Northern announces that pursuant to the authority granted on 22 July 2009 it issued yesterday 36,922 ordinary shares of 5 pence to two directors and twenty staff who have taken part of their salary entitlement in stock. The shares have been issued at a price of 158 pence per share being the mid market price at market opening on 9 November 2009. Each new ordinary share will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares. Application has been made for the shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 17 November 2009. Following admission, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 78,922,248.

As a result of the above issue, Chris Foss, Finance Director, has increased his holding by 3,797 to 67,076 ordinary shares of 5 pence each, representing 0.08 per cent of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company. In addition, Graham Heard, Exploration & Technical Director, has increased his holding by 3,797 to 388,408 ordinary shares of 5 pence each, representing 0.49 per cent of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company.

For further information please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 2900/61
Derek Musgrove, Managing Director
Chris Foss, Finance Director
Graham Heard, Exploration & Technical Director
Sophie Hull, Head of Corporate Communications

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