Highlands Natural Resources : Gas Sales Commence at East Denver Project

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28 January 2019

Highlands Natural Resources plc ('Highlands' or 'the Company')

Gas Sales Commence at East Denver Project

Highlands, the London-listed natural resources company, is pleased to announce that gas sales from all eight wells at the East Denver project have commenced, following completion of the gas pipeline.

This will add to the robust oil revenue Highlands is already receiving from the eight producing wells at the project. Highlands holds a 7.5% interest in each well on the acreage.

The Directors look forward to updating the public about the Initial Production rates in due course.

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For further information:

Highlands Natural Resources plc

Robert Price [phone]

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Nick Tulloch [phone]

David Porter

Newgate Communications

Elisabeth Cowell

[phone]

Fiona Norman