Northland Expected to Complete Bond Offering Following a Significant Nominal Commitment of USD 108 million from a New Consortium

LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG -- (Marketwired - May 29, 2013) - Northland Resources S.A. ((OSLO:NAUR) (FRANKFURT:NPK) (OMX:NAURo) - together with its subsidiaries "Northland", or the "Company") announces that the previously cancelled bond offering (the "Offering") is expected to be completed, following a significant new commitment of USD 108 million from a new consortium (USD 100 million subscription post original issue discount of 7 percent).

With reference to the press release dated May 24, 2013, wherein Northland informed that the previously announced bond offering was not fully subscribed and would consequently be withdrawn, and the press release dated May 28, 2013, wherein Northland announced that it was in advanced discussions with a new investor group, the Company is now pleased to announce that it has received a significant new commitment for a subscription in a bond on materially the same terms as those announced in the press release dated May 20, 2013. The commitment comes from a consortium consisting of Folksam, Metso Corporation, Norrskenet AB and Peab AB (collectively the "Consortium"). Swedbank First Securities acts as financial advisor for the Consortium.

In addition, the three existing bondholders who previously intended to subscribe for a quarter of the cancelled bond issue, reconfirms and increases their intended subscription in the Offering to at least USD 120 million. Together with the commitment from the Consortium, the Company believes it will be in a position to complete the Offering. The subscription period for the Offering will end on Thursday May 30th, 2013 at 22:00 CET for the investors to re-confirm their commitments.

As a condition for completing the subscription, the Consortium has requested certain additional legal terms, including the right to nominate four out of seven candidates (including the Chairman) to be appointed to Northland's Board of Directors. To achieve this, the Offering will consist of one bond with two tranches, where one tranche (Tranche B) is fully subscribed by the Consortium for USD 85 million nominal face amount with the right to nominate three candidates to the Company's board of directors, while the other tranche of USD 250 million will (Tranche A) will be open for subscription in the Offering and will have the right to nominate one candidate to the Company's board of directors. The other two board members will be nominated by the existing USD 370 million bonds. The Consortium has also agreed to invest for up to USD 23 million in nominal face amount of the Tranche A bonds should this be required to insure full subscription for those bonds.

These changes to the terms of the Offering, and the changes to the existing USD 370m bonds as well as the changes to the supplier credit related to Peab and Metso (as set out in the press release dated May 20, 2013), are subject to the approval by the existing bondholders (at a bondholder meeting expected to be held on Tuesday 4 June, 2013), the Administrator and certain key suppliers

The Consortium proposes that Mr. Olav Fjell is appointed as Chairman of the Board (COB). Mr. Fjell has a strong background from various relevant positions such as CEO of Statoil ASA, Chairman of the Board of the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) and most recently as CEO of Hurtigruten ASA. Mr. Fjell is also a board member of Swedbank AB and COB of Statkraft. He has previously been a Senior Partner at First Securities. Mr. Fjell is Siviløkonom from the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen.

The Consortium has in addition already agreed upon nominating three new members to the Board of Directors.

With the contemplated transaction, the Company is expected to solve its long term funding need and the Company has requested Norsk Tillitsmann to withdraw the acceleration and enforced bank account pledge from May 24, 2013.

Arctic Securities ASA and Pareto Securities AS are acting as the Company's advisors, and as Joint Lead Managers and Bookrunners of the Offering, and Ocean Equities Ltd. is acting as Co-Lead Manager of the Offering.


Karl-Axel Waplan
President & CEO, Northland Resources S.A.



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 is also preparing a Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS") for its Hannukainen Iron Oxide Copper Gold ("IOCG") project in Kolari, northern Finland and for the Pellivuoma deposit, which is located 15 km from the Kaunisvaara processing plant.


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The distribution of this press release may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Company assumes no responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. The Offering will only be available in the United Kingdom to persons who are both (a) qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) and (b) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the Order). The Offering is only available to relevant persons or will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

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This press release does not constitute an offering circular or prospectus in connection with any offering of securities of the Company. Investors must neither accept any offer for, nor acquire, any securities to which this announcement refers, unless they do so on the basis of separate documentation prepared for the purpose of such offerings. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities and cannot be relied on for any investment contract or decision.

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