Evraz Regulatory News (EVR)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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

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 the notification obligation:

 TORCENSTA HOLDING LTD

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

Please see additional information at 13 below

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

12 February 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 February 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%, 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

59,865,435

59,865,435

33,737,970

2.29

GB00B71N6K86

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/ConversionPeriod

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

% of votingrights

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversionperiod

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights

-

 -

 -

 -

 -

Nominal

Delta

 -

-

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

33,737,970

2.29%

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

BNP Paribas Securities Services UK Limited holds 33,737,970 shares in EVRAZ plc as nominee for Torcensta Holding Ltd whose ultimate beneficial owner is Mr Igor Kolomoisky.

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:

BNP Paribas Securities Services UK Limited holds 33,737,970 shares in EVRAZ plc as nominee for Torcensta Holding Ltd whose ultimate beneficial owner is Mr Igor Kolomoisky.

14. Contact name:

Mr Mikhail Basisty

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7861 4000