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EVRAZ plc (EVR)
NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING to the holders of outstanding U.S.$700,000,000
5.250 per cent. notes due 2024 issued by the Issuer
08-Dec-2022 / 11:15 MSK
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside
information in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR),
transmitted by EQS Group.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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THIS NOTICE IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF
NOTEHOLDERS. IF NOTEHOLDERS ARE IN ANY DOUBT AS TO THE ACTION THEY SHOULD
TAKE, THEY SHOULD SEEK INDEPENDENT ADVICE, INCLUDING AS TO ANY LEGAL,
FINANCIAL OR TAX CONSEQUENCES, IMMEDIATELY FROM THEIR OWN BROKER, BANK
MANAGER, SOLICITOR, ACCOUNTANT OR OTHER INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL, TAX OR
LEGAL ADVISER.
THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY, ANY SECURITY AND IS BEING SENT TO NOTEHOLDERS SOLELY IN
THEIR CAPACITY AS SUCH IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADJOURNED MEETING (AS
DEFINED BELOW). THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE RIGHT OF NOTEHOLDERS TO APPOINT
A PROXY TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ADJOURNED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE TRUST DEED AS DEFINED BELOW).
8 December 2022
EVRAZ plc
(the “Issuer”)
NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING
to the holders of outstandingU.S.$700,000,000 5.250 per cent. notes due
2024 (the “Notes”) issued by the Issuer
(Regulation S ISIN: XS1843443273, Common Code: 184344327Rule 144A ISIN:
US30052KAA79, Common Code: 111730776, CUSIP: 30052KAA7)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that as a meeting the holders of the Notes (the
“Noteholders”) held virtually by teleconference (using a video enabled
platform) on 7 December 2022 at 6:00 p.m. (London time) (the “Original
Meeting”) was adjourned due to a lack of quorum, pursuant to the
provisions of Schedule 3 to the trust deed dated 2 April 2019 constituting
the Notes (the “Trust Deed”), an adjourned meeting (the “Adjourned
Meeting”) of the Noteholders convened by the Issuer will be held virtually
by teleconference (using a video enabled platform) on 22 December 2022 at
5:00 p.m. (London time) for the purpose of considering and, if thought
fit, passing the Appointment Extraordinary Resolution and the Amendment
Extraordinary Resolution.
Voting deadline for submitting Consent Instructions is at 5:00 p.m.
(London time) on 20 December 2022.
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this Notice of Adjourned Meeting
have the meanings given to them in the consent solicitation memorandum in
respect of the Notes dated 15 November 2022 (the “Memorandum”), which can
be obtained by request to the Information and Tabulation Agent at
1 evraz@lcpis.ru.
The Issuer believes it to be inadvisable to hold the Adjourned Meeting at
a physical location. Those persons who have indicated that they wish to
attend the Adjourned Meeting will be provided with further details about
attending the Adjourned Meeting via teleconference (using a video enabled
platform).
Background
The Issuer has convened the Adjourned Meeting in order to deliberate on
the same agenda as the Original Meeting, inter alia, for the purpose of
enabling the Noteholders to consider and resolve, if they think fit, to
pass the Appointment Extraordinary Resolution and the Amendment
Extraordinary Resolution. Please refer to the Memorandum and the Notice of
Original Meeting for the full text of the Appointment Extraordinary
Resolution and the Amendment Extraordinary Resolution, details for
submitting Consent Instructions and the documents available for inspection
by Noteholders ahead of the Adjourned Meeting.
General
THE TRUSTEE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE FORMULATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY
RESOLUTIONS AND THE TRUSTEE EXPRESSES NO OPINION ON THE MERITS OF THE
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS OR ON WHETHER NOTEHOLDERS WOULD BE ACTING IN
THEIR BEST INTERESTS IN APPROVING THE EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS, AND
NOTHING IN THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS A RECOMMENDATION TO
NOTEHOLDERS FROM THE TRUSTEE TO VOTE IN FAVOUR OF, OR AGAINST, THE
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS. NOTEHOLDERS SHOULD TAKE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL,
TAX AND LEGAL ADVICE ON THE MERITS AND ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF VOTING IN
FAVOUR OF, OR AGAINST, THE EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING AS TO ANY
LEGAL, FINANCIAL OR TAX CONSEQUENCES, IMMEDIATELY FROM THEIR OWN BROKER,
BANK MANAGER, SOLICITOR, ACCOUNTANT, OR OTHER INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL, TAX
OR LEGAL ADVISER. THE TRUSTEE HAS NOT REVIEWED, NOR WILL IT BE REVIEWING,
ANY DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS.
Noteholders may obtain a copy of the Memorandum from Limited liability
company “Legal Capital Investor Services” (the “Information and Tabulation
Agent”), the contact details for whom are set out below. A Noteholder
will be required to produce evidence satisfactory to the Information and
Tabulation Agent as to its status as a Noteholder and that it is a person
to whom it is lawful to send the Memorandum under applicable laws before
being sent a copy of the Memorandum.
Copies of the Minutes of the Original Meeting dated 7 December 2022, this
Notice of Adjourned Meeting, the Memorandum and the Trust Deed can be
obtained by request to the Information and Tabulation Agent at
evraz@lcpis.ru.
The attention of Noteholders is particularly drawn to the procedures for
voting, quorum and other requirements for the passing of the Appointment
Extraordinary Resolution and the Amendment Extraordinary Resolution at the
Adjourned Meeting held following adjournment of the Original Meeting,
which are set out at “—Voting and Quorum” below. Having regard to such
requirements, the Noteholders are strongly urged either to attend the
Adjourned Meeting or to take steps to be represented at the Adjourned
Meeting as soon as possible.
Voting and Quorum
The provisions governing the convening and holding of a meeting of the
Noteholders are set out in the Trust Deed, a copy of which is available
for inspection by the Noteholders as referred to above.
The quorum required for the Appointment Extraordinary Resolution to be
considered at the Adjourned Meeting is one or more Noteholders actually
present at the Adjourned Meeting. The quorum required for the Amendment
Extraordinary Resolution to be considered at the Adjourned Meeting is one
or more Noteholders or agents representing or holding one-third in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding provided that if
the Noteholders approve the Appointment Extraordinary Resolution but do
not approve the Amendment Extraordinary Resolution, the Appointment will
be effected but if the Noteholders approve the Amendment Extraordinary
Resolution but do not approve the Appointment Extraordinary Resolution
neither the Appointment nor the Amendments will be effected.
To be passed in relation to the Notes, the Extraordinary Resolutions must
be passed at the Adjourned Meeting duly convened and held in accordance
with the provisions of Schedule 3 (Provisions for Meetings of the
Noteholders) of the Trust Deed by a majority of not less than
three-quarters of the votes cast.
The Noteholders should note these quorum requirements and should be aware
that, if the Noteholders either present or appropriately represented at
the Adjourned Meeting are insufficient to form a quorum for the
Extraordinary Resolutions, such Extraordinary Resolutions cannot be
formally considered thereat.
In accordance with paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 (Provisions for Meetings of
Noteholders) to the Trust Deed, at any meeting (i) in respect of a vote on
a show of hands, every person entitled to vote shall have one vote and
(ii) in respect of a vote on a poll, every person entitled to vote shall
have one vote in respect of each U.S.$1,000 in principal amount of each
Note so held or owned or in respect of which he is a proxy or a
representative. Without prejudice to the obligations of proxies, any
persons entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast
all the votes to which he is entitled in the same way.
If the Extraordinary Resolutions are duly passed at the Adjourned Meeting
duly convened and held in accordance with the Trust Deed, the
Extraordinary Resolutions shall be binding on all the Noteholders, whether
or not present at the Adjourned Meeting.
This Notice of Adjourned Meeting and any non-contractual obligations
arising out of, or in connection with, it shall be governed by, and shall
be construed in accordance with, English law.
The Noteholders should contact the following for further information:
The Information and Tabulation Agent:
Limited liability company “Legal Capital Investor Services”
Address: 10 Krivokolenny lane, bldg. 6, Moscow 101000, Russia
Email: 2 evraz@lcpis.ru
Phone: +7 495 122 05 17
Website: 3 www.lcpis.ru
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For further information:
Investor Relations
+7 495 232 1370
ir@evraz.com
This Notice of Adjourned Meeting is given by the Issuer.
EVRAZ plc
8 December 2022
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ISIN: GB00B71N6K86, XS1533915721, XS1843443273,
Category Code: MSCH
TIDM: EVR
LEI Code: 5493005B7DAN39RXLK23
OAM Categories: 2.2. Inside information
Sequence No.: 207025
EQS News ID: 1507867
End of Announcement EQS News Service
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