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NLMK Group has successfully achieved all key objectives as part of its Environmental Strategy 2023, reducing specific atmospheric emissions by 13%, increasing waste processing rate to 96% (recycling of secondary resources at 99%), and cutting discharges into water bodies in half.

At NLMK Group’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 30 June 2023, NLMK shareholders resolved not to pay FY2022 dividends, following the recommendation of the Board of Directors.

Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) is pleased to announce that on 9 June 2023 Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Depository Bank”) resumed the conversion of Regulation S and Rule 144A global depositary receipts (ISINs US67011E1055 and US67011E2046) into ordinary shares.

NLMK Group was ranked first among Russian steelmakers in the Top 50 Green Energy Transition rating. In the overall rating NLMK Group was ranked among TOP 5. The ranking was compiled by RAEX-Europe, an independent rating agency.

NLMK has topped the ranking every month starting from October 2022.

NLMK Group was ranked among Top 20 Employers by HeadHunter. NLMK Group also came first in the HR Process Development Level rating and was included into Top 3 Best Employers among production companies.

NLMK Group is pleased to announce Q3 and 9M 2014 NLMK Group Trading Update.

NLMK Group is pleased to announce Q2 2014 and H1 2014 NLMK Group Trading Update.

NLMK Group is pleased to announce Q1 2014 key operating highlights.

NLMK Group is pleased to announce NLMK Group Q4 and 12M 2013 Trading Update.

In Q3 2013, NLMK Group steel output grew by 3% to 3.897 m t, driven among other factors by a 0.1 m t increase in output at NLMK Kaluga. Q3 steel product sales totaled 3.719 m t (-1.4% q-o-q). Finished product sales grew by 5.5% q-o-q to 2.896 m t; their share in total sales growing 5 p.p. to 78%. Sales of value added products1 increased by 2.1% to 1.411 m t, accounting for c.50% of finished product sales.

In Q2 2013, NLMK Group steel output increased by 2.5% to 3.785 m t. Q2 steel product sales totaled 3.771 m t (+0.2%). Finished product sales grew by 6% q-o-q to 2.744 m t driven by the seasonal growth in demand from end consumers. The share of finished products in total sales exceeded 73%. Sales of value added products increased by 3.7% to 1.380 m t, accounting for c.50% of finished product sales.

NLMK Group's Board of Directors recommended NLMK shareholders to approve Q3'21 dividend in the amount of RUB 13.33 per share at the Extraordinary General Shareholder Meeting (EGM) which will be held on 26 November 2021.

NLMK Group’s EBITDA (LSE, MOEX: NLMK) in Q3 2021 increased by 11% qoq to $2.3 bn; EBITDA margin was 50%. Free cash flow (FCF) reached $1.1 bn. The Board of Directors recommended approving Q3 2021 dividends in the amount of 13.33 RUB/share (100% of the FCF).

NLMK (LSE: NLMK) will be announcing its consolidated IFRS results for Q3 2021 on Thursday, October 21, 2021.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholder (EGM) held on 27 August 2021, NLMK shareholders approved the payment of Q2 2021 dividends of RUB 13.62 per share. The date upon which the shareholders entitled to Q2 2021 dividends will be determined was set as 7 September 2021.

NLMK Group’s EBITDA (LSE, MOEX: NLMK) in Q2 2021 totalled $2.1 bn; EBITDA margin grew by 9 p.p. qoq to 50%. Free cash flow (FCF) reached $864 m. NLMK Group Board of Directors recommended approving Q2 2021 dividends in the amount of 13.62 RUB/share (127% of the FCF).

NLMK Group's Board of Directors recommended NLMK shareholders to approve Q2'21 dividend in the amount of RUB 13.62 per share at the Extraordinary General Shareholder Meeting (EGM) which will be held on 27 August 2021.

NLMK Lipetsk has revamped its Blast Furnace No. 3 dedusting system, ensuring a dust capture rate of 99.9%. As a result of NLMK’s continuous environmental upgrades, all of its blast furnaces are now equipped with advanced dedusting systems that are on par with best global technologies.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, was ranked in the top 50 of the Best IT Employers in Russia, according to a rating compiled by Habr.ru, the largest resource for IT professionals, in partnership with ECOPSY, a HR consulting company.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, ranked first in the ESG rating by RAEX-Europe, an independent rating agency.

NLMK Lipetsk is implementing a project to support agriculture. Construction of dairy farming facilities carried out by the Company is nearing completion in the Tver, Kaluga, and Altai regions. The farms will boost the supply of organic milk by 180,000 tonnes per year.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, has implemented a new real-time system for air quality monitoring at NLMK Lipetsk and Stoilensky. The new equipment collects data for a more granular and reliable tracking of the sites’ environmental impact.

NLMK Lipetsk has commenced hot testing of new environmental protection equipment at its steelmaking operations. The new unit for gas dedusting with a capacity of 600,000 m3 per hour, will enable a five-fold reduction in dust emissions at the Mixer Section of BOF Shop No. 1.

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.

Institutional Investor, a leading global finance magazine, has recognized NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK) as the leader in investor relations, with the highest rating among 350 companies from developing countries in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa).

NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK), a global steel company, has published its Payments to Governments Report 2020 disclosing the respective payments related to extractive activities of the company.

NLMK (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK), a global steel company, today announces the closing of its EUR 500 million 5-year Eurobond placement with an annual coupon rate of 1.45%. Interest payments on the Eurobonds are payable annually.

NLMK Group has ranked among the top 10 steel companies globally in the 2021 Value Creators Rankings compiled by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on the basis of total shareholder return (TSR) over the previous five-year period from 2016 through 2020.

NLMK Indiana and NLMK Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as NLMK USA), NLMK Group’s American division companies, have reached an amicable settlement with the United States Government resolving NLMK’s lawsuit challenging the Department of Commerce’s denial of NLMK’s requests for exclusion from Section 232 steel tariffs.

NLMK Group signed a 4-year syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) with a group of international banks in the amount of €600 m, with an accordion option allowing the Company to increase the funding limit to €1 bn.