12 Aug 2009 12:49
Annual Information Update
In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, OJSC Polyus Gold (the Company) submits its 2008-2009 Annual Information Update. This Annual Information Update refers to information that has been published or made available to the public in the Russian Federation, the UK and USA.
This Annual Information Update provides information from 06 July 2008 to 12 August 2009 being the date of publication of this Annual Information Update.
Information submitted to the Regulatory News Service , London Stock Exchange
Details of all regulatory announcements can be found in full on the Company's market news page on the London Stock Exchange website at: www.londonstockexchange.com
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| (in English) | |
| Annual Information Update | 05 August 2008 |
| Charter Amendments registered | 05 August 2008 |
| Notice of press statements | 06 August 2008 |
| CJSC Polyus makes a squeeze out offer to shareholder of OJSC Matrosov Mine | 12 August 2008 |
| Buyback intention statement | 17 September 2008 |
| Possible Partial Offer | 26 September 2008 |
| Polyus Gold announces decisions taken by Board of Directors on September 30 meeting | 01 October 2008 |
| IFRS statements announcement | 02 October 2008 |
| Notification EGM | 06 October 2008 |
| CJSC Polyus Consolidates 100% of OJSC Matrosov Mine | 21 October 2008 |
| Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of Polyus Gold scheduled for November 10, 2008 abandoned | 11 November 2008 |
| Notice of press speculation | 14 November 2008 |
| Decision of the Board of Directors of OJSC Polyus Gold | 30 December 2008 |
| Block Listing Six Months Return | 21 January 2009 |
| Statement re: Partial Offer Pre-condition | 22 January 2009 |
| Memorandum signed with Kinross Gold Corporation | 27 January 2009 |
| Preliminary operating results | 28 January 2009 |
| Board meeting resolutions | 03 February 2009 |
| Board of Directors' resolutions | 27 March 2009 |
| Board of Directors' resolutions | 14 April 2009 |
| Notice of AGM | 14 April 2009 |
| Board resolutions | 28 April 2009 |
| Annual Financial Report (part 1) | 30 April 2009 |
| Annual Financial Report (part 2) | 30 April 2009 |
| Annual Financial Report (part 3) | 30 April 2009 |
| Proposed Partial Offer Update | 05 May 2009 |
| Preliminary AGM results | 18 May 2009 |
| Board resolutions | 27 May 2009 |
| Block Listing Six Monthly Return | 27 July 2009 |
| Preliminary Operating results | 29 July 2009 |
| Board resolutions | 30 July 2009 |
| Notice of EGM | 30 July 2009 |
Information posted on website ( www.polyusgold.com)
| QUARTERLY REPORTS | |
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| Quarterly report OJSC Polyus Gold for the 2nd quarter 2008 (Russian / English) | 14 August 2008 |
| Quarterly report OJSC Polyus Gold for the 3rd quarter 2008 (Russian / English) | 14 November 2008 |
| Quarterly report OJSC Polyus Gold for the 4th quarter 2008 (Russian / English) | 13 February 2009 |
| Quarterly report OJSC Polyus Gold for the 1st quarter 2009 (Russian / English) | 14 May 2009 |
| AFFILIATED PERSONS REPORTS | |
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| List of affiliated persons (as of 30 September 2008) (Russian / English) | 02 October 2008 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (30 September - 02 December 2008) (Russian / English) | 03 December 2008 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (02-23 December 2008) (Russian / English) | 24 December 2008 |
| List of affiliated persons (as of 31 December 2008) (Russian / English) | 12 January 2009 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (31 December 2008 - 27 January 2009) (Russian / English) | 15 February 2008 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (27 January 2009 - 02 March 2009) (Russian / English) | 03 March 2009 |
| List of affiliated persons (as of 31 March 2009) (Russian / English) | 02 April 2009 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (31 March 2009 - 30 April 2009) (Russian / English) | 04 May 2009 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (15 April 2009 - 20 May 2009) (Russian / English) | 21 May 2009 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (15 May 2009 - 27 May 2009) (Russian / English) | 28 May 2009 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (27 May 2009 - 02 June 2009) (Russian / English) | 03 June 2009 |
| List of affiliated persons (as of 30 June 2009) (Russian / English) + Official notice that the List is available | 02 July 2009 |
| Changes in the List of affiliated persons (01 July 2009 - 02 July 2009) (Russian / English) | 06 July 2009 |
| GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING | |
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| Information on the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting (November 10, 2008) - (Russian / English) | |
| Notice on holding Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Open Joint Stock Company Polyus Gold | 20 October 2008 |
| Board of Directors report with a presentation of the Board's motivated stand with regard to agenda issues of the Extraordinary general shareholders' meeting | 20 October 2008 |
| Charter of the All-Russia Intersectoral Association of Employers Producers of Nickel and Precious Metals | 20 October 2008 |
| Report on the absense of quorum at the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of the open joint-stock company Polyus Gold | 28 November 2008 |
| Information on the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (May 15, 2009) - (Russian / English) | |
| Notification to the shareholders on the Annual General Shareholders' meeting of OJSC Polyus Gold | 15 April 2009 |
| Draft resolutions on the agenda items of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of OJSC Polyus Gold | 23 April 2009 |
| Report by the OJSC Polyus Gold Board of Directors Presenting Reasoned Stance of the Board of Directors on Issues on the Agenda of the Annual General Meeting of the OJSC Polyus Gold Stockholders Following the Results of 2008 | 23 April 2009 |
| RAS Annual report Polyus Gold for 2008 | 23 April 2009 |
| RAS financial statements Polyus Gold for 2008 | 23 April 2009 |
| Explanatory Note to Open Joint-Stock Company Polyus Gold Accounting Statements for 2008 | 23 April 2009 |
| Auditor's report of the independent audit company ROSEXPERTIZA LLC on the 2008 financial (accounting) statements of OJSC Polyus Gold | 23 April 2009 |
| Appraisal of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors OJSC Polyus Gold f the auditor's report | 23 April 2009 |
| Report of the Audit Commission of OJSC Polyus Gold | 23 April 2009 |
| Information on the nominees to the Board of Directors of OJSC Polyus Gold | 23 April 2009 |
| Information on the nominees to the Audit Commission of OJSC Polyus Gold | 23 April 2009 |
| Information on ROSEXPERTIZA LLC | 23 April 2009 |
| Charter of the All-Russia Intersectoral Association of Employers Producers of Nickel and Precious Metals | 23 April 2009 |
| AGENDA of the Annual general Shareholders' meeting of OJSC Polyus Gold | 23 April 2009 |
| Annual General Meeting Voting Results | 02 June 2009 |
| Information on the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting (September 15, 2009) - (Russian / English) | |
| Notification to the shareholders on the Extraordinary General Shareholders' meeting of OJSC Polyus Gold | 07 August 2009 |
| Draft resolutions on the agenda items of the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of OJSC Polyus Gold | 07 August 2009 |
| Report by the OJSC Polyus Gold Board of Directors Presenting Reasoned Stance of the Board of Directors on Issues on the Agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the OJSC Polyus Gold Stockholders Following the Results of 2008 | 07 August 2009 |
| PRESS RELEASES | |
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| (in Russian and English) | |
| Charter Amendments registered | 05 August 2008 |
| Notice of press statements | 06 August 2008 |
| CJSC Polyus makes a squeeze out offer to shareholder of OJSC Matrosov Mine | 12 August 2008 |
| Buyback intention statement | 17 September 2008 |
| Possible Partial Offer | 26 September 2008 |
| Polyus Gold announces decisions taken by Board of Directors on September 30 meeting | 01 October 2008 |
| IFRS statements announcement | 02 October 2008 |
| CJSC Polyus Consolidates 100% of OJSC Matrosov Mine | 21 October 2008 |
| Notice of press speculation | 14 November 2008 |
| Decision of the Board of Directors of OJSC Polyus Gold | 30 December 2008 |
| Statement re: Partial Offer Pre-condition | 22 January 2009 |
| Memorandum signed with Kinross Gold Corporation | 27 January 2009 |
| Preliminary operating results | 28 January 2009 |
| Board meeting resolutions | 03 February 2009 |
| Board of Directors' resolutions | 27 March 2009 |
| Board of Directors' resolutions | 14 April 2009 |
| Board resolutions | 28 April 2009 |
| Annual Financial Report | 30 April 2009 |
| Proposed Partial Offer Update | 05 May 2009 |
| Preliminary AGM results | 18 May 2009 |
| Board resolutions | 27 May 2009 |
| Preliminary Operating results | 29 July 2009 |
| Board resolutions | 30 July 2009 |
| PRESENTATIONS | |
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| (in English) | |
| Evgeni Ivanov presenting at the Denver Gold Forum, Denver, Colorado, USA | 10 September 2008 |
| Consolidated financial statements for the six months ending June 30, 2008 | 02 October 2008 |
| Deputy General Director, Strategy and Corporate Development German Pikhoya presenting at the UBS annual investment conference in Moscow. | 30 October 2008 |
| Polyus Gold releases its preliminary operating results for 2008 | 28 January 2009 |
| Presentation at the Deutsche Bank One-on-one Сonference, London, February 04-05, 2009 | 04 February 2009 |
| BMO Capital Markets 2009 Global Metals & Mining Conference. Hollywood, Florida, February 22-25, 2009 | 24 February 2009 |
| Natalka project development plan review, April 02, 2009 | 02 April 2009 |
| Consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December, 2008 | 30 April 2009 |
| 13th Annual Renaissance Capital Conference, St. Petersburg | 04 June 2009 |
| Polyus Gold releases its preliminary operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2009 | 29 July 2009 |
| OTHER REPORTS | |
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| (in English) | |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 3 Q 2008 (Micex) | October 2008 |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 3 Q 2008 (RTS) | October 2008 |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 4 Q 2008 (Micex) | January 2009 |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 4 Q 2008 (RTS) | January 2009 |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 1 Q 2009 (Micex) | April 2009 |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 1 Q 2009 (RTS) | April 2009 |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 2 Q 2009 (Micex) | July 2009 |
| Corporate Governance Compliance Report 2 Q 2009 (RTS) | July 2009 |
| 2008 Annual report of OJSC Polyus Gold (RAS) | May 2009 |
Documents filed with the Federal Service for Financial Markets of the Russian Federation (also posted on web-site www.polyusgold.com)
| TITLE | DATE PUBLISHED |
| (in Russian and English) | |
| Notice of the Material Fact - On Adding to the Issuer's Register of Shareholders a Shareholder with No Less Than 5% of the Issuer's Ordinary Shares, and On Any Other Change Resulting in the Fraction of Shares in Possession of the Said Person Becoming More or Less Than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 or 75% of the Placed Ordinary Shares | 08 August 2008 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - On Adding to the Issuer's Register of Shareholders a Shareholder with No Less Than 5% of the Issuer's Ordinary Shares, and On Any Other Change Resulting in the Fraction of Shares in Possession of the Said Person Becoming More or Less Than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 or 75% of the Placed Ordinary Shares | 08 August 2008 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Information on the Deadlines for the Issuer to Fulfill Obligations to the Holders of the Issuer's Shares. Information on the Paid-Out Dividends on the Issuer's Shares | 26 August 2008 |
| Notice of the Information Capable of Exerting Material Influence on the Value of Securities of the Joint-Stock Company - Convening of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the OJSC Polyus Gold Shareholders, Including Approval of the Agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders | 01 October 2008 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Closing Date of the Issuer's Register of Shareholders | 01 October 2008 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Facts which Entailed One-Time Increase (Decrease) in the Issuer's Net Profit by More than 10 Percent | 29 October 2008 |
| Notice of the Information Capable of Exerting Material Influence on the Value of Securities of the Joint-Stock Company - Notice of abandoned Extraordinary General Meeting | 11 November 2008 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Closing Date of the Issuer's Register of Shareholders | 27 March 2009 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Facts which Entailed One-Time Increase (Decrease) in the Issuer's Net Profit by More than 10 Percent | 27 March 2009 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Facts which Entailed One-Time Decrease in the Issuer's Assets by More than 10 Percent | 27 March 2009 |
| Notice of the Information Capable of Exerting Material Influence on the Value of Securities of the Joint-Stock Company - Convening of the Annual General Meeting of the OJSC Polyus Gold Shareholders, Including Approval of the Agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders | 14 April 2009 |
| Notice of the Information Capable of Exerting Material Influence on the Value of Securities of the Joint-Stock Company - Recommendation of the dividend amount and the order of payment dividends | 14 April 2009 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Facts which Entailed One-Time Decrease in the Issuer's Assets by More than 10 Percent | 27 April 2009 |
| Notice of the Information Capable of Exerting Material Influence on the Value of Securities of the Joint-Stock Company - Disclosure by the Joint-Stock Company of the Annual Summarized (Consolidated) Financial (Accounting) Statements Prepared in Compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) | 04 May 2009 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Information on the Decisions Passed by the General Meetings | 27 May 2009 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Information on one-time transactions, the amounts of which is 10 or more per cent of the Issuer's assets as of the transaction date | 15 July 2009 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Facts which Entailed One-Time Increase (Decrease) in the Issuer's Net Profit by More than 10 Percent | 24 July 2009 |
| Notice of the Information Capable of Exerting Material Influence on the Value of Securities of the Joint-Stock Company - Convening of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the OJSC Polyus Gold Shareholders, Including Approval of the Agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders | 31 July 2009 |
| Notice of the Information Capable of Exerting Material Influence on the Value of Securities of the Joint-Stock Company - Recommendation of the dividend amount and the order of payment dividends | 31 July 2009 |
| Notice of the Material Fact - Details of the Closing Date of the Issuer's Register of Shareholders | 31 July 2009 |
Caution: This Annual Information Update is required by and is made pursuant to Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in the United Kingdom (Prospectus Rule 5.2) and not for any other purpose and neither the Company, nor any person, takes any responsibility for, or makes any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of, the information which it contains. This information is not necessarily up to date as at the date of this Annual Information Update and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such information in the future.
OJSC Polyus Gold contact:
Alexey V. Chernushkin, Director, CM and IR
Evguenia V.Buydina, IR manager
Tel.: +7 (495) 641 33 77
E-Mail: ir@polyusgold.com
Anna Solotova, Corporate Secretary
Tel.: +7 (495) 641 33 77
E-Mail: info@polyusgold.com