(For press release in Finnish, see attached file) It is hereby announced that the number of shares and votes in Sotkamo Silver AB has increased with 2,250 shares during October, after subscription of shares through the Warrants 3. The shares represent approximately 0.016 % of total number of shares in the Company. After registration by the Swedish Companies Registration Office, the number of shares and votes in Sotkamo Silver AB has increased to 14,152,856 shares and the share capital to SEK 141,528,561.47. Quota value is SEK 10. The number of outstanding warrants is 940,506, which each of them entitle the holder to subscribe for one share of SEK 17.50 per share latest by 30 November 2013. The information provided in this press release is such that the Company is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. Oulu, 31th October 2012. Timo Lindborg, CEO About Sotkamo Silver AB: Sotkamo Silver AB´s business concept is to exploit mineral deposits in the Nordic countries with regards to human society and environment. Sotkamo Silver owns, through its subsidiary mineral deposits, which contains silver and gold in Finland. The Company’s main development project is the Taivaljärvi Silver Mine. Sotkamo Silver applies SveMin’s & FinnMin’s respective rules of reporting for public mining & exploration companies. Sotkamo Silver has chosen to report mineral resources and ore reserves according to the internationally accepted JORC or NI 43-101-code. The company applies International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as approved by the European Union. The ticker symbol is SOSI in NGM and SOSI1 in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. ISIN-code for Sotkamo Silver shares is SE0001057910 and for warrants SE0004635290. Read more about Sotkamo Silver on www.sotkamosilver.com or www.silver.fi For further information: Timo Lindborg, CEO, tel. +358 40 508 3 507 The official Stock Exchange Release is given in Swedish and there may be differences in the translated versions.