Luxembourg, 30 July, 2008 – ArcelorMittal (referred to as “ArcelorMittal”, or “the Company”) (New York: MT; Amsterdam: MT; Madrid: MTS; Paris: MTP; Brussels: MTBL; Luxembourg: MT), the world’s leading steel company, today announces results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008.

H108 highlights:
Sales of $67.6 billion, up 31% compared with H107
EBITDA1 of $13.1 billion, up 35% compared with H107
Net Income of $8.2 billion, up 65% as compared with H107
Capital expenditure of $2.3 billion in H108
Q208 highlights:

Sales of $37.8 billion, up 39% compared with Q207
EBITDA of $8.0 billion, up 51% compared with Q207
Net Income of $5.8 billion, up 114% as compared with Q207
Capital expenditure of $1.4 billion in Q208
Recent Key Announcements

Groundbreaking global health and safety agreement signed with labour unions to further improve Occupational Health & Safety
Agreements signed to acquire Mid Vol Coal Group and Concept Group (2 metallurgical coal companies located in West Virginia, USA)
Allocated mining lease for the Karampada iron-ore deposit in Jharkhand, India
Acquisition of Bayou Steel (manufacture of structural steel in Louisiana, USA)
Launch of new clean technology venture capital fund
Guidance for Q308

Q308 EBITDA guidance to exceed $8.5 billion
Commenting, Mr Lakshmi N. Mittal, Chairman and CEO , ArcelorMittal, said:

We are pleased to report results for the first half of 2008, with EBITDA of $13.1 billion up 35% over the same period in 2007. This reflects the diversity and strength of the ArcelorMittal business model, in particular the significant diversification of our value chain including our considerable mining operations.

We continue to look for opportunities to further enhance our raw material self sufficiency, with recent investments being announced in Africa, the Americas and Australia.

Our financial strength enables us to continue to invest heavily in the development of the business, particularly relating to brownfield growth and improving product quality and mix. This year we expect capital expenditures to reach $7 billion, representing 36% of 2007 EBITDA.

Financial highlights (on the basis of IFRS2, amounts in US$ and Euros3 ):

(In millions of US dollars except earnings per share and shipments data)
Results US Dollars
Q2 2008 Q1 2008 Q2 2007 H1 2008 H1 2007
Shipments (Million MT)4 29.8 29.2 28.7 59.0 55.7
Sales 37,840 29,809 27,223 67,649 51,699
EBITDA 8,046 5,044 5,326 13,090 9,672
Operating income 6,621 3,614 4,232 10,235 7,687
Net income 5,839 2,371 2,723 8,210 4,973
Basic earnings per share $4.20 $1.69 $1.97 $5.87 $3.60

(In millions of Euros except earnings per share and shipments data)
Results Euros3
Q2 2008 Q1 2008 Q2 2007 H1 2008 H1 2007
Shipments (Million MT)4 29.8 29.2 28.7 59.0 55.7
Sales 24,222 19,895 20,194 44,201 38,898
EBITDA 5,150 3,366 3,951 8,553 7,277
Operating income 4,238 2,412 3,139 6,687 5,784
Net income 3,738 1,582 2,020 5,364 3,742
Basic earnings per share €2.69 €1.13 €1.46 €3.84 €2.71

Second quarter 2008 News CONFERENCE (for media)

ArcelorMittal management will host a news conference:

Date: Wednesday, July 30th 2008
Time: 5.30 am New York Time / 10.30 am London Time / 11.30 am CET

The dial in number:

International number: +44 203 023 4459
UK : 0203 023 4459
USA : + 1 646 843 4608
The news conference will be available via a live video webcast on www.arcelormittal.com

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