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Polymetal International PKAnnouncement

30/03/2015 07:30

RNS Number : 8068I
Polymetal International PLC
30 March 2015
Release time
IMMEDIATE
Date
30 March 2015
Polymetal International plc
Final dividend declaration of US$0.13 per share
Polymetal International plc (LSE, MOEX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY) (together with its subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or the "Group") is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors of the Company has recommended the payment of a final dividend of US$0.13 per share for the year ended 31 December 2014.
Dividend declaration
The Directors of Polymetal in accordance with Polymetal's dividend policy are proposing the payment of a final dividend of US$0.13 per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2014 (2013: US$0.08), bringing the total dividend for the year to US$0.41 per ordinary share. This will represent 30% of the Group's underlying net income for the reporting period. The final dividend will be subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 20 May 2015. Assuming shareholder approval is received, the dividend will be paid on 29 May 2015 in US Dollars, with an option for shareholders to elect to receive the dividend in pounds sterling. Such election should be made not later than 5 May 2015. Payments in pounds sterling will be based on the US$/GBP exchange rate determined by the Company on 6 May 2015 and announced immediately thereafter.
Details:
EX DIV DATE:  30 April 2015
RECORD DATE:  1 May 2015
LAST DATE FOR CURRENCY ELECTION:5 May 2015
PAYMENT DATE:  29 May 2015
The Company's issued share capital includes 422,566,635 ordinary shares.
Enquiries
Media
Investor Relations
Instinctif Partners Leonid Fink
Tony Friend
+44 20 7457 2020
Polymetal
Maxim Nazimok
Evgenia Onuschenko
Elena Revenko
ir@polymetalinternational.com 
+7 812 313 5964 (Russia)
+44 20 7016 9503 (UK)
Joint Corporate Brokers
Morgan Stanley
Bill Hutchings
Sam McLennan
+44 20 7425 8000
RBC Europe Limited
Darrell Uden
Jonny Hardy
+44 20 7653 4000
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