Exercise of Warrants

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TSX-V, LSE-AIM: XEL

5 July 2012

Xcite Energy Limited

("Xcite Energy" or the "Company")

Exercise of Warrants

Xcite Energy announces that Socius CG II, Ltd ("Socius") has exercised on a cashless basis the warrants issued in connection with the first stage of the private placement announced on 16 December 2011. As a result, the Company will issue 7,501,677 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company ("the New Ordinary Shares") to Socius on or around 10 July 2012.

Application has been made for the admission to AIM of the New Ordinary Shares. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares.

Following the issue of the 7,501,677 New Ordinary Shares, the issued share capital of the Company will comprise 265,780,000 ordinary shares.

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