Polymetal: Vesting of the 2015 performance shar...

Polymetal International plc (POLY) Polymetal: Vesting of the 2015 performance share plan awards 01-May-2019 / 09:00 MSK Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Release time IMMEDIATE                                                           LSE, MOEX, AIX: POLY / ADR: AUCOY Date 1 May 2019   Polymetal International plc Vesting of the 2015 performance share plan awards Polymetal announces that 2015 share awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan ("PSP"), part of the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan, have vested. During the four-year performance period ending 29 April 2019 for the PSP awards made in 2015, Polymetal achieved a positive absolute Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") of 56.1% and outperformed a median TSR of 34.8% of the FTSE Gold Mines Index constituents. As a result, Polymetal ranked 15th by TSR out of 42 index participants. Accordingly, the 2015 performance share awards have partially vested with 32.1% of the total awards being granted, which includes 27.1% vesting percentage based on the TSR performance and additional share awards for the dividend equivalent paid during the 4-year performance period. 649,431 ordinary shares were issued and distributed to 263 participants of the PSP on 30 April 2019, representing 0.14% of the Company's increased share capital. The newly issued shares have a market value of US$6.8 million, based on the closing price as of 30 April 2019. "2019 is the second year of PSP awards vesting, and I would like to thank all Company's employees for their contribution. Polymetal continues to deliver meaningful shareholder returns and to outperform its peers", said Vitaly Nesis, Group CEO of Polymetal. Performance Share Plan Under the PSP, awards are released following a four-year performance period (with an additional mandatory holding period of one year following vesting), subject to certain performance measures being met. The vesting of awards is based on the Company's TSR measured against the TSR of the FTSE Gold Mines Index constituents, as well as the Company's absolute TSR over the same performance period. The vesting conditions were set as follows: 0% vests for below median performance; 20% vests at median performance; 100% vests at top decile performance and above; and Straight line vesting in between median and top decile. No award vests if an absolute TSR is negative even if performance is above median. No consideration is payable for the vesting of the awards by the beneficiaries. In certain cases of Good Leaver Circumstances, the award will usually vest as normal in accordance with the terms of the award. Alternatively, the Board may determine that the award will vest immediately. For more details on the PSP, please see Polymetal's 2018 Annual Report and Accounts available on the Company's website at www.polymetalinternational.com. Further to the 2015 award vesting, shares transferred to the Group CEO and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") are presented in the table below:   Name Position Number of shares vested Additional share awards for dividend equivalents Shares granted under 2015 PSP award Total shareholding of employee following vesting of 2015 award Vitaly Nesis Director 17,931 3,305 21,236 3,273,230 Vitaly Savchenko PDMR 6,437 1,186 7,623 56,059 Sergey Trushin PDMR 5,070 934 6,004 43,986 Roman Shestakov PDMR 4,598 847 5,445 47,531 Pavel Danilin PDMR 5,529 1,019 6,548 66,014 Igor Kapshuk PDMR 3,690 680 4,370 37,260 Valery Tsyplakov PDMR 5,959 1,098 7,057 242,722 Maxim Nazimok PDMR 4,966 915 5,881 39,733   Further to the 2015 award vesting, outstanding awards under the PSP are:   Name Position Outstanding awards under 2015-2019 PSP  2015 PSP awards release Total number of outstanding awards under the PSP Vitaly Nesis Director 278,232 66,166 212,066 Vitaly Savchenko PDMR 103,687 23,752 79,935 Sergey Trushin PDMR 82,363 18,706 63,657 Roman Shestakov PDMR 79,333 16,966 62,367 Pavel Danilin PDMR 87,696 20,403 67,293 Igor Kapshuk PDMR 63,635 13,617 50,018 Valery Tsyplakov PDMR 90,378 21,988 68,390 Maxim Nazimok PDMR 83,893 18,323 65,570 Applications have been submitted to the London Stock Exchange and UKLA on the official list and awarded shares are expected to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on 7 May 2019. The total issued share capital of the Company will comprise 470,155,459 ordinary shares of no par value, each carrying one vote. About Polymetal          Polymetal International plc (LSE, MOEX, AIX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY) (together with its subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or the "Group") is a top-20 global gold producer and top-5 global silver producer with assets in Russia and Kazakhstan. The Company combines strong growth with a robust dividend yield. Enquiries Media   Investor Relations FTI Consulting Leonid Fink Viktor Pomichal [phone] Polymetal Eugenia Onuschenko Timofey Kulakov Michael Vasiliev                   [e-mail] [phone] (UK)   [phone] (Russia) Joint Corporate Brokers   Morgan Stanley Andrew Foster Richard Brown Panmure Gordon Charles Lesser James Stearns [phone]       [phone] RBC Europe Limited Marcus Jackson Jamil Miah [phone]     FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THIS RELEASE MAY INCLUDE STATEMENTS THAT ARE, OR MAY BE DEEMED TO BE, "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS". THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OF THIS RELEASE. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF FORWARD-LOOKING TERMINOLOGY, INCLUDING THE WORDS "TARGETS", "BELIEVES", "EXPECTS", "AIMS", "INTENDS", "WILL", "MAY", "ANTICIPATES", "WOULD", "COULD" OR "SHOULD" OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS OR, IN EACH CASE THEIR NEGATIVE OR OTHER VARIATIONS OR BY DISCUSSION OF STRATEGIES, PLANS, OBJECTIVES, GOALS, FUTURE EVENTS OR INTENTIONS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ALL INCLUDE MATTERS THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS. BY THEIR NATURE, SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS BEYOND THE COMPANY'S CONTROL THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING THE COMPANY'S PRESENT AND FUTURE BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE COMPANY WILL OPERATE IN THE FUTURE. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEES OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN THE COMPANY'S EXPECTATIONS WITH REGARD THERETO OR ANY CHANGE IN EVENTS, CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENTS ARE BASED   Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Vitaly Nesis 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   Director b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP) c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 21,236 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 66,166 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue     Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Vitaly Savchenko 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   PDMR b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP)  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 7,623 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 23,752 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue     Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Sergey Trushin 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   PDMR b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP)  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 6,004 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 18,706 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue     Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Roman Shestakov 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   PDMR b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP)  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 5,445 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 16,966 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Pavel Danilin 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   PDMR b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP)  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 6,548 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 20,403 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue     Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Igor Kapshuk 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   PDMR b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP)  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 4,370 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 13,617 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue     Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Valery Tsyplakov 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   PDMR b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP)  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 7,057 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 21,988 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue     Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them                  1 May 2019   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name   Maxim Nazimok 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   PDMR b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor   a)   Full name of the entity   Polymetal International plc b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code   213800JKJ5HJWYS4GR61 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code     Ordinary shares JE00B6T5S470 b)   Nature of the transaction   Vesting of conditional award under PSP (LTIP)  c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     n/a  d)   Aggregated information Description of Financial Transaction Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregated Price Shares granted under 2015 PSP award 0.00 5,881 0.00 2015 PSP awards release 0.00 18,323 0.00 e)   Date of the transaction   30 April 2019 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange / Outside a trading venue   Â

ISIN:	JE00B6T5S470
Category Code:	DSH
TIDM:	POLY
Sequence No.:	8473
EQS News ID:	806001

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