NLMK.L Regulatory News (NLMK)

17 Dec 2007 16:00

OJSC Novolipetsk Steel17 December 2007 Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) Incorporated in Russia, Lipetsk LSE Trading Symbol: NLMK BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. To: The FSA Date: 17 December 2007 Name of applicant: OJSC Novolipetsk Steel (the "Company") Name of scheme: Global Depositary Shares ("GDSs") with each GDS representing ten ordinary shares in the Company Period of return: From: 15 June 2007 To: 14 December 2007 Balance under scheme from previous return: 48,864,802 GDSs The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if N/Athe scheme has been increased since the date of the lastreturn: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during 1,943,376 GDSsperiod: Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 99,022,503 GDSsperiod Number and class of securities originally listed and the 42,000,000 GDSs on 15 December 2005date of admission Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 50,808,178 GDSs on 14 December 2007period Name of contact: Anton Bazulev Address of contact: 1/15 Kotelnicheskaya Nab., Stroenie B, Entrance 6 109240 Moscow, RussiaTelephone number of contact: + 7 495 411 73 55 SIGNED BY Anton Bazulev Director, Investor and Government Relations for and on behalf of OJSC Novolipetsk Steel Name of applicant If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. For further information: NLMKAnton Bazulev +7 495 915 1575 Financial DynamicsJon Simmons +44 207 831 3113 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange