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Results of General Meeting

26 February 2015

PETROPAVLOVSK PLC

A General Meeting of the Shareholders of Petropavlovsk PLC (the Company) was held on 26 February 2015 at 11.00 a.m.

at 3 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AQ.

The special resolution (Resolution 1) relating to approvals in relation to proposed 157 for 10 Rights Issue of up to 3,102,923,272 New Ordinary Shares at 5 pence per New Ordinary Share, Bond Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation and adoption of New Articles of Association and the ordinary resolution (Resolution 2) approving the Founders Arrangements being a related party transaction for the purposes of the Listing Rules (the Resolutions) and as set out in the notice of General Meeting dated 2 February 2015, were duly passed on a poll.

The table below shows the votes received for and against the Resolutions, representing a total of 43.8 per cent.

in respect of Resolution 1 and 36.1 per cent in respect of Resolution 2 of the 197,638,425 Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of the meeting.

The voting figures will be displayed shortly on the Companys website at www.petropavlovsk.net.

A copy of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The Record Date for entitlement under the Rights Issue was the close of business on 24 February 2015.

Provisional Allotment Letters are expected to be posted today to Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders, other than (subject to certain exceptions) Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders who are not permitted to receive such letters.

CREST stock accounts of Qualified CREST Shareholders are expected to be credited with Nil Paid Rights in respect of New Ordinary Shares as soon as practicable after 8.00 a.m.

on 27 February 2015.

It is expected that Admission of the 3,102,923,272 New Ordinary Shares (nil paid) will occur at or around 8.00 a.m.

on 27 February 2015.

The latest time and date for acceptance, payment in full and registration of renunciation of Provisional Allotment Letters is expected to be 11.00 a.m.

on 13 March 2015.

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms in this notice have the same meaning as set out in the Prospectus dated 2 February 2015.  The Prospectus published by the Company on 2 February 2015 is also available for inspection at www.petropavlovsk.net.

Enquiries:

Petropavlovsk PLC

Alya Samokhvalova, Group Head of External Communications

11 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HH

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7201 8900

Email:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Joint Project Co-Ordinator and Corporate Broker

Simon Davy, Managing Director,

2 King Edward Street, London, EC1A 1HQ

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7995 3759

Email:

Media Contact

Neil Bennett, Chief Executive Officer

Orion House, 5 Upper St Martins Lane, London WC2H 9EA

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7379 5151

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