Norilsk Nickel Mauritius and Norilsk Nickel Africa Pty Ltd (together “Norilsk”) (www.Nornik.ru/en) NILSY (NASDAQ), MNOD (LSE), GMKN (MOEX), announce that they have filed legal claims against BCL Limited and BCL Investments Proprietary Limited (together “BCL”) (http://www.BCL.bw) in the Botswanan courts and in the London Court of International Arbitration to recover the USD 271.3 million (plus damages and other costs) that they are owed in relation to the sale of a 50% interest in the Nkomati JV in South Africa (“the Assets”).

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