Last day of trading in Sotkamo Silver AB’s share

Sotkamo Silver AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today Friday 21 March 2014 in Stockholm. The AGM decided i.a. to approve the Board’s resolution as per 14 February 2014 to carry out a rights issue and to increase the Company’s share capital with a maximum of SEK 42,478,902 (based on a quota value of SEK 6 per share) through issuing a maximum of 7,079,817 shares.   Information regarding the rights issue   Preferential right Existing shareholders in Sotkamo Silver on the record date 26 March 2014 have preferential right to subscribe for new shares and will for each existing share receive one subscription right. Two subscription rights will entitle to subscribe for one new share in the company.   Subscription price The new shares will be issued at a subscription price of SEK 6 per share. For subscriptions using subscription rights registered at Euroclear Finland, payment for subscribed shares is made in EUR by payment of 0,68 EUR for each subscribed share. The EUR amount has been determined using NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB’s fixing rate against SEK as per 20 March 2014 (1 € = 8,8514 SEK).The EUR amount to be paid for each new share has been determined according to The Central Bank of Sweden, the Riksbank (1 € = 8,8514 SEK). The subscription price in SEK and EUR, respectively, are applicable also for subscription without preferential rights for new shares that will be registered at Euroclear Sweden and Euroclear Finland, respectively.   Record date The record date for the rights issue is 26 March 2014. The shares in Sotkamo Silver are traded including rights to receive subscription rights until and including 21 March 2014.   Subscription period Subscription for new shares will take place during the period 31 March 2014 - 14 April 2014. Subscription for new shares with subscription rights shall be made by simultaneous cash payments during the subscription period.   Trading in subscription rights Trading in subscription rights will take place on: • NGM Equity during the period 31 March 2014 – 9 April 2014 (if the subscription rights are registered at Euroclear Sweden) • NASDAQ OMX Helsinki during the period 31 March 2014 – 7 April 2014 (if the subscription rights are registered at Euroclear Finland). In order for the possible value of the subscription rights not to be lost, the shareholder must either use the subscription rights to subscribe for new shares by 14 April 2014 at the latest or sell the subscription rights by 9 April 2014 at the latest, if the subscription rights are registered at Euroclear Sweden, and by 7 April 2014 at the latest, if the subscription rights are registered at Euroclear Finland.   Trading in paid subscribed shares (swe: BTA) / interim shares (ISIN: SE0005798980) Trading in paid subscribed shares (BTA) / interim shares will take place on NGM Equity and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Trading in BTA on NGM Equity will take place from and including 31 March 2014 until the registering of the rights issue at the Swedish Companies Registration Office. Trading in interim shares on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki will take place from and including 31 March 2014 until the registering of the rights issue at the Swedish Companies Registration Office.    Important dates • Last day of trading in Sotkamo Silver’s share including right to receive subscription rights: 21 March 2014 • Sotkamo Silver’s shares are traded excluding the right to receive subscription rights: from and including 24 March 2014 • Record date for allotment of subscription rights: 26 March 2014 • Subscription period: 31 March 2014 – 14 April 2014 (account operators and nominees may for practical reasons impose deadlines for applications for subscription that are prior to the end of the subscription period) • Trading in subscription rights on NGM Equity: 31 March 2014 – 9 April 2014 • Trading in subscription rights on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: 31 March 2014 – 7 April 2014 • Trading in paid subscribed shares (BTA) on NGM Equity: 31 March 2014 until the registering of the rights issue at the Swedish Companies Registration Office • Trading in interim shares on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: 31 March 2014 until the registering of the rights issue at the Swedish Companies Registration Office   Miscellaneous Further information regarding Sotkamo Silver and the rights issue will be included in the prospectus that is expected to be published on or about 28 March 2014.   Stockholm on 21 March 2014 SOTKAMO SILVER AB (publ) Timo Lindborg, CEO   Important information The information in this press release is not an offer to acquire, subscribe or otherwise trade in shares or other securities in Sotkamo Silver. Any invitation to the persons concerned to subscribe for shares in Sotkamo Silver will only be made through the prospectus that Sotkamo Silver expects to publish on 28 March 2014. This press release may not, directly or indirectly, be released or published in or distributed to or within the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia or any other jurisdiction where such action would require additional prospectuses, filings or other measures in addition to those required under Swedish law. The offer is not made to, and application forms will not be approved from, share subscribers (including shareholders), or persons acting on behalf of share subscribers, in said countries or persons in any other jurisdiction where applications for the subscription for shares would contravene applicable laws or regulations, or would require additional prospectuses, filings, or other measures in addition to those required under Swedish law. Nor may the information in this press release be forwarded or reproduced in any way that would violate such restrictions or would give rise to such requirements. Measures in violation of the restrictions may constitute a breach of relevant securities legislation. No paid subscribed shares or shares issued by Sotkamo Silver (“Securities”) have been registered, and will not be registered, under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the securities legislation of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States, and may not be offered, pledged, sold, resold, delivered or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to U.S. persons as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”). The Securities are being offered outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S. There will not be any public offering of Securities in the United States or to U.S. persons.   About Sotkamo Silver AB (publ) 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 mineral deposits, which contains silver and gold in Finland. The Company’s main development project is the Silver Mine project in Sotkamo. 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. 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 The official Stock Exchange Releases are given in Swedish and there may be slight differences in the translated versions.