Dahlman Rose & Co. Announces Principal American Liaison Sponsorship of TSX and AIM Listed Nautilus Minerals Inc on OTCQX International

NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dahlman Rose & Company, LLC, a leading investment bank specializing in the global natural resources supply chain, has announced its sponsorship as Principal American Liaison (PAL) for Toronto-based Nautilus Minerals Inc (TSX & AIM: NUS) on the OTCQX International Platform under the symbol NUSMF, effective May 1, 2012.

Nautilus Minerals Inc ("Nautilus") is the first company to commercially explore the seafloor for massive sulphide systems, a potential source of high grade copper, gold, zinc and silver.

"We are delighted to be working with Nautilus Minerals to support the company's OTCQX listing.  We continue to pursue companies with great assets, new and advanced technologies and growth potential.  Nautilus embodies all of these attributes," said Christopher Weekes, Managing Director and Co-Head of Dahlman Rose's OTCQX Global Markets Group.

As part of Dahlman Rose's Principal American Liaison sponsorship, the firm has been retained to provide a suite of services and will provide the PAL compliance function for Nautilus Minerals Inc's listing on the OTCQX International.  Dahlman Rose's suite of services distinguishes its PAL sponsorship program by providing unique insights about the U.S. market environment and the highest level of aftermarket service to its clients.

ABOUT DAHLMAN ROSE & CO.

Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC (MEMBER: FINRA/SIPC) is a research-driven investment bank focused on energy, transportation, infrastructure, and other industries that compose the global supply chain. The firm's industry-leading analysts, bankers, and traders offer unique insight into the companies and markets that provide the building blocks of the global economy. Dahlman Rose provides institutional sales and trading, equity research, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and underwriting services. For more information regarding Dahlman Rose, please visit www.drco.com.

ABOUT NAUTILUS MINERALS INC

Nautilus Minerals Inc ("Nautilus") is the first company to commercially explore the seafloor for massive sulphide systems, a potential source of high grade copper, gold, zinc and silver. Nautilus is developing a production system using existing technologies adapted from the offshore oil and gas industry to enable the extraction of these high grade Seafloor Massive Sulphide ("SMS") systems on a commercial scale. The world's first seafloor copper-gold project, Solwara 1, is under development in Papua New Guinea. Utilizing technologies from the offshore oil & gas, dredging and mining industries, the project will mark the launch of this new deep water seafloor resource production industry. The Company plans to grow its tenement holdings in the exclusive economic zones and territorial waters of Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Zealand as well as other areas outside the Western Pacific. Listed on the Toronto (TSX) and London (AIM) exchanges, Nautilus has among its cornerstone shareholders three of the world's largest resource companies and its alliances and technical partnerships position it as the world leader in deep water exploration and development of minerals systems.

For more information please visit www.nautilusminerals.com                                

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