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Polyus Finance PLC

24 September 2018

Date: 24 September 2018

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

POLYUS FINANCE PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE TENDER OFFERS FOR ITS NOTES DUE 2020, 2022, 2023 AND 2024

Polyus Finance plc (the "Offeror") announces the results of its invitations to eligible holders of its outstanding notes detailed in the table below, issued by it and guaranteed by Joint Stock Company Polyus Krasnoyarsk ("JSC Polyus") and Public Joint Stock Company Polyus ("PJSC Polyus" and together with JSC Polyus, the "Guarantors") (each of the issuances of notes referred to below, a "Series", and all outstanding notes of all Series together, the "Notes"), to tender their Notes for purchase by the Offeror for cash (each such invitation, an "Offer" and, together, the "Offers") at prices to be determined pursuant to a Modified Dutch Auction, as further set out in the table below.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the tender offer memorandum dated 14 September 2018 ("Tender Offer Memorandum") issued by the Offeror.

The Offers expired at 16:00 hours, London time, on Friday 21 September 2018.

The Offeror has accepted for purchase the Notes as set out in the table below:

 
 Description of the      Common          Common         Outstanding     Purchase      Series      Outstanding     Scaling 
       Notes           code/ISIN     code/ISIN/CUSIP     principal        Price     Acceptance     principal       Factor 
                          for         for Rule 144A        amount                     Amount         amount 
                      Regulation S        Notes                                                    following 
                         Notes                                                                     settlement 
                                                                                                     of the 
                                                                                                     Offers 
  U.S.$750,000,000    092230171 /      092311686 /     U.S.$750,000,0   U.S.$1,00   U.S.$72,518   U.S.$677,482      Not 
  5.625 per cent.     XS0922301717   US73180YAA29 /          00           5 per       ,000 in         ,000       Applicable 
  Guaranteed Notes                      73180YAA2                       U.S.$1,00    aggregate 
   due 2020 (the                                                          0 in       principal 
   "2020 Notes")                                                        principal    amount of 
                                                                        amount of    the 2020 
                                                                          2020         Notes 
                                                                          Notes 
                     -------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  ----------- 
  U.S.$500,000,000    140576638 /      098266640 /     U.S.$500,000,0   U.S.$950    U.S.$17,194   U.S.$482,806      Not 
   4.699 per cent     XS1405766384   US73180YAB02 /          00            per        ,000 in         ,000       Applicable 
  Guaranteed Notes                      73180YAB0                       U.S.$1,00    aggregate 
   due 2022 (the                                                          0 in       principal 
   "2022 Notes")                                                        principal    amount of 
                                                                        amount of    the 2022 
                                                                          2022         Notes 
                                                                          Notes 
                     -------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  ----------- 
  U.S.$800,000,000    153392293 /      111731179 /     U.S.$800,000,0   U.S.$946    U.S.$12,200   U.S.$787,800      Not 
   5.250 per cent     XS1533922933   US73180YAC84 /          00            per        ,000 in         ,000       Applicable 
  Guaranteed Notes                      73180YAC8                       U.S.$1,00    aggregate 
   due 2023 (the                                                          0 in       principal 
   "2023 Notes")                                                        principal    amount of 
                                                                        amount of    the 2023 
                                                                          2023         Notes 
                                                                          Notes 
                     -------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  ----------- 
   US$500,000,000     171347432 /      111730962 /     US$500,000,000   U.S.$925    U.S.$29,866   U.S.$470,134      Not 
   4.70 per cent      XS1713474325   US73181LAA98 /                        per        ,000 in         ,000       Applicable 
  Guaranteed Notes                      111730962                       U.S.$1,00    aggregate 
   due 2024 (the                                                          0 in       principal 
   "2024 Notes")                                                        principal    amount of 
                                                                        amount of    the 2024 
                                                                          2024         Notes 
                                                                          Notes 
                     -------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  ----------- 
 

All the Notes that have been validly tendered at or below the respective Purchase Prices and received by the Information and Tender Agent have been accepted in full without pro-ration.

The Settlement Date is expected to be on or about 26 September 2018.

Any Notes purchased by the Offeror in the Offers will be transferred to and held by the Offeror in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes and, if decided by the Offeror in its sole discretion, may be cancelled in full or in part immediately after or at any time following completion of the Offers.

Offer and distribution restrictions apply. Investors should refer to the Tender Offer Memorandum for full details. If you need further information about the Offers, please contact the Dealer Manager or the Information and Tender Agent.

Offer Website: https://sites.dfkingltd.com/polyus

Contact Details:

DEALER MANAGER

J.P. Morgan Securities plc

25 Bank Street

Canary Wharf

London E14 5JP

United Kingdom

For information by telephone:

+44 20 7134 2468

Attention: Liability Management

Email: em_europe_lm@jpmorgan.com

THE INFORMATION AND TENDER AGENT

D.F. King Ltd.

Email: polyus@dfkingltd.com

In London:

125 Wood Street

London EC2V 7AN

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 20 7920 9700

In Hong Kong:

Suite 1601, 16/F, Central Tower

28 Queen's Road Central

Hong Kong

Telephone: +852 3953 7231

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