Notice of EGM

6 Oct 2008 16:24



Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Polyus Gold 

will take place on November 10, 2008

The Board of Directors of OJSC Polyus Gold (hereinafter - the Company) in accordance with the Company's Charter has resolved to convene an Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of OJSC Polyus Gold (hereinafter - Meeting) on November 10, 2008.

The date of drawing up the list of persons entitled to participate in the Meeting (the Record date) is October 02, 2008.

The Meeting will be held in the form of absentee voting. All holders of ordinary shares on the list of persons entitled to participate in the Meeting, will receive voting ballots which have to be completed and sent to the addresses indicated below by November 10, 2008.

MEETING AGENDA:

Remuneration and reimbursement of expenses of independent directors - members of the Board of Directors of OJSC Polyus Gold.

Participation of OJSC Polyus Gold in the non-profit organization - All-Russia Intersectoral Association of Employers Producers of Nickel and Precious Metals.

The addresses for sending the completed voting ballots:

123104, Tverskoy boulevard, 15-1, Moscow, Russian Federation, OJSC Polyus Gold;

121108, p.o. box 82, Moscow, Russian Federation, CJSC National Registration Company;

121357, Veresaeva st., 6, Moscow, Russian Federation, CJSC National Registration Company;

663305, Leninsky pr., 16, Krasnoyarsk region, Norilsk, Russian Federation, Norilsk branch of CJSC National Registration Company;

190005, Izmailovsky prospect, 4, Lit. A, office 314, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg branch of CJSC National Registration Company.

Information on the agenda items will be disclosed by October 20, 2008 on the Company's web-site (www.polyusgold.com/eng/), and also could be obtained by the shareholders at the addresses stated above.

In order to participate in the Meeting ADR holders shall complete the proxy cards and timely submit them to the Depositary bank - The Bank of New York Mellon.

Board of Directors of OJSC Polyus Gold