Announcement of H1 2012 Call Details

16 August 2012

Announcement of Half-Year Report for the Period Ended 30 June 2012

Petropavlovsk PLC ("the Company") advises that its half-year results for the period ended 30 June 2012 will be released on Thursday, 23 August 2012.

There will be a webcast presentation followed by a question and answer session at 11:00 (BST) on 23 August 2012.

Please log onto the Company's website, www.petropavlovsk.net, to view.

To ask a question, please dial:

020 3425 3098 if calling from the United Kingdom

8 499 270 0354 if calling from the Russian Federation

+4420 3425 3098 if calling from elsewhere in the world

When prompted, please enter the confirmation number 830904#.

Participants without access to the internet may also dial in to listen to the presentation and question and answer session.