Centric Energy Corp. Closes Balance of C$1,500,000 Private Placement

LONDON, ENGLAND--(Marketwire - March 22, 2010) - Centric Energy Corp. ("Centric Energy" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:CTE) announces the completion of the balance of a C$1,500,000 non-brokered private placement previously announced on January 28, 2010 and March 8, 2010.

This second tranche of the placement consisted of the sale of 2,500,000 units at a price of C$0.08 per unit for gross proceeds to the Company of C$200,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant.

Each common share purchase warrant is exercisable to purchase one additional common share at a price of C$0.12 per common share until March 22, 2012 subject to the Company's right to accelerate the exercise of the common share purchase warrant if the closing market price of the common shares of the Company on the TSX Venture Exchange is equal to or exceeds C$0.20 per common share for a period of 10 consecutive trading days between July 23, 2010 and March 22, 2012.

The Company did not pay any commissions or fees in connection with the private placement.

All securities issued in connection with this private placement are subject to a hold period in Canada that expires on July 23, 2010.

The proceeds of the private placement will be used by the Company to fund the costs associated with the initial 12-month exploration work program on its oil and gas concession Block 10BA in Kenya and for general working capital.

ON BEHALF OF CENTRIC ENERGY CORP.

Alec Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer