EVRAZ PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2013

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RNS Number : 0235W

Evraz Plc

21 January 2013



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		EVRAZ plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			X
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Verocchio Enterprises Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	16 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	18 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	4%, 5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
Ordinary shares GB00B71N6K86	0			0			66,326,503		66,326,503			4.5%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
Warrant			16 April 2014		16 January 2014 - 16 April 2014					16,972,464				1.1%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
													Nominal		Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
83,298,967								5.6%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:	Acquisition of voting rights as a result of the completion of acquisition of an indirect controlling interest in OJSC Raspadskaya by EVRAZ plc on January 16, 2013
14. Contact name:	Delphine Nougayréde, Legal Representative Tim Baumgartner, Legal Representative
15. Contact telephone number:	+7 495 221 4422 +44 (0)207 153 7374

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