Evraz Completes Acquisition of Oregon Steel

LUXEMBOURG, Jan. 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Evraz Group S.A. (LSE:EVR) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (NYSE:OS) via a "short-form" merger of Oregon Steel with Evraz's wholly owned subsidiary Oscar Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc.

The merger follows the announcement on January 12, 2007 of the successful closing of the cash tender offer by Oscar Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Oregon Steel for $63.25 per share, in which more than 90% of the shares were tendered. Payment has already been made for all tendered shares.

Pursuant to the merger, each share of Oregon Steel common stock not accepted for payment in the tender offer, other than those as to which holders exercise dissenters' rights and those held by Evraz or Oregon Steel or their respective subsidiaries, has been converted into the right to receive the $63.25 price per share, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, that was paid during the tender offer.

"We appreciate the fact that Oregon Steel shareholders have accepted our offer and that we have completed the transaction in a timely manner," said Alexander Frolov, Evraz chairman and chief executive officer. "We welcome Oregon Steel's employees into the Evraz family, and look forward to jointly building a world-class company with efficient operations, diverse revenue streams and high margins. From day one, the combined company is a global leader in the important rails market, with a strong presence in the two largest railway countries. Together, we can also expect to benefit from vertical integration synergies as well as improved margins from access to lucrative downstream markets and a reliable source of Russian slabs to support an already low US cost base."

Jim Declusin, Oregon Steel Mills president and chief executive officer, said: "We are pleased to join with Evraz and become part of a leading global steelmaker with complementary strengths and markets. As part of Evraz, we will have the critical elements needed to compete in new and growing markets."

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on Evraz's and Oregon Steel's current expectations and beliefs. Actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include: timely development of competitive products and pricing, as well as fluctuations in demand; cost and availability of raw materials; potential equipment malfunction; plant construction and repair delays; the ability to retain key management and technical personnel of Oregon Steel; adverse reactions to the proposed transaction by customers, suppliers and strategic partners; and other risks described in Oregon Steel's report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Oregon Steel and Evraz are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter their forward- looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Evraz Group S.A.

Evraz Group S.A. is one of the largest vertically-integrated steel and mining businesses with operations mainly in Russia. In 2005, Evraz Group produced 13.9 million tonnes of crude steel. Evraz Group's principal assets include three of the leading steel plants in Russia: Nizhny Tagil (NTMK) in the Urals region and West Siberian (Zapsib) and Novokuznetsk (NKMK) in Siberia, as well as Palini e Bertoli in Italy and Vitkovice Steel in the Czech Republic. Its fast-growing mining businesses comprise Evrazruda, the Kachkanarsky (KGOK) and Vysokogorsky (VGOK) iron ore mining complexes and Neryungriugol coal company and equity interests in the Raspadskaya and Yuzhkuzbassugol coal mines. The mining assets enable Evraz Group to be a vertically-integrated steel producer. Evraz Group also owns and operates the Nakhodka commercial sea port, in the Far East of Russia, which facilitates its access to Asian export markets. Evraz vanadium operations comprise Strategic Minerals Corporation, USA, and a 24.9% equity interest in Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation, South Africa.

For further information visit http://www.evraz.com/

Evraz Group Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Irina Kibina, [phone] , Edelman, for Evraz: John Dillard / Chris Mittendorf, [phone] / 8134  , or MacKenzie Partners, for Evraz: Dan Burch [phone] 

DATASOURCE: Evraz Group S.A.



CONTACT:  Irina Kibina, Evraz Group Corporate Affairs and Investor

Relations, [phone], ; John Dillard, [phone],

, or Chris Mittendorf, [phone],

, both of Edelman for Evraz; Dan Burch,

[phone], of MacKenzie Partners for Evraz



Web site:  http://www.evraz.com/ 

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