ArcelorMittal to Acquire Slovak Ferro-Alloys Manufacturer OFZ

Regulatory News:

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of OFZ, a.s, one of the leading Central European manufacturers of ferro-alloys.

OFZ is involved in the manufacture of a wide range of ferro-alloys on the basis of manganese and silicon, namely ferromanganese, ferromanganese silicon and ferro-silicon. Other activities include the production of cored wires.

The plant, located in the north of Slovakia, is in close proximity to ArcelorMittal's eastern European mills, including Ostrava and Poland to whom it has historically been a supplier. With an annual operating capacity of 150,000 tonnes, through the use of six furnaces, OFZ produced 141,000 tonnes of ferro-alloys in 2006.

Aditya Mittal, CFO and member of the Group Management Board of ArcelorMittal, said: "This acquisition further strengthens our ferro-alloy supply portfolio, following our recent announcement that we had entered into a strategic equity partnership to develop the Kalagadi Manganese's manganese resources in South Africa. As the largest consumer of manganese alloys in Europe, we are excited by this opportunity and we look forward to integrating the OFZ operations into the ArcelorMittal group".

About ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal is the world's number one steel company, with 320,000 employees in more than 60 countries. The company brings together the world's number one and number two steel companies, Arcelor and Mittal Steel.

ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks. An industrial presence in 27 European, Asian, African and American countries exposes the company to all the key steel markets, from emerging to mature, positions it will be looking to develop in the high-growth Chinese and Indian markets.

ArcelorMittal key pro forma financials for 2006 show combined revenues of USD 88.6 billions, with a crude steel production of 118 million tonnes, representing around 10 per cent of world steel output.

ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MTP), Brussels (MTBL), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).