REG-Polymetal International plc Polymetal International plc: TR-1 notification

Polymetal International PKAnnouncement

07/12/2018 07:05

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   Polymetal International plc (POLY)
   Polymetal International plc: TR-1 notification

   07-Dec-2018 / 10:01 MSK
   Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information
   according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group.
   The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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   TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

    

   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to
   the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
                                                                              
   1a. Identity of the issuer or the           Polymetal International plc
   underlying issuer of existing shares to      LEI 213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61
   which voting rights are attachedii:
   1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an
   "X" if appropriate)
   Non-UK issuer                                                           X
   2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
   with an "X")
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              
   An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                      
   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        X
   Other (please specify)iii:                                               
   3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
   Name                                    Public Joint-Stock Company "Bank
                                           Otkritie Financial Corporation"
   City and country of registered office   Moscow, the Russian Federation
   (if applicable)
   4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
                                           Public Joint-Stock Company "Bank
   Name                                    Otkritie Financial Corporation" and
                                           Otkritie Broker JSC
   City and country of registered office   Moscow, the Russian Federation
   (if applicable)
   5. Date on which the threshold was      03/12/2018
   crossed or reachedvi:
   6. Date on which issuer notified        06/12/2018
   (DD/MM/YYYY):
   7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                      % of voting    % of voting
                        rights      rights through  Total of both Total number
                      attached to     financial      in % (8.A +  of voting
                     shares (total   instruments        8.B)      rights of
                       of 8. A)    (total of 8.B 1                issuervii
                                       + 8.B 2)
   Resulting
   situation on the      6.93%                          6.93%
   date on which                                                   32,525,673
   threshold was      (32,525,673                    (32,525,673
   crossed or           shares)                        shares)
   reached
   Position of           7.56%                          7.56%
   previous
   notification (if  (32,525,673                    (32,525,673    
                     shares)                        shares)
   applicable)
                                                                          

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

   8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
   threshold was crossed or reachedviii
   A: Voting rights attached to shares
   Class/type   Number of voting rightsix          % of voting rights
   of                 Direct          Indirect         Direct       Indirect
   shares
                    (Art 9 of        (Art 10 of      (Art 9 of     (Art 10 of
   ISIN code        Directive         Directive      Directive     Directive
   (if             2004/109/EC)     2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)  2004/109/EC)
   possible)         (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1)       (DTR5.1)     (DTR5.2.1)
   JE00B6T5S470     26,446,625        6,079,048        5.63%         1.30%
   SUBTOTAL 8.              32,525,673                        6.93%
   A
    

    
   B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
   2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
                                             Number of voting
   Type of                 Exercise/         rights that may be
   financial    Expiration Conversion        acquired if the      % of voting
   instrument   datex      Periodxi          instrument is        rights

                                             exercised/converted.
                                                                   
                           SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                         
    

    
   B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
   13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
   Type of                 Exercise/    Physical or     Number of
   financial  Expiration   Conversion   cash            voting    % of voting
   instrument datex        Period xi                    rights    rights
                                        settlementxii
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2             
    
                                                                   

    

   9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
   obligation (please mark the

   applicable box with an "X")
   Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by
   any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other       
   undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
   (underlying) issuerxiii
   Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
   rights and/or the
   financial instruments are effectively held starting with the           X
   ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add
   additional rows as necessary)
                          % of voting     % of voting rights  Total of both if
                          rights if it    through financial   it equals or is
          Namexv          equals or is    instruments if it   higher than the
                        higher than the  equals or is higher     notifiable
                           notifiable    than the notifiable     threshold
                           threshold          threshold
   The Central bank of
   the Russian               6.93%                                 6.93%
   Federation
   Public Joint Stock
   Company Bank              6.93%                                 6.93%
   Otkritie Financial
   Corporation
   Otkritie Trading LLC      1.30%                                 1.30%
   Otkritie Broker JSC       1.30%                                 1.30%
    
   10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
   Name of the proxy holder               
   The number and % of voting rights      
   held
   The date until which the voting        
   rights will be held
    
   11. Additional informationxvi
   1. The  1 Central bank of  2 the Russian Federation(the Bank of Russia)
   owns 99.999999999% of issued share capital of Public Joint Stock Company
   Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation (hereinafter the Bank). The Bank owns
   99.99% of issued share capital of  Otkritie Broker JSC through 100%
   subsidiary, Otkritie Trading LLC.

   2. The Bank of Russia is a special public and legal institution that has
   the exclusive right to issue currency and organise its circulation. The
   Bank of Russia is not a body of state power, but its powers are, in effect,
   the functions of a body of state power. The Bank of Russia has no ultimate
   controlling natural person or legal entity.

   3. Polymetal issued additional 13,486,579 shares that represent 2.9% of its
   increased share capital. The event changed the breakdown of voting rights.
                                                                        

    

   Place of completion Moscow, Russia
   Date of completion  06/12/2018

    

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   ISIN:          JE00B6T5S470
   Category Code: HOL
   TIDM:          POLY
   Sequence No.:  6793
   EQS News ID:   755433


    
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