It looks as if Polyus is now making this announcement that a share sale will
happen. Before it was banking sources telling Reuters.

RNS Number : 7816C
OJSC Polyus Gold
19 November 2009

ANNOUNCEMENT

Moscow, 19 November 2009: OJSC Polyus Gold announces that, following relevant
notification, it has been informed of the intention of companies related to
Onexim and Nafta Moskva to sell up to 5% in aggregate of shares in the charter
capital of OJSC Polyus Gold, in the form of shares and/or American Depositary
Receipts, subject to market conditions, through an accelerated book building
process.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Renaissance Securities (Cyprus)
Limited are acting as Joint Bookrunners on the offering.

http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=200911191236347816C