(For pressrelease in Finnish, see attached file) It is hereby announced that the number of shares and votes in Sotkamo Silver AB increased with 94,333,842 shares during July after completion of the share issue in June.The shares represents approximately 26,7 % of total number of shares in the Company. After registration of the shares by the Swedish Companies Registration Office, the number of shares and votes in Sotkamo Silver AB increased to 353,815,776 shares and the share capital to SEK 141,526,311. There after 25 shares wasconsolidated intoone share, which means that the number of shares decreased from 353,815,776 to 14,152,631. The share capital is unchanged, so the quota value changed from SEK 0,40 to SEK 10. The number of outstanding warrants are 942,756,each of which entitles the holder to subscribe for one share of SEK 17.50 per share latest by 30 November 2013. The information provided in this press release is such that the Company is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. Oulu, 31th July 2012. Timo Lindborg, CEO About Sotkamo Silver AB: Sotkamo Silver AB´s business concept is to exploit mineral deposits in the Nordic countries with regards to human society and environment. Sotkamo Silver owns, through its subsidiary mineraldeposits, which contains silver and gold in Finland. The Company’s main development project is theTaivaljärvi Silver Mine. Sotkamo Silver applies SveMin’s&FinnMin’s respective rules of reporting for public mining & exploration companies. Sotkamo Silver has chosen to report mineral resources and ore reserves according to the internationally accepted JORC or NI 43-101-code. The company applies International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as approved by the European Union. The ticker symbol is SOSI in NGM and SOSI1 in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. ISIN-code for Sotkamo Silver shares is SE0001057910 and for warrants SE0004635290. Read more about Sotkamo Silver on www.sotkamosilver.com or www.silver.fi For further information: Timo Lindborg, CEO, tel. +358 40 508 3 507