Moscow, Russia — April 01, 2014 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces a new executive appointment.

Moscow, Russia — March 21, 2014 — Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports that its subsidiary Мechel Somani Carbon Private Limited launched a screening facility at coal terminal in Vishakhapatnam on India’s east coast. This will greatly expand Mechel’s capacity for marketing coal on the promising Indian market.

Moscow, Russia – March 14, 2014 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that project company Elgaugol OOO, which is part of Mechel Group, and State Corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)” signed agreements for the second and third credit lines of project financing for developing Elga Coal Complex’s first phase, for 2.085 billion US dollars and 418.7 million US dollars respectively.

Moscow, Russia — March 12, 2014 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports that its extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting approved the pledge of a blocking minority stake of common shares in Mechel Mining OAO, which comprises the company’s mining assets, in favor of Sberbank of Russia OAO.

Moscow, Russia – February 12, 2014 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports successful tests of the new coal export terminal at Primorye Region’s Port Posiet. Modernization of the port’s facilities will enable the company to significantly increase export to the Asia-Pacific countries. The project’s cost is estimated to total some 4.5 billion rubles.

Moscow, Russia – February 5, 2014 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces 2013 operational results.

Moscow, Russia – December 31, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the appointment of the company’s Senior Vice-President for Economics and Management Oleg Korzhov as Mechel OAO’s Chief Executive Officer. This decision was approved by the company’s Board of Directors and is valid starting on January 1, 2014. Evgeny Mikhel, who occupied this post since 2010, left the company by his own wish.

Moscow, Russia — December 27, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces closing the deal for disposal of 100% shares in Voskhod Mining Plant (Khromtau, Kazakhstan) and Tikhvin Ferroalloy Plant (Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia) to Turkey’s YILDIRIM Group for a total of 425 million US dollars.

Moscow, Russia – December 20, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces signing agreements with Sberbank of Russia on restructuring a part of Mechel OAO’s debt to the bank (25.5 billion rubles, approximately 773 million US dollars*). The Group’s obligations to the bank are extended by 5 years, with a grace period until the first quarter of 2015.

Moscow, Russia — December 20, 2013 — Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that it intends to release its financial results for the first half ending June 30, 2013, and the nine months ending September 30, 2013 on Monday, December 23, 2013. In conjunction with this release, Mechel will host a conference call, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Evgeny Mikhel, Chief Executive Officer, will host the call.

Moscow, Russia – December 09, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces reaching agreement on covenant holidays on bilateral credit lines from Sberbank of Russia amounting to 44.9 billion rubles (approximately 1.36 billion US dollars*) until the end of 2014.

Moscow, Russia – December 04, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces reaching agreement on covenant holidays on bilateral credit lines from VTB Bank amounting to USD 1.8 billion until the end of 2014.

Moscow, Russia – December 03, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces reaching agreement to extend the grace period and maturity of its USD 1 billion syndicated facility to the end of 2014 and 2016 respectively.

Moscow, Russia – November 28, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that Elgaugol OOO project company has received the 150-million-dollar first tranche of the project financing for Elga Coal Complex’s first stage totalling 2.5 billion US dollars from Vnesheconombank.

Moscow, Russia – November 25, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces reaching agreement on covenant holidays on its USD 1 billion syndicated facility until the end of 2014.

Moscow, Russia — November 18, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports its participation in the 19th International Industrial Exhibition Metal-Expo’ 2013, which was held at the All-Russia Exhibition Center in Moscow on November 12-15, 2013.

Moscow, Russia – November 7, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces 9M2013 operational results.

Moscow, Russia – October 29, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports the sale of a 28-percent share in Vanino Sea Trade Port OAO’s equity capital.