RNS Number : 9907O
Evraz Plc
02 June 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


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

Mr Roman Abramovich

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Lanebrook Limited

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

28 May 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 June 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

31%

 


 

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

(Mr Roman

Abramovich)

 

433,800,241

433,800,241



433,800,241


30.80%


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

433,800,241

30.80%


 

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

Mr Roman Abramovich holds an indirect interest of 30.80% of which 28.63% 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 28 May 2015, the issuer, EVRAZ plc, has transferred 10,074,926 ordinary shares out of treasury to the issuer's Employee Benefit Trust.

 

Following the above transfer, the issuer's issued share capital consists of 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares of which 98,383,582 are held as treasury shares. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights attaching to the issuer's ordinary shares is 1,408,143,712.

14. Contact name:

Andre De Cort

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 20 7471 1602

 


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