NXT Announces Changes to the Board of Directors and the Granting of Incentive Stock Options

CALGARY, July 25, 2011 /CNW/ -- 
CALGARY, July 25, 2011 /CNW/ - NXT Energy Solutions Inc. ("NXT" or "the Company") (TSX-V:SFD;
 NASDAQ-OTCBB:NSFDF), today announced that Mr. Doug Rowe has stepped
 down from NXT's Board of Directors effective immediately and Mr. John
 Agee has accepted the appointment as the new Board member.


"We are delighted to have a director of Mr. Agee's caliber join our
 Board," said George Liszicasz, NXT's President and CEO. "As NXT
 continues to grow into a market-leading organization, the need for a
 seasoned professional in financial and governance matters at the Board
 level is essential. We also wish to extend our sincere gratitude to Mr.
 Rowe for his long-term service as a director and integral advisor to
 the Company, and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."


Mr. Agee commented "I am very excited to join NXT's Board and assist the
 Company in realizing the tremendous market potential of their unique
 SFD survey technology."


Mr. Agee recently retired from a successful career, during which he
 spent over 25 years in senior executive positions with three separate
 and prominent US families. Most recently he worked with the Carlson
 Family in Minneapolis, MN (owners of Radisson, Country Inns and Suites,
 and TGI Friday's). Prior to that, Mr. Agee worked for the Steve Case
 Family in Washington, DC (Steve Case is the founder of America Online),
 and the Gerald Rauenhorst Family in Minneapolis, MN (the Rauenhorst
 family owns Opus Corporation, a national real estate development
 company.) During this 25 year period Mr. Agee also served on numerous
 private, public, and non-profit Boards. Mr. Agee currently consults
 part-time in matters related to wealth management and is a CPA
 (inactive).  Mr. Agee holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota and
 a BA from St. John's University, Collegeville, MN. Mr. Agee resides in
 Minnesota


In conjunction with his appointment to the Board, the Company has
 granted Mr. Agee 120,000 incentive stock options ("Options").


In addition, the Company has granted 150,000 Options to new CFO, Mr.
 Greg Leavens, 80,000 Options to existing officers and 154,800 to
 employees and advisors. The Options were issued at an exercise price of
 Cdn. $1.16 per Option and will vest over a three (3) year period and
 expire five (5) years after the date of grant. The Options were granted
 in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan.


About NXT
NXT is a Calgary based company providing airborne detection solutions to
 support hydrocarbon exploration enabling our clients to focus their
 exploration decisions concerning land commitments, data acquisition
 expenditures and prospect prioritization onto the areas with the
 greatest potential. NXT's proprietary airborne Stress Field Detection
 ("SFD®") survey system provides a unique survey method that remotely
 identifies potential traps and reservoirs. SFD® is environmentally
 friendly and unaffected by ground security issues or difficult terrain
 and is effective both onshore and offshore. NXT provides its clients an
 efficient and reliable method to conduct frontier surveys to support
 exploration. SFD® is the registered trademark of NXT Energy Solutions
 Inc.


Forward-Looking Statement
This news release includes a forward-looking statement.  When used in
 this document, words such as "see", "anticipate" and "scheduled", are
 forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are subject to
 a wide range of risks and uncertainties, and although the Company
 believes that the expectations represented by such a forward-looking
 statement are reasonable; there can be no assurance that such
 expectations will be realized.  Any number of factors can cause actual
 results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
 statement. 


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 that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) nor
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 accuracy of this release.


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