Northern Petroleum Plc (“Northern”) announces that at the Class Meeting of Deferred Shareholders held at No.1 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3ND at 08.00 this morning all resolutions were passed.

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Northern Petroleum Plc
Graham Heard, Exploration Manager
Chris Foss, Company Secretary
Tel: 020 7743 6080

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Chris Roberts/Ben Simons
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