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Polymetal International PLC
20 June 2018
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Date 20 June 2018
Polymetal International plc
Report on payments to governments for the year 2017
Polymetal International plc (LSE, MOEX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY)
(together with its subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or
the "Group") issues its report on payments to government for the
year ended 31 December 2017.
INTRODUCTION
This Report provides an overview of the payments to governments
made by Polymetal International plc and its subsidiary undertakings
(hereinafter referred to as "Polymetal") for the year 2017 as
required under the UK's Report on Payments to Governments
Regulations 2014 (as amended in December 2015). These UK
Regulations enact domestic rules in line with Directive 2013/34/EU
(the EU Accounting Directive (2013)) and apply to large extractive
companies, whose securities are publicly listed on a UK-regulated
stock market, that are involved in the exploration, prospection,
discovery, development and extraction of minerals, oil, natural gas
deposits or other materials. This Report is also intended to
satisfy the requirements of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
of the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.
BASIS OF PREPARATION
Legislation
This report is prepared in accordance with The Reports on
Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 as enacted in the UK in
December 2014 and as amended in December 2015.
Reporting entities
This Report includes payments to governments made by Polymetal
plc and its subsidiary undertakings (Polymetal). Payments made by
entities over which Polymetal has joint control or significant
influence are excluded from this Report.
Activities
Payments made by Polymetal to governments arising from
activities involving the exploration, prospection, discovery,
development and extraction of minerals are disclosed in this
Report. It excludes payments related to refining activities made to
the refineries owned by the government agencies and any payments
which are not directly attributable to the production and
exploration activities.
Government
Government includes any national, regional or local authority of
a country, and includes a department, agency or entity that is a
subsidiary of a government.
Project
Payments are reported at project level except that payments that
are not attributable to a specific project are reported at legal
entity level. Project is defined as operational activities which
are governed by a single contract, or licence agreement, and form
the basis for payment liabilities with a government. If such
agreements are substantially interconnected, those agreements are
to be treated as a single project.
"Substantially interconnected" means forming a set of
operationally and geographically integrated contracts, or licence
agreements that are signed with a government giving rise to payment
liabilities. Indicators of integration include, but are not limited
to, geographic proximity, the use of shared infrastructure and
common operational management.
License agreements are aggregated for the purposes of reporting
as a single project only when those legal agreements have
substantially similar terms and are both geographically and
operationally integrated.
Payments
The information is reported under the following payment
types:
Income taxes
These are taxes paid by Polymetal on its income and profits in
accordance with legislation enacted in the applicable jurisdiction.
Payments are reported net of refunds. Value added tax, personal
income taxes, social taxes, property taxes are excluded.
The maximum income tax in Russia is set at 20% and is allocated
between federal budget and he budgets of the relevant constituent
regions. In 2017 the following proportion was applied: 3% to the
federal budget, whereas 17% allocated to the regional budgets
(2016: 2% to the federal budget, whereas 18% allocated to the
regional budgets). From 1 January 2017 Omolon Gold Mining Company
LLC and Magadan Silver JSC are entitled to the decreased statutory
income tax rate of 17% (2018:18%) for the operations held in the
Special Economic Zone of the Russian Far East, as well as decreased
mining tax rate (paying at 60% of the standard mining tax rates).
In return for obtaining this tax relief the members of the regional
free economic zone are obliged to invest 50% of their tax savings
each year in the Special Economic Zone Development Program. From 1
January 2017 Svetloye LLC has received tax relief as Regional
Investment Project and is entitled to the statutory income tax rate
of 0% up to 2021, as well as decreased Mining tax rates.
In Kazakhstan and Armenia income taxes are set at 20% and there
are no regional or local income taxes in these countries.
Mining tax
Mining tax is a royalty payable in Russian Federation,
Kazakhstan and Armenia, which is calculated based on the value of
the precious metals extracted in the period. This value is usually
determined based on the realised selling price of precious metals
or, in case if there were no sales during the period, cost of
production of metals extracted (Russian Federation) or the average
market price (Kazakhstan) during the period. Royalty payable in
Armenia is calculated as a percentage of actual sales during the
reporting period.
Mining tax in Russia is levied at federal level, and then is
reallocated between federal and respective regional budgets based
on the following proportion: 40% of total tax collected to the
federal budget, 60% to regional budgets. Mining tax and royalties
in Kazakhstan and Armenia are levied at republican level.
Licence fees
These are fees and other sums paid as consideration for
acquiring a licence for gaining access to an area where extractive
activities are performed. Administrative government fees that are
not specifically related to the extractive sector, or to access to
extractive resources, are excluded. No significant licence fees
individually more than 86,000 GBP were paid during the year ended
31 December 2017.
Rental fees
The land in the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan on which the
Group's production facilities are located is owned by the state.
The Group leases this land through operating lease agreements.
Other payments
Other payments include payments made and social commitments in
accordance with subsoil contracts attributable to the Kyzyl project
and investment in the Special Economic Zone Development Program of
Omolon Gold Mining Company LLC and Magadan Silver JSC.
Cash and in-kind payments
Payments are reported on cash basis. No in-kind payments were
made during years ended 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2016.
Materiality Level
Any payment, whether made as a single payment or as a series of
related payments, below GBP 86,000 within a financial year is
excluded from this Report.
Payments made to a governments by a joint ventures or associates
of the Group in proportion to the company's interest in the
respective venture or associate are insignificant to this Report
based on materiality level set.
Exchange Rate
Relevant payments are made by Polymetal in Russian Rubles,
Kazakh Tenge and Armenian Dram and for the purpose of this Report
are translated to the US Dollar based on the foreign exchange rate
at the relevant monthly average rate.
PAYMENTS PER GOVERNMENT
FOR THE YEAR
2017
Government Mining Rental
000'$ Income tax tax fees Licence fees Other(1) Total
-------------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------
Russia 79,692 61,728 2,096 31 18,267 161,814
Kazakhstan 12,960 8,911 61 - 4,370 26,302
Armenia - 3,961 222 - 1,302 5,485
Total 92,652 74,600 2,379 31 23,939 193,601
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PAYMENTS PER
PROJECT(1)
Country/ Mining Rental
Entity 000'$ Project Government Region Income tax tax fees Licence fees Other(1) Total
-------------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------
Gold of Voro Russia Svedlovsk
Northern Urals Region
CJSC 23,305 8,102 98 5 65 31,575
Okhotskaya Okhotsk Russia Khabarovsk
Mining and Region
Exploration
Company LLC 9,211 7,382 287 2 34 16,916
Khabarovsk
Svetloye LLC Svetloye Russia Region - - 217 - 14 231
Magadan Silver Dukat Russia Magadan
JSC Region 21,548 8,814 655 13 14,172 45,202
Mayskoye Gold Mayskoye Russia Chukotka
Mining Company Autonomous
LLC Region - 9,644 - - 28 9,672
Omolon Gold Omolon Russia Magadan
Mining Company Region
LLC 14,587 9,715 403 9 3,890 28,604
Albazino Khabarovsk
Resources Ltd Albazino Russia Region 11,041 18,071 436 2 64 29,614
Varvarinskoye
JSC Varvara Kazakhstan n/a 9,803 3,370 11 - 511 13,695
Komarovskoye
Mining
Company LLC Komar Kazakhstan n/a 2,637 5,527 11 - 307 8,482
Bakyrchik
Mining
Venture LLC Kyzyl Kazakhstan n/a 484 14 36 - 3,522 4,056
Inter Gold Capital LLC Kazakhstan n/a 36 - 3 - 30 69
Kapan MPC CJSC Kapan Armenia n/a - 3,961 222 - 1,302 5,485
Total 92,652 74,600 2,379 31 23,939 193,601
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______________________
(1) Includes payments under Special Economic Zone Development
Program of kUS$ 3,822 for Omolon Gold Mining Company LLC and kUS$
13,952 for Magadan Silver JSC.
PAYMENTS PER
GOVERNMENT
FOR THE YEAR
2016(1)
----
Government Income Mining Rental Licence
000'$ tax tax fees fees Other Total
--------------- --------- -------------- ----------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------------- ---------
Russia 133,114 76,503 1,231 18 443 211,309
Kazakhstan 5,324 4,501 49 - 1,522 11,395
Armenia - 3,046 1 - 9 3,056
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Total 138,438 84,050 1,281 18 1,973 225,760
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PAYMENTS PER
PROJECT(1)
Country/ Income Mining Rental Licence
Entity 000'$ Project Government Region tax tax fees fees Other Total
--------------- --------- -------------- ----------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------------- ---------
JSC Gold of
Northern
Urals Voro Russia Sverdlovsk Region 21,983 11,023 7 0 53 33,066
LLC Okhotskaya
Mining and
Exploration
Company Okhotsk Russia Khabarovsk Region 13,056 8,206 143 8 20 21,433
JSC Magadan
Silver(2) Dukat Russia Magadan Region 66,728 22,690 435 206 90,058
Mayskoye Gold Chukotka
Mining Company Autonomous
LLC Mayskoye Russia Region - 7,459 1 - 16 7,476
Omolon Gold
Mining
Company LLC Omolon Russia Magadan Region 12,838 9,100 338 10 32 22,318
Albazino
Resources
Ltd Albazino Russia Khabarovsk Region 18,509 18,025 307 - 117 36,958
JSC
Varvarinskoye Varvara Kazakhstan n/a 4,271 4,501 11 - 612 9,396
JSC
Komarovskoye
Mining Company Komar Kazakhstan n/a 905 - - - 87 992
Bakyrchik
Mining
Venture LLP Kyzyl Kazakhstan n/a 147 - 34 - 799 979
JSC Inter Gold
Capital Kyzyl Kazakhstan n/a - - 4 - 25 28
Kapan MPC CJSC Kapan Armenia n/a - 3,046 1 9 3,056
--------------- --------- -------------- ----------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------------- ---------
Total 138,438 84,050 1,281 18 1,973 225,760
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______________________
(1) For the entities, acquired during the year ended 31 December
2016, payments to governments are reported from the acquisition
date, namely for Kapan MPC CJSC and JSC Komarovskoye Mining Company
from 28 April 2016 and 1 August 2016, respectively.
(2) Individually less than GBP 86,000
Enquiries
Media Investor Relations
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FTI Consulting +44 20 3727 1000 Polymetal ir@polymetalinternational.com
Leonid Fink Eugenia Onuschenko +44 20 7016 9505 (UK)
Viktor Pomichal Maryana Nesis
Michael Vasiliev +7 812 334 3666 (Russia)
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Joint Corporate Brokers
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Morgan Stanley
Andrew Foster
Richard Brown +44 20 7425 8000
Panmure Gordon RBC Europe Limited
Adam James Tristan Lovegrove
James Stearns +44 20 7886 2500 Marcus Jackson +44 20 7653 4000
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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
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UNDERTAKING TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO ANY
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IN THE COMPANY'S EXPECTATIONS WITH REGARD THERETO OR ANY CHANGE IN
EVENTS, CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENTS
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