Citi, acting through Citibank N.A., has been appointed by PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works ("MMK") one of the largest Russian iron and steel companies to act as successor depositary bank for its Global Depositary Receipt ("GDR") program.
MMK's GDRs are listed on the London Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol "MMK". Each GDR represents 13 (thirteen) ordinary shares of the company. MMK's underlying ordinary shares are listed and trade on the Moscow Exchange under the symbol "MAGN".
Sberbank of Russia will act as Custodian providing safekeeping of the local underlying shares.
Commenting on the appointment, Dirk Jones, Global Head of Issuer Services, at Citi said, "I am delighted, on behalf of Citi that MMK has chosen to engage us to work with them as Depositary Bank. We look forward to supporting MMK's GDR program and to assisting MMK in expanding the company's investor outreach further through the expertise of our Investor Relations Advisory team and the breadth of our global equity distribution network."
For more information on Citi's Depositary Receipt Services, visit www.citi.com/dr.
About PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works is one of the world's largest steel producers and a leading Russian metals company. The Group's operations in Russia include a large steel-producing unit encompassing the entire production chain, from the preparation of iron ore to downstream processing of rolled steel. MMK turns out a broad range of steel products, with a predominant share of high-value-added and premium products.
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