OREANDA-NEWS. September 20, 2010. With regard to UC RUSAL’s press-release concerning the results of the General Prosecutor’s Office investigation of the General annual meeting of shareholders held by OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (“Norilsk Nickel” or “the Company”) we consider it necessary to state the following, reported the press-centre of Norilsk Nickel.

MMC Norilsk Nickel did not violate the existing legislation of the Russian Federation and did not receive any points of criticism from the General Prosecutor’s Office regarding the General annual meeting of shareholders. UC RUSAL’s statement about alleged machination made by the management at the shareholders’ meeting is groundless.

In this case MMC Norilsk Nickel demands that UC RUSAL should officially publish the above mentioned letter to avoid one-sided interpretations. Otherwise, MMC Norilsk Nickel reserves its right to request the General Prosecutor’s Office to send the letter to the Company in order to publish it on the corporate web-site.