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Evraz Plc

18 June 2012

EVRAZ plc (the 'Company')

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the 'Meeting') of the Company was held on Monday 18 June 2012 at 11.00am. At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the notice of the Meeting were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 18, 19, 20 and 21 were passed as special resolutions.

The poll voting figures are shown below.

 
 No.    Resolution 
  1     To receive the report of the Directors and the Accounts for 
         the year ended 31 December 2011 
        Votes for                           1,101,829,377              99.92% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             851,097              0.08% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,589 
  Total votes as % 
   of issued share 
   capital ("ISC")                                 82.29% 
 
  2     To declare a final dividend of US$0.17 per ordinary share in 
         respect of the year ended 31 December 2011 
        Votes for                           1,102,680,474              100% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                                   0              0% of votes cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,589 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  3     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 
         31 December 2011 
        Votes for                           1,071,353,172              98.69% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                          14,166,679              1.31% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                               17,678,212 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          81.01% 
 
  4     To elect Alexander Abramov as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,098,859,241              99.67% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                           3,690,983              0.33% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  647,839 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.28% 
 
  5     To elect Duncan Antony Hilder Baxter as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,101,354,834              99.94% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             688,260              0.06% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                1,154,969 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.25% 
 
  6     To elect Alexander Frolov as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,102,450,219              99.98% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             230,255              0.02% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,589 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  7     To elect Karl Gruber as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,102,506,746              99.98% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             173,478              0.02% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,839 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  8     To elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,102,506,746              99.98% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             173,728              0.02% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,589 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  9     To elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,102,272,001              99.96% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             408,473              0.04% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,589 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  10    To elect Olga Pokrovskaya as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,057,318,565              95.93% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                          44,854,529              4.07% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                1,024,969 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.26% 
 
  11    To elect Terry John Robinson as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,101,354,834              99.94% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             688,260              0.06% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                1,154,969 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.25% 
 
  12    To elect Eugene Shvidler as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,100,567,013              99.81% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                           2,113,211              0.19% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,839 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  13    To elect Eugene Tenenbaum as a Director of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,063,908,898              96.60% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                          37,484,321              3.40% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                1,804,844 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.20% 
 
  14    To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and to authorise 
         the Directors to determine their remuneration 
        Votes for                         1,101,583,650                99.93% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                             790,787              0.07% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  823,626 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.27% 
 
  15    To authorise the Directors to allot shares, as provided in resolution 
         15 set out in the AGM Notice 
        Votes for                           1,082,773,214              98.29% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                          18,821,348              1.71% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                1,603,501 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.21% 
 
  16    To authorise the Company to make political donations 
        Votes for                           1,100,927,933              99.84% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                           1,745,134              0.16% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  524,996 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  17    To authorise the Company to communicate with shareholders by 
         electronic means 
        Votes for                           1,102,680,224              100% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                                 250              0% of votes cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,589 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  18    To disapply pre-emption rights 
        Votes for                           1,095,299,780              99.35% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                           7,171,820              0.65% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  725,890 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.28% 
 
  19    To authorise the Directors to buy back shares 
        Votes for                           1,100,614,424              99.81% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                           2,066,050              0.19% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,589 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  20    To amend the articles of association of the Company 
        Votes for                           1,102,679,651              100% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                                   0              0% of votes cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,839 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 
  21    To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on not less 
         than 14 clear days' notice 
        Votes for                           1,090,198,314              98.87% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
        Votes against                          12,481,910              1.13% of votes 
                                                                        cast 
  Votes withheld                                  517,839 
  Total votes as % 
   of ISC                                          82.29% 
 -------------------------------------  -----------------  ----  -------------------  ----  ---------------- 
 
 

Notes

1. Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.

2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3. The issued share capital of EVRAZ plc as at 18 June 2012 is 1,339,929,360 ordinary shares. The scrutineer of the polls was Computershare Investor Services PLC.

   4.   All percentages are rounded to two decimal points. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions passed at the Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Details of the poll votes received will shortly also be available for viewing on the Company's website www.evraz.com

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For further information:

Investor Relations: Alexander Boreyko Director, Investor Relations London: +44 207 832 8990

Moscow: +7 495 232 1370

ir@evraz.com

Company Secretary: TMF Corporate Administration Services Limited London: +44 207 832 8922

evrazcosec@tmf-group.com

EVRAZ is a vertically integrated steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy and South Africa. EVRAZ is among the top 20 largest steel producers in the world based on crude steel production of 16.8 million tonnes in 2011. In 2011 EVRAZ sold 15.5 million tonnes of steel products. A significant portion of the Group's internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal is covered by its mining operations. The Group's consolidated revenues for the year ended 31 December 2011 were US$16,400 million and consolidated adjusted EBITDA amounted to US$2,898 million.

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