These payments will be made through the company’s Digital Investor program, which was introduced in the spring of 2023. Each participant of the program already receives minetoken, a digital asset that is tied to the value of the company’s shares.
“The board of directors recommended a dividend payment of 915.33 rubles per share, which was approved by the shareholders. As a result, minetoken holders will also be eligible to receive the first dividend payments in DFA, similar to traditional dividends,” the company confirmed.
In 2023, a total of 66,200 wallets were opened on the Atomize platform, which issues DFAs. Among these, 51,300 individuals have already received tokens. The program involves Norilsk Nickel employees from various cities including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Saratov, Sochi, and Arkhangelsk. Since January 2024, the program has also expanded to the Murmansk region, Transbaikal, and Krasnoyarsk territories, with a surge in employee participation.
Meanwhile, Russia’s largest state bank, Sber, has decided to grant access to the DFA platform for individuals. The bank’s system registers 63 DFA issues, totaling approximately 2 billion rubles.