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OAO TMK / Miscellaneous 22.07.2014 12:16 Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted byEquityStory.RS, LLC - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 22, 2014 PRESS RELEASE TMK Announces 1H 2014 Operational Results The following contains forward looking statements concerning future events.These forward looking statements are based on current information andassumptions of TMK management concerning known and unknown risks anduncertainties. TMK, one of the world's leading producers of tubular products for the oiland gas industry, announces its operational results for the first half of2014. 2Q 2014 and 1H 2014 Highlights - In the first half of 2014, TMK shipped a total of 2,056 thousand tonnes of steel pipe, down 3.9% and up 1.2% year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, respectively. - Seamless pipe shipments fell by 1.3% year-on-year to 1,227 thousand tonnes and by 3.9% quarter-on-quarter to 601 thousand tonnes. - Welded pipe shipments dropped by 7.6% year-on-year to 829 thousand tonnes due to lower demand for welded line pipe and large diameter pipe (LDP). In the second quarter, welded pipe shipments were up 9.3% quarter-on-quarter. - Total shipments of OCTG pipe, TMK's core product, reached 971 thousand tonnes, up 8.1% year-on-year, but down 2.1% quarter-on-quarter. - Shipments of premium connections amounted to 404 thousand joints, up 9.2% and 9.5% year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, respectively. 2Q 2014 and 1H 2014 Summary Results (thousand tonnes) Product 2Q 2014 1Q 2014 Q-o-Q, % 1H 2014 1H 2013 Y-o-Y, % Seamless pipe 601 626 -3.9% 1,227 1,244 -1.3%Welded pipe 433 396 9.3% 829 897 -7.6%Total 1,034 1,022 1.2% 2,056 2,140 - 3.9%including OCTG 480 491 -2.1% 971 898 8.1% 2Q 2014 and 1H 2014 Market Overview and Performance by Division Russian Division In the first quarter, TMK's Russian Division shipped 1,381 thousandtonnes(1) of tubular products, down 8.4% year-on-year, but up 2.5%quarter-on-quarter (699 thousand tonnes in 2Q). Seamless pipe shipments were down 5.7% year-on-year to 888 thousand tonnes,and 4.3% quarter-on-quarter to 434 thousand tonnes. Shipments of seamless OCTG pipe rose by 3.9% year-on-year to 537 thousandtonnes, while dropping by 2.4% quarter-on-quarter to 265 thousand tonnesdue to reduced oil and gas drilling across Russia. Shipments of seamless line pipe fell by 18.4% year-on-year to 213 thousandtonnes and by 2.4% quarter-on-quarter. The decrease was due to postponingof several trunk pipeline construction and related infrastructure projects. As a result of lower demand from engineering companies, shipments ofseamless industrial pipe went down by 16.1% year-on-year to 138 thousandtonnes and 15.2% quarter-on-quarter to 58 thousand tonnes. The decline in welded pipe shipments by 12.8% to 493 thousand tonnes in thefirst half of 2014 is attributable to lower demand for welded line pipe andlarge diameter pipe (LDP) in the first quarter. LDP shipments were up 25%quarter-on-quarter to 96 thousand tonnes due to the launch of severalpipeline projects (Bovanenkovo-Ukhta, Southern Corridor, others.). In thesecond quarter of 2014, welded line and industrial pipe shipments amountedto 77 and 91 thousand tonnes, up 9.7% and 21.3% quarter-on-quarter,respectively. (1) This includes shipments from TMK's Russian facilities, TMK-Kaztrubpromand TMK GIPI to the Russian, CIS and non-CIS markets (excluding the NorthAmerican market). American Division In the reporting period, TMK's American division, TMK IPSCO, increased itsshipments by 6.8% year-on-year, reaching a total of 592 thousand tonnes oftubular products(2). Seamless and welded pipe shipments were 256 and 336thousand tonnes, up 15.1% and 1.3% year-on-year, respectively. Compared tothe second half of 2013, shipments during the first half of 2014 were down3.7%, mainly due to a decrease of 13.4% in domestic welded shipments, theresult of planned cut-backs in production in response to unfavourablemarket conditions caused by a surge in low-priced imports. In the second quarter of 2014, the division shipped 294 thousand tonnes oftubular products, down 1.5% quarter-on-quarter, with seamless pipeaccounting for 126 thousand tonnes (down 3.6% quarter-on-quarter). Weldedpipe shipments amounted to 168 thousand tonnes, virtually unchangedquarter-on-quarter. While US shipments of welded OCTG were down year-on-year, this drop wasoffset by an increase in shipments to Canada. Quarter-on-quarter, weldedOCTG shipments were down 3%. Shipments of seamless OCTG pipe rose by 16.3% to 197 thousand tonnes in thefirst half of 2014, while remaining flat quarter-on-quarter at 99 thousandtonnes. As several infrastructure projects were completed, the division saw reduceddemand for seamless line pipe, which resulted in a 39.7% year-on-year dropto 18 thousand tonnes. Continuing this trend, the second quarter saw eightthousand tonnes of this product shipped, down 19.0% quarter-on-quarter. Shipments of seamless industrial pipe, in contrast, increased by 71.5% to41 thousand tonnes in the first half of 2014, while dropping by 14.9%quarter-on-quarter to 19 thousand tonnes in the second quarter. (2) This includes products manufactured by TMK's Russian and Romanianfacilities and sold in the North American market. European Division The European pipe market continues its slow recovery after a lastingstagnation. Demand for industrial pipe, the division's core product, ismarked by small orders. The division shipped 41 thousand tonnes of this product in the secondquarter, which is flat quarter-on-quarter, and a total of 82 thousandtonnes in the first half of 2014, up 5.5% year-on-year. Premium Segment The demand for TMK UP premium connections remains high, sustained byexpansion of directional and horizontal drilling in America and Russia. In May 2014, TMK signed a long-term contract with Yamal LNG to deliverpremium tubular products throughout 2014-2020, with Yamal LNG's overalldemand for premium tubular products during this period estimated at 48thousand tonnes. Over the reporting period, TMK signed a memorandum of understanding withSakhalin Energy, Sakhalin-II operator, under which a roadmap is to bedrafted for Sakhalin Energy to view TMK as a prospective supplier ofpremium tubular products. TMK shipped a total of 404 thousand joints of premium connections in thefirst half of 2014, up 9.2% year-on-year, while also boosting thequarter-on-quarter figure by 9.5%. 2H 2014 Outlook The Russian tubular market is likely to grow in the second half of 2014driven mainly by the increase in horizontal drilling and development ofunconventional oil and gas fields. Owing to that, TMK expects a steadydemand for oil and gas pipe, particularly seamless OCTG. The launch of major pipeline projects across Russia will enable the Companyto increase shipments and improve product mix in the welded pipe segment,especially LDP. TMK awaits the expansion of demand for seamless line pipe,as the infrastructure projects related to trunk pipeline construction willbe carried out. The launch of Gazprom's Eastern Gas Program may also spurthe market growth. In the US, the recent positive decision to impose anti-dumping andcountervailing duties on manufacturers from nine countries made by the USDepartment of Commerce is yet to be confirmed by the International TradeCommission's (ITC). The decision is expected on August 14th. A positivedecision by the ITC will help make competition in the US market more fair,by levelling conditions for all manufacturers. This includes TMK's AmericanDivision, whose performance may see certain improvement starting in 2015,as inventories of low-priced OCTG imports begin to deplete, and pricesgradually begin to recover in the wake of increased drilling activity. Asin 2013, TMK's American division expects second half 2014 shipments to bestronger than those in the first half of the year. As for the second half 2014 shipments TMK estimates them to be more or lessflat comparing to the first half of the year, while improving product mixmakes the Company believe that 2H 2014 financials will be stronger than in1H 2014. ***For further information regarding TMK, please, visit www.tmk-group.ru aswell as download the YourTube iPad application from the App Storehttps://itunes.apple.com/ru/app/yourtube/id516074932?mt=8&ls=1 *** ТМК (www.tmk-group.ru) TMK (LSE: TMKS) is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipefor the oil and gas industry, operating 28 production sites in Russia, theU.S., Canada, Romania, Oman, the UAE, and Kazakhstan, and two R&D centresin Russia and the U.S. In 2013, TMK's pipe shipments totaled 4.3 milliontonnes. The largest share of TMK's sales belongs to high margin oil countrytubular goods (OCTG), shipped to customers in over 80 countries. TMKdelivers its products along with an extensive package of services in heattreating, protective coating, premium connections threading, warehousingand pipe repairing.TMK's securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange, the OTCQXInternational Premier trading platform in the U.S. and on the MoscowExchange MICEX-RTS. TMK's production assets structure: Russian Division: American Division:Volzhsky Pipe Plant; 12 plants of TMK IPSCO;Seversky Tube Works; OFS International LLC.Taganrog Metallurgical European Division:Works; TMK-ARTROM;Sinarsky Pipe Plant; TMK-RESITA.TMK-CPW; Middle East Division:TMK-Kaztrubprom; TMK GIPI (Oman);TMK-INOX; Threading & Mechanical Key Premium LLC (Abu-TMK-Premium Service; Dhabi);TMK Oilfield Services. TMK Corporate CommunicationsIlya ZhitomirskyTel.: +7 495 775 7600E-mail: pr@tmk-group.com 22.07.2014 EquityStory.RS, LLC's Distribution Services include RegulatoryAnnouncements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: OAO TMK 40/2a Pokrovka 105062 Moscow RussiaPhone: +7 495 775-7600Fax: +7 495 775-7601E-mail: tmk@tmk-group.comInternet: tmk-group.comISIN: US87260R2013Category Code: MSCTIDM: TMKSSequence Number: 2132Time of Receipt: Jul 22, 2014 12:15:23 End of Announcement EquityStory.RS, LLC News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------UK-Regulatory-announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.