Appointment of Joint Broker

17 Nov 2011 15:50

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Northern Petroleum Plc ("Northern" or "the Company" (AIM: NOP)) Appointment of Joint Broker

Northern is pleased to announce the appointment of Westhouse Securities Limited as Joint Broker with immediate effect. Cenkos Securities plc continue to act as NOMAD and Joint Broker to the Company.

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For further information please contact:

Northern Petroleum Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 2900 Derek Musgrove, Managing Director Chris Foss, Director of Finance, Legal & Corporate Affairs Graham Heard, Exploration & Technical Director Cenkos Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Jon Fitzpatrick Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900 Ken Fleming / Beth McKiernan Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 6939

Westhouse Securities (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 Richard Baty / Petre Norton - Corporate Finance Sanjiv Pandya - Corporate Broking

FTI Consulting Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 Billy Clegg / Edward Westropp Bishopsgate Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350 Nick Rome / Shabnam Bashir Notes to Editors:

Comprehensive information on Northern and its oil and gas operations, including all press releases, annual reports and interim reports are available from Northern's website at www.northpet.com.