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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 (‘‘RULE 144A’’) THAT ARE ALSO QUALIFIED PURCHASERS (‘‘QPs’’) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE US 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 attached document (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 US Securities Act of 1933 (the ‘‘Securities Act’’) or the applicable laws of other jurisdictions. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (‘‘REGULATION S’’) TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF A PERSON NOT KNOWN TO THE TRANSFEROR TO BE A US PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S), BY PREARRANGEMENT OR OTHERWISE, OR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES ONLY TO QIBs THAT ARE ALSO QPs IN RELIANCE ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A, OR ANOTHER EXEMPTION THEREFROM, 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 US persons and/or are not acting for the account or benefit of any US persons and the electronic mail address that you gave us and to which this e-mail has been delivered is not located in the US 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, to 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 of the Securities 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 Novolipetsk Steel, Steel Funding Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Societ´ e´ Gen´ erale´ 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 e-mail 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. 29MAY201618012959 US$700,000,000 4.50 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2023 (Issued by, with limited recourse to,) Steel Funding Limited (incorporated under the laws of Ireland) for the sole purpose of financing a loan to Novolipetsk Steel (a public joint stock company incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation) Issue Price: 100 per cent. Steel Funding Limited, a company incorporated as a limited liability company under the laws of Ireland (the ‘‘Issuer’’), is issuing an aggregate principal amount of US$700,000,000 4.50 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2023 (the ‘‘Notes’’) for the sole purpose of financing a loan (the ‘‘Loan’’) to Novolipetsk Steel, a public joint stock company organized under the laws of the Russian Federation (‘‘NLMK’’ or the ‘‘Borrower’’), pursuant to a loan agreement dated 10 June 2016 (the ‘‘Loan Agreement’’) between the Issuer and the Borrower. Pursuant to the trust deed (the ‘‘Trust Deed’’) relating to the Notes between the Issuer and Deutsche Trustee Company Limited, as trustee (the ‘‘Trustee’’), the Issuer will provide certain security for all payment obligations in respect of the Notes for the benefit of the holders of Notes (the ‘‘Noteholders’’), including a first fixed charge in favour of the Trustee of all amounts paid and payable to it under the Loan Agreement and an assignment to the Trustee of the Issuer’s rights and interests under the Loan Agreement, other than in respect of certain reserved rights (as more fully described in ‘‘Overview of the Transaction Structure and the Security’’). Interest on the Loan will be payable at a rate of 4.50 per annum semi-annually in arrears on the interest payment date falling on 15 June and 15 December in each year, commencing on 15 December 2016, and, provided that the Issuer receives such payment in full, the Notes will bear interest from, and including, 15 June 2016 and payable on such dates at the same rate. The Notes are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer. In each case where amounts of principal, interest, premium (if any) and additional amounts (if any) are stated to be payable in respect of the Notes, the obligation of the Issuer to make any such payment shall constitute an obligation only to account to the Noteholders, on each date upon which such amounts of principal, interest, premium (if any) and additional amounts (if any) are due, for an amount equivalent to the principal, interest, premium (if any) and additional amounts (if any) actually received and retained (net of tax) by or for the account of the Issuer from the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Issuer will have no other financial obligation under the Notes. Noteholders will be deemed to have accepted and agreed that they will be relying solely and exclusively on the credit and financial standing of the Borrower in respect of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement.