Cub Energy Inc.: Announces Closing of its Short Form Prospectus Offering

HOUSTON, TEXAS--(Marketwire - Dec. 17, 2012) -

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Cub Energy Inc. ("Cub" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:KUB), a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced short form prospectus offering (the "Offering") of 31,250,000 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") at a price of $0.40 per Common Share, for total gross proceeds of $12,500,000. GMP Securities Europe LLP, GMP Securities L.P. and Canaccord Genuity Corp., as lead agents, with a syndicate that included Cormark Securities Inc. and Casimir Capital Ltd. (collectively, with the lead agents, the "Agents") were engaged to act as agents to sell the Common Shares under the Offering on a commercially reasonable best efforts agency basis. The Agents received a cash fee on the sale of the Common Shares equal to $625,000, representing 5% of the gross proceeds from the Offering.

It is anticipated that the net proceeds from the Offering will be used by the Company for further development, appraisal and exploration of the Company's interests in Ukraine, repayment of the drawn portion of a line of credit and general and administrative expenses.

About Cub Energy Inc.

Cub Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KUB) is a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company. Cub has 110,000 net acres, in nine exploration and production licenses, in the two major producing basins within Ukraine. The Corporation's strategy is to use western technology and capital, combined with local expertise to create value in its undeveloped land base, building a portfolio of high margin producing oil and gas assets. The Corporation has offices in Houston, Toronto and Kyiv and trades in Toronto under the stock symbol KUB.

For further information, please contact us or visit our website www.cubenergyinc.com.

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