PJSC Polyus (LSE, MOEX — PLZL) («Polyus», or the «Company») notes that JSC «Rating agency «Expert RA» («Expert RA») has upgraded the Company’s credit rating from ‘ruAA+’/stable to ‘ruAAA’ with a stable outlook, the highest credit rating provided by the agency.
In assigning Polyus a rating of ‘ruAAA’, Expert RA highlighted the Company’s constantly improving credit metrics and the positive results of the Pre-Feasibility Study for Sukhoi Log, the Company’s key greenfield project. The upgrade also reflects Polyus’ ongoing focus on advancing its brownfield projects, high standards of corporate governance as well as best-in-class disclosure practices.
Mikhail Stiskin, Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy, commented:«We welcome Expert RA’s decision to assign Polyus the highest credit rating. We are pleased that our commitments to operational excellence and our balanced financial policy are recognized by rating agencies.»
Polyus
Polyus is the world’s fourth-largest gold mining company by production volumes and the largest gold miner in terms of attributable gold Ore Reserves. The company demonstrates the lowest production costs among major global gold producers. Its principal operations are located in Siberia and the Russian Far East: Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Magadan regions and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Investor and Media contact
Victor Drozdov, Director Communications & Investor Relations (CIR) Department
+7 (495) 641 33 77
drozdovvi@polyus.com
Forward-looking statements
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