KIEV, Dec. 25 ??“ The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) announced Image Ltd. the winner in the tender to select the assessor to determine the market value of a 100% stake in Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) to make management decisions, the fund reported.

The assessment of the stocks will be made as of Nov. 30, 2006.

First Deputy SPF Head and the head of the supervisory council in the company, Viktor Petrov told the press earlier that the additional issue of stocks in the company, after which the state will control over 40% of stocks, is the optimal way to increase the capitalization of the company.