Director Share Purchase

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Ithaca Energy Inc.

Director Share Purchase

8 April 2013

Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) announces that on April 5, 2013 John Summers (Non-Executive Director) purchased 40,000 Common Shares at £1.12 per share, increasing his beneficial holding to 254,700 Common Shares, representing approximately 0.10% of the issued share capital.

Enquiries

Ithaca Energy:

Iain McKendrick, CEO [email protected] +44 (0) 1224 650 261

Graham Forbes, CFO [email protected] +44 (0) 1224 652 151

FTI Consulting:

Billy Clegg [email protected] +44 (0) 207 269 7157

Edward Westropp [email protected] +44 (0) 207 269 7230

Georgia Mann [email protected] +44 (0) 207 269 7212

Cenkos Securities plc:

Jon Fitzpatrick [email protected] +44 (0) 207 397 8900

Neil McDonald [email protected] +44 (0) 131 220 6939

RBC Capital Markets:

Tim Chapman [email protected] +44 (0) 207 653 4641

Matthew Coakes [email protected] +44 (0) 207 653 4871

About Ithaca Energy

Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) and its wholly owned subsidiary Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited ("Ithaca" or "the Company"),is an oil and gas operator focused on North Sea production, appraisal and development activities. The Company's strategy is centred on building a highly profitable North Sea oil and gas company by maximising production and cashflow from its existing assets, the appraisal and development of existing discoveries on properties held by the Company and the delivery of additional growth via acquisitions and licence round participation.

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