The Board of Northern Petroleum Plc received notification on 01 December from Deutsche Bank AG London that Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 2,569,654 ordinary shares of the Company. Part of this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions. This holding represents approximately 3.66% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital, which currently totals 70,219,851 ordinary shares.

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Northern Petroleum Plc
Chris Foss, Finance Director
Tel: +44(0) 20 7743 6080

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Nick Rome / Maxine Barnes
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350