Mechel OAO - Form 6-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 20, 2013

Commission File Number: 001-32328

Mechel OAO
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
Krasnoarmeyskaya 1,
Moscow 125993
Russian Federation
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(Address of principal executive office)
 
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MECHEL REPORTS SIGNING AGREEMENTS WITH SBERBANK FOR RESTRUCTURING PART OF MECHEL
OAO DEBT TO SBERBANK
(25.5 BLN RUBLES)

Moscow, Russia – December 20, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading
Russian mining and metals companies, announces signing agreements with Sberbank
of Russia on restructuring a part of Mechel OAO’s debt to the bank (25.5 billion
rubles, approximately 773 million US dollars*). The Group’s obligations to the
bank are extended by 5 years, with a grace period until the first quarter of
2015.
The conditions of this restructuring stipulate refinancing of Mechel Group’s
existing debt to Sberbank of Russia for a total of 25.5 billion rubles. The
restructuring involves the Group’s short-term debt to Sberbank of Russia, whose
maturity fell on December 2013 – December 2014. This restructuring concerns only
the Group’s existing debt and will not increase Mechel Group’s total debt
portfolio.
 “Sberbank of Russia is Mechel’s longstanding strategic partner, and this deal
is yet another proof of our successful cooperation. We are grateful to Sberbank
for their trust and support. Reaching this agreement, together with our
creditors’, including Sberbank’s, approval of covenant holidays, enabled us to
stabilize our company’s financial situation,” Chairman of Mechel OAO’s Board of
Directors Igor Zyuzin noted.
* Based upon the Russian Central Bank exchange rate of 32.95 RUR/$ as of
December 20, 2013.

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Mechel OAO
Ekaterina Videman
Tel: +7 495 221-88-88
Ekaterina.videman@mechel.ru
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Mechel is an international mining and steel company which employs over 80,000
people. Its products are marketed in Europe, Asia, North and South America,
Africa. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, steel, rolled
products, ferroalloys, heat and electric power. All of its enterprises work in a
single production chain, from raw materials to high value-added products.
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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.

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
    Mechel OAO
     
Date: December 20, 2013 By: Evgeny V. Mikhel

  Name:  Evgeny V. Mikhel
  Title: CEO