The Company was informed yesterday that 10,000 ordinary shares of the Company were purchased on 8 July by Elizabeth Wright, the wife of Nigel Wright, the Company’s Finance Director, at a price of 94.5p per share. This purchase brings Mr Wright’s beneficial shareholding to 10,000 ordinary shares, representing 0.01 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.

As a result of this transaction the Directors’ total beneficial shareholdings are now 2,901,635 ordinary shares, which represents 3.16 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
Chris Foss, Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs
Nigel Wright, Finance Director
Sophie Hull, Head of Corporate Communications

Cenkos Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
Jon Fitzpatrick, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

Jefferies International (Joint Broker)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
Chris Snoxall

Financial Dynamics
Billy Clegg / Edward Westropp
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7318 3113

Bishopsgate Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350
Nick Rome / Michael Kinirons