Evraz Regulatory News (EVR)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

EVRAZ plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Alexander Vagin

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Verocchio Enterprises Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

16 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 January 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

4%, 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

GB00B71N6K86

0

0

0

0

66,326,503

4.5%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Warrant

16 April 2014

16 January 2014 -

16 April 2014

16,972,464 (indirect)

1.1% (indirect)

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

83,298,967 (indirect)

5.6%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Acquisition of voting rights as a result of the completion of acquisition of an indirect controlling interest in OJSC Raspadskaya by EVRAZ plc on January 16, 2013

14. Contact name:

Delphine Nougayréde, Legal Representative

Tim Baumgartner, Legal Representative

15. Contact telephone number:

+7 495 221 4422

+44 (0)207 153 7374