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DRIVING THE EVOLUTION OF METALLURGY - SEPTEMBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021

DRIVING THE EVOLUTION
OF METALLURGY
DRIVING THE EVOLUTION OF METALLURGY - SEPTEMBER 2021
LEADERSHIP TO EMBED ESG INTO STRATEGY

The experienced management team are setting tone at the top
for Metalloinvest’s leadership in ESG

                                     ALEXEY                   YURIY                       JULIA
                                     VORONOV                  GAVRILOV                    MAZANOVA
                                     DEPUTY CEO, CFO          STRATEGY AND M&A            DEPUTY CEO
                                     MEMBER OF THE            DIRECTOR, MEMBER            FOR SUSTAINABLE
                                     MANAGEMENT BOARD         OF THE MANAGEMENT           DEVELOPMENT
                                                              BOARD                       AND CORPORATE
                                     In charge of green
                                                                                          COMMUNICATIONS
                                     financing                In charge of ESG strategy

 NAZIM
                                     ANDREY                   ANDREY                      MARIA
 EFENDIEV
 CEO, MEMBER OF THE BOARD
                                     CHEREPOV                 BELYSHEV                    KOVALENKO
                                     DEPUTY CEO               DEPUTY CEO,                 PROCUREMENT
 OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN OF
                                     FOR HEALTH, SAFETY       ORGANISATIONAL              DIRECTOR
 THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
                                     AND ENVIRONMENT
 COMMITTEE                                                    DEVELOPMENT                 In charge of responsible
                                                              AND HR DIRECTOR             supply management
 Committees under the Management
 board with ESG mandates
 Sustainable development committee
 Environment, health and safety
 committee
 Risk committee
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CONTENTS

4     Metalloinvest at a glance
5     ESG profile
6     Approach to sustainable development
7     Ambitions
8     Highlights
9     Environmental partner
16    Responsible business
19    Transparent private company
26    Contacts

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METALLOINVEST AT A GLANCE

A global leader & national champion in producing materials
for low-carbon steelmaking
            MARKET POSITION                                                                                KEY PRODUCTION FACILITIES

GLOBALLY                                                                 IN RUSSIA

#1 merchant HBI1 producer                                                #5 steel producer
с. 50 % market share                                                     The only DRI-EAF steel producer
DR-pellets exporter from 2021-22
Materials for low-carbon steelmaking                                     #1 HBI1/DRI2 producer              The largest iron
                                                                                                            ore deposit globally
                                                                         focused on low-carbon steel
#2 pellet producer                                                       #1 iron ore & pellets producer
#2 iron ore reserve base                                                                                   The only HBI producer
с.14 bn t, life of mine of 136 years                                                                       in Europe, Russia & CIS

            UNIQUE BUSINESS MODEL                                            KEY FINANCIALS 1H 2021
                                                                                                             The only integrated
Full vertical integration                                                USD 5.1 bn revenue                  steel DRI & EAF facility
                                                                                                             in Russia

>70 % of High Value Added («HVA»)                                        USD 2.9 bn EBITDA
iron ore products                                                        61.0 % EBITDA margin
Highly flexible production flows                                           USD 2.1 bn net income
diversification of sales by markets 64%                                  CapEx 316 mn
export revenue3
                                                                                                                                        Integrated steel facility
(1) HBI – Hot Briquetted Iron; (2) DRI – Direct Reduced Iron; (3) 2020                                                                  focused on merchant pig
Source: Company data, public information                                                                                                iron and niche steel
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ESG PROFILE

                         A strong business case for ESG combined with the Сompany’s
                         commitment and track record
                                                                                      ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNER                      RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS                 TRANSPARENT PRIVATE COMPANY

                BUSINESS CASE
                                                                              MARKET LEADERSHIP IN LOW-CARBON             ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT, AS WELL    BUILD STAKEHOLDER TRUST WITH
                                                                              FEEDSTOCK MATERIALS TO HELP STEEL           AS MAINTAIN A STRONG SOCIETAL         TRANSPARENCY ABOUT OUR ESG
                                                                              MAKERS MEET THEIR NET ZERO COMMITMENTS      LICENSE TO OPERATE                    STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE
                PROFILE 1
                                                                                Enabler of steel decarbonisation            Key employer in Belgorod, Kursk       High governance standards
                                                                                100% use of electric arc furnaces (EAF)     and Orenburg regions of Russia        Sustainable development
                                                                                Pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050         43k employees in total 1              committee chaired by CEO
                                                                                                                            #18 largest employer in Russia 3      40% women in top management 1
                                                                                 Responsible user of natural resources
                                                                                                                            Key taxpayer in the regions
                                                                                Comprehensive environmental programme                                             Open to stakeholders
                                                                                                                            of operations
                                                                                (emissions, soil, waster, water)            RUB 31bn taxes paid in total 2        Regular ESG reporting and stakeholder
                                                                                Low-risk tailings management                                                      engagement Leading positions
                                                                                                                            Responsible buyer                     in ESG ratings 4
                                                                                Contributor to circular economy
                                                                                                                            88% local supplier spend 2
(1) 2020 (2) FY 2020; (3) Forbes.ru 2020, (4) Ecovadis, Sustainalytics, ISS
                                                                                                                            Partner for local communities
Source: Company data, public information                                                                                    RUB 7bn social investment spend 2                                             5
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APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Our approach helps to both future-proof the business and respond
to societal needs

 IN RESPONSE TO KEY ESG                                                                                          IN SUPPORT OF THE UN SDGS
 RISKS                                              1   ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNER
                                                                                                                 We most contribute to 5 SDGs,
                                                        Environmental protection                                 while align our activities with 15
 We have identified sustainability risks and            Reducing climate risks
 defined response strategies
                                                        Energy and water conservation
                                                        Developing successful, economically sustainable
 Find out more in our sustainability report 2020        and competitive business                                 Find out more in our sustainability report 2020
 https://www.metalloinvest.com/upload/iblock/270/
 metalloinvest_csr_2020.pdf                                                                                      https://www.metalloinvest.com/upload/iblock/270/
                                                    2   RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS                                     metalloinvest_csr_2020.pdf
                                                        Care for staff, health and safety
                                                        Occupational safety
                                                        Staff development
   IN LINE WITH BUSINESS                                                                                         IN CONSULTATION WITH
                                                        Guaranteed protection of human & labour rights
   STRATEGY                                                                                                      STAKEHOLDERS
                                                        Social and economic development of the regions
   Sustainable development is one of the tree           of operation and local cities                            We conduct materiality analysis to check
   priorities of metalloinvest’s strategy                                                                        our actions against what is important to our
                                                        PRIVATE TRANSPARENT COMPANY                              stakeholders
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                                                        Sustainability report verified by independent auditor.
   Find out more on our website                         Audited GHG emission data for Scopes 1, 2, 3             Find out more in our sustainability report 2020
   https://www.metalloinvest.com/en/development/                                                                 https://www.metalloinvest.com/upload/iblock/270/
                                                                                                                 metalloinvest_csr_2020.pdf
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AMBITIONS

Our ambitions are supported with significant investment
and regular performance review
         ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNER                            RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS                       TRANSPARENT PRIVATE COMPANY

 Grow market share of low-carbon products         Shift in safety culture & transformation    Leading positions in ESG ratings
 (DR-pellets and HBI)                             of overall corporate culture
                                                                                              Regular reporting in line with GRI
 Climate and energy efficiency strategies         Gas and transport safety programmes         and SASB
 reduce its own direct emissions (Scope 1) and    USD 75mn invested in H&S programmes         TCFD expected in 2021 report
 indirect energy emissions (Scope 2) by 6% by     in 2018-2020
 2025 and 77% by 2035, relative to 2019 levels.                                               External validation of the Сompany’s approach
 Сarbon neutrality by 2050.                       Supplier engagement on health and safety    to sustainable development
 https://www.metalloinvest.com/en/media/press-    Consolidation of social investment
 releases/590256/
                                                  USD 97 mn social investment spend in 2020
 Risk management and mitigation
 USD 306 mn is expected to be spent
 on the environmental programme by 2025
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HIGHLIGHTS

Step-by-step improvements to bring longer-term ambitions
to life and address immediate challenges
         ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNER                           RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS                     TRANSPARENT PRIVATE COMPANY

 # 2 pellet producer                             1.15 LTIFR1 in 2020 (vs. 1.25 in 2019)    95 % of suppliers declare commitment to the
                                                 among employees & contractors             company’s sustainable development principles
 # 1 merchant HBI producer
  c. 50% market share                            2.34 TRIFR2 in 2020 (vs. 2.62x in 2019)   Improved positions in EcoVadis and ISS ESG
 ↓ 8 % GHG emissions y-o-y                       among employees                           ratings in 2021
                                                 ↑ 12% average wage growth in 2020         65 score (+5 points y-o-y) vs. 43 points industry
 Scope 1, 2020 vs 2019                                                                     average, C, 25% increase over 2020 result
                                                 4.7 days of training per employee         Received the highest score in WWF
OEMK – LOWEST-CARBON STEEL PLANT
                                                 USD 40 mn invested to support medical     environmental transparency rating
Scope 1 GHG emissions, as compared               institutions to combat covid              Public discussion of SD report 2020
to Russian peers
                                                 70 % of staff received covid vaccine      Membership in UNGC, Worldsteel and RSPP
STABLE SOILS AT THE BASE OF DUMPS
not exposed to the loss of structural strength
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PARTNER

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SEIZING THE DECARBONISATION OPPORTUNITY
IN STEEL MAKING
Strategies of steel producers are geared towards decarbonisation

                                                                                                                                      The Net-Zero Steel Pathway
   Most global steel                                                                                                                  Methodology Project
   producers have net
   zero strategies (across
   Europe, US and Asia)

  Low emission                                                  WIDER USE OF EAFs
  technologies and                                              APPLICATION OF HBI/DRIs IN EAFs
  secondary steelmaking
  help reduce carbon                                            SWITCHING TO LOW-CARBON FUEL (COAL  NATURAL GAS  HYDROGEN)
  footprint                                                     CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE

                                                                           Global merchant HBI market (mtpa)                            Share of EAFs in steel production (2020)

  Increasing demand for                                                                +   51 %                 Consistent
  premium feedstock                                                                               14.6 %       premia over iron ore                                      73 %
                                                                        9.6 %                                  expected in the long                    43 %
                                                                                                               term
                                                                                                                                      11 %
                                                                         2020                      2030                               China             EU                US
Source: Public information, Wood Mackenzie, company estimates based on CRU and AME
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METALLOINVEST’S LOW-CARBON COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
As a #2 pellet and #1 merchant HBI producer, Metalloinvest
helps to decarbonise the steel value chain

                        Blast furnace (BF) – Basic Oxygen furnace (BOF)                            Electric arc furnace (EAF)
TWO MAIN
STEELMAKING
PROCESSES                 73 %                                                                      27 %
                          OF GLOBAL STEEL                                                           OF GLOBAL STEEL
                          PRODUCTION                                                                PRODUCTION

                                                                    DR-grade pellets are used
                            Coke/coking coal                         in production of HBI/DRI

KEY FEEDSTOCK /
SIMPLIFIED MATERIAL                  +                  BF-grade
                                                         pellets
FLOW
                                     or
                                                                                                                   +
                         Iron ore          Pellets                 Hot metal               Steel    Scrap              HBI/DRI                Steel

                                           Up to 6 x                                               On its own, not              Up to 35 %+ reduction
                         High CO2                                                                                              in CO2 vs blast furnace
                                           less CO2                                                suitable for high
                         emissions        vs iron ore                                                                  Supporting circular economy – ability to
                                                                                                   quality steel due
                                             sinter                                                                     recycle impure scrap and to decrease
                                                                                                     to impurities
                                                                                                                                 CO2 by up to 75 %+
                                                                                                                            Essential for high quality steel

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JOURNEY TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

We are reducing GHG emissions through modernisation,
energy transition and efficiency
        Climate strategy          Modernisation (budget: > USD 300 mn)                                Introduction of green hydrogen          Carbon neutrality

    2020                                                                                         2025                                  2036                             2050

                                Reduce its own direct emissions   2025 targets approved by the        ↓ 77 % GHG emissions                    0 GHG emissions
                                (Scope 1) and indirect energy     Board of Directors                  Scopes 1, 2, baseline 2019              Scopes 1, 2, 3
                                emissions (Scope 2) by 6 %
                                by 2025 and 77 % by 2035,
                                relative to 2019 levels.                                                                                      Transition to clean hydrogen
                                                                                                        Transition to low-carbon
                                Сarbon neutrality by 2050.        Improved Iron ore product                                                   in the technological process
                                                                                                        production of DRI
                                                                  quality will be improved                                                    Improved energy efficiency
                                                                  Emission reductions in the            Optimisation of coke, sinter          of other processes
                                                                                                        and pig iron production
                                                                  steelmaking process                                                         Offsetting of unavoidable
                                                                                                        processes                             emissions
       Energy efficiency programme (USD 326 mn)

2020                                                                                             2025

Electricity and gas consumption by 8 % relative to 2017 levels                  Reduce consumption of all energy resources
0 incidents at energy objects                                                   Reduce the cost of energy resources
Reliability of energy supplier to Tier-1 customers at MGOK                      Ensure implementation of comprehensive development programmes at the
Sufficient energy capacity for new development projects                         enterprises, explore new growth areas
                                                                                Ensure energy security and power supply continuity
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JOURNEY TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

The corporate Environmental programme helps to mitigate
adverse environmental impacts
       Environmental programme (Budget: USD 306 mn)

2019                                                2025               PRIORITIES
                                                                           Business dimension                  Social dimension                      Legal dimension
        ↓ 7 % emissions to the atmosphere
                                                                           Reduced environmental               Improved social and                   Compliance with legal
        ↓ 32 % overburden formation                                        impacts, recycling, and             environmental situation               requirements
        100% processing of technological waste                             increasing resource efficiency      in the fence line regions             State initiatives that impact
        Transition to closed-loop water recycling                          Concessional funding                Environmental culture and             Company’s activities
        system 100% at MGOK, OEMK, Ural Steel                              for green projects                  education
        50% at LGOK

BREAKDOWN OF SPEND IN 2019-2020                                                                             TOTAL SPEND ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, USD MN
  Recycling                                        5.1%
  Biodiversity                                            8.9 %             >   50 %                        Incl. the environmental programme
  R&D development, environmental
                                                              1.6 %
 impact mitigation, recycling                                               OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED
  Zero Waste                                                                FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL                                                USD 128 mn
                                                                                                                 USD 106 mn
  Regulatory compliance                                                     2025 WERE COMPLETED
  Compliance with legislation
  Improving the environmental
                                                  USD                       IN 2020
                                                                                                                   86.9 %                        80.3 %
  situation in the regions of operation
  Clean Water
                                                 18 mn
  Clean Soil                                                      20.6 %
                                                                                                                                                                     Capex
  Clean Air                                                                                                        13.1 %                        19.7 %              Opex
  Environmental monitoring              53.4 %
  Improving efficiency of environmental                                                                             2019                          2020
  protection equipment                              8.6 %
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CLOSE UP: TAILINGS MANAGEMENT

We have a Systematic approach to security and maintenance
of tailing storage facilities (TSFs)
KEY PRINCIPLES                                               MEASURES OF CONTROL

  Our approach covers managing the whole lifecycle of         Modern, environmentally efficient technology with
  tailing storage facilities (TSFs) – from design through     significant dust reduction
  operation and eventual closure
                                                              Multilevel control of technical conditions by state authorities
  Matters related to TSFs regularly reviewed by the Board     and 3rd party experts
  of Directors, clear responsibilities split at management
                                                              1,500 devices used for monitoring
  level
                                                              Stable soils at the base of dumps, which are not exposed
  Plain type facilities, modern environmentally efficient
                                                              to the loss of structural strength
  technology with significant dust reduction
  Technologies for recycling and reuse of mineral
  materials from TSFs are being developed
  Low-risk facilities                                                                                                           SECTIONAL DESIGN OF TSF
                                                                                                                                AT LGOK ALLOWING FOR
  – No accidents                                                                                                                HIGH STABILITY AND LOW
  – Categorized as ‘Low risk’ in accordance with Russian                                                                        RISK
    state classification, fully in line with state safety
    requirements
  – Dams stability with large margin
  – Stable soils at the base of dumps

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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND 2021 PLANS

       Step-by-step progress towards carbon neutrality and reducing
       overall environmental impact
       ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER T OF STEEL                                  TOTAL GHG EMISSIONS PER T OF STEEL                                             SELECT PLANS FOR 2021
       VS WORLDSTEEL BENCHMARK                                            VS WORLDSTEEL BENCHMARK

       ↓ 4 % TOTAL GHG EMISSIONS Y-O-Y                                    OEMK IS A CARBON INTENSITY LEADER                                          Climate strategy and Energy
       ↓ 8 % DIRECT GHG EMISSIONS Y-O-Y                                   ↓ 2 % DIRECT GHG EMISSIONS YOY IN URAL STEEL                               efficiency programme
       MT CO -E   2                                                       T CO2-E PER T OF STEEL, SCOPE 1                                             Reactive power compensation
                                                           52,2                                                                                       and reduction of electric grid losses
2020                                                                                                          2,3      2,4
                           13,2                                                   2,3      1,9         2                                              Modernisation of propulsion systems
            4,1                                                                                                                   1,6       1,8
                                                                                                                                                      of electric locomotives
                                                                          0,9
                                                             53,5                                                                                     Improving reliability and cost efficiency
2019
                            14,3                                                                                                                      of electricity supply
            4,1
                                                                          OEMK UralSteel   NLMK      EVRAZ   MMK     Severstal     EU       EU
 Scope 1         Scope 2      Scope 3                                                                                            (top-10%) average   Environmental programme
                                                                                                                                                      Design a new tailings storage facility
       WATER WITHDRAWAL STAYED AT 2019 LEVELS                             ↓ 7 % WASTE GENERATION Y-O-Y                                                at LGOK
                                                         105 621                           1 267                                                      Rehabilitation of LGOK landfills industrial
2020                                                                      2020                                        9 060
                           45 047                                                                                                                     waste at LGOK
            4 568                                                                                                         9 907                       Switching to a closed-loop recycled water
                                                                                   20                                                                 supply system at MGOK and OEMK
                                                      104 656
2019                                                                                                                                                  Biodiversity conservation research
                            45 365                                        2019               1 597
           4 268                                                                                                           10 064                     at LGOK and MGOK
                                                                                                                              10 127
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 Surface water        Ground water      Water provided by third parties   KT       Overburden rock    Related overburden     Loose soil   Tailings
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RESPONSIBLE
BUSINESS

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RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER AND INVESTOR IN SOCIETY
We are responding to immediate needs of employees and society,
while investing for the future

           HR management principles                                            Health and safety goals                                     Social investment goals
 Mutual trust and respect for the opinions of colleagues             Ensure safe working conditions, preserve                   Improve the quality of life and wellbeing
                                                                     employees’ lives and health                                of local residents
 Mutual assistance when solving task
                                                                     Retain our leading position among Russian M&M              Deliver programmes with sustainable
 Openness to cooperation                                             companies                                                  results
 Position of partnership in the business environment                 Ensure a world-class industrial safety and
 Respect for the labour rights of all employees                      production culture
 Respect for basic human rights                                      Reduce frequency of accidents, injuries and
                                                                     occupational diseases

                                                   Covid-19 response                                                                    Evolution of HSE management system
                                                                                                                                           New HSE committee under management board
                                                       C. 70% of staff vaccinated                 All employees are regularly             New HSE directorate headed by deputy CEO for
                                                                                                  provided with personal                  HSE
                                                                                                  protective equipment                    Increased seniority of HSE focal points at the
                                                                                                                                          enterprises
                                                       Full operational
                                                       capability retained                        All employees received                  Programme for reduction of incident frequency
                                                                                                  financial support                       approved by the Board of Directors
                                                                                                                                           Development of safety culture
                                                       ~USD 40 mn invested                        Liquid oxygen donated for               Accountability of chief engineers and production
                                                       in a large-scale programme                 medical needs                           leads
                                                       to combat Covid-19 (2020)
                                                                                                                                          Improvement of risk management and accident
                                                                                                                                          investigation process

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SOCIAL PERFORMANCE AND 2021 PLANS
We are stepping up to ensure health, safety and wellbeing
of our employees and local communities

Stable headcount                                                 Diverse staff                                                               Select plans for
  5.8 % employee turnover rate                                                                                                               2021
                                                                32 % women in top management
                                         № of employees         27 % women among all staff
                                                                                                                                   Talent management
  2020             22 021       11 091    9 618                 in line with other Russian M&M Сompanies
                                                                                                                                    Тransform the corporate culture

  2019             22 400       11 365    9 688                                                                                     Improve efficiency of HR processes
                                                                 Remuneration and support
                                                                                                                                    Digitalise the recruitment process
     Belgorod region                                             12 % average wage growth                                          Ensure sustainable talent pipeline
    Kursk region                                                 22 % spending on employee social programmes                       Reshape the HR function
    Orenburg region                                             USD 150mn invested in 2018-2020
                                                                                                                                   Health and safety
                                                                                                                                    Тransform the corporate culture
                                                                                                                                    Improve efficiency of HR processes
On a journey to goal zero                                 Investment in local communities                                           Digitalise the recruitment process
  17 less injury incidents vs 2019                           20 % growth in social investment spend                                Ensure sustainable talent pipeline
  119 in total, 10 fatalities                               RUR 2bn to support large-scale                                          Reshape the HR function
  1.15x LTIFR1 in 2020 (vs. 1.25x in 2019)                  healthcare institutions during the pandemic
  among employees & contractors                                                                                  8%                Social investment
                                                                                                                           19 %
  2.34x TRIFR2 in 2020 (vs. 2.62x in 2019                     Developing socio-cultural environment                                 Consolidate portfolio under
                                                                                                                                    one brand
  among employees                                             Supporting education                                USD         6%
  USD 75 mn iinvested                                                                                                               Deliver territory development
                                                              Improving healthcare services quality                   97            programmes
  in health and safety (2018-2020)                            Supporting sports                           39 %        mn
                                                                                                                                    Relaunch our champions
  5% of annual payrol spent on health and                     Supporting vulnerable groups of populationt                           and our future programmes
                                                                                                                           28 %
  safety compliance incentives
                                                                                                                                    Develop corporate volunteering

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TRANSPARENT
PRIVATE COMPANY

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
    Our well-established corporate governance systems enables a balance
    of interests of all stakeholders

                                                                               Management board
While Metalloinvest           Finance, budget and strategy committee                Audit committee                         Remuneration committee
is a private company,
we adhere to the highest
standards of corporate                                            CEO, Chairman of the management board
governance expected
of a listed company
                                                                               Management board
    Well-structured
    management bodies            Sustainable                                                                                                Financial
                                                        Environment, health            Risk                     Investment
                                 development                                                                                                  Risk
    Transparency and                                   and safety committee          committee             and growth committee
                                  committee                                                                                                committee
    еffective mechanisms
    for stakeholder
    engagement
                                 Deputy CEO for sustainable development and communications
    Integration of ESG
    principles
    in decision-making
                                                                               Functional leaders
    Liability insurance
    Compliance with        Sustainable         Corporate          Personel             safety and          Organisational       Department        Finance and
    legislation            development       communications      management          environmental          management          of strategic      economics
                            department          division           division        protection division        division         development          division

                                                                                Other functional units

                                                                              Operational business units

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
                                                                    Audit      Finance, Budgeting    Remuneration
                               Name       Category      Company   Committee                           Committee
                                                                              & Strategy Committee
                                                              1                                                     (1) USM Management LLC;
Balanced Board      Ivan Streshinsky    Non-executive
                                                                                                                    (2) Committee Chairman;
                    Chairman
of Directors                                                                                                        (3) CEO of Management
                                                                                                                    Company METALLOINVEST
structure                                                               2
                                                                                                                    LLC
combining sector    Galina Aglyamova                                                                                Source: Company data
and finance
expertise                                   30%
                                                          —
                    Valery Kazikaev     Independent

3 INEDs out
                    Dmitry Tarasov
of 10 Board
members
                    Uluç Ergin
10-year presence
in global debt      Maxim Poletaev
capital markets —
                                        Non-executive
3 Eurobonds
issued for the      Irina Lupicheva
total amount of
USD 2.55bn
                    Pavel Mitrofanov

Transparent         Vakhtang Kocharov
disclosure, IFRS    Deputy Chairman
reporting since                           Executive
2008                Nazim Efendiev
                    CEO3

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INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
IN GOVERNANCE
Our refreshed governance structure is designed to set and deliver
on sustainable development strategies

         Board of directors                                               Management Board

                                                                Sustainable development committee (est. 2020)
 The experience and independence of the Board
 of Directors allow it to make better strategic decisions        Chaired by the CEO
 for the benefit of shareholders and wider stakeholders          Consists of members of the management board
                                                                 Helps to put sustainable development strategy into
   10 members                                                    action and resolve issues at management board level
   Three independent directors
                                                                 Escalates most material issues to the board of directors
   Two female directors

 ESG issues review by the board of directors in 2020            Environment, health and safety committee (est. 2020)
 (among others)                                                  Chaired by the CEO
   Energy efficiency programme                                   Consists of members of the management board
   Construction of an HBI factory in Kursk Region KPIs of the    Develops corporate HSE strategy
   Environmental Programme for 2025
                                                                 Ensures coordination of HSE activities at business
   Proposals to improve occupational health and safety           units
   functions
                                                                 Evaluates HSE performance of business units and
                                                                 managers
                                                                 Develops relevant HSE policies

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RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN
As a major buyer in Russia, we are encouraging and helping
our suppliers improve ESG performance
              Procurement
              principles                      Performance in 2020                  Supplier code
                                                                                   The Code reflects our commitment to
                                                                                   our business partners and society, as
     Equal rights of contractors     Introduced the Supplier Code                  well as our expectations of suppliers in
     and transparency of                                                           terms of professionalism, information
                                     B2B-Centre digital platform for interaction
     procurement activities                                                        security, decent working conditions,
                                     with suppliers (>480k suppliers registered)
     Absence of discrimination                                                     OHS, environmental protection, social
                                     The Board of Directors approved the
     and unreasonable                                                              responsibility, audit and transparency of
                                     Corruption Risks Register
     restrictions on procurement                                                   documentation, and legal compliance
     participants
     Long-term, mutually             Supporting the Russian economy
     beneficial partnerships          88 % purchases with Russian companies
     with reliable and qualified
                                                                                           Select plans for 2021
     suppliers                       Engaging suppliers on ESG
     Zero tolerance for corruption                                                 Include sustainable procurement indicators
                                      95 % of suppliers declare commitment to      in the KPIs of the Procurement Director
                                      the company’s SD principles
     Consideration for the                                                         and procurement staff
     environment and mitigation       50 % of suppliers have internal SD
     of negative environmental        regulation                                   Incorporate the Supplier OHS Qualification
     impacts                                                                       assessment into the contractor selection
                                     Preventing corruption                         process
     Strict observance of human
     rights                           54 % of employees took part in anti-         Rank major suppliers of goods and services
                                      corruption e-training                        based on the results of a sustainability
                                                                                   questionnaire (taking into account the
                                                                                   materiality of relations with individual
                                                                                   suppliers)

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ESG RATINGS, RANKINGS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Our reputation and leading positions in ESG ratings
and rankings allows us to attract green finance
    International ESG ratings                Sustainability rankings & memberships               Green financing                       1 As of September 2020; 2 The
                                                                                                                                       Russian Union of Industrialists
                                                                                                                                       and Entrepreneurs (RSPP);
               Top 7 % globally                      2     One of the leaders in                         In 2019, Metalloinvest        3 Metalloinvest is a member
                                                                                                                                       of the Industrial Safety
                                                           the ‘Responsibility and                       became one of the first
                                                           transparency’ and ‘Sustainable                                              Committee of RSPP
               65 score (+5 yoy)                                                                         companies in Russia
               vs. 43 for industry                         development vector’ indices                   to sign a “GREEN
               average                                                                                   FINANCE” agreement
                                                           Awarded at the National
               Achieved score allowed                      competition ‘Russian                          ING Bank opened
               to decrease the interest                    business leaders: dynamics,                   Metalloinvest’s credit line
               rate on ING green financing                 responsibility, sustainability’               for up to USD 100 mn
               credit line
                                                           Top 5 in the field of
                                                           environmental transparency
               Top 10 out                                  among Russian M&M industry        The interest rate is linked to the
               of 145 industry peers1                                                        Сompany’s EcoVadis rating that
                                                           1st place among Russian iron      was improved in Jan 2021
               31.8 score                                  ore mining & steel peers
               in ESG Risk Rating

                                                                                             In 2020, Metalloinvest became the
                                                                                             first Russian M&M company to
                                                                                             incorporate SUSTAINABILITY-
                                                                                             LINKED provisions in
                                                                                   3
                                                                                             PRE-EXPORT FINANCE
         C rating                                                                            FACILITY (PXF)
         Score above industry average                                                        in the amount of EUR 200 mn

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ESG REPORTING IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS
Over the last decade, we have become one of the most transparent
M&M companies despite being private
                  ESG disclosures                           Thought leadership and engagement on ESG

                  Sustainable Development
                  Report 2020                                           Discussing the Company's decarbonization journey
                                                                        at Environmental wellbeing forum, 2021
                    Prepared in accordance with
                    GRI & SASB standards (TCFD                          Discussing the future of green metallurgy at the
                    standards planned from 2021)                        presentation of the sustainable development report, 2021
                    Assurance was received from PwC,
                                                                        Sharing plans to decarbonise production and introduce
                    public assurance was received
                    from RSPP                                           hydrogen at Innoprom, 2021
                    Supplemented with ESG Databook                      Sharing the Company’s approach to doing business
                                                                        responsibly at the ‘Sustainable development. For the
Policies & corporate governance:                                        common advantage’ forum, 2021

   Environment, Health & Safety, Sustainable Development,               Participating in the ’ESG-transformation of corporate
   Anti-Corruption, Social, Human Rights policies                       strategies’ session at the St. Petersburg International
   Code of Ethics, Supplier Code of Conduct                             Economic Forum, 2021
   Sustainable Development Committee was established                    Sharing Metalloinvest’s experience in raising green funds
   under the Management Board                                           at positive Transformation conference, 2021

International certificates:                                             Fostering collaboration with local enterprises in the Kursk
                                                                        region, 2021
   Industrial safety (ISO 45001 / OHSAS 18001)
                                                                        Presenting the Climate Strategy at the MGIMO.GREEN
   Environmental protection (ISO 14001)                                 Forum, 2021
   Quality Management (ISO 9001 / ISO 10004)
                                                                        Promoting safety culture at Ural Steel, 2021
   Energy Management (ISO 50001)

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CONTACTS

               Artem Lavrischev
               Director of Finance & Economics
               Development Department

           T: +7 (495) 981 55 55, ext. 7243
           E: IR@metalloinvest.com

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