Public Joint Stock Polyus : Polyus partners with RDIF to establish Energy and Ecology subfund

Press Release

21 December 2021

PJSC Polyus

Polyus partners with RDIF to establish Energy and Ecology subfund

Polyus (LSE, MOEX: PLZL) ("the Company" including subsidiaries - "Polyus") is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Russian Direct Investment Fund ("RDIF") and other major Russian companies, it has participated in establishing the Fund of Industrial and Infrastructure Technologies funds ("the Fund"). Specifically, Polyus has taken part in creating the Energy and Ecology subfund.

The total assets under the Fund's management are expected to amount to approximately RUB 20 bln. RDIF has invested RUB 10 bln on behalf of the Russian government and is acting as manager of the Fund.

The aim of the Energy and Ecology subfund is to invest in companies that foster cutting-edge and promising technologies in the fields of energy, renewable energy resources, and ecology.

Pavel Grachev, Chief Executive Officer of PJSC Polyus, commented:

"We anticipate that this investment will incentivize the development of technologies in the areas of renewable energy and green energy storage systems, as well as carbon capture and storage. This is in line with our strategic goal to pursue new initiatives and solutions that will support the further reduction of our carbon footprint."

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 has 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).

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