NEWS  RELEASE  

For  Immediate  Release  -  September  17,  2015

Chelyabinsk  Zinc  Plant's  Board  Meeting  Decisions   Chelyabinsk,   Russia   -   Chelyabinsk   Zinc   Plant   (LSE,   MICEX:   CHZN),   Russia's   largest  

producer   of   zinc   and   zinc   alloys,   announces   the   decisions   made   by   the   Board   of   Directors   at   the  
meeting  in  absentia  on  September  17,  2015.  

The   Board   of   Directors   approved   the   significant   transaction:   a   credit   line   agreement  
between  JSC  CZP  and  JSC  Gazprombank.  

Loan  limit  -  RUB  7,000  mln.  

Lending  purpose  -  financing  of  JSC  CZP's  financial  and  operational  activities.  

About  Chelyabinsk  Zinc  Plant  

Chelyabinsk   Zinc   Plant   is   the   leading   Russian   zinc   producer.   In   2014   the   plant   produced  

168,601  tonnes  of  saleable  SHG  zinc.  

According   to   consolidated   IFRS   accounts,   revenue   in   2014   was   RUB   16,508   mln   and  EBITDA  was  RUB  3,825  mln.  

Ordinary   shares   of   CZP   are   traded   on   the   Moscow   exchange   MICEX-­RTS   under   ticker  CHZN   and   Global   Depository   Receipts   (GDR)   are   traded   on   the   London   Stock   Exchange   under  ticker  CHZN.  

Investor  and  Media  Contacts:    

Natalya  Vasilieva,  PR,  ngv@zinc.ru
Tel:+7  (351)  799-­01-­52  Evgeny  Ponomarev,  IR,  eyp@zinc.ruTel:  +7  963  998-­55-­58  

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