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WESSEX EXPLORATION PLC

(AIM: WSX)

AGM Result

Wessex Exploration PLC ("Wessex" or "the Company") is pleased to confirm that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, all resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed.

Accordingly, application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for 240,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each ("Ordinary Shares"), issued pursuant to the successful placing announced on 1 December 2011, to be admitted to trading on AIM. Further to the passing of the appropriate resolutions at the AGM, it is expected that the new Ordinary Shares will be issued and admitted to trading on AIM at 8.00 a.m. on 7 December 2011 ("Admission").

In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR 5.6.1R) the Company hereby notifies the market that immediately following Admission its issued share capital will consist of 719,364,824 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Shareholders may use this figure 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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules following Admission.