The Directors of Polyus Gold International Limited (the "Company") wish to announce that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 10:00am on 28 May 2012 at The London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, 22 Park Lane, London W1K 1BE

The explanation of, and background to, the notice of AGM are in the Chairman's letter and the circular dated 4 May 2012, which are available on the Company's website http://www.polyusgold.com/.

Enquiries:

Investor contact
Mikhail Seleznev, Director Investor Relations and Capital Markets
 +44 (0) 208 528 14 50  ir@polyusgold.com

Media contact
Sergey Lavrinenko, Director Communications
 +44 (0) 203 585 35 37  lavrinenkosn@polyusgold.com