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IMPORTANT NOTICE: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS (“QIBs”) AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AS AMENDED (“RULE 144A”) THAT ARE ALSO QUALIFIED PURCHASERS (“QPs”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (THE “INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT”) OR OTHERWISE TO PERSONS TO WHOM IT CAN LAWFULLY BE DISTRIBUTED. IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the document following this page (the “Prospectus”), and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Prospectus. In accessing the Prospectus, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. If you have gained access to this transmission contrary to any of the following restrictions, you are not authorised and will not be able to purchase any of the securities described herein (the “Securities”). You acknowledge that this electronic transmission and the delivery of the attached Prospectus is intended for you only and you agree you will not forward this electronic transmission or the attached Prospectus to any other person. Any forwarding, distribution or reproduction of this document in whole or in part is unauthorised. Failure to comply with the following directives may result in a violation of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the applicable laws of other jurisdictions. The Prospectus has been prepared solely in connection with the proposed offering to certain institutional and professional investors of the Securities. In particular, the Prospectus is prepared pursuant to Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”) and published and made available in accordance with applicable laws in due course. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase securities except on the basis of information in the Prospectus. Copies of the Prospectus will, following publication, be made available to the public in accordance with applicable rules. NOTHING IN THIS PROSPECTUS CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS (THE “NOTES”) HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER AND ANY PERSON ACTING ON ITS BEHALF REASONABLY BELIEVE IS A QIB THAT IS ALSO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT (A “QP”) THAT (A) IS NOT A BROKER-DEALER WHICH OWNS AND INVESTS ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS LESS THAN U.S.$25 MILLION IN SECURITIES OF UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS, (B) IS NOT A PARTICIPANT DIRECTED EMPLOYEE PLAN, SUCH AS A 401(K) PLAN, (C) WAS NOT FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTING IN TMK CAPITAL S.A. (THE “ISSUER”), (D) IS ACQUIRING THE NOTES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB THAT IS ALSO A QP, IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THAT IS NOT LESS THAN U.S.$200,000 (OR ITS EQUIVALENT UNDER ANY OTHER CURRENCY) (E) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ISSUER MAY RECEIVE A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS HOLDING POSITIONS IN ITS SECURITIES FROM ONE OR MORE BOOK-ENTRY DEPOSITORIES AND (F) WILL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS TO ANY SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE, OR (2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. 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By accepting this e-mail and accessing the Prospectus, you shall be deemed to have represented to us that: (1) (A) you and any customers you represent are not U.S. persons and/or are not acting for the account or benefit of any U.S. persons and the electronic mail address that you gave us and to which this e-mail has been delivered is not located in the U.S. or (B) you are a QIB that is also a QP acquiring the securities referred to herein for your own account and/or for another QIB that is also a QP and (2) you consent to delivery of such Prospectus by electronic transmission. The Prospectus may only be communicated or caused to be communicated to persons in the United Kingdom in circumstances where section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) does not apply and may be distributed in the United Kingdom only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the “Order”), or (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc”.) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). In the United Kingdom, the Prospectus is directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which the Prospectus relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. The Securities are not eligible for placement and circulation in the Russian Federation, unless, and to the extent, otherwise permitted by Russian law. The information provided in the Prospectus is not an offer, or an invitation to make offers, sell, exchange or otherwise transfer securities in the Russian Federation or to or for the benefit of any Russian person or entity. The Prospectus and information contained herein does not constitute an advertisement or an offer of any securities in the Russian Federation. It is not intended to be, and must not be, distributed or circulated in the Russian Federation unless and to the extent otherwise permitted under Russian law. The Prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the underwriters or any affiliate of the underwriters is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by the underwriters or such affiliate on behalf of the Issuer in such jurisdiction. This Prospectus is being sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and, consequently, none of TMK Capital S.A., OAO TMK, the Guarantors described herein, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities plc (the “Joint Lead Managers”) nor any person who controls any of them, nor any director, officer, employee or agent of any of them, nor any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the attached document distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request. You are responsible for protecting against viruses and other destructive items. Your use of this email is at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that it is free from viruses and other items of a destructive nature. The information set forth in this document is only accurate as of the date on the front cover of this document. OAO TMK’s business and financial condition may have changed since that date. In making an investment decision, prospective investors must rely on their own examination of OAO TMK and the terms of this document, including the risks involved. U.S.$500,000,000 6.75% LOAN PARTICIPATION NOTES DUE 2020 issued by, but with limited recourse to, TMK Capital S.A. for the sole purpose of financing a loan to OAO TMK such loan initially and unconditionally, and irrevocably guaranteed by OAO Volzhsky Pipe Plant and ZAO TMK Trade House, and to be additionally unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by OAO Seversky Pipe Plant, OAO Sinarsky Pipe Plant, OAO Taganrog Metallurgical Works and IPSCO Tubulars Inc. Issue Price: 100% TMK Capital S.A., a company incorporated as a société anonyme under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (the “Issuer”), is issuing an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$500,000,000 6.75% Loan Participation Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) for the sole purpose of financing a loan (the “Loan”) to OAO TMK, an open joint stock company organised under the laws of the Russian Federation (the “Borrower”), pursuant to a loan agreement dated 28 March 2013 (the “Loan Agreement”) between the Issuer and the Borrower. The Loan shall be initially unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed (the “Initial Loan Guarantees”) by the Borrower’s subsidiaries OAO Volzhsky Pipe Plant and ZAO TMK Trade House (the “Initial Loan Guarantors”) and the Further Guarantors (as defined below), and the Borrower has agreed in the Loan Agreement to procure that each of the Borrower’s subsidiaries, OAO Seversky Pipe Plant, OAO Sinarsky Pipe Plant, OAO Taganrog Metallurgical Works and IPSCO Tubulars Inc.