Tantalus Rare Earths AG: Ordinary Annual General Meeting 2016 approved all proposed resolutions

Munich, Germany, 19 December 2016 - The ordinary Annual General Meeting of Tantalus Rare Earths AG ("Tantalus") on 12 December 2016 has approved all proposed resolutions put forward by the management.

The shareholder meeting has granted discharge to the members of the respective Management Board and respective Supervisory Board for the business year 2014 and for the business year 2015.

Ulrich H. Krauskopf and Kai-Norman Knötsch have been elected for a further term of office as members of the Supervisory Board.

The shareholders elected Treumerkur Dr. Schmidt und Partner KG, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Wuppertal, Germany, as Annual Auditor for the business year 2016.

Finally, the Annual General Meeting authorised an amendment to the by-laws of the Company for a reduced remuneration for the members of the Supervisory Board starting with the business year 2017.

Tantalus Rare Earths AG
Management Board

About Tantalus Rare Earths AG

Tantalus Rare Earths AG (ISIN DE000A1MMFF4) is a Germany-based company that has been engaged in the development of rare earths in Madagascar. As previously announced the Company has agreed to sell the said rare earths development project. Tantalus's shares are quoted on the "Freiverkehr" of the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange.

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