Northland's request for bankruptcy for the Norwegian and Finnish subsidiaries has been approved

Luxembourg, December 16, 2014 / Northland Resources SE (OSE: NAUR, Frankfurt: NPK, Nasdaq OMX/First North: NAURo - together with its subsidiaries "Northland", "NRSE" or the "Company") announces that the Company's request of bankruptcy for Northland Logistics AS (the "Norwegian Subsidiary"), Northland Mines OY and Northland Exploration Finland OY (the "Finish Subsidiaries") has been approved with respective jurisdiction.

In accordance with the announcement on December 8, 2014, the Company's subsidiaries Northland Logistics AS, Northland Mines OY and Northland Exploration Finland OY has filed for bankruptcy. As a part of this, the Company has suggested advokat Knut Ro, Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma, as official receiver for the Norwegian Subsidiary and advokat Pekka Jaatinen, Castren & Snellman Attorneys, as official receiver for the Finnish Subsidiaries.

The request has been approved with respective jurisdiction and advokat Knut Ro and advokat Pekka Jaatinen, will therefore formally assume control over the companies, in accordance with the suggestion above.



For more information, please call: +46 978 126 60

Or Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma: +47 23 00 34 40 www.rosom.no

Or Castren & Snellman Attorneys: +358 20 7765 765 www.castren.fi

Email ir@northland.eu or visit our website: www.northland.eu


Northland is a producer of iron ore concentrate, with a portfolio of production, development and exploration mines and projects in northern Sweden and Finland. The first construction phase of the Kaunisvaara project is complete and - production ramp-up started in November 2012. The Company expects to produce high-grade, high-quality magnetite iron concentrate in Kaunisvaara, Sweden, where the Company expects to exploit two magnetite iron ore deposits, Tapuli and Sahavaara. Northland has entered into off-take contracts with three partners for the entire production from the Kaunisvaara project over the next seven to ten years. The Company has also finalized a Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS") for its Hannukainen Iron Oxide Copper Gold ("IOCG") project in Kolari, northern Finland.


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