EVRAZ

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The Company’s subscribed share capital is fixed at two hundred and ninety one million nine hundred and fourteen thousand two hundred and forty two euros (€291,914,242) represented by one hundred and forty five million nine hundred and fifty seven thousand one hundred and twenty one (145,957,121) ordinary shares with a nominal value of two euros (ˆ2) each.

All shares have the same rights and are equal. The Company, as of 31 December 2009, does not have any other class of shares, either authorised or outstanding, nor are any of the Company’s shares party to any cross shareholding arrangements. The Company held no Treasury shares as of 31 December 2009.

Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), valued on the basis of one GDR equating to one third of one ordinary share, are listed on the London Stock Exchange. GDRs, as of 31 December 2009, represented 28.76% of the Company’s issued share capital.

In 2009, the Company issued convertible bonds. Evraz’s controlling shareholder Lanebrook (together with an affiliate) subscribed for US$200 million of convertible bonds. The remaining bonds were acquired by more than 100 international investors. The bonds can be converted into the Company’s global depositary receipts (GDRs) at the option of bondholders with effect from 11 September 2009 till 6 July 2014.

In 2005-2009, the Company had incentive plans (the Evraz Stock Option Plans) under which certain members of the Board of Directors, senior executives and employees could acquire shares in Evraz Group S.A. At present there are no valid stock option plans in the Company.

Shareholder structure


Shareholder

% of shares (as of December 31, 2009)

Lanebrook Limited71.24%
BNY (Nominees) Limited*, 28.76%**
    including shares owned by Lanebrook
    Limited in the form of GDRs

1.15%  

TOTAL (145,957,121 shares)100%

* The Bank of New York Mellon serves as Depositary for the Company's GDR programme

** 1 share is represented by 3 GDRs 

Major Shareholders (as of June 30, 2010)

Lanebrook Limited has informed the Company that Lanebrook is controlled by Greenleas International Holdings Limited and Crosland Global Limited. Mr Alexander Abramov, Evraz's Chairman of the Board of Directors, has a beneficial interest in 66.7% of Crosland Global Limited (which represents a 24.15% beneficial interest in the Company) and Mr Alexander Frolov, Evraz's Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, has a beneficial interest in 33.3% of Crosland Global Limited (which represents a 12.05% beneficial interest in the Company). Crosland Global Limited has a beneficial interest in 50% of Lanebrook (which represents a 36.20% beneficial interest in the Company). Mr Shvidler, a non-executive director, has a beneficial interest in approximately 3.43 % of the outstanding shares of Evraz through an indirect interest in Lanebrook.

None of the Company's current shareholders has voting rights which differ from those of any other holders of the Company's shares.

Note:

  • Evraz's management is not aware of the existence of any stake exceeding 5% in except for those that are reported.
  • This information is based on a variety of sources and accurate to the best of our knowledge.

Changes to Evraz Group's issued share capital

DateIssued, sharesTotal number of sharesNotes
December 31, 2005116 904 326
595 280117 499 606Employee stock option plan
December 31, 2006117 499 606
810 047118 309 653Employee stock option plan
December 31, 2007118 309 653
September 9, 20084 195 150122 504 803Acquisition of Ukrainian assets
December 31, 2008122 504 803
February 20099 755 347132 260 150Partial scrip (2008 interim) dividend
July 20096 363 638138 623 788Equity offering (incl. over-allotment)
August 12, 20097 333 333145 957 121In favour of Lanebrook (under equity and convertible bond offerings)
December 31, 2009145 957 121

Directors’ Interests

Mr Alexander Abramov, Chairman of Evraz Group, has a 24.15% beneficial interest in the Company and Mr Alexander Frolov, Chief Executive of Evraz Group, has a 12.05% beneficial interest in the Company. Mr Shvidler, a non-executive director, has a beneficial interest in approximately 3.43% of the Company’s outstanding shares.

Share Ownership by Senior Management

As of 1 April 2010, the following senior managers had beneficial interests in Evraz stock held as GDRs*:

NameTotal holding, GDRs
Leonid Kachur

915,450

Pavel Tatyanin

89,475

Timur Yanbukhtin

42,300

* Including GDRs awarded under the Company’s stock option plans

GDR-Holders by Type as at January 2010
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