Recommendation of the Board of Directors on the amount of dividends for Q4 2025

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The Board of Directors (the «Board») of PJSC Polyus (MOEX — PLZL) («Polyus», or the «Company») on April 10, 2026, inter alia, made a decision to recommend shareholders to approve the dividend payment based on the results of the Q4 2025 in the amount of RUB56,8 per ordinary share and to set May 18, 2026 as the record date for persons entitled to dividends declared.

The recommended dividend amount and dividend record date are subject to approval by the Company’s Annual session of the General Meeting of Shareholders (the «AGM») to be held on May 6, 2026.

If the AGM decides to approve the amount of dividends for the Q4 2025 recommended by the Board, the total amount of dividends based on the current number of outstanding shares (excluding shares held by the Company’s subsidiaries) could amount to 30% of the Company`s EBITDA for the 4Q 2025, which corresponds to the target payout ratio set by Polyus’ dividend policy.

Polyus

Polyus ranks sixth among global publicly traded gold mining companies by production volumes and is one of the largest gold miners in terms of attributable gold ore reserves. The Company has the lowest production costs among major global gold producers. Its principal operations are located in Siberia and the Russian Far East: Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Magadan regions and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

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