development in the Russian<br />
Federation.<br />
History of LUKOIL Corporate Governance Development<br />
Creation of LUKOIL<br />
Appointment of external auditor (KPMG) and legal consultant (Akin Gump)<br />
Transfer of all subsidiaries to a single share;<br />
first general meeting of shareholders; LUKOIL becomes<br />
first Russian company with a major foreign strategic partner, US ARCO<br />
LUKOIL carries out first-ever issue of American depositary<br />
receipts (ADRs) by a Russian oil company<br />
First annual reserve audit by Miller and Lents<br />
Financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP<br />
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2004 <strong>2005</strong><br />
Quarterly financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP;<br />
creation of Internal Audit Division;<br />
exchange of preferred shares for common shares (1:1 ratio)<br />
Full secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange;<br />
start of restructuring program;<br />
three independent BoD directors, representing minority shareholders<br />
Creation of Committees for Strategy and Investment,<br />
Audit, and Personnel and Remuneration;<br />
launch of share incentive scheme for top management<br />
Successful completion of Company privatization;<br />
ConocoPhillips acquires 10% of LUKOIL and the two Companies create a strategic alliance<br />
A representative of ConocoPhillips joins LUKOIL BoD;<br />
LUKOIL and ConocoPhillips start a management exchange program;<br />
changes are made to the Company Charter, significantly extending rights of minority shareholders<br />
Internal Control and Audit<br />
A system of control and internal audit is an inseparable part of corporate governance, guaranteeing<br />
efficiency of Company operations and defence of shareholder and investor interests.<br />
There were 31 control and internal audit checks inside organizations and structural subdivisions of<br />
LUKOIL Group during <strong>2005</strong>, spread over all business segments. Their purpose is to find out whether<br />
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