Nautilus Minerals named to 2015 OTCQX Best 50

Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS, OTCQX: NUSMF) (the “Company” or “Nautilus”) is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2015 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of 50 top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Marketplace last year.

The OTCQX Best 50 is the first ever annual ranking of strong performing U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX marketplace. The ranking is calculated based on an equal weighting of one-year share price performance and average daily dollar volume growth in the previous calendar year.  All companies in the 2015 OTCQX Best 50 were traded on OTCQX on December 31, 2014.

Mike Johnston, Nautilus’ CEO, commented, “we are delighted to have been named in the OTCQX® Best 50. This is a direct reflection of the hard work that our team has put in over the last year and our focus of delivering results for our shareholders. We remain committed to maximizing shareholder value by achieving our objective of developing the world’s first commercial high grade seafloor copper-gold project and launching the deep water seafloor resource production industry in 2018.”

For the complete 2015 OTCQX Best 50 ranking, visit http://www.otcmarkets.com/content/doc/2015-OTCQX-Best-50.pdf.

To read the OTCQX press release, visit http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/OTCM/news/OTC-Markets-Group-Announces-OTCQX-Best-50?id=104405&b=y

The OTCQX Best Marketplace offers the best informed and most efficient trading for established, investor-focused U.S. and international companies. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, demonstrate compliance with U.S. securities laws, be current in their disclosure and be sponsored by a professional third-party advisor. OTCQX companies are distinguished by the excellence of their operations and diligence with which they convey their qualifications.