Attached please find Chelyabinsk Zinc Press Release on its IFRS financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2009. CZP will host an Investor Conference Call to discuss its IFRS financial statements and comment on current operations, today, October 29, 2009 at 4 pm Moscow time (1 pm London time, 9 am New York time).

Media are invited to attend on a listen-only basis.


To participate in the conference call dial one of the dial-in numbers as follows: * If dialing from Russia: (495) 981-0871 * If dialing from UK: 0800 0284183 (toll free) * If dialing from the USA: 1 866 297 7327 (toll free)
If dialing from countries other than specified please refer to http://www.conferencing.bt.com/pdf/bookedglobalaccess/automated.pdf .
Once connected, the participant should enter the passcode: 845 984#
To join the web conference, paste the following link into the address bar of your web browser: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/bt_uk_event1/webJoin , then enter your Meeting ID/Meeting number K0526758 and Password: 845984.


Kind regards, Evgeny Ponomarev IR Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant tel.

+7 963 998 5558