Press Release
PJSC Polyus
PJSC Polyus (MOEX — PLZL) (“Polyus”, or the “Company”), the largest gold producer in Russia, announces that its Board of Directors has approved granting of the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee under the guaranteed notes of its controlling shareholder Polyus Gold International Limited (“PGIL”). The USD 500 million 4.699% guaranteed notes due 28 March 2022 (the “Notes”) were issued by PGIL on 26 October 2016.
The transaction is in line with the terms and conditions of the Notes, according to which PJSC Polyus was to become a guarantor under the Notes not later than 24 April 2017. The Notes are also guaranteed by JSC Polyus, a key operating subsidiary of PJSC Polyus.
Polyus
Polyus (www.polyus.com) is the largest gold producer in Russia and one of the top 10 gold miners globally by ounces produced. The Company also holds the fourth largest mineral resources base in the world.
Polyus group’s principal operations are located in Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Magadan regions and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
In 2015, the Company confirmed its status of one of the lowest-cost gold producers globally.
Enquiries:
Investor contact
Victor Drozdov, Director Investor Relations
+7 (495) 641 33 77 drozdovvi@polyus.com
Media contact
Victoria Vasilyeva, Director Public Relations
+7 (495) 641 33 77 vasilevavs@polyus.com
Forward looking statement
This announcement may contain “forward-looking statements” concerning Polyus and/or Polyus group. Generally, the words “will”, “may”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “can”, “continue”, “opportunity”, “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “estimates” or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to future capital expenditures and business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of Polyus’ and/or Polyus group’s operations. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond Polyus’ and/or Polyus group’s ability to control or estimate precisely and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on such statements which speak only as at the date of this announcement. Polyus and/or any Polyus group company assumes no obligation in respect of, and does not intend to update, these forward-looking statements, except as required pursuant to applicable law.