First Nickel AGM Results

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
First Nickel Inc. ("First Nickel" or the "Company") (TSX: FNI) reports
that at it's Annual and Special Meeting, held in Toronto today,
shareholders voted in favour of the following resolutions:

- The appointment of KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants as auditors of the
Corporation and authorizing Directors to fix their remuneration

- The election of Thomas F. Pugsley, William J Anderson, C. David A.
Comba, Robert F. Whittall, Lyle R. Hepburn, John C. Eby and Richard S.
Hallisey as Directors of the Corporation

- The ordinary resolution to approve the Corporation's Shareholder Rights
Plan

A copy of the presentation given at the Annual and Special Meeting is
available on the Corporation's web-site: www.firstnickel.com.

First Nickel is a Canadian mining and exploration Company. Its current
activities are primarily focused on the Sudbury Basin in northern
Ontario, the location of the company's producing property (the Lockerby
Mine) and four of its exploration properties. First Nickel also has two
exploration properties in the Timmins region of northern Ontario. First
Nickel's shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol FNI.

Contacts:
First Nickel Inc.
William Anderson
President & CEO
(416) 362-7050
(416) 362-9050 (FAX)
Email: wanderson@firstnickel.com
Website: www.firstnickel.com

First Nickel Inc.
Forbes West
Investor Relations Advisor
(416) 203-2200 or 1-888-655-5532

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