Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bankers Petroleum Ltd. ("Bankers" or the "Company")Director Shareholdings

May 22, 2013AIM: BNK The Company announces that on May 21, 2013 it was notified that a Directorexercised a portion of his stock options, thereby acquiring the followingshares: Stock Exercise Total Number ofName Date of Options Price Common Shares Exercise Exercised (Cdn.$) Held After Transaction Jonathan Harris May 21, 2013 83,333 2.37 255,000Director

The Company announces that on May 21, 2013 it was notified that a Director soldthe following shares:

Total Total Number ofName Date of Sale Shares Sold Proceeds Common Shares Held (Cdn. $) After Transaction Jonathan Harris May 21, 2013 65,400 199,470 189,600Director

The Company announces that on May 21, 2013 it granted the following stockoptions, all of which are exercisable into common shares of the Company at aprice of Cdn$2.99 per share, to certain Directors of the Company, in accordancewith the Company's Employee Stock Option Plan:

Name No. of Options Granted Phil Knoll 63,000Director Wesley Clark 95,000Director

The options will expire on May 20, 2018 and are subject to the followingvesting provisions: one-third shall vest and become exercisable immediately;one-third shall vest and become exercisable on each of the first and secondanniversaries of the date of grant.

For further information, contact:

Doug UrchExecutive VP, Finance and Chief Financial OfficerPh: (403) 513-2691Email: investorrelations@bankerspetroleum.comWebsite: www.bankerspetroleum.com AIM NOMAD: Canaccord Genuity LimitedHenry Fitzgerald-O'Connor+44 0 207 523 8000 AIM BROKER: FirstEnergy Capital LLPHugh Sanderson / David van Erp+44 0 207 448 0200