For immediate release |
14 July 2010 |
KazakhGold Group Limited
PUBLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY PROSPECTUS
KazakhGold Group Limited ("KazakhGold" or the "Company") announces that on 14 July 2010, in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, it published a supplementary prospectus (the "Supplementary Prospectus") to the Prospectus dated 2 July 2010. The Supplementary Prospectus contains information set forth in the RNS announcement released by the Company on 12 July 2010.
The Supplementary Prospectus will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
The Supplementary Prospectus is also available for download from KazakhGold's website at: http://www.kazakhgold.com and copies will be made available at KazakhGold's principal place of business at 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7RS, United Kingdom during working hours on any business day (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted).
Enquiries:
KazakhGold
Alexey V. Chernushkin, Director, Capital Markets and IR
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+44 (0) 20 8528 1450 |
Polyus Gold
Evguenia V.Buydina, IR manager
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+7 (495) 641 3377 |
HSBC (financial adviser to KazakhGold)
Sergei Chinkis Jan Sanders
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+44 (0) 20 7991 8888 |
HSBC Bank plc ("HSBC"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for KazakhGold and no one else in connection with the Proposed Combination and will not be responsible to anyone other than KazakhGold for providing the protections afforded to clients of HSBC, nor for providing advice in relation to the Proposed Combination, the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.
General
Neither this announcement nor the information contained therein is an offer, or an invitation to make offers, sell, purchase, exchange or transfer any securities or other financial instruments in the Russian Federation or to or for the benefit of any person in Russia, and does not constitute and is not purported to constitute an offering to investors who are not "qualified investors" (as defined in the Russian Federal Law on the Securities Market) or advertisement of any securities or other financial instruments in Russia. This announcement and the information contained therein must not be passed on to third parties or otherwise be made publicly available in Russia. Distribution of this document does not constitute placement and/or public circulation of securities or other financial instruments in Russia and the Private Exchange Offer referred to in the Prospectus dated 2 July 2010 (the "Private Exchange Offer") does not, and is not intended to, constitute a public offer in Russia. The depositary receipts of KazakhGold Group Limited have not been and will not be registered in the Russian Federation and are not intended for and will not be admitted to "placement" or "public circulation" in Russia.
Notice to U.S. investors
It is important for U.S. securities holders to be aware that this announcement is subject to disclosure and regulations in England that are different from those in the United States. In addition, U.S. securities holders should be aware that this announcement has been prepared in accordance with English format and style, which differs from the U.S. format and style.
The KazakhGold Shares to be represented by the KazakhGold GDRs have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the U.S., and may not be offered, sold, delivered or transferred except pursuant to an available exemption from or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws.
The Private Exchange Offer is made for Polyus Securities and is subject to disclosure requirements of a foreign country that are different from those of the United States. Financial statements included in this Document, if any, have been prepared in accordance with foreign accounting standards that may not be comparable to the financial statements of United States companies.
It may be difficult for U.S. holders of KazakhGold GDRs to enforce their rights and any claim they may have arising under the U.S. federal securities laws, since KazakhGold is located in a foreign country, and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents of a foreign country. U.S. holders of KazakhGold GDRs may not be able to sue a foreign company or its officers or directors in a foreign court for violations of the U.S. securities laws. It may be difficult to compel a foreign company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a U.S. court's judgment.
You should be aware that KazakhGold may purchase Polyus Securities otherwise than under the Private Exchange Offer, such as in open market or privately negotiated transactions.