Talk:United Aircraft Building Corporation

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this is quite an important article as this firm will in the mid term future become quite an important player in the aerospace market, as such we ought to keep this article up to date.

--Greg.loutsenko 21:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Public? Doesn't look like it'll ever be public

Just glanced on the summary thing on the right side of the article, which gives the impression company will got public in 2007. However, article says that the government will retain at least 75% of stock, so its really not public at all. Traded on a stock exchange, yes, public no. Or at least, its still state-owned.Yarilo2 05:13, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

If even one share is floated, it is considered publically traded. Them's the rules. It's the same in the U.S. for corporations that are mostly-owned by one organization. For instance, 92% of CNA Financial is owned by Loews Corp., but because 8% of it floats, it is considered public. The material difference isn't in the ownership structure itself — primarily it's the fact that the company now has to disclose its financial information in shareholder reports. Thus, even if the Russian government will own 75% of UABC, the fact that the remaining 25% is floated means that stock exchange reporting rules apply. Got it? —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 05:18, 30 December 2006 (UTC)