Unassociated Document
Registration No. 333-119498
 
As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2007

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

MECHEL OAO
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
 
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
 
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250-1905
 
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)
 
Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19715
+1-302-738-6680

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Attention: ADR Department
60 Wall Street,
New York, New York 10005
(212) 250-9100

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466:
x immediately upon filing.
   
 
o  on (Date) at (Time).
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466:  immediately upon filing.

on (Date) at (Time).

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box :
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
         
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Price Per Unit*
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price*
Amount of
Registration Fee
American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each ADS representing three ordinary shares, nominal value 10 rubles per share, of Mechel OAO
N.A
N/A
N/A
N/A
*
 
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.
** 
 
All of which was paid in connection with the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission.
 
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Annex A to the form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(2) , which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
Cross Reference Sheet
 
Item, Number and Caption
Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Previously Filed as Prospectus
   
1.
Name and address of Depositary
Introductory Paragraph
     
2.
Title of American Depositary Receipts and
identity of deposited securities
Face of American Depositary Receipt, before Introductory Paragraph
     
 
Terms of Deposit:
 
     
 
(i)
The amount of deposited securities
represented by one unit of American
Depositary Receipts
Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
       
 
(ii)
The procedure for voting, if any, the
deposited securities
Paragraphs 15 and 16
       
 
(iii)
The collection and distribution of
dividends
Paragraphs 12, 14 and 15
       
 
(iv)
The transmission of notices, reports
and proxy soliciting material
Paragraphs 11, 15 and 16
       
 
(v)
The sale or exercise of rights
Paragraph 13
       
 
(vi)
The deposit or sale of securities
resulting from dividends, splits or
plans of reorganization
Paragraph 12, 15 and 17
       
 
(vii)
Amendment, extension or termination
of the Deposit Agreement
Paragraphs 19, 20 and 21
       
 
(viii)
 
Rights of holders of American
Depositary Receipts to inspect the
transfer books of the Depositary and
the list of holders of American
Depositary Receipts
Paragraph 11
       
 
(ix)
Restrictions upon the right to transfer,
deposit or withdraw the underlying
securities
Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8
 
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(x)
Limitation upon the liability of the
Depositary
Paragraphs 13, 18, 24 and 25
       
3.
Fees and Charges
Paragraph 7
 
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
Item, Number and Caption
Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Previously Filed as Prospectus
Statement that Mechel OAO is subject to the
periodic reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and,
accordingly, files certain reports with the
Commission, and that such reports can be
inspected by holders of American Depositary
Receipts and copied at public reference
facilities maintained by the Commission in
Washington, D.C.
Paragraph 11

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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3. EXHIBITS
 
 
(a)(1)
Agreement. Deposit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2004, among MechelOAO (the "Company"), Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as depositary (the "Depositary"), and holders and beneficial owners of American Depositary Shares evidenced by the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"). - Previously filed.
 
 
(a)(2)
Amendment. Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement, including the form of American Depositary Receipt. Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(2).
 
 
(b)
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. - Not Applicable.
 
 
(c)
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. - Not Applicable.
 
 
(d)
Opinion of counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. - Previously filed.
 
 
(e)
Certification under Rule 466. - Filed herewith as Exhibit (e)
 
   
Powers of Attorney for certain directors of the Company. - Set forth on the signature pages hereto.
 
Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the Company which are both: (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities; and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the Company.
 
 
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged, and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in London, England, on May 21, 2007.
 
 
For and on behalf of the legal entity created by the
agreement for the issuance of American Depositary
Receipts for shares of Mechel OAO:
     
 
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,
as Depositary
   
 
By:
/s/Jeff Margolick                               
   
Name: Jeff Margolick
   
Title: Director
     
   
 
By:
/s/Clare Benson                                   
   
Name: Clare Benson
   
Title: Vice President
 

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 SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Moscow, Russian Federation, on May 21, 2007.
 
     
 
MECHEL OAO
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Igor V. Zyuzin
 
Name: Igor V. Zyuzin
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 21, 2007.

/s/Igor V. Zyuzin                         
   
Igor V. Zyuzin
 
Chief Executive Officer and Director
     
/s/Vladimir F. Iorich                       
   
Vladimir F. Iorich
 
Chairman
     
/s/Elena L. Kryazhevskikh
   
Elena L. Kryazhevskikh
 
Chief Accountant
(principal financial officer)
     
/s/Alexey G. Ivanushkin
   
Alexey G. Ivanushkin
 
Chief Operational Officer and Director
     
/s/Valentin V. Proskurnya
   
Valentin V. Proskurnya
 
Director
     
/s/Serafim V. Kolpakov*
   
Serafim V. Kolpakov
 
Director
     
/s/Alexander E. Yevtushenko* .
   
Alexander E. Yevtushenko
 
Director
     
 
   
Alex Polevoy
 
Director
 
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Anton Vischanenko
 
Chief Financial Officer
     
 
   
Roger I. Gale
 
Director
     
 
   
Arthur D. Johnson
 
Director
     
/s/Donald Puglisi*
   
Puglisi & Associates
 
Authorized U.S. Representative

*By /s/ Vladimir F. Iorich________________________
Vladimir F. Iorich
Power of Attorney

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit
Number
 
   
(a)(2)
Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement, including form of
Receipt
   
(e)
Rule 466 certification
   

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