Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.: Preliminary Review of Proposed Changes to Quebec's Mining Tax Regime Suggests No Material Impact on Hopes Advance Project Economics

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired - May 13, 2013) - Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. ("Oceanic", or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:FEO) (OTCQX:FEOVF) announces that it has undertaken a preliminary evaluation of the announced changes to the Quebec mining tax regime and has concluded that the proposed changes do not materially affect the economics of its Hopes Advance project, based on the assumptions made in the Company's Pre-feasibility Study released last fall.

The Company's assessment, based on the proposed regime, after applying the additional tax credits associated with processing, suggests that the after tax project Net Present Value (8%) will decrease by approximately 2.7% or $86 million to $3.1 billion, and the resulting decrease of the project's Internal Rate of Return is estimated at 0.2%.

As of the current date the government's proposal has not passed into law in the Legislative Assembly.

Alan Gorman, President/ COO indicated: "The economics of Hopes Advance are very robust with the lowest projected cash operating costs in the province. As a consequence this announcement really has no impact on our plans for developing the project and certainly is not material.

Despite significant recent volatility in the markets, the iron ore price and outlook continue to be positive relative to our projected operating costs and should these proposed taxation measures ultimately be passed into law we do not expect any impact on our discussions with potential strategic partners."

OCEANIC IRON ORE CORP. (www.oceanicironore.com)


On behalf of the Board of Directors

Steven Dean
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



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Contact

Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.
Steven Dean, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
+1 604 566 9080
+604 566 9081 (FAX)

Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.
Alan Gorman, President and Chief Operating Officer
+1 514 289 1183
agorman@oceanicironore.com

Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.
Irfan Shariff, CFO
+1 604 566 9080
is@oceanicironore.com
www.oceanicironore.com