On Friday, the annual general meeting of shareholders of MMC Norilsk Nickel took place. During the AGM a new Board of Directors was elected and the final dividend for 2013 of RUB 248.48 per ordinary share was approved.Previously, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on December 20, 2013, it was agreed to pay a dividend on common shares for the nine months of the fiscal year 2013 of RUB 220.70 per ordinary share. Therefore, the total dividend for 2013 is RUB 469.18 per share, which fully meets the targets set out in Norilsk Nickel’s strategy.

At the meeting of the International Ski Federation’s FIS Council held on June 2 within the FIS Congress Week in Barcelona, it was ​​decided to hold the Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2016 in the Russian Federation at the resort “Rosa Khutor” in Sochi.

OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (“Norilsk Nickel”, the “Company” or the “Group”), the largest nickel and palladium producer in the world, today reports audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Vladimir Potanin, president of Holding Company «Interros», and General Director of «Rosa Khutor» Sergey Bachin were awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his invaluable contribution to preparing and holding the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games — the creation of «Rosa Khutor» ski resort, preparation of the Olympic venue infrastructure.

Interros representatives at the MMC Norilsk Nickel board of directors supported the decision to hold an EGM by absentee voting on Dec 20th. Shareholders will vote on the payment of interim dividend for the first 9 months of fiscal year 2013 in the amount of $ 1.1 billion. The shareholders reimbursement has been made possible due to the effective management of the company, which has provided MMCs profits and market capitalization growth amid falling prices and volatility in world non-ferrous metals market.