Buyback of Eurobond 2024

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014 ( «MAR») AND THE RETAINED UK LAW VERSION OF MAR PURSUANT TO THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019 (SE 2019/310) («UK MAR»).

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

6 June 2022

Celtic Resources Holdings Designated Activity Company

(the «Issuer»)

For immediate release

U.S.$400,000,000 4.125% guaranteed notes due 2024 (ISINs: XS2060792236; US15119CAA71) (the «Notes») issued by the Issuer and unconditionally, irrevocably and fully guaranteed on a joint and several basis by «Neryungri-Metallik» LLC, «Rudnik Taborny» LLC, «Berezitovy Rudnik» LLC, High River Gold Mines Ltd., Société Minière de Dinguiraye and JSC FIC Alel (the «Guarantors»)

Reference is made to (a) the trust deed dated 9 October 2019 between the Issuer and Citibank, N.A., London Branch as trustee (the «Trustee»); and (b) the paying agency agreement dated 9 October 2019 between the Issuer, the Trustee as trustee, principal paying agent and transfer agent and Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG as registrar. Unless otherwise specified herein, the terms defined in the terms and conditions of the Notes shall bear the same meaning in this announcement.

On 2 June 2022, The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control («OFAC») added Nord Gold plc (the «Parent»), a parent company of the Group, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024.

OFAC issued a General Licence No. 37 dated 2 June 2022 (the «Wind Down Licence»), which permits all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of transactions involving the Parent or any entity in which the Parent owns, directly or indirectly, a 50% or greater interest, including the Issuer and the Guarantors.

The Wind Down Licence is effective until 12:01 am eastern daylight time on  1 July 2022 (the «Cut-Off Date»).

As a part of the general wind down process, the Issuer invites the Noteholders to contact the Issuer with respect to existing debt constituted by the Notes using the contact details below and to make their proposals to sell their Notes to the Group. For further information please contact:

The buyback of the Notes from the Noteholders and any related interactions of Noteholders with the Group will be conducted in accordance with terms of the Wind Down Licence and in compliance with applicable laws.

THE ISSUER AND THE GUARANTORS MAY BE LIMITED IN THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS IN U.S. DOLLARS AFTER THE CUT-OFF DATE, INCLUDING ANY PAYMENTS CONTEMPLATED BY THE NOTES.

This notice is given by:

Celtic Resources Holdings DAC

4th Floor, Investment House

8-34 Percy Place

Dublin 4, Ireland

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Contacts

Corporate Communications
Procurement Department