27 Jun 2011 14:45
OAO Severstal results of AGM
Moscow, Russia - June 27, 2011. The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of OAO Severstal for the 2010 results held on June 27, 2011 in Cherepovets adopted the following resolutions:
1. To elect OAO Severstal's Board of Directors composed of the following: Alexey Mordashov, Mikhail Noskov, Sergei Kuznetsov, Alexey Kulichenko, Alexander Grubman, Christopher Clark, Ronald Freeman, Peter Kraljic, Martin Angle, Rolf Stomberg.
2. To approve the Annual Report and annual accounting statements for 2010, including the profit and loss statement.
3. A) To distribute the profits for the 2010 fiscal year by paying a dividend of 2.42 rubles (approximately $0.08) per share; B) To not distribute the rest of the profits for the fiscal year 2010.
4. To pay a dividend of 3.90 rubles (approximately $0.14) per share in respect of the first three months of the financial year to 31 March 2011.
5. To elect an Internal Audit Commission of OAO Severstal composed of the following: Artem Voronchihin, Roman Antonov, Svetlana Guseva.
6. To approve ZAO KPMG (TIN 7702019950; principal Registration Number of the Entry in the State Register of Auditors and Audit Organisations: 10301000804) as OAO Severstal's Auditor.
7. To supplement the decision on remuneration of the Board members adopted by the AGM which was held on June 11, 2010 with the following: The Company pays an independent Board member elected as Chairman of the Board an additional £103,320 within one month of the election.
ОАО Severstal is one of the world's largest vertically integrated steel and mining companies. With assets in Russia and other CIS countries, USA, Europe and Africa, Severstal reported revenue of $13,573 million and EBITDA of $3,263 million in 2010. Severstal's crude steel production in 2010 reached 14.7 million tonnes. Severstal also produced 589 koz of gold at its gold mining assets in West Africa, Kazakhstan and Russia. The company is listed on RTS and MICEX, the сompany's GDRs are traded on LSE.
For further information, please contact:
Severstal, Investor Relations
Vladimir Zaluzhsky
T: +7 495 926-77-66
vladimir.zaluzhsky@severstal.com
Severstal, Public Relations
Elena Kovaleva,
T: +7 495 926-77-66
elena.kovaleva@severstal.com