2011 Sustainable Development Report

29 May 2012

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC

Sustainable Development Report

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC is pleased to announce the publication of its first Sustainable Development Report (the "2011 SD Report"), which has been prepared under the guidance of the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Guidelines (Mining and Metal Sector Supplement) for the year ended 31 December 2011.

The Company also confirms that the 2011 SD Report has today been posted to shareholders and will shortly be available on the ENRC website at www.enrc.com.

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For further information, please contact:

Gulsara Edilbaeva +44 (0) 20 7389 1440

ENRC: Group SD Manager

Charles Pemberton +44 (0) 20 7389 1440

ENRC: Investor Relations Manager

About ENRC

ENRC is a leading diversified natural resources group, performing integrated mining, processing, energy, logistics and marketing operations. The operations comprise: the mining and processing of chrome, manganese and iron ore; the smelting of ferroalloys; the production of iron ore concentrate and pellet; the mining and processing of bauxite for the extraction of alumina and the production of aluminium; the production of copper and cobalt; coal extraction and electricity generation; and the transportation and sales of the Group's products. The Group's production assets are largely located in the Republic of Kazakhstan; other assets, notably the Other Non-ferrous Division, are mainly located in Africa; the Group also has iron ore assets in Brazil. The Group currently sells the majority of its products to Russia, China, Japan, Western Europe and the United States. For the twelve months ended 31 December 2011, the Group had revenue of US$7,705 million (2010: US$6,605 million) and profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Group of US$1,974 million (2010: US$2,185 million). ENRC has six operating Divisions: Ferroalloys, Iron Ore, Alumina and Aluminium, Other Non-ferrous, Energy and Logistics. ENRC is a UK company with its registered office in London. ENRC's shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange ('LSE') and the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange ('KASE'). For more information on ENRC visit the Group's website at www.enrc.com