Polymetal International plc (POLY)
Polymetal: Director/PDMR Shareholding

13-March-2020 / 10:00 MSK
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Date

13 March 2020

Polymetal International plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Polymetal discloses the following information regarding certain of its share plans.

In accordance with the Deferred Share Awards plan ("DSA"), the award of shares under the DSA, which were granted in March 2017, 2018 and 2019, have vested and were transferred to the Group CEO and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") on 12 March 2020 as presented in the table below:

Name

Position

Number of shares vested

Additional share awards for dividend equivalents

Total amount of shares allotted

Total shareholding of employee following vesting of share award

Vitaly Nesis

Director

10,180

867

11,047

3,284,277

Vitaly Savchenko

PDMR

6,383

536

6,919

62,978

Sergey Trushin

PDMR

8,027

691

8,718

52,704

Roman Shestakov

PDMR

8,578

725

9,303

56,834

Pavel Danilin

PDMR

8,624

769

9,393

75,407

Igor Kapshuk

PDMR

7,299

660

7,959

45,219

Valery Tsyplakov

PDMR

8,591

763

9,354

252,076

Maxim Nazimok

PDMR

8,835

770

9,605

49,338

In addition, further to the bonus approval for the year ended 31 December 2019, the Group CEO and PDMRs have received a deferred bonus award in shares under the terms of the DSA. The total award of shares is detailed in the schedule below. Share awards will vest annually to employees over the next three years in equal instalments (in March 2021, 2022 and 2023). Under the terms of the DSA, dividend equivalents will be received on vested shares reflecting the value of the dividends which have been paid during the period from the grant date to the vesting date. Dividend equivalents will also be paid as shares to employees. Details of the DSA are disclosed in Polymetal's Annual Report and Accounts available on the Company's website at www.polymetalinternational.com

Name

Position

Outstanding shares under 2018 and 2019 DSA (net of issued shares)

Deferred share grant under 2020 DSA

Total number of deferred shares under the DSA

Vitaly Nesis

Director

�� 11,667

�� 7,228

�� 18,895

Vitaly Savchenko

PDMR

�� 7,508

�� 4,859

�� 12,367

Sergey Trushin

PDMR

�� 9,084

�� 6,677

�� 15,761

Roman Shestakov

PDMR

�� 9,988

�� 6,708

�� 16,696

Pavel Danilin

PDMR

�� 9,087

�� 6,468

�� 15,555

Igor Kapshuk

PDMR

7,422

5,280

12,702

Valery Tsyplakov

PDMR

9,106

6,415

15,521

Maxim Nazimok

PDMR

9,795

6,762

16,557

No consideration is payable for the making or vesting of the awards by the beneficiaries.

A total of 153,053 shares were allotted to the Group CEO, PDMRs and other employees of the Group. The new shares are expected to be admitted to trading on or around 17 March 2020. Following the allotment of shares, the total issued share capital of the Company will comprise 470,383,253 shares.

This notification is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

About Polymetal

Polymetal International Plc (LSE, MOEX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY) (together with its subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or the "Group") is a top-20 global gold producer and a top-5 global silver producer with assets in Russia and Kazakhstan. The Company combines strong growth with a robust dividend yield.

Enquiries

Media

Investor Relations

FTI Consulting

Leonid Fink

Viktor Pomichal

+44 20 3727 1000

Polymetal

Evgeny Monakhov

Timofey Kulakov

Kirill Kuznetsov

[email protected]

+44 20 7887 1475 (UK)

+7 812 334 3666 (Russia)

Joint Corporate Brokers

Morgan Stanley

Andrew Foster

Richard Brown


Panmure Gordon

James Stearns

+44 20 7425 8000

+44 20 7886 2500

RBC Europe Limited

Marcus Jackson

Jamil Miah

+44 20 7653 4000

Forward-looking statements

This release may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this release. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words "targets", "believes", "expects", "aims", "intends", "will", "may", "anticipates", "would", "could" or "should" or similar expressions or, in each case their negative or other variations or by discussion of strategies, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward-looking statements all include matters that are not historical facts. By their nature, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond the company's control that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the company's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the company will operate in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. There are many factors that could cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. The company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Vitaly Nesis

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

11,047

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

7,228

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Vitaly Savchenko

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

6,919

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

4,859

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Sergey Trushin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

8,718

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

6,677

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Roman Shestakov

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

9,303

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

6,708

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Pavel Danilin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

9,393

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

6,468

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Igor Kapshuk

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

7,959

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

5,280

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Valery Tsyplakov

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

9,354

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

6,415

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

and Persons Closely Associated with them

13 March 2020

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Maxim Nazimok

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Polymetal International plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares

JE00B6T5S470

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment/grant under DSA (LTIP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

n/a

d)

Aggregated information

Description of Financial Transaction

Aggregated Price

Aggregated Volume

Total Aggregated Price

Ordinary shares

0.00

9,605

0.00

Deferred shares

0.00

6,762

0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

12 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange



ISIN: JE00B6T5S470
Category Code: DSH
TIDM: POLY
Sequence No.: 52014
EQS News ID: 996033

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