Polyus Zoloto : 18.07.2017 Acquisition of Voting Shares in the Issuer

Information Report on Material Fact

of Acquisition (Alienation) of Voting Shares (Interests) in the Issuer or of Securities of a Foreign Issuer Certifying Rights in Respect of Voting Shares in the Issuer, by the Issuer and/or by Entities under the Issuer's Control

1. General
1.1. Full corporate name of the issuer	Public Joint-Stock Company Polyus
1.2. Short corporate name of the issuer	PJSC Polyus
1.3. Seat of the issuer	Russian Federation, Moscow
1.4. The issuer's OGRN	1068400002990
1.5. The issuer's INN	7703389295
1.6. Unique issuer's code assigned by the registration agency	55192-E
1.7. Address of webpage used by the issuer to disclose information	http://www.polyus.com, http://www.e-disclosure.ru/portal/company.aspx?id=7832
2. Report Content
Type of organization from which alienation of voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of securities of a foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer took place (the issuer; organization controlled by the issuer): the issuer. In case of alienation of voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of securities of a foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer, by an organization under the issuer's control, full company name, location, INN (if applicable), OGRN (if applicable) of such organization: not applicable. Alienation subject (voting shares (interests) in the issuer, as well as identification attributes of voting shares in the issuer; securities of a foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer): voting shares in the issuer; identification attributes of voting shares in the issuer: ordinary registered uncertificated, state registration number of the securities issue and its state registration date: In case of alienation of securities of a foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer, name and location of the foreign issuer, as well as identification attributes of such securities of the foreign issuer: not applicable. Number of voting shares (size of participation interest) in the issuer alienated by the organization in question (number of voting shares in the issuer rights in respect of which were certified by the securities of the foreign issuer alienated by the organization in question): two hundred and ninety thousand forty-nine (290,049) pieces. Grounds for alienation by the organization in question of voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer: share purchase agreement Number of votes attached to the voting shares (interests) in the issuer which the organization in question was in position to control before the alienation of the voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of the securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer, and in case where such organization is the issuer - number of voting shares (size of participation interest) in the issuer which were (was) owned by the issuer and/or which the issuer was in position to control due to ownership by it of securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer, before the alienation of the voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of the securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer: one million nine hundred and twenty-six thousand seven hundred and fifty-six (1,926,756) votes. Number of votes attached to voting shares (interests) in the issuer which the organization in question is in position to control after the alienation of the voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of the securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer, and if such organization is the issuer - number of voting shares (size of participation interest) in the issuer which are (is) owned by the issuer and/or which the issuer is in position to control due to ownership by it of securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer, after the alienation of the voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of the securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer: one million six hundred and thirty-six thousand seven hundred and seven (1,636,707) votes. Date of alienation by the organization in question of the voting shares (interests) in the issuer or of securities of the foreign issuer certifying rights in respect of voting shares in the issuer: 18 July 2017. No. 1-01-55192-E of 27.04.2006, ISIN RU000A0JNAA8. No. PZ27-17 of 18.07.2017.

3. Signature
3.1. Polyus PJSC representative under power of attorney			E.Yu. Zhavoronkova
			(signature)
3.2 Date	18	July	20	17