Directorate change

 New Director Appointment

28 June 2010 - LONDON: European Nickel PLC ("European Nickel" or the "Company")
(AIM, PLUS, ASX: ENK) is pleased to announce the immediate appointment of Neil
Herbert to the Board as an independent non-executive director.

Neil Herbert is currently the Executive Co-Chairman and Managing Director of
Polo Resources Ltd (AIM, TSX: POL) ("Polo Resources"), the mining and
exploration group focused on investing in or acquiring and developing advanced
stage coal and uranium projects.  Prior to joining Polo Resources in May 2008,
he has held a number of senior executive roles, including Finance Director for
UraMin Inc, until its acquisition by Areva NC for US$2.5 billion and Group
Financial Controller for Antofagasta Plc.  Mr Herbert has over 20 years
experience in finance and has worked in the management of mining and exploration
companies for over 12 years. He is a Fellow of the Associated Chartered
Certified Accountants.

Commenting on the appointment, Simon Purkiss, Deputy Executive Chairman, said "I
am delighted to welcome Neil to the Board. I believe his business acumen and
extensive experience working for listed companies will bolster the Board and
provide invaluable advice as we progress European Nickel towards our ultimate
aim of being mid-tier nickel laterite producer."

Save as disclosed in this announcement and its appendix, there is no further
information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the
AIM Rules for Companies.


For more information, please visitwww.enickel.co.uk or contact:
Simon Purkiss, Deputy Executive Chairman, European Tel: +44 (0)20 7290 3130
Nickel

Mark Hanlon, Finance Director, European Nickel Tel: +61 (0)8 9226 1111

Andrew Chubb or Tarica Mpinga, Canaccord Genuity Tel: +44 (0)20 7050 6500

Alex Buck, BuckBias Tel: +44 (0)7932 740 452



Appendix A

Information provided in accordance with paragraph g of Schedule 2 to the AIM
rules:

Neil Herbert

(i) the director's full name and age together with any previous names;
Neil Lindsey Herbert, age 44

(ii) the names of all companies and partnerships of which the director has been
a director or partner at any time in the previous five years, indicating whether
or not the director is still a director or partner;

Current Directorships:
Name of Company

Polo Resources Limited

Polo Australasia Limited
Polo Bangladesh Limited
Polo Iron Limited
Polo Coal Limited
World Coal Works Corporation
MUC Resources Limited
Polo NV
Polo Resources Cooperatief U.A.
UrAmerica Limited

Sunrise Diamonds plc


Past Directorships:
Peabody-Polo Resources BV
Vatukoula Gold Mines

Templar Minerals Limited

Templar Georgia Limited
Goldencrest Enterprises Limited
Knight Africa Mining Limited
Andulela Investment Holdings Limited

GCM Resources plc

Niger Uranium Limited

Kalahari Diamond Resources plc

International Molybdenum plc

Galahad Gold plc

UraMin Inc

UraMin UK Limited
UraMin Chad Limited
UraMin CAR Limited
UraMin Exploration Limited





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Unternehmen: European Nickel PLC - ISIN: GB0034265404