Nautilus Minerals' AGM Voting Results

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 06/26/13 -- Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX: NUS)(OTCQX: NUSMF) (the "Company" or "Nautilus") announces the results of its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today in Toronto, Ontario, at which 67.89% of the issued shares were represented. Shareholders voted strongly in favour of all resolutions brought before them.

Geoffrey Loudon, Nautilus Minerals' Chairman said, "I appreciate it was a difficult year for our Company and I would like to thank all our shareholders for their continued support during this time."

The Company provides the following report on the voting results of the matters considered at the AGM, the particulars of which are set out in more detail in the Company's Information Circular, filed on SEDAR on May 30, 2013:

--  Election of Directors: Geoffrey Loudon, Russell Debney, Matthew Hammond,
    Cynthia Thomas and Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani were re-elected as Directors
    of the Company for the ensuing year.
--  Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were
    re-appointed the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and the
    Directors were authorised to fix their remuneration.
--  Advance Notice provisions: the alteration of the Company's Articles to
    include advance notice provisions was approved;
--  Notice-and-Access: the alteration of the Company's Articles to allow the
    Company to make use of the notice-and-access method for sending meeting
    materials to shareholders was approved.

The proxy results of voting in respect of the directors were as follows:

Geoffrey Loudon                        Russell Debney
Votes For:                 99.75%      Votes For:                  99.8%
Votes Withheld:             0.25%      Votes Withheld:              0.2%

Mohammed Al Barwani                    Cynthia Thomas
Votes For:                 99.74%      Votes For:                 99.87%
Votes Withheld:             0.26%      Votes Withheld:             0.22%

Matthew Hammond
Votes For:                 95.74%
Votes Withheld:             4.26%

Mr. Loudon also formally thanked Mr. Steve Rogers, who did not stand for re-election this year. Mr. Loudon said, "I wish to thank Steve for his steadfast dedication to the Company over the last 6 years and wish him well for the future."

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About Nautilus Minerals Inc.

Nautilus is the first company to explore the ocean floor for polymetallic seafloor massive sulphide deposits. Nautilus was granted the first mining lease for such deposits at the prospect known as Solwara 1, in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea, where it is aiming to produce copper, gold and silver. The company has also been granted its environmental permit for this site.

Nautilus also holds approximately 500,000 km2 of highly prospective exploration acreage in the western Pacific; in PNG, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga, as well as in international waters in the eastern Pacific.

A Canadian registered company, Nautilus is listed on the TSX:NUS stock exchange and OTCQX:NUSMF. Its corporate office is in Brisbane, Australia. Its major shareholders include MB Holding, an Oman based group with interests in mining, oil & gas, which holds a 28.00% interest, Metalloinvest, the largest iron ore producer in Europe and the CIS, which has a 20.75% holding and global mining group Anglo American, which holds a 5.95% interest.

Contacts:

Nautilus Minerals Inc. (Toronto)

Investor Relations

+1 (416) 551 1100
investor@nautilusminerals.com
www.nautilusminerals.com


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