TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
TORCENSTA HOLDING LTD
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Please see additional information at 13 below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
12 February 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 February 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%, 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary
59,865,435
33,737,970
2.29
GB00B71N6K86
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/ConversionPeriod
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
-
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exerciseprice
Exercise/Conversionperiod
Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
2.29%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BNP Paribas Securities Services UK Limited holds 33,737,970 shares in EVRAZ plc as nominee for Torcensta Holding Ltd whose ultimate beneficial owner is Mr Igor Kolomoisky.
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:
14. Contact name:
Mr Mikhail Basisty
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7861 4000