Petropavlovsk PLC Update on Convertible Bonds (9987R)

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Petropavlovsk PLC

11 July 2022

Petropavlovsk PLC

Update on Convertible Bonds

Petropavlovsk PLC ("Petropavlovsk" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") wishes to provide the following update in relation to the US$125 million 8.25% Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2024 issued by Petropavlovsk 2010 Limited and guaranteed by the Company, (the "Convertible Bonds"), pursuant to which principal of circa US$33 million is outstanding:

The following sums which became due and payable in respect of the Convertible Bonds as below were and remain unpaid:

-- a sum of circa US$157,880 due and payable on 27 June 2022 pursuant to a Cash Alternative Election Notice dated 17 March 2022; and

-- a c oupon payment on the Convertible Bonds of circa US$680,625 due and payable on 3 July 2022.

The Company announced on 29 April 2022 that Notice of Events of Default had been sent to the Trustee of the Convertible Bonds. Following the above occurrences, the Group has now sent an updated Notice of Event(s) of Default and otherwise notified the Trustee in respect of the above occurrences.

Capitalised words used in this announcement and not defined in have the meanings given to them in the trust deed which constitutes the Convertible Bonds.

About Petropavlovsk

Petropavlovsk PLC (LSE: POG. MOEX: POGR) is a major integrated Russian gold producer with JORC Resources of 19.50Moz Au which include Reserves of 7.16Moz Au. Following its IPO on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 2002, Petropavlovsk was promoted to the London Stock Exchange in 2009, where today it is a Premium Listed company. The Company's shares also trade on the Moscow Exchange.

The Company's key operating mines (Pioneer, Malomir and Albyn) and its Pokrovskiy Pressure Oxidation (POX) Hub are located in the Amur Region in the Russian Far East. Petropavlovsk has produced a total of c.8.8Moz of gold since operations began in 1994 and has a strong track record of mine development, expansion, and asset optimisation.

Petropavlovsk is one of the region's largest employers and one of the largest contributors to the sustainable development of the local economy.

For more information

Please visit www.petropavlovskplc.com or contact:

 
 Petropavlovsk PLC           +44 (0) 20 7201 8900 
  John Mann / Max Zaltsman    TeamIR@petropavlovskplc.com

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