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ArcelorMittal announces the extension of the conversion date for the $1bn privately placed mandatory convertible bond (MCB) issued on 28 December 2009 by one of its wholly-owned Luxembourg subsidiaries. This amendment to the MCB, which is mandatorily convertible into preferred shares of such subsidiary, was executed on 16 January 2014. The mandatory conversion date of the bond has been extended to 29 January 2016. The other main features of the MCB remain unchanged. The bond was placed privately with a Luxembourg affiliate of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and is not listed.

The subsidiary has simultaneously executed amendments providing for the extension of the outstanding notes into which it invested the proceeds of the bond issuance, which are linked to shares of the listed companies Eregli Demir Va Celik Fab. T. AS of Turkey and China Oriental, both of which are held by ArcelorMittal subsidiaries.

ArcelorMittal announces amendments to its credit facilities and publication of notice of redemption of its Subordinated Perpetual Capital Securities

Luxembourg, 21 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal announces the completion of amendments to two credit facilities on 26 November 2013. It reduced its syndicated revolving credit facility originally entered into in March 2011, which may be utilized for general corporate purposes and which matures in 2016, from $6bn to $3.6bn. It also reduced its syndicated revolving credit facility originally entered into in May 2010, which may be utilized for general corporate purposes, from $4bn to $2.4bn, and it extended the maturity date of that facility to 6 November 2018.

Separately, ArcelorMittal confirms that it has given notice today that it will redeem all of its outstanding U.S.$650,000,000 Subordinated Perpetual Capital Securities (ISIN/Common Code: XS0836559178/083655917) on 20 February 2014 following the occurrence of a “Ratings Agency Event”, as defined in the terms of the securities. The notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus any interest accrued to but excluding the redemption date.