ASX Announcement

Date: 10 January 2013

Texon Petroleum Ltd

ABN 24 119 737 772

Level 9, 46 Edward Street

Brisbane, Qld Australia 4000

Postal: GPO Box 402

Brisbane, Qld Australia 4001

Telephone:+61 7 3211 1122

Fax: +61 7 3211 0133

Directors: John Armstrong Bernard Rowley David Mason Company Secretary:

Des Olling

Contact: Clifford Foss President & CEO cfoss@texozep.com

or:

John Armstrong Chairman john.armstrong@texonpetroleum.com.au

Website:

www.texonpetroleum.com.au

ASX Code: TXN


Change in Directors Interests

The attached appendix 3Y notice discloses that Mr David Mason, Director has transferred 6,980,000 shares to his former wife as part of a property settlement.

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Appendix 3Y Change of Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.2

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/09/01 Amended 01/01/11

Name of entity TEXON PETROLEUM LTD ABN 24 119 737 772

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director

David James Melville Mason

Date of last notice

25 September 2012

Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of
"notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Direct or indirect interest

Direct

Nature of indirect interest

(including registered holder)

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.

Mr Mason's children hold 21,228 fully paid shares.

Date of change

8 January 2013

No. of securities held prior to change

15,180,000 fully paid ordinary shares

Class

fully paid ordinary shares

Number acquired

nil

Number disposed

6,980,000

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation

Nil consideration. Divorce decree.

No. of securities held after change

8,200,000 fully paid ordinary shares

Nature of change

Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back

Off-market transfer

Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract

David Mason is a shareholder of Wandoo Energy

LLC (Wandoo). Wandoo is party to a Prospect Generation Agreement with Texoz E&P III, Inc and John Armstrong. Under the terms of the Third Deed of Variation amending the Prospect Generation Agreement dated 31 May 2012, Wandoo or its nominee is to be issued 3 million options (the terms of which are set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 31 July 2012). David Mason has been issued 2.25 million of the options at the direction of Wandoo.

Nature of interest

Direct legal and beneficial interest.

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

David James Melville Mason

Date of change

21 September 2012

No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change

Note: Details are only required

for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed

nil

Interest acquired

2,250,000 unlisted options in the shares of Texon

Petroleum Ltd

Interest disposed

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non- cash, provide details and an estimated valuation

nil

Interest after change 2,250,000 unlisted options in the shares of Texon

Petroleum Ltd

Part 3 - +Closed period

Were the interests in the securities or contracts

detailed above traded during a +closed period where prior written clearance was required?

No

If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?

Not Applicable

If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided?

Not Applicable

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