RBC. As of June 2, 2016 total claims against Vneshprombank amounted to Rub 214.9 bln, the press service of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) told RBC. This is nearly 3x higher than the initial amount of claims (the DIA said in early April that the claims totaled Rub 81.1 bln). As of May 1, 2016 creditors' claims came to as much as Rub 176.7 bln.
There have been no reasons already for the claims to grow as Vneshprombank's creditors register was closed on May 18.
Over 10,000 people turned out to be applicants who can be referred to first-class creditors (deposit holders, individual entrepreneurs, DIA), with their claims totaling nearly Rub 81 bln. Second-class claims (wage arrears) were not presented, and third-class creditors include nearly 1,000 businesses with claims of Rub 133.9 bln.
The agency said no word how much funds it accumulated at the initial stage, adding only that this information would be provided to the meeting of creditors on June 17. DIA reported in April that Rub 4 bln is available for payments to the bank's creditors. By May 1, 2016 balances of cash in hand at the Bank of Russia and DIA grew to Rub 7.5 bln, and Rub 6.1 bln was added to bankruptcy assets. But not all this money will be paid, as the amount takes into account DIA's costs on wages of the bank's employees, the maintenance of its buildings, etc.
According to a source close to DIA, since April the situation surrounding amounts to be paid to the creditors "has remained virtually the same". According to a major creditor, the bankruptcy manager has not yet collected even Rub 10 bln.
The creditor register was closed, but its formation (the selection of applicants who were really the bank's creditors) has not yet been accomplished, DIA's press service specified. It's not the fact that DIA will include all creditors in the register as some of the bank's customers could be left off the balance sheet and some could file unjustifiable claims. "Those customers who found themselves outside of the bank's balance sheet are in the worst condition. Those who are in the register still stand a chance to get anything back. But it will take long — many years — to get the money back," Margarita Sologubenko, head of corporate restructuring practice at Sameta, said.
