OREANDA-NEWS. July 30, 2012. METALLOINVEST (“the Company”) announced that it has become official sponsor of the St. Petersburg-based football club Zenit for the 2012-13 season.

Eduard Potapov, Chief Executive Officer of MC METALLOINVEST, commented: “Partnering with Zenit football club is yet another way for our Company to support professional sport in Russia. The St. Petersburg club is more than a team well-known around the world - it is also a sports school that trains our great athletes.”

Supporting sport and a healthy way of life is one of the main focuses of METALLOINVEST’s social policy. The Company places great emphasis on promoting children’s sport, holding large sports competitions, and building sports facilities in the regions of its presence.

METALLOINVEST is also currently the major sponsor of the Belogorie volleyball club, and the women’s basketball club Dynamo-Kursk that won the EuroCup Women competition in spring 2012.