something of a worry28 Feb 2022 23:05
(1) Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of Polymetal's top 10 shareholders, has said it will dump all of its Russian investments.
(2) POLY could decide not to make the dividend payment (75c?) and preserve cash in light of heightened market volatility.
(3) The London Bullion Market Association has revoked the membership of three Russian banks — Otkritie, VTB and Sovcombank.
(4) POLY needs to refinance a bond in November in which roughly $300mn of principal is outstanding.
(5) Polymetal ended 2021 with net debt of $1.65bn. Almost 40% of its debt is with European banks and if it is forced to refinance that debt domestically or with Chinese banks it is likely to face higher rate of interest.