Northland's request for bankruptcy for the parent company has been approved

Luxembourg, December 19, 2014 / Northland Resources SE (together with its subsidiaries "Northland", "NRSE" or the "Company") announces that the Company's request of bankruptcy has been approved by the Luxembourg District Court.

In accordance with the announcement on December 8, 2014, Northland Resources SE, the parent company of Northland, has filed for bankruptcy in Luxembourg on December 17, 2014.

Pursuant to article 437 of the Luxembourg Commercial Code, a commercial company is considered insolvent ("en faillite") if (1) it can no longer pay its debts i.e. the company is in a situation called cessation of payments (cessation des paiements) and if (2) it is no longer being granted credit (ebranlement du credit). These two conditions must be met cumulatively.

After review of the Company's accounting documents, the Court noted that the above mentioned conditions are met and approved the Company's request by decision dated December 19, 2014. By the same decision, Maitre Evelyne Korn has been appointed receiver of the bankruptcy. Subsequently, as the date hereof, only the receiver of the bankruptcy is authorized to act on behalf of the Company.

In accordance with article 8.15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE), the process of transferring the registered office of the Company to Sweden is cancelled due to the Company's bankruptcy.

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Email ir@northland.eu or visit our website: www.northland.eu

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 has also finalized a Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS") for its Hannukainen Iron Oxide Copper Gold ("IOCG") project in Kolari, northern Finland.


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