OREANDA-NEWS. Open Joint-Stock Company "Novolipetsk Steel" (NLMK), 2, pl. Metallurgov, 398040, Lipetsk, hereby notifies of the convocation of NLMK’s Annual General Shareholders' Meeting on 2014 performance in the form of a meeting (joint presence of shareholders for the discussion of agenda items and decision-making on items put to vote), to be held on 5 June 2015, at 12:00, at: Conference Hall, NLMK.

Headquarters, 2, Metallurgov sq., Lipetsk, in line with the following agenda:

1. Approval of NLMK’s 2014 Annual Report, Annual Financial Statements, including 2014 Profit & Loss Statement, profit distribution (including declaration of dividends) based on NLMK’s performance in 2014 financial year.
2. Payment (declaration) of dividends based on Q1 2015 performance.
3. Recognition of the Dividend Policy of NLMK, approved by NLMK’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting on 6 June 2014, null and void.
4. Election of members of NLMK’s Board of Directors.
5. Election of NLMK’s President (Chairman of the Management Board).
6. Election of members of NLMK’s Audit Commission.
7. Payment of remunerations to the members of NLMK's Board of Directors.
8. Approval of NLMK's internal documents.
9. Approval of the amount of basic remuneration of a member of NLMK’s Board of Directors.
10. Approval of NLMK’s Auditor.

The list of persons, entitled to participate in NLMK's General Shareholders' Meeting, is compiled on the basis of the data of NLMK’s Shareholder Register as of 17 April 2015. The participants of NLMK's Annual General Shareholders Meeting will be registered on the day of the meeting starting from 10:30 at NLMK Headquarters.

For the purpose of registration the persons entitled to participate in the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (their representatives) shall present (submit) the following documents:

  • a shareholder – an individual – (a) document(s) confirming his/her ID according to the list of persons entitled to participate in the General Shareholders’ Meeting;
  • a representative of a shareholder – an individual – a proxy issued by that individual and the representative's ID document(s);
  • a representative of a shareholder – a legal entity without a proxy due to legislation or constituent documents – a copy of the shareholders' (legal entity's) constituent documents and (a) document(s) confirming his/her powers (copy of decision on his/her election or designation, etc.), ID document(s);
  • a representative of a shareholder – a legal entity – a proxy issued by that legal entity and the representative's ID document(s);
  • a representative of a shareholder – a state or municipal entity, operating without power of attorney based on federal laws or acts by the respective state or local authorities – (a) document(s) confirming the respective powers (certificate of employment, voting instructions, etc.) and ID document(s).

Powers of attorney and other documents confirming the participant's right to act on behalf of the shareholder shall by submitted to the Company at the time of registration.

Postal address, to which, in accordance with cl. 3 Article 60 of the Federal Law “On Joint-Stock Companies”, filled-in voting ballots may be sent for NLMK: Equity Management Department, NLMK, 2, Metallurgov sq., Lipetsk, 398040 Russia. For the purposes of the meeting quorum and voting results determination the ballots received by NLMK before 3 June 2015 shall be taken into account.

The information (materials) provided for the preparation for NLMK’s Annual General Shareholders' Meeting can be studied starting from 5 May 2015 (on workdays from 8:00 till 15:00) at: NLMK Headquarters, NLMK, 2, Metallurgov sq., Lipetsk, rooms: 531, 603 (tel.: (4742) 444-463, 444-989), as well as at NLMK’s web-site: http://www.nlmk.ru.