OREANDA-NEWS. September 14, 2007. As part of preparation for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 12, 2007 upon request of a shareholder representing ONEXIM Group, the Board of Directors of OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (MMC Norilsk Nickel or the Company) at its meeting on September 13, 2007 reviewed proposals received from shareholders of the Company as regards nominees to the Board of Directors.

The total number of seats on MMC Norilsk Nickel Board of Directors is 9. Shareholders nominated the total of 15 persons to the Board of Directors:

- independent nominees: Mr. Guy de Selliers, Mr. Dolgikh V.I., Mr. Ugolnikov K.L. and
Mr. Heinz Schimmelbusch;
- representatives of the Company’s management: Mr. Morozov D.S. and Mr. Morgan R.T.;
- representatives of CJSC Holding Company Interros: Mr. Klishas A.A., Mr. Bougrov A.E.,
Ms. Salnikova E.M. and Mr. Parinov K.Yu.;
- representatives of ONEXIM Group: Mr. Prokhorov M.D., Ms. Bulavskaya E.E., Mr. Razumov D.V., Mr. Sosnovski M.A., and Mr. Stefanovich S.A.