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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 (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) increased steel output by 12% qoq (+4% yoy) to 4.4 m t. Consolidated sales declined by 7% qoq to 3.9 m t (-13% yoy) driven by a decrease in commercial pig iron sales amid repairs at NLMK Lipetsk BF operations coupled with an increase in intragroup slab sales.

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

NLMK Group, a global steel company, ranked first in the sustainable development rating for Russian steelmaking companies compiled by RAEX-Europe. This rating assesses the leading Russian companies in the industry based on their 2019 performance.

In order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and in line with the new provisions of Russian laws stipulating the possibility of holding Annual General Shareholders’ Meetings in 2021 by absentee voting, NLMK’s Board of Directors has resolved to hold the NLMK AGM on 2020 results on April 29, 2021 in the format of absentee voting. The list of persons eligible to participate in the AGM will be settled based on the Shareholder Register as on 5 April 2021.

In Q4 2020, NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) increased its revenue by 7% qoq to $2.4 bn with EBITDA reaching $890 m. At year-end, EBITDA amounted to $2.6 bn, gaining 3%, with EBITDA margin reaching 29% (+5 p.p. yoy).

Q1 2013 NLMK steel output further increased to 3.7 m t, with steelmaking facilities running at close to maximum levels (94%). Finished steel production went up by 5% qoq to 3.8 m t.

NLMK, the LSE-listed leading steel producer, today announces its consolidated US GAAP results for 12M and Q4 of 2012.

Despite the tough conditions in the global steel markets, in 2012 NLMK Group demonstrated high operational efficiency. Steel production grew 25% to 14.9 million tonnes, with Russian assets accounting for approximately 95%. Based on year-end results, NLMK became the leading steelmaker in the country – the Group’s Russian assets produced approximately 20% of all steel in Russia.

NLMK, the LSE-listed leading Russian steel producer, today announces its operational results for Q3 2012.

NLMK, the LSE-listed leading Russian steel producer, today announces the following regular trading update for Q2 2012.

NLMK, the LSE-listed leading Russian steel producer, today announces the following regular trading update for Q1 2012.

NLMK (LSE: NLMK) will be announcing its consolidated IFRS results for Q4 2021 on Thursday, February 03, 2022.

NLMK (LSE: NLMK) will be announcing its consolidated IFRS results for Q4 2020 on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

At the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (EGM) held on 18 December 2020, NLMK shareholders approved the payment of Q3’20 dividends of RUB 6.43 per share. 9M’20 dividends will amount to RUB 14.39 per share.

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 2021 financial calendar on its web-site.

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK) is pleased to announce that in Q3 2020 its revenue increased by 3% qoq to $2.2 bn, EBITDA totalled $579 m (-1% qoq). NLMK Board of Directors recommended approving Q3 2020 dividends in the amount of RUB 6.43/share.

NLMK Group's Board of Directors recommended NLMK shareholders to approve Q3'20 dividend in the amount of RUB 6.43 per share at the Extraordinary General Shareholder Meeting (EGM) which will be held on 18 December 2020. This sum includes one-off dividends of RUB 3.21 per share aimed at compensating the decrease in dividends in Q4 2019 following the resolution of the Meeting of Shareholders held on 24 April 2020.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, announces today that the FTSE Russel agency has revised NLMK’s FTSE4Good rating upwards from 3.4 to 4.3 (with a maximum of 5.0) following its regular review. With this new rating, NLMK Group now ranks among the top 3% of steelmaking companies with the most sustainable practices (outstripping 97% of participating companies)

NLMK Group, a global steel company, has taken first place among ferrous metallurgy companies in the industry ESG rating composed by RAEX Europe based on 2020 performance. It selects the ESG leaders in 12 key sectors of the Russian economy based on 200 parameters. In the overall list of 155 Russian participants, NLMK Group ranks among the top 5 companies.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, was awarded a high rating of B- (on a scale of A to F) by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a leading international organization that rates companies on their environmental sustainability.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, was named among the Top 3 companies in the Environmental Transparency Rating of Mining and Metals Companies according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russia. The company went up by four places compared to 2020

NLMK Group was ranked among Top 3 Russian companies in sustainable development according to Expert magazine. NLMK gained 18 positions vs last year.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, has topped the ComNews Awards 2021 in the Best Digital ESG Solution nomination. The jury commended NLMK’s digital environmental service: Video Analytics of Air Emissions.

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.