Polyus Gold International Limited
Polyus Gold to be included in FTSE Global Equity Index Series and FTSE All World Equity Index Series
Polyus Gold International Limited (LSE – PGIL, OTC (US) – PLZLY, “PGIL”, “Polyus Gold” or the “Company”), the largest gold producer in Russia, announces its upcoming inclusion into the FTSE Global Equity Index Series and the FTSE All World Equity Index Series effective as of the closing of markets on 15 March 2013.
PGIL was admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities on 19 June 2012. Polyus Gold is the largest London-listed gold producer by gold output, reserves and market capitalisation.
Notes to editors
The FTSE Global Equity Index Series covers over 7,200 securities in 47 different countries and captures 98% of the world's investable market capitalisation.
The FTSE All-World Index Series is the aggregate of over 2,800 stocks from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series. It covers 90-95% of the investable market capitalisation.
Enquiries:
Investor contact
Mikhail Seleznev, Director Investor Relations and Capital Markets
+44 (0) 203 585 35 37 ir@polyusgold.com
Media contact
Sergey Lavrinenko, Director Communications
+44 (0) 203 585 35 37 lavrinenkosn@polyusgold.com
Forward looking statements
This announcement may contain “forward-looking statements” concerning PGIL. 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 PGIL’s operations. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond PGIL’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. PGIL assumes no obligation in respect of, and does not intend to update, these forward-looking statements, except as required pursuant to applicable law.