POLY.L Regulatory News (POLY)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

POLYMETAL INTERNATIONAL PLC

ISIN JE00B6T5S470

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

V

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Mr. Jiri Smejc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

STAROAK LIMITED

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

24/12/2015 (date of the repo transaction)

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18/01/2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Threshold that is crossed:

Below 3% (for voting rights attached to shares)

3% (for Qualifying Financial Instruments)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

JE00B6T5S470

20,318,004

4,346,186

1.02%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Sale and repurchase agreements

23/09/2016

(transaction will be rolled)

15,971,818

3.76%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,318,004

4.78%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Mr Jiri Smejc directly owns Emerio Limited (100%; 1,000 shares); Emerio Limited (via trust declaration with Proteas Consulting & Services Ltd) owns Staroak Limited (100%, 2,000 shares); Staroak Limited's direct holding in Polymetal International plc is 4.56% (19,345,286 shares).

Mr Jiri Smejc directly owns Emma Capital Limited (81.2%) and MEF Holdings Limited (100%); Emma Capital Limited is owner of 100% voting shares in Emma Alpha Holding Limited and MEF Holdings Limited is owner of 99.87% economic shares of Emma Alpha Holding Limited; Emma Alpha Holding Limited is 100% owner of Marjolendo Limited; Marjolendo Limited is owner of 972,718 shares in Polymetal International plc (0.23%).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Pavel Zuna

15. Contact telephone number:

+ 420 226 291 600