Talvivaara Mining Company Plc:Composition of Talvivaara's Shareholders' Nomination Panel

Stock exchange release
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
30 January 2014



Composition of Talvivaara's Shareholders' Nomination Panel


Talvivaara Mining Company Plc ("Talvivaara" or "Company") announces that the
composition of Talvivaara's Shareholders' Nomination Panel ("Panel") is
following:

* Kari Järvinen, CEO,  nominated by Solidium Oy
* Joni Hautojärvi, managing director of Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy,
nominated by Norilsk Nickel Holdings (Cyprus) Ltd
* Pekka Perä, CEO of Talvivaara, as a shareholder of the Company
* Tapani Järvinen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and
* Graham Titcombe, deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company

The Nomination Panel has elected Kari Järvinen to act as the Chairman of the
Panel.

Mikko Koivusalo was nominated by Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
("Varma"), but as Varma ceased to be amongst the ten largest shareholders of
Talvivaara, he resigned in accordance with the charter of the Panel. The Panel
decided that a new member will not be appointed to replace Mikko Koivusalo.

Shareholders' Nomination Panel was established in 2013 by the Annual General
Meeting. Its duty is to prepare proposals for the election and remuneration of
the members of the Board of Directors to the General Meeting.


Enquiries

Kari Järvinen, Solidium Oy, Tel. +358 10 830 8905
Tapani Järvinen, Talvivaara Mining Company Plc, Tel +358 20 7129 800



Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
Talvivaara Mining Company is an internationally significant base metals producer
with its primary focus on nickel and zinc using a technology known as
bioheapleaching to extract metals out of ore. Bioheapleaching makes extraction
of metals from low grade ore economically viable. The Talvivaara deposits
comprise one of the largest known sulphide nickel resources in Europe. The ore
body is estimated to support anticipated production for several decades.
Talvivaara has secured a 10-year off-take agreement for 100 per cent of its main
output of nickel and cobalt to Norilsk Nickel and entered into a long-term zinc
streaming agreement with Nyrstar. Talvivaara is listed on the London Stock
Exchange Main Market and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Further information can be found
at www.talvivaara.com.



Composition of Talvivaara's Shareholders' Nomination Panel:
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