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MMC Norilsk Nickel / Miscellaneous - Medium PriorityMMC Norilsk Nickel: NORILSK NICKEL JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT 23-Nov-2016 / 08:30 CET/CESTDissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EquityStory.RS,LLC - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESS RELEASE NORILSK NICKEL JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT Moscow, 23 November 2016 - PJSC «MMC «NORILSK NICKEL» (Nornickel or theCompany), the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium, has joinedthe United Nations Global Compact. This major UN initiative in the area ofcorporate social responsibility and sustainable development unites entitiescommitted to responsible business and good industry practice worldwide. «Joining the United Nations Global Compact is a milestone for Nornickel onits way to implement an ambitious retrofit programme designed to increasethe Company's efficiency and minimise its environmental impact. This year,the Company has taken the first practical environmental measures associatedwith an upgrade of its processing capacities and the Nickel Plant shutdown.We are proud to be part of the Global Compact, but it also involves greatresponsibility. We take it as an opportunity not only to adopt global bestpractices, but also to share our experience with others. Our participationin the Global Compact confirms that principles of sustainability are anintegral component of the Company's long-term strategy», commented VladimirPotanin, President of Nornickel.The mission of the Global Compact is to promote recognition and practicalapplication by businesses worldwide of ten basic principles on humanrights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Following these principlesglobally will provide for sustainable development going forward. Currently, the Global Compact brings together over 13,000 corporateparticipants and other stakeholders from more than 160 countries, withglobal industry leaders among them. By joining the initiative, the GlobalCompact participants gain access to the UN's knowledge and experience incorporate social responsibility and sustainable development, as well as toits expertise of the private sector. ABOUT THE COMPANY PJSC «MMC «NORILSK NICKEL» is a diversified mining and metallurgicalcompany, the world's largest producer of refined nickel and palladium and aleading producer of platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company alsoproduces gold, silver, iridium, selenium, ruthenium and tellurium. The production units of «NORILSK NICKEL» Group include Polar Division,located at the Norilsk Industrial District on Taimyr Peninsula, and KolaMining and Metallurgical Company located on the Kola Peninsula in Russia aswell as Harjavalta nickel refinery in Finland. PJSC «MMC «NORILSK NICKEL shares are listed on the Moscow and on the Saint-Petersburg Stock Exchanges. PJSC «MMC «NORILSK NICKEL» ADRs trade over thecounter in the US and on the London and Berlin Stock Exchanges. Media Relations: Investor Relations: Phone: +7 (495) 785 58 00 Phone: +7 (495) 786 83 20 Email: pr@nornik.ru Email: ir@nornik.ru --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The EquityStory.RS, LLC Distribution Services include RegulatoryAnnouncements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Archive at www.dgap.de/ukreg --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: MMC Norilsk Nickel 1 st Krasnogvardeysky av., 15 123100 Moscow Russia Internet: www.nornik.ru ISIN: US55315J1025 WKN: A140M9 Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt ; London, Nasdaq Category Code: MSCM TIDM: MNOD Sequence Number: 3626 Time of Receipt: 23-Nov-2016 / 08:30 CET/CEST End of Announcement EquityStory.RS, LLC News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 523463 23-Nov-2016UK-Regulatory-announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.