RNS Number : 6527B
Evraz Plc
08 October 2015
 

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:

Lanebrook Limited

Mr Roman Abramovich

Mr Alexander Abramov

Mr Alexander Frolov

Mr Eugene Shvidler

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


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

5 October 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 October 2015

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

Lanebrook Limited: 64%

Mr Roman Abramovich: 31%


 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Lanebrook Limited)

890,624,130

890,624,130

905,487,416

905,487,416


64.30%


Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Roman

Abramovich)

 

433,800,241

433,800,241



440,528,063


31.28%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Alexander Abramov)

 

301,818,094

301,818,094



306,774,676


21.79%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Alexander Frolov)

 

150,711,892

150,711,892



153,186,953


10.88%

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

(Mr Eugene Shvidler)

43,101,210

43,101,210



43,805,030


3.11%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Lanebrook Limited: 905,487,416

64.30%

Mr Roman Abramovich: 440,528,063

31.28%

Mr Alexander Abramov: 306,774,676

21.79%

Mr Alexander Frolov: 153,186,953

10.88%

Mr Eugene Shvidler: 43,805,030

3.11%

 

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

Lanebrook Limited holds a direct interest of 64.30%

Mr Roman Abramovich holds an indirect interest of 31.28% of which 29.11% is held indirectly through

Lanebrook Limited

Mr Alexander Abramov holds an indirect interest of 21.79%, of which 21.44% is held indirectly through

Lanebrook Limited

Mr Alexander Frolov holds an indirect interest of 10.88%, of which 10.71% is held indirectly through

Lanebrook Limited

Mr Eugene Shvidler holds an indirect interest of 3.11%, of which 3.04% 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.

 

On 05 October 2015, Lanebrook Limited acquired

14,863,286 ordinary shares of EVRAZ plc from a

third party.

 

14. Contact name:

Lanebrook Limited:

Helen Skapoullis (administrator)

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+357 22 555 352 (administrator)

 

 


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