XCITE ENERGY : Award of Options

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TSX-V, LSE-AIM: XEL

19 August 2014

Xcite Energy Limited

("Xcite Energy" or the "Company")

Award of Options

Xcite Energy announces the award of an aggregate of 6,700,000 options to purchase ordinary sharesof the Company to all members of the Xcite Energy Resources plc management team and staff, andto the Board of Directors.

The options were granted under the terms of the Company's Share Option Scheme by reference to the closing price on the TSX-V of the Company's ordinary shares on 18 August 2014 and vest immediately. This award is made in recognition of the substantial progress made in 2014 to re-finance the Company, the formation of the Bentley development partner group and the work to define and de-risk the costs and schedule for the field development plan.

All options have an exercise price of £0.64 (CAN$1.17) per ordinary share and carry a term of five years from the date of award.

Following these option awards, the Directors of the Company have the following aggregate number of ordinary shares under option:

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.