IR releases

At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 31 December 2022, NLMK shareholders did not approve the payment of 9M 2022 dividends recommended by the Board of Directors.

Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) announces the termination of its depositary receipt programme for common shares due to the decision by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (Depositary Bank) to terminate the deposit agreement effective on 18 January 2023

The Board of Directors recommended shareholders to consider the payment of 9M 2022 dividends in the amount of RUB 2.6 per share

NLMK Group was included into the leading platinum group of best employers in Russia according to Forbes Magazine.

Novolipetsk Steel (“NLMK”) hereby informs the holders of the 4.00 per cent. loan participation notes due 2024 (ISIN: XS1577953174, US85812RAA77) (the “Notes”) that (i) on 21 September 2022 NLMK made the scheduled coupon payment to the holders of the Notes whose rights are recorded by Russian depositories, and (ii) on 26 September 2022 (having received the required authorization from the Ministry of Finance of Russia) NLMK transferred the amount equivalent to the balance of the coupon payment to the account of the Issuer of the Notes (Steel Funding D.A.C.) with the Principal Paying Agent (Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch), which was supposed to be on-transferred by the Principal Paying Agent to the international clearing systems for distribution to the holders of the Notes via these systems.

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) is pleased to announce that in Q3 2020 its steel output grew by 3% yoy to 3.9 m t (flat qoq). Sales increased by 11% yoy, totalling 4.4 m t (+2 qoq).

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) is pleased to announce that in 6M 2020 its sales totalled 8.9 m t (flat yoy). Q2 sales grew by 2% yoy to 4.4 m t (-3% qoq).

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) increased its steel output by 11% qoq to 4.2 m t, following the completion of the first stage of major repairs at NLMK Lipetsk BF and BOF operations. NLMK Group sales grew by 8% qoq to 4.5 m t.

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) has published today its Q4 2019 and 12M 2019 operating results. Steel output increased by 1% qoq to 3.8 m t, following the completion of major repairs at NLMK Lipetsk blast furnace and steelmaking operations. NLMK Group sales grew by 4% qoq to 4.2 m t.

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) has published today its Q3 2019 and 9M 2019 operating results. NLMK Group sales decreased by 6% qoq to 4 m t due to repairs at NLMK’s Lipetsk site. The share of finished products grew by 4 p.p. qoq to 68%.

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK), a vertically integrated steel company, has published today its Q2 2019 and 6M 2019* operating results.

NLMK (LSE: NLMK) will be announcing its consolidated IFRS results for Q3 2020 on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

At the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (EGM) held on 25 September 2020, NLMK shareholders approved the payment of Q2’20 dividends of RUB 4.75 per share. 6M’20 dividends will amount to RUB 7.96 per share.

NLMK Group's Board of Directors recommended NLMK shareholders to approve Q2'20 dividend in the amount of RUB 4.75 per share at the Extraordinary General Shareholder Meeting (EGM) which will be held on 25 September 2020.

NLMK Group (LSE, MOEX: NLMK) Q2 2020 EBITDA was $582 m, its EBITDA margin growing by 3 p.p. qoq to 27%. Free cash flow (FCF) totalled $304 m. NLMK Board of Directors recommended approving Q2 dividends in the amount of RUB 4.75/share (132% of FCF).

NLMK (LSE: NLMK) will be announcing its consolidated IFRS results for Q2 2020 on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholder (EGM) held on 30 June 2020, NLMK shareholders approved the payment of Q1 2020 dividends of RUB 3.21 per share.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, has been exploring potential avenues for cutting CO2 emissions as part of World Steel Association’s Step Up decarbonization programme.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, is proud to announce that Sustainalytics has upgraded its ESG risk rating to 28.1 (the lower the score, the better a company is at managing ESG matters). NLMK is currently ranked among the top 5 out of over 140 steel companies analyzed by Sustainalytics.

The newly elected Board of Directors of NLMK Group held its first meeting after the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting. Vladimir Lisin was re-elected Chairman of the Board.

At the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting (AGM) held on 29 April 2021, NLMK shareholders voted to confirm Grigory Fedorishin as the Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer; and to elect a new Board of Directors, with a majority of independent directors (six seats out of nine).

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has named NLMK Group a Sustainability Champion. The title is awarded annually to steel companies that have proven their commitment to the principles of sustainable development, and is the main industry award in the field.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, has published its 2020 Annual Report on the UK National Storage Mechanism website.

NLMK Lipetsk has commissioned a 10,000 m2 automated warehouse complex as part of its efforts to boost the efficiency of its production processes. The complex will enable 24/7 supply of spare parts, components, and consumables to repair shops, reducing internal order completion time by a factor of four.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, the Belgorod Region administration, and the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade have signed a Memorandum of Intent for a project to construct a new metals and mining facility at the Stoilensky Mining and Beneficiation plant.

Novolipetsk Steel (“NLMK”) hereby informs the holders of the 4.00 per cent. loan participation notes due 2024 (ISIN: XS1577953174, US85812RAA77) (the “Notes”) that (i) on 21 September 2022 NLMK made the scheduled coupon payment to the holders of the Notes whose rights are recorded by Russian depositories, and (ii) on 26 September 2022 (having received the required authorization from the Ministry of Finance of Russia) NLMK transferred the amount equivalent to the balance of the coupon payment to the account of the Issuer of the Notes (Steel Funding D.A.C.) with the Principal Paying Agent (Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch), which was supposed to be on-transferred by the Principal Paying Agent to the international clearing systems for distribution to the holders of the Notes via these systems.

NLMK Group, an international steel company, is pleased to announce that Expert RA has assigned it the credit rating of ruAAA with a stable outlook.

NLMK Group hereby informs that Expert RA has withdrawn NLMK’s credit rating following the expiration of the rating services agreement. NLMK Group plans to resume activities on initial credit rating assignment in the nearest future.

Considering the analysis of Q1 2022 performance and trends on the ferrous metallurgy market in early Q1 2022, the 2022 output of Russian ferrous metallurgy companies is expected to decrease year-on-year by more than 11 m t (-15%). The maximum decrease is expected in H2 2022, over 9 m t (-26%) vs. H2 2021

NLMK Group announces that Fitch Ratings has downgraded NLMK Group’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating from BBB (stable outlook) to B (rating watch negative). The rating action follows the agency’s downgrade of Russia’s sovereign ratings on 2 March 2022.

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK), an international steelmaking company with operations in Russia, the USA, and the European Union, is pleased to inform you that it has published its 2022 financial calendar on its web-site. Please note that dates are preliminary and subject to change.