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RNS Number : 9767V

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
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Lanebrook Limited Mr Roman Abramovich Mr Alexander Abramov Mr Alexander Frolov
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}	Lanebrook Limited: 72%, 71%, 70%, 69%, 68%, 67%, 66%, 65% Mr Roman Abramovich: 34%, 33%, 32% Mr Alexander Abramov: 24%, 23%, 22% Mr Alexander Frolov: 12%, 11%

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

(Lanebrook Limited)

967,561,578

65.71%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Roman Abramovich)

463,801,971

471,302,870

32.01%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Alexander Abramov)

329,622,798

330,216,751

22.42%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Alexander Frolov)

164,892,446

11.20%

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

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

Lanebrook Limited: 967,561,578

65.71%

Mr Roman Abramovich: 471,302,870

32.01%

Mr Alexander Abramov: 330,216,751

22.42%

Mr Alexander Frolov: 164,892,446

11.20%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Lanebrook Limited holds a direct interest of 65.71% Mr Roman Abramovich holds an indirect interest of 32.01%, of which 29.74% is held indirectly through Lanebrook Limited Mr Alexander Abramov holds an indirect interest of 22.42%, of which 21.91% is held indirectly through Lanebrook Limited Mr Alexander Frolov holds an indirect interest of 11.20%, of which 10.94% is held indirectly through Lanebrook Limited

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

13. Additional information:	Change in percentage of voting rights as a result of the additional issue of shares by EVRAZ plc following the completion of acquisition of an indirect controlling interest in OJSC Raspadskaya on January 16, 2013. The increase in the number of shares held indirectly by Mr. Roman Abramovich and Mr. Alexander Abramov reported in Box 8 is due to historic indirect acquisitions of shares which were not previously reported due to an oversight.
14. Contact name:	TMF Corporate Secretarial Services Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 207 832 8922

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