Appointment of Broker and Nominated Adviser

Altona Energy Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: ANR / Sector: Exploration & Production

9 February 2010

Altona Energy Plc ('Altona' or 'the Company')

Appointment of Broker and Nominated Adviser

Altona Energy Plc, the AIM listed Australian based energy company, has appointed Evolution Securities Ltd ('Evolution') as its broker and nominated adviser with immediate effect.

Altona Chairman Chris Lambert said, "Altona is in an exciting transformational stage as we work with our joint venture partner, CNOOC-NEI, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, one of the three largest State owned oil companies in the Peoples Republic of China, to evaluate the optimal development and commercialisation of the vast Arckaringa energy bank. We look forward to working closely with Evolution to assist us in achieving these ambitions and significantly raising our investor profile."

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