MMK announced signing of the share purchase agreement to acquire 50% minus one share of MMK-Atakas from the Atakas Family. The agreement price is USD 485 million.

Thus, MMK will be able to consolidate 100% shares in the Company. The transaction is expected to be completed by November 01, 2011. The completion is subject to obtaining necessary permissions and approvals.

Mr Victor Rashnikov chairman of MMK said “Consolidation of the 100% control in MMK-Atakas by MMK is part of the MMK strategy aimed at establishing the MMK Group presence on the key and rapidly growing markets in Russia and Middle East, primarily in Turkey. Consolidation will ensure more efficient management of the Company and help capitalize on the promising Turkish market of flat rolled products.”

The construction of the plant began in March 2008. The project’s two sites, located in Iskenderun and Istanbul, will have the full capacity of 2.3 million tonnes of rolled flats. The total investments are estimated at approximately USD 2.1 billion.

At the moment, the complex operates an electric arc furnace facility, a cold rolling facility, a hot dip galvanizing unit and a color coating line located in Iskenderun plus two service centers in Iskenderun and Istanbul. It also includes a sea port capable of catering ships of up to 100,000 DWT which significantly expands the plants export capacity and facilitates supplies of raw materials for steel production.