Growth Beyond Steel

On June 17, ArcelorMittal held its annual Individual Shareholder Event. Whether in Japan, Russia or Europe, shareholders were able to listen in, ask questions and access information - all in real time - as they were transported into a virtual ArcelorMittal world.

ArcelorMittal shareholders were invited to attend Luxembourg headquarters as Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO, hosted the 2008 Individual Shareholder meeting. Around 60 existing and potential shareholders joined the event via Second Life - a virtual meeting centre. And more than 300 connections were made to the meeting centre throughout the day.

Growth Beyond Steel

"This represents a new opportunity to dialogue with our existing and potential shareholders. I'm very proud of the range of communications tools that we have, creating value for our employees and all of our stakeholders," said Mr Mittal.

Julien Onillon, VP Investor Relations, opened the session with a presentation outlining the Group's growth targets and ambitions. A question and answer session followed with virtual and real participants wanting to know more about ArcelorMittal's share buy-back programme and the Group's response to rising oil and food prices.