15 Dec 2006 12:30
OJSC Novolipetsk Steel15 December 2006 Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK)Incorporated in Russia, LipetskLSE Trading Symbol: NLMK BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. To: The FSA Date: 15 December 2006 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 2006 To: 14 December 2006 Balance under scheme from previous return: 48,201,014 GDSs The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, N/Aif the scheme has been increased since the date of thelast return: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during 455,868 GDSsperiod: Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 101,173,799 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 48,656,882 GDSs on 14 December 2006period Name of contact: Anton Bazulev Address of contact: 1/15 Kotelnicheskaya Nab., Stroenie B, Entrance 6 109240 Moscow, Russia Telephone number of contact: + 7 495 411 73 55 SIGNED BY Company secretaryfor and on behalf of OJSC Novolipetsk SteelName 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