Regulatory News:
United Company RUSAL Plc(Paris:RUSAL) (Paris:RUAL):
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities in the Company. This announcement is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities and neither this announcement nor anything herein forms the basis for any contract or commitment whatsoever.
This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in part, in, into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. Distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves of and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Neither this announcement nor any copy thereof may be taken into or distributed in the United States or to any US persons. Securities shall not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.
The MICEX Prospectus has not been approved by the French Autorité des marchés financiers nor by the competent authority of another State that is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and notified to the French Autorité des marchés financiers. No action shall be taken by the Company in connection with the admission to listing on MICEX to allow a public offering in France.
UNITED COMPANY RUSAL PLC
(Incorporated under the laws of Jersey with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 486)
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
PROSPECTUS FOR DIRECT LISTING PROGRAM ON MICEX
This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules
United Company RUSAL Plc (the "Company") has applied for a direct listing of the existing issued shares of the Company (the "Shares") (the "Direct Listing Program") on Closed Joint Stock Company «MICEX Stock Exchange» ("MICEX"). The Direct Listing Program does not involve any new issuance or a new offer of the Shares.
In connection with Direct Listing Program, the Company has disclosed a prospectus (the "MICEX Prospectus") which is available on the website of MICEX together with the following annual reports, the contents of which are the same as those previously released by the Company on the corresponding dates:
Annual Reports | Date of prior disclosure: | |||
2011 | 30 April 2012 | |||
2012 | 30 April 2013 | |||
2013 | 17 April 2014 | |||
The MICEX Prospectus is also available on the website of the Company under the link: http://rusal.ru/investors/info/moex/files/977794_Prospect.7z.
The posting of the MICEX Prospectus as part of this announcement on the website of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited is only for the purpose of facilitating equal dissemination of information to investors in Hong Kong and compliance with Rule 13.10B of the Listing Rules, and not for any other purposes.
This announcement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes, either attached or by reference, the MICEX Prospectus) does not constitute a prospectus, notice, circular, brochure, advertisement or document offering to sell any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction, nor is it an invitation or solicitation to make offers to acquire, subscribe for or purchase any securities of the Company, nor is it calculated to invite or solicit offers to acquire, subscribe for or purchase any securities of the Company.
This announcement must not be regarded as an inducement to acquire, subscribe for or purchase any securities of the Company, and no such inducement is intended. No investment decision should be based on the information contained in this announcement.
By Order of the Board of Directors of United Company RUSAL Plc Aby Wong Po Ying Company Secretary |
25 March 2015
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Oleg Deripaska, Ms. Vera Kurochkina, Mr. Vladislav Soloviev and Mr. Stalbek Mishakov, the non-executive Directors are Mr. Maxim Sokov, Mr. Dmitry Afanasiev, Mr. Len Blavatnik, Mr. Ivan Glasenberg, Mr. Maksim Goldman, Ms. Gulzhan Moldazhanova, Mr. Daniel Lesin Wolfe, Ms. Olga Mashkovskaya and Ms. Ekaterina Nikitina, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Matthias Warnig (Chairman), Dr. Peter Nigel Kenny, Mr. Philip Lader, Ms. Elsie Leung Oi-sie and Mr. Mark Garber.
All announcements and press releases published by the Company are available on its website under the links http://www.rusal.ru/en/investors/info.aspxhttp://rusal.ru/investors/info/moex/ and http://www.rusal.ru/en/press-center/press- releases.aspx, respectively.
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