OREANDA-NEWS. August 25, 2014. Polyus Gold International Limited (LSE - PGIL, OTC (US) - PLZLY, “PGIL”, “Polyus Gold” or the “Company”), the largest gold producer in Russia, announces that Ms. Anastasia Galochkina has been appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director.

Ms. Anastasia Galochkina was nominated by Wandle Holdings Limited, a company associated with Suleyman Kerimov Foundation in accordance with the Relationship Agreement between it and Polyus Gold International Limited.

Ms. Anastasia Galochkina is Managing Director of Nafta Moskva. Prior to joining Nafta Moskva, from 2004 to 2011, she worked for Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd, a Swedish investment company. From 2006 to 2008, she also served on the board of Kontakt East Holding AB. Prior to joining Vostok Nafta, Ms. Galochkina worked at Ernst&Young’s consultancy group in Moscow.

Ms. Anastasia Galochkina is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst. She graduated from the National Research University of Electronic Technology in Moscow with a degree in economics.

Save for the information disclosed above, no further information is required to be disclosed in respect of Ms. Galochkina under Listing Rule 9.6.13.