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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

ArcelorMittal S.A. (“ArcelorMittal”) plans to acquire the majority of the shares in or the assets of Liberty Steel France Holding SAS (“Liberty Steel France”). Liberty Steel France includes two main assets: France Rail Industries (“Liberty Rail”) and a steel mill (“Liberty Ascoval”).

-- ArcelorMittal is a global integrated steel and mining company. The company produces a broad range of high quality finished and semi-finished steel products, including rails;

-- Liberty Steel France holds 100 percent of the shares in Liberty Rail and Liberty Ascoval;

-- Liberty Rail is a rail manufacturer, which produces rails in a production facility in Hayange, France;

-- Liberty Ascoval is a steel manufacturer, which produces continuous cast rounds (“CCR”) and forged products in a production facility in Saint-Saulve, France. Recently, Liberty Ascoval started the production of blooms and square billets for a variety of applications, including rail blooms, which are supplied solely to Liberty Rail.

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