Nighthawk Energy Regulatory News (HAWK)

28 April 2014

NIGHTHAWK ENERGY PLC

("Nighthawk" or "the Company")

Conversion of Loan Notes and Total Voting Rights

Nighthawk, the US focused oil development and production company (AIM: HAWK and OTCQX: NHEGY), announces that it has received a conversion notice from a holder of £244,000 nominal of its unlisted 9% coupon convertible unsecured loan notes 2015 ("Loan Notes").

As a result of the conversion the Company will issue 4,436,364 new ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each (the "New Shares") to the converting Loan Note holder. Application has been made for the New Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that this will take place on or around 30 April 2014.

Following the issue of the New Shares, Nighthawk will have 955,739,966 Ordinary Shares in issue, which will also represent the total number of voting rights in the Company. This figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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