On October 8, the Economic Court of Kyiv satisfied a claim of the Deposit Guarantee Fund against the NBU (in case No.910/6175/19) and decided to collect UAH 277,2 million of property damage from the defendant in favor of the plaintiff, which, according to estimates of the Deposit Guarantee Fund, was caused to it due to making decision by the National Bank (cancelled in a judicial proceeding) about liquidation of the bank "Basis".
According to court materials, the specified amount conforms to unsatisfied creditors’ claims of the Deposit Guarantee Fund to the bank Basis (regarding payment to depositors at the expense of the Fund).
On April 20, 2012, the NBU introduced a temporary administration to the bank "Basis", and on August 23, 2012, the regulator has withdrawn the banking license and assigned the financial institution for liquidation. It happened against the background of the conflict between the then authorities and the current head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Arsen Avakov, whose family and partners are connected to the bank "Basis".
According to the NBU, as of July 1, 2012, the volume of "Basis" assets amounted to UAH 531 million.
On December 12, 2014, the Supreme Administrative Court refused to satisfy the cassation appeal of the NBU and left unchanged the resolution of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv dated August 14, 2014 and the decision of the Kyiv Appeal Administrative Court dated October 21, 2014 (in the case No. 826/2238/13-a), which cancelled the decision of the National Bank on withdrawal of the banking license of "Basis".
On July 9, 2015, The Supreme Administrative Court upheld the decision of the courts of the previous instances in the case No. 820/18776/14, which cancelled the registration records for termination of the legal entity of the "Basis" bank.
According to court materials, after the resolution of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv of August 14, 2014, entered into force, an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the "Basis" was held and decided to change the name of the company to "JSCB "Basis" PJSC. Also, the changes to the types of economic activities carried out by the company, in particular, the exclusion of "the activity of commercial banks" were introduced to the state register of legal entities.
On November 23, 2015, Kharkiv Court of Appeal refused to satisfy the appeal of the NBU and left unchanged the decision of the Economic Court of Kharkiv region of October 13, 2015 (in the case No. 922/4783/15), which charged UAH 19.56 million (accumulated in the account of "Basis" in the NBU`s office in Kharkiv region) from the National Bank in favor of the "Basis" bank.
On June 22, 2016, the Economic Court of Kyiv satisfied the claim by "JSCB "Basis" PJSC for charging another USD 656.300 from the NBU (case No. 910/9668/16).
On March 1, 2018, The Economic Court of Donetsk region declared the bankruptcy of "JSCB "Basis" PJSC and opened a liquidation procedure (case No. 905/1328/17).
On November 14, 2018, the Supreme Court refused to recognize the requirements of the Deposit Guarantee Fund to "JSCB "Basis" PJSC for UAH 277.8 million.
At the end of 2015, the owners of the "JSCB "Basis" PJSC changed. According to the National securities and stock market commission, as of December 31, 2012, PPTF "BIO-M" (73.17%) and Yevgeny Pylypenko (23.65%) were among the shareholders of the company.