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RNS Number : 3242L

Evraz Plc

24 April 2015

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
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 Mr Eugene Shvidler
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	20 April 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	22 April 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Lanebrook Limited: 64%

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)

968,385,484

890,624,130

63.70%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Roman

Abramovich)

471,675,808

433,800,241

31.03%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Alexander

Abramov)

328,170,157

301,818,094

21.59%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Alexander

Frolov)

163,870,710

150,711,892

10.78%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Eugene

Shvidler)

46,864,423

43,101,210

3.08%

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: 890,624,130

63.70%

Mr Roman Abramovich: 433,800,241

31.03%

Mr Alexander Abramov: 301,818,094

21.59%

Mr Alexander Frolov: 150,711,892

10.78%

Mr Eugene Shvidler: 43,101,210

3.08%

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 63.70% Mr Roman Abramovich holds an indirect interest of 31.03% of which 28.84% is held indirectly through Lanebrook Limited Mr Alexander Abramov holds an indirect interest of 21.59%, of which 21.24% is held indirectly through Lanebrook Limited Mr Alexander Frolov holds an indirect interest of 10.78%, of which 10.61% is held indirectly through Lanebrook Limited Mr Eugene Shvidler holds an indirect interest of 3.08%, of which 3.02% 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:	On 1 April 2015, the issuer, EVRAZ plc, invited shareholders to participate in a tender offer to tender up to a maximum of 8.03% of their shareholding for consideration of US$3.10 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the tender offer, on 20 April 2015, EVRAZ plc transferred to treasury 108,458,508 ordinary shares of the Company which had been successfully tendered by the shareholders.
14. Contact name:	Lanebrook Limited Helen Skapoullis (administrator)
15. Contact telephone number:	+357 22 555 352 (administrator)

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