First Day Dealings on AIM

Egdon Resources PLC
17 January 2008


For Immediate Release                                            17 January 2007


                              Egdon Resources plc


                           ('Egdon' or 'the Company')


                          First Day of Dealing on AIM


Egdon Resources plc (AIM : EDR) the exploration and production company focussed
on the onshore UK and mainland Europe today announces the commencement of
dealing in its shares on AIM following completion of the demerger of Egdon
Resources plc and Portland Gas plc, which is also admitted to trading on AIM
today.

Seymour Pierce Limited is the Nominated Adviser and Broker.


Overview of Egdon

Egdon Resources plc will remain focused on oil and gas exploration and
production in the UK and mainland Europe. It has a portfolio of over 20 licences
all in areas of proven oil and gas production. Egdon's licences are located in
the Wessex and Weald basins of Southern England, the Midlands Petroleum Province
and the Cleveland Basin of Northern England, on the UKCS and in the Aquitaine
Basin of South West France.

Egdon currently has operated production from the Keddington oil field and test
production from the Avington oil discovery. It has a programme of field
appraisal and developments planned for 2008 and 2009, starting with a well on
the Grenade Heavy Oil accumulation in SW France as announced on 14 January 2008.
Further activity is planned during 2008 at the Kirkleatham gas discovery, the
Eakring- Dukes Wood oil field and the Waddock Cross oil discovery.

Egdon also has a portfolio of oil and gas exploration assets ranging from
smaller exploration prospects such as those in the East Midlands to high
potential oil and gas prospects in Southern England, and multi-TCF gas prospects
in SW France.

The Egdon team will be led by Mark Abbott as Managing Director, with the
remaining Board members being Philip Stephens (Non-Executive Chairman), Walter
Roberts (Company Secretary and Non-Executive Director), Andrew Hindle
(Non-Executive Director), Kenneth Ratcliff (Non-Executive Director), and John
Rix (Non Executive Director).

Upon admission there will be 67,801,840 ordinary shares in issue.

Commenting on the listing on AIM, Mark Abbott, Managing Director of Egdon said:

'Egdon's ongoing strategy is to add material shareholder value via drill bit
success across its portfolio. The Company has an excellent portfolio of
interests, and we have commenced 2008 with a highly prospective drilling
campaign in France.

We look forward to further progress over the coming months.'


For further information please contact:

Egdon Resources Plc
Mark Abbott, Managing Director                            01256 702 292

Buchanan Communications
Ben Willey                                                020 7466 5000
Nicholas Melson
Miranda Higham

Seymour Pierce Limited
Jonathan Wright                                           020 7107 8000
Sarah Jacobs



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