MECHEL OAO CLOSED BOOKS ON PLACEMENT OF STOCK BONDS AT TOTAL SUM OF 15 BILLION
RUBLES

Moscow, Russia — April 05, 2012 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading
Russian mining and metals companies, announces the successful closure of the
books for the placement of its BO-05, BO-06, BO-07, BO-11 and BO-12 series
bonds.
On April 4, 2012 Mechel OAO closed  the books for the placement of its BO-05,
BO-06, BO-07, BO-11 and BO-12 series non-convertible interest-bearing
documentary bonds with an obligatory centralized custody (ID serial numbers
4В02-05-55005-Е, 4В02-06-55005-Е, 4В02-07-55005-Е, 4В02-11-55005-Е and
4В02-12-55005-Е of 05.02.2009). The bonds mature in 1,092 days.
The bonds have a total nominal value of  15.0 billion rubles (approximately 510
million US dollars*). The first coupon rate is 11.25% per year.
The funds procured by the placement will be used solely for the re-financing of
the short-term debt.
The BO-05, BO-06, BO-07, BO-11 and BO-12 series bonds will be placed on the
MICEX Stock Exchange ZAO on April 10, 2012, with Coalmetbank OAO acting as the
issuer’s agent for the placement.
VTB Capital ZAO and Coalmetbank OAO acted as the joint bookrunners for the
placement.
* Based upon the Russian Central Bank exchange rate of 29.43 RUR/$ as of April
5, 2012.
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Mechel OAO
Ekaterina Videman
Tel: + 7 495 221 88 88
ekaterina.videman@mechel.com
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Mechel is one of the leading Russian companies. Its business includes four
segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. Mechel unites producers of coal,
iron ore concentrate, nickel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, steel, rolled products,
hardware, heat and electric power. Mechel products are marketed domestically and
internationally.
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Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other
forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial
performance of Mechel, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to caution you that
these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may
differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements. We refer you to
the documents Mechel files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Form 20-F. These documents contain and
identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned
“Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our
Form 20-F, that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among
others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and
synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the
ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of
developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment,
volatility in stock markets or in the price of our shares or ADRs, financial
risk management and the impact of general business and global economic
conditions.