Northern Petroleum PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0784U)

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RNS Number : 0784U

Northern Petroleum PLC

13 January 2017

Northern Petroleum Plc

("Northern Petroleum" or "the Company")

Director Shareholding

Pursuant to the Open Offer, the results of which were announced on 10 January 2017, the Directors acquired the following shares:

 
 Director               Number     Percentage       Number         Number     Percentage 
                   of Existing    of Existing    of shares    of Ordinary    of Ordinary 
                      Ordinary       Ordinary     acquired         Shares         Shares 
                        Shares         Shares        under     held after           held 
                                                  the Open       the Open          after 
                                                     Offer          Offer       the Open 
                                                                                   Offer 
---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 Keith 
  Bush                 450,000          0.17%      140,735        590,735          0.19% 
---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 Nick Morgan           448,000          0.16%      272,522        720,522          0.23% 
---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 Iain Lanaghan         217,000          0.08%      210,032        427,032          0.14% 
---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  ------------- 
 

Jon Murphy subscribed in the Open Offer and details of his holding will be confirmed shortly.

The Open Offer shares were admitted to trading on 11 January 2017.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the circular that was sent to shareholders on 30 November 2016 unless the context otherwise requires.

-Ends-

For further information please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc Tel: [phone]

Keith Bush, Chief Executive Officer

Nick Morgan, Finance Director

Stockdale Securities Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker) Tel: [phone]

Antonio Bossi

David Coaten

FirstEnergy Capital LLP (Joint Broker) Tel: [phone]

Jonathan Wright

Note to Editors:

Northern Petroleum is an oil and gas company focused on production led growth. The Company is undertaking a redevelopment and production project in north west Alberta and has a broader portfolio of exploration and appraisal opportunities in countries of relatively low political risk, primarily Italy. Comprehensive information on Northern Petroleum and its oil and gas operations, including press releases, annual reports and interim reports are available from Northern Petroleum's website: www.northernpetroleum.com

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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