UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Mechel OAO ——————————————————————————————————— |
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Krasnoarmeyskaya 1, Moscow 125993 Russian Federation |
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MECHEL REPORTS MOSCOW CITY ARBITRATION COURT RULING Moscow, Russia — August 19, 2015 – Mechel OAO (MICEX: MTLR, NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the decisions of Moscow City Arbitration Court. Moscow City Arbitration Court decided to accept a claim of RPFB Project Finance Ltd. to hold Mechel OAO bankrupt to consider and scheduled a hearing on relevancy of application of the creditor for September 15, 2015. If the judge delivers the ruling on holding the application reasonable, there will be commenced a supervision procedure. If the creditor's claims are satisfied prior to the hearing, the application shall be admitted unreasonable and unjustified and bankruptcy proceedings shall be dismissed. The Company will bend every effort to settle a case and to prevent Mechel OAO bankruptcy. *** Mechel OAO Alexey Lukashov Tel: + 7 495 221 88 88 alexey.lukashov@mechel.com *** Mechel is an international mining and steel company which employs 67,000 people. Its products are marketed in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, heat and electric power. All of its enterprises work in a single production chain, from raw materials to high value-added products. *** 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.
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
| Mechel OAO | ||
| Date: August 19, 2015 | By: |
Oleg V. Korzhov |
| Name: | Oleg V. Korzhov | |
| Title: | CEO | |