Evraz Group SA (EDR) : Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9772U

Evraz Plc

04 January 2012

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii			EVRAZ plc
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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				X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii		Lanebrook Limited Mr Roman Abramovich Mr Alexander Abramov
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		28 November 2011 and 19 December 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		29 November 2011 and 30 December 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii		Lanebrook Limited: 73%, 72% Mr Roman Abramovich: 35%, 34% Mr Alexander Abramov: 25%, 24%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

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

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Lanebrook Limited holds a direct interest of 72.34% Mr Roman Abramovich holds an indirect interest of 34.68%, of which 32.75% is held indirectly through Lanebrook Limited Mr Alexander Abramov holds an indirect interest of 24.64%, of which 24.12% 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:	Change in percentage of voting rights as a result of the additional issue of shares by EVRAZ plc following the second and third closings on 28 November and 15 December 2011 of a recommended share exchange offer by EVRAZ plc for the entire issued share capital of Evraz Group S.A. in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares in EVRAZ plc
14. Contact name:	TMF Corporate Secretarial Services Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

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