Xcite Energy Limited ("Xcite Energy" or the "Company") Director/PDMR Shareholding

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The Company (TSX-V: XEL) (LSE: XEL) (AIM: XEL) announces that it has received communication yesterday of the sale of ordinary shares of nil par value ("Ordinary Shares") by overseas entities controlled by certain Directors of the Company.

The shares sold were as follows:

                                                     Number of Ordinary
                                             Price          Shares sold
Richard E. Smith     Director               £3.837            1,101,666
Stephen A. Kew       Director               £3.837            1,101,666
Rupert E. Cole       Director               £3.837            1,101,666

Resultant shareholdings in overseas entities controlled by the respective Directors above are as follows:

                                    No of Ordinary  Percentage of Xcite
                                       Shares held               Energy
Richard E. Smith     Director            5,198,334                3.28%
Stephen A. Kew       Director            5,212,619                3.29%
Rupert E. Cole       Director            5,198,334                3.28%

An early warning report will be filed on SEDAR and will be obtainable from the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com).

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ENQUIRIES: Xcite Energy Limited [phone] Richard Smith Chief Executive Officer Rupert Cole Chief Financial Officer Arbuthnot Securities Limited (Nomad and Broker) [phone] Antonio Bossi Director Pelham Bell Pottinger [phone] Mark Antelme Director Henry Lerwill Paradox Public Relations [phone] Jean-Francois Meilleur Consultant