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1 July 2019 Liberty completes landmark acquisition of European ArcelorMittal steel assets

Deal catapults Liberty into top 10 steel producers globally excluding China

Liberty Steel, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s global GFG Alliance, today completed the acquisition of seven major steelworks and five service centres across seven European countries from ArcelorMittal.

The €740 million deal makes Liberty Steel one of the top ten producers globally, excluding China, with a total rolling capacity in excess of 18 million tonnes covering a wide range of finished products.

This is the largest single transaction undertaken by GFG and brings the Alliance’s worldwide workforce to nearly 30,000 across 30 counties.

The seven sites, which today became part of Liberty, employ over 14,000 people and include the major integrated steel works at Ostrava in the Czech Republic and Galaţi in Romania as well as rolling mills at Skopje (North Macedonia), Piombino (Italy), Dudelange (Luxembourg) and two plants near Liege in Belgium. The service centres are based in France and Italy.

These operations, with a combined rolling capacity of over ten million tonnes pa, supply steel to multiple sectors across Europe’s industrial heartlands, including: construction and infrastructure products, automotive, aerospace, energy, industrial equipment, consumer products and yellow goods. Liberty Steel aims to boost sales from these sites by around 50% over the next three years.

Today’s announcement triggers the start of a 100-day review during which Liberty Steel, working with local management, trade unions, customers and suppliers, will complete a comprehensive analysis of the businesses to explore investment opportunities and develop detailed plans to boost competitiveness, extend product range and support sales growth. In the medium-term Liberty will explore opportunities to produce higher-quality steels with a more flexible production profile.

As part of a global coalition of industrial enterprises, these sites will join Liberty Steel and GFG’s GREENSTEEL drive to create an economically and environmentally sustainable business, based on low- carbon production methods.

Sanjeev Gupta, GFG executive chairman, said: “This in an exciting and important milestone in GFG’s journey. We are extremely proud to welcome thousands of skilled and committed staff into the GFG family. We look forward to working together to create a bright and sustainable future for our group and our industry. These businesses will form a key part of our global steel strategy, of building a sustainable

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steel business, with a fully integrated value chain, from raw materials to high-value finished products that are distributed in high quality markets.”

Jon Bolton, Liberty Steel’s Global Business Development Director added: “These sites are well-positioned, efficient operations with competitive cost structures and we intend to build upon these strong foundations through a combination of judicious investments, changes to the production profile and synergies with our wider group.”

Liberty Steel was advised by Wyelands Capital, the financial services arm of the GFG Alliance, on the transaction with corporate finance advice provided by Jefferies International Ltd.

Further information from:

Paddy Toyne-Sewell +44 7767 498 195 [email protected] Media Relations Liberty Jonathan Levy +44 7939 274153 [email protected] Media Relations Kate Moffat +44 203 727 1175 [email protected] FTI Consulting +44 7973 981428 Raj Khatri +44 7966 223 761 [email protected] Managing Director Jefferies International Ltd

Notes to Editors:

Liberty Steel is part of the GFG Alliance; a global group of energy, mining, metals, engineering, logistics and financial services businesses, headquartered in London, with additional hubs in Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Paris and New York and a presence in around 30 countries worldwide. The Alliance, which has a global workforce of around 30,000 people and a turnover exceeding US$20 billion, comprises integrated industrials and metals businesses under the "Liberty" banner; a resources, energy, transportation and infrastructure group under "SIMEC"; Wyelands; a banking and financial services arm, as well as its property arm, JAHAMA Estates. www.libertyhousegroup.com www.gfgalliance.com

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