19 June, 2005 – Polyus Gold, Russia’s leading gold producer, announced today that its shares are added to the FTSE Gold Mines Index, effective today, Monday, 19 June 2006.

The FTSE Gold Mines Index Series is designed to reflect the performance of the worldwide market in the shares of companies whose principal activity is the mining of gold. The index series encompasses all gold mining companies that have a sustainable and attributable gold production of at least 300,000 ounces a year, and that derive 75% or more of their revenue from mined gold.

FTSE is an independent company owned by The Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange. Its sole business is the creation and management of indices and associated data services. It is estimated that two and a half trillion USD of assets are under management using FTSE indices.