ABERDEENSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Jul 5, 2012) -
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION TSX-V, LSE-AIM: XEL 5 July 2012 Xcite Energy Limited ("Xcite Energy" or the "Company") Exercise of Warrants Xcite Energy announces that Socius CG II, Ltd ("Socius") has exercised on a cashless basis the warrants issued in connection with the first stage of the private placement announced on 16 December 2011. As a result, the Company will issue 7,501,677 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company ("the New Ordinary Shares") to Socius on or around 10 July 2012. Application has been made for the admission to AIM of the New Ordinary Shares. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares. Following the issue of the 7,501,677 New Ordinary Shares, the issued share capital of the Company will comprise 265,780,000 ordinary shares. ENQUIRIES: Xcite Energy Limited +44 (0) 1483 549 063 Richard Smith Chief Executive Officer Rupert Cole Chief Financial Officer Oriel Securities +44 (0) 207 710 7600 (Joint Broker and Nomad) Emma Griffin Partner Michael Shaw Partner Morgan Stanley (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 207 425 8000 Andrew Foster Managing Director Pelham Bell Pottinger +44 (0) 207 861 3232 Mark Antelme Director Henry Lerwill Associate Director Paradox Public Relations +1 514 341 0408 Jean-Francois Meilleur Consultant Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END
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