Proposed Combination with OJSC Polyus Gold
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This section of the website contains certain announcements, documents and information relating to a private exchange offer by KazakhGold Group Limited (“KazakhGold”) to acquire 16% of the issued share capital of Open Joint Stock Company Polyus Gold (“Polyus Gold”), including ordinary shares of Polyus Gold represented by American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) (the “Private Exchange Offer”), which is one of the transactions constituting the proposed combination of KazakhGold and Polyus Gold. The full terms and conditions of the Private Exchange Offer are set out in the Private Exchange Offer document and the related Forms of Acceptance. In considering the Private Exchange Offer, holders of Polyus Gold securities should only rely on the information contained, and procedures described, in the Private Exchange Offer, the Forms of Acceptance and the prospectus published by KazakhGold in connection with the Private Exchange Offer.
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