Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL) announces that it intends to release its results for the nine month period ending September 30, 2005, on Friday, December 16, 2005. In conjunction with this release, Mechel will host a conference call, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Vladimir F. Iorich, Chief Executive Officer of Mechel OAO, will host the call.
Listeners can access the conference call live over the Internet through a link on the Home Page of the Company's web site at http://www.mechel.com/investors/fresults/index.wbp at the following times:
Monday, December 16, 2005
7:00 PM Moscow Time
4:00 PM London Time
11:00 AM New York Time
Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the site and download and install any necessary audio software. Additionally, investors can access a replay of the webcast on our web site for one month.
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Mechel OAO
Irina Ostryakova
Phone: 7-095-258-18-28
e-mail: Irina.Ostryakova@mechel.com
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Mechel is one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore, nickel, steel, rolled products, and hardware. Mechel products are marketed domestically and internationally.
Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Mechel, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements. We refer you to the documents Mechel files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward- Looking Statements" in our Form 20-F, that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment, volatility in stock markets or in the price of our shares or ADRs, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.