EMPYREAN ENERGY PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 5, 2015

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RNS Number : 4240P

Empyrean Energy PLC

05 June 2015

Empyrean Energy Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: EME / Sector: Oil & Gas

5 June 2015

Empyrean Energy PLC ('Empyrean' or 'the Company')

Holdings in Company

Empyrean Energy, the profitable US onshore oil, gas and condensate exploration, development and production company with assets in Texas and California, was notified on 5 June 2015 that Mr James Kight now holds 15,550,000 ordinary shares in the Company, which represents approximately 7% of the issued share capital of the Company.

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For further information please visit www.empyreanenergy.com or contact the following:

Empyrean Energy plc
Tom Kelly		Tel: +61 8 9481 0389
Cenkos Securities plc
Neil McDonald		Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 9771
Nick Tulloch		Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 9772
St Brides Partners Ltd
Elisabeth Cowell		Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
Lottie Brocklehurst		Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177

Notes to Editors:

Empyrean Energy Plc is an AIM listed (Ticker: EME) profitable US on-shore oil, gas and condensate exploration, development and production company with assets in Texas and California.  The Company's portfolio represents a mix of assets at various stages of development.  Its flagship project is the Sugarloaf AMI in the prolific Eagle Ford Shale, Texas, where it has a 3% working interest in approximately 24,000 gross acres centrally positioned in the liquids rich sweet-spot within the field.  Empyrean has an interest in 218 gross producing wells with full development expected to reach over 770 wells. Further development of the Eagle Ford Shale anticipated to require in the order of a further 300 wells, with down spacing potential of a further 200 wells.  Further development of the Austin Chalk anticipated to require in the order of a further 300 wells, with down spacing potential of a further 235 wells. The Company has a term debt facility of up to US$50 million with Macquarie Bank, subject to reserve hurdles and drawdown approvals, in place in order to develop this acreage which is operated by US major Marathon Oil Company.

Other assets include a 58.084% interest in the Eagle Oil Pool Development Project located in the San Joaquin Basin, southern California, a proven oil and gas province.  Empyrean's large working interest in this project provides the Company with flexibility and leverage with potential high impact from success.  Additionally, Empyrean has a 7.5% interest in the Sugarloaf Block A operated by ConocoPhillips in the Eagle Ford Shale, and a 10% working interest in the Riverbend Project in Texas.

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