OREANDA-NEWS. Metalloinvest (“the Company”), a leading global iron ore and HBI producer and a regional steel producer, today publishes its IFRS interim management statement for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Revenue USD 1,571 mn (-9.1% q-o-q1)

EBITDA USD 415 mn (-19.1%)

EBITDA margin 26.4% vs. 29.7% in Q2 2014

Net Income USD 59 mn (-86.4%)

Net Debt USD 4,280 mn (-11.8% compared to 30 June 2014)

Net Debt / EBITDA LTM2 2.11x vs. 2.32x as of 30 June 2014

Capital Expenditure USD 176 mn (-4.3%)

Total Assets USD 9,363 mn (-15.6% compared to 30 June 2014)

PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

Iron ore3 9.7 mn tonnes (-0.6% q-o-q)

Pellets 5.5 mn tonnes (-3.9%)

HBI/DRI 1.1 mn tonnes (-18.7%)

Hot metal 0.6 mn tonnes (+7.5%)

Crude steel 1.1 mn tonnes (-1.9%)

CORPORATE HIGHLIGHTS

Signing of a long-term HBI supply contract with Italian steel factory Ferriere Nord S.P.A.

Launch of the mobile crushing and sorting plant at LGOK

Purchase of new machinery under the programme to develop mining and transport operations at MGOK

Launch of a cooling tower for circulating water at OEMK's pellet plant

Inclusion of Metalloinvest's Eurobond issues in the Lombard list of the Central Bank of Russia

Pavel Mitrofanov, Deputy CEO - Chief Financial Officer of Management Company Metalloinvest, commented:

“The results of the reporting period are expectedly lower than in the second quarter due to a large amount of maintenance works planned for the third quarter. We estimate nine months results as moderately positive, given the fact that global iron ore prices remain under pressure of oversupply. Due to the Company's key competitive advantages such as low cash costs and diversified product mix, Metalloinvest continues to generate solid cash flow and reduces leverage”.