29 April 2022

Petropavlovsk PLC

Update on Guaranteed Notes and Convertible Bonds

Petropavlovsk PLC ("Petropavlovsk" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") wishes to provide an update in relation to the US$500 million 8.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2022 and issued by Petropavlovsk 2016 Limited (the "Guaranteed Notes", US$304m outstanding) and the US$125 million 8.25% Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2024 and issued by Petropavlovsk 2010 Limited (the "Convertible Bonds", US$33m outstanding).

The Company announced on 20 April that it had received notices from Gazprombank ("GPB") purporting to require:

·    immediate repayment of approximately US$201.0m (including accrued interest) due under the Company's Committed Term Facility Agreement (the "Term Loan") with GPB (such notice accompanied by notification from GPB of the assignment of the Term Loan to JSC UMMC-Invest); and

·   repayment by 26 April 2022 of, in aggregate, approximately US$87.1m (including accrued interest) due under the Group's Russian subsidiaries' revolving credit facilities.

As a result of the acceleration of the Term Loan and/or the revolving credit facilities referred to above, one or more Events of Default under the Conditions (as defined in each of the trust deeds which constitute the Guaranteed Notes and the Convertible Bonds) have occurred. Consequently, the Group has sent Notices of Events of Default to the relevant trustees pursuant to the provisions of the respective trust deeds.

At this time, no acceleration of the Guaranteed Notes or Convertible Bonds has occurred.

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 and are a constituent of the RTS Index and MOEX Index.

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.

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