Norilsk Nickel Investor Conference Call and Web Cast


03.05.2007 / 09:57 / Rubriek: Informatief / Organisatie: Norilsk nickel

Norilsk nickel

Norilsk Nickel Investor Conference Call and Web Cast

TORONTO, May 3 /PRNewswire/ --
OJSC MMC MMC Norilsk Nickel ("Norilsk Nickel") will hold an investor conference call and web cast to comment on Norilsk Nickel's all-cash offer to acquire LionOre Mining International Ltd.

Mr. Denis Morozov, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tav Morgan, Director for Production and Strategy, Mr. Igor Komarov, Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Tom Rogers, Head of Business Development of Norilsk Nickel will provide an overview of Norilsk Nickel's offer, which will be followed by an opportunity for questions from investors.

Date: May 3, 2007

Time: 8:30 a.m. EST/1:30 p.m. GMT/4:30 p.m. Moscow

Language: English

Participants: Mr. Denis Morozov, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board

Mr. Igor Komarov, Chief Financial Officer, Member of
the Management Board

Mr. Tav Morgan, Director of Production and Strategy,
Member of the Management Board

Mr. Tom Rogers, Head of Business Development

Teleconference Participant Dial-In Numbers Information:

International: 1-706-634-5011
US/Canada Toll Free: 1-866-234-7330
United Kingdom Toll Free: 0800-917-4860
Russia Toll Free: 81080021591012
South Africa Toll Free: 0800-994-050
Australia Toll Free:1800-00-20-92
Conference ID Number: 8238866

URL:

w.on24.com/r.htm?e=45201&s=1&k=1DEC6C0657819FA84D27071A0A727C90

Or by visiting the Company website at: www.nornik.ru/en.

Please note: investors will not be allowed to ask questions via web cast

A recording will be available on Norilsk Nickel's site for 90 (ninety) days following May 3, 2007.

INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TAKEOVER BID CIRCULAR AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFER FOR LIONORE COMMON SHARES. These documents will be available without charge under LionOre's profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Free copies of
the documents can also be obtained by directing a request to Georgeson Shareholder Communications Canada Inc., 100 University Avenue, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5J 2Y1, by telephone to 1-866-682-6148 (North American Toll Free) or 1-212-440-9800 - call collect (Overseas), or by email to: inquiries@georgeson.com.

Contact:

For further information: Dmitry Usanov, Head of Investor Relations, Address: 22 Voznesensky Pereulok, Moscow, Russia, 125993, Tel: +7-(495)-786-8320, Fax:
+7-(495)-797-8613, E-mail: usanovda@nornik.ru; For investors outside Russia: Toronto, Lisa Merrithew, Tel: +1-(416)-645-8204; New York, Sean Healy, Tel: +1-(212)-453-2438; United Kingdom, David Hart, Tel: +44-(0)20-7395-7131, Mobile: +44-(0)7951-574-137; South Africa, Elian Wiener, Tel: +27-(0)21-421-6783, Mobile: +27-(0)82-460-8755; Australia, Belinda Yeats, Tel: +612-8905-6316