Roman Abramovich got rid of 4% of actions TV channel "Pervy kanal". As the reason for the transaction receiving by the Russian oligarch of the Israeli passport — according to the law on mass media served, the person with a dual citizenship cannot be the founder of the organization which is carrying out a broadcasting.
the Amount of transaction and the buyer of actions while remain unknown, reports daily business newspaper "RBK daily". Earlier were suggested that Roman Abramovich one of acting shareholders TV channel "Pervy kanal" can acquire shares. Among the most probable buyers the Group" was called "Natsionalnaya Media Gruppa" which now are the Olympic champion, the ex-deputy of State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Aline Kabaeva. In July of this year of Federal Antimonopoly Service agreed on the petition "Natsionalnaya Media gruppa" about increase in a share in TV channel "Pervy kanal".
at the beginning of the 2000th Roman Abramovich got at Boris Berezovsky 49% of actions "Public Russian television — ORT" (nowadays TV channel "Pervy kanal") for 150 million dollars. In 2010 the share in 25% was sold by the oligarch "Natsionalnaya Media Gruppa" for 145 million dollars, reminds daily business newspaper "RBK daily". After the present transaction, according to Federal Agency for State Property Management, the share LLC "ORT-KB" which founder is Roman Abramovich, in the share capital of JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "PERVY KANAL" makes 20%. It does not contradict the Russian legislation.