ArcelorMittal Announces Pricing of Bond Issue

22 November 2022, 07:30 CET

ArcelorMittal (MT) (?the Company? or ?the Issuer?) priced yesterday an offering of US$1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.550% notes due 2027 and US$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.800% notes due 2032 (the ?Notes?).

The proceeds to ArcelorMittal (MT) (before expenses), amounting to approximately $2.2 billion, will be used for general corporate purposes. In addition, following the closing of the offering, commitments which remain available under a $2.2 billion bridge term facility agreement with a financial institution (the ?Bridge Facility Agreement?) related to the financing of the intended acquisition of Companhia Sider?rgica do Pec?m will, in accordance with the terms thereof, be cancelled in an amount equal to the amount by which the offering exceeds approximately $400 million, less certain expenses and tax costs that may, pursuant to the terms of the Bridge Facility Agreement, be deducted from the amount to be cancelled. The facility is available for 12 months from signing with two extension options of 6 months each at the borrower?s discretion.

The offering is scheduled to close on November 29, 2022, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions.

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC by calling collect at (212) 834-4533; BofA Securities, Inc. by calling 1-800-294-1322; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by calling toll-free at 1-800-831-9146; or Mizuho Securities USA LLC by calling 1-866-271-7403.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

This press release may contain forward-looking information and statements about ArcelorMittal (MT) and its subsidiaries. These statements include financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, products and services, and statements regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "target" or similar expressions. Although ArcelorMittal's (MT) management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors and holders of ArcelorMittal's (MT) securities are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of ArcelorMittal (MT), that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include those discussed or identified in the filings with the Luxembourg Stock Market Authority for the Financial Markets (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") made or to be made by ArcelorMittal (MT), including ArcelorMittal's (MT) Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 and ArcelorMittal?s 2022 half year report filed with the SEC on Form 6-K on July 29, 2022 filed with the SEC. ArcelorMittal (MT) undertakes no obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

No communication and no information in respect of the offering of securities may be distributed to the public in any jurisdiction where a registration or approval is required. The offering or subscription of securities may be subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. ArcelorMittal (MT) takes no responsibility for any violation of any such restrictions by any person.

This press release is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who fall within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the ?Financial Promotion Order?), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (?high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.?) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom (?UK?), or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (?FSMA?) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as ?relevant persons?). This press release is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this press release relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

EU PRIIPs REGULATION/PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS. The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (?EEA?). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, ?MiFID II?); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the ?IDD?), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the ?EU PRIIPs Regulation?) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.

UK PRIIPS REGULATION?PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS. The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended (the ?EUWA?); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the IDD, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document required by the Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the ?UK PRIIPs Regulation?) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.

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About ArcelorMittal (MT)

ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world's leading steel company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities in 16 countries. In 2021, ArcelorMittal (MT) had revenues of $76.6 billion and crude steel production of 69.1 million metric tonnes, while iron ore production reached 50.9 million metric tonnes.

Our purpose is to produce ever smarter steels that have a positive benefit for people and planet. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.

ArcelorMittal (MT) is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).

For more information about ArcelorMittal (MT) please visit: http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/

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Contact information ArcelorMittal Investor Relations	?
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General	+44 20 7543 1128
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Bonds/Credit E-mail	+33 171 921 026 investor.relations@arcelormittal.com
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