Additional Listing

Sterling Energy PLC
09 May 2008


                      Sterling Energy plc ('the Company')

                               Additional Listing

Application has today been made for 200,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange ('AIM').

The new Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to the exercise of employee
options. These shares rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary
Shares and dealings are expected to commence on 15 May 2008 on AIM.

Following the exercise of these options the Company has 1,648,910,585 Ordinary
Shares in issue.


9 May 2008



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