May 18, 2010
Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX-V: MIN) (“Excelsior”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Sujir as a director of Excelsior effective May 14, 2010. Mr. Sujir is a securities and natural resource lawyer, who has considerable experience in advising and assisting public companies. He obtained his B.A. from the University of Victoria in 1981 and obtained his L.L.B. in 1985. He has been a lawyer in the law firm of Anfield Sujir Kennedy & Durno and its predecessor since August 1986 and has been a partner of that firm since 1991. Excelsior has granted to Mr. Sujir of incentive stock options to purchase up to 176,000 common shares of Excelsior at a price of $0.10 per share. The options will vest over a 12 month period and will be subject to the terms and conditions of Excelsior’s stock option plan. The options will expire on May 17, 2015.
Excelsior also announces the appointment of Sheila Paine as Corporate Secretary of Excelsior effective May 17, 2010. Ms. Paine has three years experience serving as CorporateSecretary and/or Assistant Corporate Secretary to public companies and also has over 18 years experience as a legal assistant, specializing in corporate, securities and regulatory matters.
ON BEHALF OF THE EXCELSIOR BOARD
"Mark J. Morabito"
CEO
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