On April 14, 2016 an extraordinary meeting of Ukrainian Exchange Index Committee has held

On this meeting "Index Committee" has decided about further steps connected with shareholders meetings of PJSC "Azovstal Iron and Steel Works" (Common) on April 26, 2016 and PJSC "Avdiivka Coke Plant" (Common) on April 28, 2016, seeing in their agendas the issue of changing the type of company in a private corporation.

The following decisions were approved:

1. To include the shares of PJSC "Azovstal Iron and Steel Works" (Common) to the Waiting list for the securities to be excluded from the UX Index.

2. To fix the price of shares of PJSC "Azovstal Iron and Steel Works" (Common) in the UX Index on the end of day April 25th, 2016, until the special decision of "Index Committee" will be taken.

3. To fix the price of shares of PJSC "Avdiivka Coke Plant" (Common) in the UX Index on the end of day April 27th, 2016, until the special decision of "Index Committee" will be taken.

4. To set a date for an extraordinary meeting of Ukrainian Exchange Index Committee on May 4, 2016.

5. To send a letter on behalf of Ukrainian Exchange Index Committee to PJSC "Azovstal Iron and Steel Works", PJSC "Avdiivka Coke Plant" and National Securities and Stock Market Commission with proposal to refrain from becoming a private corporation.

If shareholders of PJSC "Azovstal Iron and Steel Works" (Common) and PJSC "Avdiivka Coke Plant" (Common) on their meetings decide to become a private corporation, the "Index Committee" on May 4, 2016  will be forced to set a date and way of changes for UX Index constituents list.

If shareholders of PJSC "Azovstal Iron and Steel Works" (Common) and PJSC "Avdiivka Coke Plant" (Common) on their meetings do not decide to become a private corporation, the "Index Committee" will set a date of cancellation fixing prices above-mentioned shares.

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