Talvivaara Update on Disposal of Subscription Rights and Shares by Talvivaara's CEO Mr. Pekka Perä

Stock Exchange Release
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
25 March 2013


  Update on Disposal of Subscription Rights and Shares by Talvivaara's CEO Mr.
                                   Pekka Perä


Talvivaara  Mining Company  Plc (the  "Company") today  announces that Mr. Pekka
Perä,  the CEO of the Company, has informed the Company that he has successfully
placed  47,960,000 subscription rights  and 1,892,225 shares.  Mr. Perä will use
the proceeds of the disposal to subscribe for new shares in the Company pursuant
to  the  terms  of  the  rights  issue announced on 8 March 2013. Following this
disposal,  Mr. Perä has  indicated that he  does not intend  to sell any further
subscription rights or shares.


Enquiries
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc Tel +358 20 7129 800
Pekka Perä, CEO
Saila Miettinen-Lähde, Deputy CEO and CFO

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  NV. Talvivaara is  listed on the London Stock
Exchange  Main Market and NASDAQ OMX  Helsinki. Further information can be found
at www.talvivaara.com.

Disclaimer

The  information contained herein shall  not constitute an offer  to sell or the
solicitation  of an offer to buy, nor shall  there be any sale of the securities
referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would  be  unlawful  prior  to  registration,  exemption  from  registration  or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Investors must
neither  accept  any  offer  for,  nor  acquire,  any  securities  to which this
announcement refers, unless they do so on the basis of the information contained
in the applicable Prospectus published or distributed by Talvivaara.

The  information  contained  herein  is  not  for  publication  or distribution,
directly  or indirectly, in  or into the  United States, Canada, Australia, Hong
Kong,  South Africa or Japan. These written materials do not constitute an offer
of  securities for sale in the United  States, nor may the securities be offered
or  sold  in  the  United  States  absent  registration  or  an  exemption  from
registration as provided in the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules  and regulations thereunder. There is no intention to register any portion
of  the  offering  in  the  United  States  or  to  conduct a public offering of
securities in the United States.



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