Change in the Management Board of KGHM International

Mr. Wojciech Kędzia has been appointed Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of KGHM International Ltd. (KGHMI), the wholly owned subsidiary of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. (KGHM). KGHMI is the global arm of KGHM, with mining operations in Canada, the United States and Chile.

Mr. Kędzia will assume this role on October 1, 2015. Mr. Derek White, the current President and CEO of KGHMI, has resigned, however he will continue to advise the KGHM Group on a consulting basis.

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Mr. Wojciech Kędzia has been appointed Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of KGHM International Ltd. (KGHMI), the wholly owned subsidiary of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. (KGHM). KGHMI is the global arm of KGHM, with mining operations in Canada, the United States and Chile.

Mr. Kędzia will assume this role on October 1, 2015. Mr. Derek White, the current President and CEO of KGHMI, has resigned, however he will continue to advise the KGHM Group on a consulting basis.

Mr. Wojciech Kędzia holds a Ph.D. in economics and is a graduate of the Mining Department at Wrocław University of Technology, Poland. He has worked at KGHM since 1992, moving up the corporate ladder from the position of senior miner to vice president. He was Chief Operating Officer of KGHM Polska Miedź for more than four years (from November 2010 until January 2015). In February 2015, he joined the Management Board of KGHM International as the Deputy CEO.

I wish to thank the current President and CEO of KGHM International for his commitment to integrating this company and its mining assets with the global KGHM Group. Derek White's knowledge and experience have led us to a point where we can boldly face the challenges in the international metals markets. My aim is to continue his mission and bring additional value to KGHM International's employees and the whole KGHM Group” said Wojciech Kędzia.

In March 2012, as a result of a friendly acquisition, KGHM Polska Miedź took over 100% of the shares of Quadra FNX. Following this acquisition, the Canadian miner rebranded itself as KGHM International. Its flagship asset is the 55% jointly owned Sierra Gorda mine, located in Chile, one of the largest copper and molybdenum mines in the world.

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