Potential Loss of Company Data

23 May 2013

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC

Potential Loss of Company Data

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC ('ENRC' or, together with its subsidiaries, the 'Group'), today announces that it has notified the Information Commissioner of two incidents of potential loss of data. These both fall within the guidelines for notification and as a result the Information Commissioner's Office has been informed.

The first incident relates to the theft of a laptop during a domestic burglary, while the second incident relates to an intrusion into the Group's electronic systems by a third party. The affected staff will be provided with guidelines on precautionary actions that they should take. ENRC will also be offering affected employees the use of an identity protection service. In addition, the Group has reviewed and upgraded its systems in order to improve security and prevent such incidents taking place in the future.

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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. In 2012 the Group's entities employed on average 78,484 (2011: 77,441) people. The Group currently sells the majority of its products to Russia, China, Japan, Western Europe and the United States. For the twelve months ended December 31 2012, the Group had revenue of US$6,320 million (2011: US$7,705 million) and profit attributable to equity holders of the Company of US$(804) million (2011: US$1,974 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.

A copy of this announcement will be available on ENRC's website at www.enrc.com.