NLMK’s 2010 Annual Report has brought home multiple awards from recent national contests.
NLMK was recognized in five categories at the 9th Yearly Federal Contest of Annual Reports and Corporate Websites organized by Securities Market magazine and Investor.ru in cooperation with the Federal Service for Financial Markets: 
Best all-round representation – 1st place;
Best interactive annual report – 1st place;
Best level of information disclosure in an issuer’s annual report – 2nd place;
Best annual report in the metals and mining sector;
Best annual report among Central Federal District public companies.

NLMK also won two categories in the 13th Yearly Federal Contest of Annual Reports organized by the RTS and MICEX Stock Exchanges, where the Annual Report was named:
Best presentation of the company’s investment case in an annual report;
Best annual report among Central Federal District companies. 

NLMK aims to apply the best global practices in terms of the disclosure of information, development of a stronger investment case and compliance with international corporate reporting standards. The high esteem in which NLMK's Annual Report is held confirms the efficiency of its approach to interacting with all stakeholders, including shareholders and investors. NLMK would also like to thank Black Sun PLC, which has been assisting the Company with the preparation of its annual reports over a number of years.