Mechel Completes Its Preferred Shares Placement

MOSCOW - Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the completion of the open subscription placement of its preferred shares.

ISDEF Announces Registration for ISDEF Spring 2009 Conference

MOSCOW - ISDEF Spring 2009 Conference Will Take Place on April 24 -26 and Will Focus on the Analysis of the Present-Time Situation on the Software Market and the Business Challenges That IT Companies Face Today.

Mechel Announces Starting Date to Place Its Preferred Shares

MOSCOW - Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals
companies, announces the starting date to place its preferred shares through
public offering.

Mechel Announces Bridge Loan Extension

MOSCOW - Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals
companies, announced a two month extension of its bridge loan taken for the
acquisition of Oriel Resources Ltd.

Nanophotonics Exhibition at Expocentre, Russia

MOSCOW - A high-tech Photonics exhibition, which is to be held at
Expocentre (Moscow) on April 20 - 23, 2009, will include a special section.
It will be completely devoted to laser nanotechnologies, which are
considerably transforming the image of modern electronics.

HDTV is Digital TV’s Best Answer to the World Crisis!

MOSCOW - The Third International Conference on High-Definition
Television is to function under the motto < to the world crisis!>>

Prizes of the Grand Prix MSOO Award Presented in Moscow

MOSCOW - During the 14th International Salon of Ophthalmologic Optics held at
Expocentre (Moscow) prizes were handed to the nominees of the Second National
Optical Award Grand Prix MSOO.

Mechel OAO Announces Inclusion of Its Shares on MICEX Quotation List A1

MOSCOW - Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals
companies, today announced the inclusion of its ordinary registered
book-entry shares on the MICEX quotation list A1.

Mechel Announces Decision of the Board of Directors

MOSCOW - Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals
companies, announced the election of new members to the Mechel OAO Management
Board, the Company’s collegial executive body.

Do What’s Best for Each Exhibitor

MOSCOW - <> published an article by Vladislav
Malkevich, Director General of Expocentre (Moscow). The theme of the article:
the impact of the world financial crisis in its broad economic context on
exhibition activities in Russia.