White Pine Resources Inc. Adopts Advance Notice By-Law

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired - Aug. 23, 2013) - White Pine Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WPR) ("White Pine") announces the adoption by its Board of Directors of amendments to its By-Laws.

By-Law 4 includes a provision that requires advance notice to the Corporation in circumstances where nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors are made by shareholders of the Corporation other than pursuant to (i) a requisition to call a shareholders' meeting made pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "OBCA"), or (ii) a shareholder proposal made pursuant to the provisions of the OBCA (the "Advance Notice Provision").

Among other things, the Advance Notice Provision fixes a deadline by which holders of record of common shares of the Corporation must submit Director nominations to the Corporation prior to any annual or special meeting of shareholders and sets forth the information that a shareholder must include in the notice to the Corporation for the notice to be in proper written form.

In the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, notice to the Corporation must be made not less than 30 nor more than 65 days prior to the date of the annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice may be made not later than the close of business on the 10th day following such public announcement.

In the case of a special meeting of shareholders (which is not also an annual meeting), notice to the Corporation must be made no later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting was made.

The Advance Notice Provision provides a clear process for shareholders to follow to nominate Directors and sets out a reasonable time frame for nominee submissions along with a requirement for accompanying information. The purpose of the Advance Notice Provision is to treat all shareholders fairly by ensuring that all shareholders, including those participating in a meeting by proxy rather than in person, receive adequate notice of the nominations to be considered at a meeting and can thereby exercise their voting rights in an informed manner. In addition, the Advance Notice Provision should assist in facilitating an orderly and efficient meeting process.

In addition to the Advance Notice Provision, By-Law No. 4 also amends the delivery provisions of the existing by-laws of the Corporation to allow for delivery of material to shareholders in any manner permitted by law.

By-Law 4 is effective immediately and will be placed before shareholders at the next annual and special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to be held in September 2013. A copy of By-Law 4 has been filed under the Corporation's profile at www.sedar.com.


About White Pine Resources Inc.

White Pine is a Canadian based mineral exploration company primarily focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral deposits in Canada.


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Robert Cudney, President and CEO
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