BOD on the ball22 Jul 2022 18:33
well i took it upon myself first thing this morning to message Investor relations with a couple questions i posted on this bb last night so here are the answers
my questions...
Hello, thank you for the webcast yesterday, i am an investor with Polymetal on the LSE and have a couple of additional questions if i may.
POLY was taken from the FTSE 100 to the 'main market', could you please tell me what trading regulations POLY are trading under is it still FTSE 100 or 'AIM'? Each of these have different regulations and the LSE website just says 'main market'.
POLY Kazakstan is currently unaffected by sanctions, is it your intention now to concentrate more on the Kaz side of operations with new investments? I read the new POX plant development has been stopped indefinitely, was that POX3? There was some slight confusion in the answer on the webcast.
Yesterday in the webcast an Management buy out was mentioned as an option, its the first time i have heard this mentioned in a POLY webcast, i know have said you dont want to talk financials price sensitive material and any options are on the table, in the event of a MOB and having read your previous RNS stating...
'The Company today announces that it is evaluating the potential disposal of the Company’s assets located in the Russian Federation (the Russian Assets) (the Potential Transaction).
If completed, the Potential Transaction would result in the Company focusing primarily on its operations in Kazakhstan, which currently produce over 500 Koz of gold per year, with revenue in 2021 of US$ 984 million.'
?Would this potentially mean you are considering an MBO on the Russian side only or as a complete entity for both Rus & Kaz? Is it POLY's intention to at least leave POLY Kaz trading on the LSE as a minimum?
Personally, i am hoping that POLY will manage to stay together as one unit both Rus and Kaz and the war ends, at present are any of POLY's banks under sanctions or potentially going to be? (Sberbank)
Thank you for your time with this email, my intention is to be a long term holder for the dividends once POLY's future is secured.
Kind Regards
Evgeny Answers...
?Dear ****, good afternoon,
1. It’s main market, even though we are not in ftse 100 index anymore.
2 If the potential transaction goes ahead, naturally the focus will be on Kazakhstan, as these are going to be the only assets Polymetal International will have. Yes, there was some confusion on the webcast. CEO meant POX3 project, POX2 is more than 50% complete and isn’t moving anywhere.
3 the potential transaction mentioned in the RNS is for Russian assets only. It is our intention to leave Polymetal on LSE with Kazakhstan assets only.
4 currently none of the banks creditors of Polymetal International are sanctioned. All lending from Russian banks are at the level of Russian subsidiaries.
Thank you for your email and your support as a shareholder.
Sincerely,
Evgeny