Information for Shareholders - NLMK Group

the Group’s shareholders on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, and will depend on the Group’s
financial position, operating results, cash flow, outlook, general economic conditions, and other factors.
Declared dividends are paid to shareholders within 60 days of the date of their announcement, unless a
shorter period is specified by decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders on the payment of dividends.
Dividends payable to GDS holders
Any dividends paid on shares certified by GDS will be declared and paid to the Depositary in roubles or
foreign currency, converted into US dollars by the Depositary (in the case of dividend payment in a currency
other than US dollars), and distributed to the holders of GDS, net of fees and Depositary expenses.
Dividend history
Dividend history (US$ m)
800
700
660
683
738
70%
60%
600
500
400
386
471
379 376
50%
40%
300
30%
200
125
119 115
20%
100
62
43
10%
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
0%
Declared dividends for the year Interim dividends Dividend payout ratio (dividend/net profit), rhs
The Annual General Meeting of NLMK Shareholders announced 2013 dividends for ordinary shares in the
amount of RUB 0.67 in cash per share.
Corporate documents
The Group’s corporate documents, including the Company Charter, are available at http://nlmk.com.
Financial reporting and disclosure
The Group posts announcements of financial results on the London Stock Exchange website via the
regulatory news service (RNS) and then publishes them on the Group website in the form of press releases,
and distributes them to the media.
The Company publishes its financial results on a quarterly basis.
The annual report is published in electronic form on the Group website, http://nlmk.com, on the day of its
official publication. The Group shall give notice of this date in a specially issued press release. A hard copy
of the annual report is available on request in the office of the Register of Shareholders and in the office of
the Group’s PR consultant in London.
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