thanks LM.

wonder if we are ever going to see a Goodman on the Board, Ned just got on EXN's.

Exceptional Candidates Nominated for Election to Excellon's Board
The Board of Directors has nominated Ned Goodman, and Joanne Ferstman
for election to one of the strongest boards in the junior mining
industry. Mr. Cahill, currently President, was appointed as Chief
Executive Officer by the Board. Mr. Cahill will also stand for
election to the Board of Directors at the upcoming Annual and Special
Meeting.

Ned Goodman
Ned Goodman has been a leader in the global mining industry for more
than four decades and is widely recognized as one of Canada's most
successful investment counselors. He is the President and CEO of
Dundee Corporation, an independent asset management company focused in
the areas of real estate and infrastructure, energy, resources and
agriculture, and President, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Ned
Goodman Investment Counsel Limited ("NGIC"), a portfolio manager.

Mr. Goodman is the founder and benefactor of the Goodman Institute of
Investment Management, a graduate school for investment management at
Concordia University, and the Goodman School of Mines, which is under
development at Laurentian University. He is also the Chancellor of
Brock University in Ontario, Chairman Emeritus of the Canadian Council
of Christians and Jews, a Governor of Junior Achievement of Canada and
a former Director of the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation. He is also a
founding director of the Roasters Foundation, the Jodamada Foundation
and the Dynamic Fund Foundation.

Mr. Goodman holds a B.Sc. in geology from McGill University and an
M.B.A. from the University of Toronto. He earned the designation of
Chartered Financial Analyst in 1967. In 1997, he was awarded a
Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, by Concordia University.

Mr. Goodman controls, directly or indirectly a total of 17,748,000
common shares of the Company.

Joanne Ferstman
Joanne Ferstman has over two decades of experience in the capital
markets, financial services and mining industries, including most
recently being a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of
Breakwater Resources Inc. She is currently a corporate director and
sits on the boards of Dundee REIT, Dundee Industrial REIT and Aimia
Inc. Ms. Ferstman was most recently the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Dundee Capital Markets Inc.

Ms. Ferstman was also previously Vice-Chair and Head of Capital Markets
of DundeeWealth Inc., a diversified wealth management public company
that managed over $75 billion of assets, including the family of
Dynamic Funds prior to its sale to the Bank of Nova Scotia in 2011.
Prior to 2009, Ms. Ferstman was Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of DundeeWealth Inc. and Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Dundee Corporation.
In these senior financial roles, Ms. Ferstman was intimately involved
in all corporate strategy, including acquisitions and financings, and
had ultimate responsibility for all public financial reporting.

Ms. Ferstman is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce
and Graduate degree in Public Accountancy from McGill University.