Additional Listing

18th Oct 2011 07:00

Embargoed for release: 0700 on 18 October 2011

Northern Petroleum Plc ("Northern" or "the Company") Additional Listing

The Company announces that, following the exercise of warrants yesterday by a former employee, it has made an application for the admission of 50,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Shares") to trading on AIM. Each new Share will rank pari passu with existing Shares. Following the admission, the total number of Shares in issue will be 93,518,160.

It is expected that dealings in the 50,000 Shares will commence on 21 October 2011.

The Shares were issued pursuant to corporate authorities granted by shareholders in 2007 and 2008.

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For further information please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 2900 Chris Foss, Director of Finance, Legal & Corporate Affairs Cenkos Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker) Jon Fitzpatrick Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900 Ken Fleming / Beth McKiernan Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 6939 Jefferies International (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 Chris Snoxall / Marco Baruzzi FTI Consulting Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 Billy Clegg / Edward Westropp

Bishopsgate Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350 Nick Rome / Shabnam Bashir Notes to Editors:

Comprehensive information on Northern and its oil and gas operations, including all press releases, annual reports and interim reports are available from Northern's website at www.northpet.com.

XLON

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