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02/03/2023 07:01

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RNS Number : 5792R  Egdon Resources PLC  02 March 2023

                2 March 2023

EGDON RESOURCES PLC

 ("Egdon" or "the Company")

Completion of Acquisition of Aurora Production (UK) Limited

Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) is pleased to advise that further to the
announcement of 20 December 2022 it has completed the acquisition of the
entire issued share capital of Aurora Production (UK) Limited ("Aurora
Production") from Aurora Petroleum Limited (the "Vendor").

Aurora Production is a private company, which holds an 18.75% interest in the
Edgon operated licence PL090 which contains the Waddock Cross oil field and an
8.33% interest in the IGas operated licence PEDL070 which contains the
Avington oil field.

Egdon's interest in the Waddock Cross oil field (PL090) increases to 73.75%
and to 56.04% in the remaining parts of PL090 (excluding the Waddock Cross oil
field). Waddock Cross is currently shut-in.  Independent reservoir modelling
has shown that a new horizontal well on the field could yield commercial oil
production (500-800 bopd). Given the significant mean in-place oil volume of
c. 57 million barrels, this asset has been high graded by Egdon for
redevelopment.

Egdon has increased its holding in the Avington oil field to 36.33%.
Avington remains shut-in, with work ongoing to redevelop the field during H1
2023.

Egdon estimates that the transaction adds approximately 0.614 million barrels
of Best Estimate Contingent and Prospective Resources of oil to its resource
inventory.

The consideration for this acquisition is the assumption by Egdon of all
ongoing liabilities on these licences, including all abandonment liabilities,
from the commercial date of the transaction, which is 30 September 2022.

As part of the transaction Egdon has received a cash sum from the Vendor of
£0.288 million, less the interim period costs, which reflects the current
estimate in relation to the abandonment liabilities. Aurora Production has
also granted Net Profit Interests to the Vendor of 10% on each of the licence
interests.  In the event that profitable production is established, the
Vendor will be reimbursed the £0.288 million.

Aurora Production also has accumulated upstream ringfenced tax losses of ca.
£90 million that should be available to offset tax on future profits.

Commenting on the acquisition, Mark Abbott, Managing Director of Egdon said:

 "We are pleased to have completed this acquisition, which builds on our
existing interests in the Waddock Cross and Avington oil fields. Both assets
have active plans in place to rejuvenate oil production.  The acquisition
therefore adds potential for near-term incremental production, adds to our
resource base and delivers substantial tax losses that may be utilised to
offset future taxes."

For further information please contact:

Egdon Resources plc

Mark Abbott, Martin
Durham
01256 702 292

 

Buchanan

Ben Romney, Jon
Krinks
020 7466 5000

 

Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker - WH Ireland
Limited

Antonio Bossi, Chris Hardie, Megan
Liddell
020 7220 1666

 

Joint Broker & Financial Advisors - VSA Capital Limited

Andrew Monk (Corporate
Broking)
020 3005 5000

Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance)

 

Notes to Editors:

Egdon Resources plc (AIM: EDR) is an established UK focused energy company.

Egdon holds interests in 35 licences in the UK and has an active programme of
exploration, appraisal and development within its portfolio of oil and gas
assets.  Egdon is an approved operator in the UK.  Egdon was formed in 1997
and listed on AIM in December 2004.

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