Merriman Capital Announces Sponsorship of Finore Mining on OTCQX

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriman Capital, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MERR), today announced that it will serve as the Principal American Liaison (PAL) for Finore Mining Inc. (OTCQX: FNREF | CNSX: FIN) as it begins trading on OTCQX®.

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Finore Mining's focus is on identifying and evaluating opportunities for the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties of merit. The Company announced today that it is now trading on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX.

"With increasing interest in Finore's later-stage platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold exploration project in Finland, we are pleased to begin trading on OTCQX International. The OTCQX will provide Finore with a cost-effective means of enhancing its visibility and accessibility to an international investor audience, particularly those residing in the United States," said Peter Hughes, Chairman and Director of Finore.

OTCQX distinguishes the best companies traded over-the-counter (OTC) from more than 9,000 securities traded on the OTCBB and OTC Link that are not required to meet any financial standards or undergo a qualitative review.

Spencer Grimes, Head of the Capital Markets Advisory Group at Merriman Capital, added: "Finore's choice to list on the OTCQX demonstrates the necessary dedication to service and engage investors in the U.S. marketplace. We are happy to partner with them in this effort by serving as their Principal American Liaison on the OTCQX."

About Merriman Capital, Inc.

Merriman Capital, Inc. is an investment banking firm providing equity and options execution services, market making, and differentiated research for high growth companies. The firm also provides capital raising, advisory, and M&A services. Merriman Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MERR) and is the leading investment banking firm for OTCQX companies. For more information, please go to http://www.merrimanco.com/.

Merriman Capital, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer and member of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) http://www.finra.org/ and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) http://www.sipc.org/.

About Finore Mining Inc.

Finore Mining is currently earning an undivided 80% interest in and to certain exploration claims known as the LK Project in Finland. Finore will continue to focus its attention on identifying and evaluating opportunities for the acquisition, exploration, and if warranted, development of a mineral resource property of merit

About OTCQX

The OTCQX marketplace is the premier tier of the U.S. OTC market. Investor-focused companies use the quality-controlled OTCQX platform to offer investors transparent trading, superior information, and easy access through their regulated U.S. broker-dealers. The innovative OTCQX platform offers companies and their shareholders a level of marketplace services formerly available only on a U.S. stock exchange. For more information and to view a full list of OTCQX companies, visit www.otcqx.com.

Note to Investors

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of the Company. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2012. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," and "would" or similar words. We assume no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2012, together with this press release and the financial information contained herein, are available on our website, www.merrimanco.com. Please click on "Investor Relations."

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