Notices
Notices to the holders will be provided to the addresses that appear on the security register of the subordinated debt
securities.
Concerning the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
Wilmington Trust, National Association is the trustee under the subordinated indenture. Citibank N.A. is the securities
administrator and has been appointed by us as registrar and paying agent with respect to the subordinated debt securities. The trustees address is 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290, Minneapolis, MN 55402. The securities administrators
address is (i) solely for the purposes of the transfer, surrender or exchange of the subordinated debt securities: 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attn:
Securities Window and (ii) for all other purposes: 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust, ArcelorMittal.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in the subordinated indenture. You should refer to the
subordinated indenture for the full definition of all such terms, as well as any other terms used in this prospectus for which no definition is provided.
Applicable Accounting Standards means the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted in the
European Union, as amended from time to time.
Closing Date means the date on which the subordinated
debt securities of the relevant series are deposited with the Depository Trust Company, as depositary.
Consolidated Financial Statements means our most recently published:
(a) audited annual consolidated financial statements, as approved by the annual general meeting of our shareholders and
audited by an independent auditor; or, as the case may be,
(b) unaudited (but subject to a review from an
independent auditor) consolidated half-year financial statements, as approved by our Board of Directors, in each case prepared in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards.
Corporate Trust Office means (i) with respect to the trustee, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290,
Minneapolis, MN 55402; and (ii) with respect to the securities administrator (A) solely for the purposes of the transfer, surrender or exchange of the subordinated debt securities: 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attn: Securities Window and (B) for all other purposes: 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust, ArcelorMittal.
Mittal Family means Mr. and/or Mrs. L.N. Mittal and/or their family (acting directly or
indirectly through trusts and/or other entities controlled by any of the foregoing).
Person includes
any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Relevant Jurisdiction means Luxembourg or any jurisdiction in which ArcelorMittal is resident for tax
purposes (or in the case of a successor entity any jurisdiction in which such successor entity is organized or resident for tax purposes (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein)).
Subsidiary means:
(a) an entity of which a Person has direct or indirect control or owns directly or indirectly more than 50% of the voting
capital or similar right of ownership (and control for this purpose means the power to direct the management and the policies of the entity whether through the ownership of voting capital, by contract or otherwise); and
(b) in relation to our company, an entity that fulfils the definition in paragraph (a) above and which is included in the
Consolidated Financial Statements on a fully integrated basis.
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