Director's Interest

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

17 January 2011

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

Director's Interest

Altona Energy Plc, the AIM listed Australian based energy company, has been notified that Peter Fagiano, Executive Director of Altona, currently holds 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company, representing 0.24% of the total issued share capital. Additionally, Mr. Fagiano also holds 1,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at 10 pence.

Peter joined the Board of Altona from Jacobs Engineering UK Limited at the beginning of 2011 and has an inherent understanding of the Arckaringa Coal-to-Liquids Project in South Australia.

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