3 Jul 2017 16:43
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This announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of the Prospectus Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and not a prospectus and not an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction. Neither this announcement nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus (the "Prospectus") to be published by Polyus (as defined below) in due course in connection with the proposed admission of Level I American depositary shares and global depositary shares, in each case representing Polyus' ordinary shares, to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (the "UKLA") and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange") (together, the "Admission"). A copy of the Prospectus will, following its publication, be available at its registered office and on Polyus' website (www.polyus.com), subject to applicable securities laws.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 July 2017
PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY POLYUS
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Publication of Prospectus
Further to the announcement made by Public Joint Stock Company Polyus (the "Company" or "Polyus") on 5 June 2017, the Company is pleased to announce that the Prospectus in respect of the proposed listing of Level I American depositary shares and newly-issued global depositary shares (together, the "Depositary Shares"), in each case representing Polyus' ordinary shares, has been approved by the UKLA.
A copy of the Prospectus will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will also be available on the Company's website at: http://polyus.com/en/investors/shares. The Company has applied for the Depositary Shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 5 July 2017.
To view the Prospectus, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
Part I - http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9788J_1-2017-7-3.pdf
Part II - http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9788J_2-2017-7-3.pdf
Part III - http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9788J_3-2017-7-3.pdf
Part IV - http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9788J_4-2017-7-3.pdfForward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this announcement, including any information as to the Company's strategy, plans or future financial or operating performance constitute "forward looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "projects", "expects", "intends", "aims", "plans", "predicts", "may", "will", "seeks" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this announcement and include statements regarding the intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the directors of the Company concerning, amongst other things, the Company's results of operations, financial condition and performance, prospects, growth and strategies and the industry in which the Company operates.
By their nature, forward looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and the Company's actual results of operations and financial condition, and the development of the business sector in which the Company operates, may differ materially from those suggested by the forward looking statements contained in this announcement.
In addition, even if the Company's results of operations and financial condition, and the development of the industry in which the Company operates, are consistent with the forward looking statements contained in this announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.
The forward looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date of this announcement. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in this announcement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statements are based unless required to do so by applicable law.
General
The securities to which this announcement relates have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or with any regulating authority or under any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred within the United States or to U.S. persons unless registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable state law. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Canada, Australia, Japan or South Africa and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Canada, Australia, Japan or South Africa or to any national, resident or citizen of Canada, Australia, Japan or South Africa.
In any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") other than the United Kingdom, this announcement is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive ("Qualified Investors").
This announcement is only addressed to and directed at qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EC) ("Qualified Investors") in the United Kingdom who (i) are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), (ii) are persons who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order and (iii) are persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to communicate it to (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons in the United Kingdom and will be engaged in only with such persons. Other persons should not rely or act upon this announcement or any of its contents.
This announcement is not, and under no circumstances is to be construed as, a public offer or advertising or an invitation to make offers to sell, purchase, exchange or otherwise transfer or dispose of any securities, including securities of foreign issuers, or other financial instruments in the Russian Federation within the meaning of Russian securities laws or to or for the benefit of any persons or entities resident, incorporated, established or having their usual residence in the Russian Federation, or to or for the benefit of any person located within the territory of the Russian Federation, who, in respect of depositary shares, is not a "qualified investor" within the meaning of Article 51.2 of the Russian Federal Law "On the Securities Market" No. 39-FZ dated 22 April 1996, as amended, and must not be distributed or circulated into the Russian Federation or made available in the Russian Federation, to any persons who are not qualified investors, unless and to the extent the recipients are otherwise permitted to access such information under Russian law. The depositary shares referred to in this announcement have not been registered in Russia or admitted to placement and/or public circulation in the Russian Federation and the information contained in this announcement is not to be made publicly available in the Russian Federation or passed on to third parties in the Russian Federation, unless otherwise permitted under Russian law. The securities are not intended for "offering", "placement" or "circulation" (each as defined in Russian securities laws) in the Russian Federation, except as permitted by Russian law.
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