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The Management of Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) have been advised by Europa Oil and Gas, the operator of Weald Basin licence PEDL143, that the Department of Energy and Climate Change has agreed to a two year extension of the licence to October 2012.The licence extension is in response to the time taken to complete the planning process for the Holmwood-1 exploration well. The operator has also advised that Surrey County Council Planning Department should be in a position to submit their recommendation to the Council Planning Committee in March 2010, and dependent upon a positive outcome to this application, a well could be drilled in late 2010 or early 2011.

The Directors of Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) today provide an update on planned drilling operations on its East Midlands Properties.As previously reported the Dukes Wood-1 well in Nottinghamshire licence PEDL118 was planned to commence prior to year end. However, delays in release of the rig from the previous operator has led to a short delay and the rig will now mobilise to the Dukes Wood well site during the first week of the New Year.In addition, the Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into a second contract with British Drilling and Freezing Limited for the drilling of two further wells at the Kirklington and Keddington oil fields in licences PEDL203 and PEDL005(Remainder) respectively. The Kirklington-3 well will be a sidetrack of the existing Kirklington-2 production well and will target previously un-drained areas of the field. This well will be drilled immediately following completion of operations at Dukes Wood. It is then intended to move the rig to drill the Keddington-3 well which will be drilled as a sidetrack of Keddington-2y, again to access un-drained areas of the field and increase overall production levels.Further announcements will be made as appropriate as this three well drilling programme progresses.

The Directors’ of Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) are pleased to announce that completion of the sale of interests in four onshore UK licences to Terrain Energy Limited (“Terrain”) took place on 8 December 2009.The interests acquired by Terrain are all located in the East Midlands and comprise a 15% interest in PEDL005 (Remainder), and 25% interests in PEDL203, PEDL118 and PEDL206 respectively. Egdon retains a 75% operated interest in all of these licences.The total value of the transaction to Egdon will be £687,500, £450,000 of which has been received with a further £237,500 payable on a staged basis on commencement of specific drilling activity on licences PEDL005(Remainder), PEDL118 and PEDL203.

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At the Egdon Resources plc annual general meeting held on Thursday 3^rd December 2009 the following resolutions were proposed by the Chairman and passed unanimously by shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from shareholders prior to the meeting as set out against the resolutions.ORDINARY RESOLUTIONSProxies For (of votes cast)Proxies Against (of votes cast)Total proxy votes cast as % of shares in issue1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2009 100.00% nil% 36.32%2. To re-appoint Nexia Smith & Williamson Audit Limited as auditors at a remuneration to be determined by the Directors 100.00%nil% 36.35% 3. To re-elect Mark Abbott 100.00% nil% 36.35% 4. To re-elect Andrew Hindle 99.91% 0.09% 36.35% 5. To grant the directors authority to allot shares on the basis set out in the Notice of AGM 99.99% 0.01% 36.32% SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS 6. To disapply pre-emption rights on the basis set out in the Notice of AGM 99.99% 0.01% 36.35% 7. To amend the articles of association of the Company. 99.99% 0.01% 36.35%

Note to the disclosureAny proxy appointments which gave discretion to the proxy have been included in the “for” total.

The Directors of Egdon Resources plc are please to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held at the offices of Buchanan Communications at 11.30 am on 3 December 2009 all resolutions put before the meeting were duly passed.At the meeting the Managing Director Mark Abbott presented a review of the business and its plans for 2010 which is now available on the Company's website www.egdon-resources.com. (see below)View or download AGM Presentation

The Directors of Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR), the UK-based exploration and production company primarily focused on the hydrocarbon-producing basins of onshore UK and Europe, are pleased to give an update on the planned drilling operations at Dukes Wood-1 in Nottinghamshire licence PEDL118. The Company has entered into a contract with British Drilling and Freezing Limited (“BDF”) to use the BDF28 drilling rig to complete the drilling of the main section of Dukes Wood-1. The BDF28 drilling rig will mobilise to Dukes Wood-1 on completion of operations for another company which is currently anticipated to be in early December.The Dukes Wood-1 well was drilled and cased to a depth of 47m in November 2008 and will now be re-entered and drilled directionally to a planned measured depth of around 800 metres. The well will test the crest of the Dukes Wood anticline in an area where Egdon have identified potential for un-drained and re-migrated oil. A previous well in this part of the structure was re-entered in 1992 and produced 180 barrels of oil during a short test from the upper interval of the Ashover Grit indicating the presence of recoverable oil. Operations are expected to take around twelve days. The primary target for the well will be the Ashover Grit reservoir interval with secondary reservoir objectives in the Sub-Alton Crawshaw, Loxley Edge Rock and Wingfield Flags all oil bearing on the structure. This is the first well in the evaluation of the rejuvenation potential of the Eakring-Dukes Wood oil field where Egdon have identified low risk opportunities to add production, revenues and reserves.Egdon is the operator of the PEDL118 licence. Egdon has contracted, subject to regulatory and other approvals, to sell a 25% interest to Terrain Energy Limited, and on completion, which is expected shortly, Egdon will hold a 75% interest and Terrain a 25% interest in the licence.Further announcements will be made on commencement of drilling operations and then following results of the well, expected to be known later in December 2009.View or download full release

The Company was notified on 17 November 2009 that, as a result of a disposal of ordinary shares in Egdon Resources ("Ordinary Shares") on 16 November 2009, Hargreave Hale Limited now holds 12,824,871 Ordinary Shares (with an equivalent amount of voting rights) which represents approximately 16.9 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share voting capital of the Company.8,685,000 of the Ordinary Shares held by Hargreave Hale Ltd. are held for unit trusts operated by Malborough Fund Managers Ltd for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd. manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis.

The Company announces that it has sent to shareholders its report and accounts for the year ended 31 July 2009. The report and accounts are also available to be downloaded from the Company's website at www.egdon-resources.com.

The Directors of Egdon Resources plc are pleased to announce that the Company is in advanced negotiations to acquire a portfolio of UK and French assets from EnCore Oil plc (“EnCore”).The assets to be acquired would comprise of EnCore’s entire interest in 10 onshore UK licences, 2 onshore French licences and an interest in the Ceres gas field on the UKCS.The consideration, which will be satisfied in Egdon Ordinary Shares, will be finalised as part of the contract negotiations and the transaction will be structured so that on completion EnCore’s ownership will not exceed 29.9% of the enlarged share capital.The transaction is subject to final agreement of terms, completion of detailed due diligence, and shareholder and regulatory approval.Egdon and EnCore expect to make further announcements in due course.Commenting on the negotiations, Mark Abbott, Managing Director of Egdon said;

“This proposed transaction would mark a step change for Egdon’s portfolio. The assets significantly strengthen our opportunity base in the UK and France, with the Ceres field providing further near-term production and cash-flow coupled with the increased interest in the Kirkleatham gas field development to a more material 40% level. We also welcome the confidence placed in Egdon’s ability to add value to these assets by the management of EnCore through its shareholding in the Company.”

Commenting on the negotiations, Alan Booth, EnCore’s Chief Executive Officer said:

“We believe that by combining these assets with those of Egdon, we would expose our shareholders to more easily recognisable value in a more material portfolio of similar onshore assets. Egdon, as a committed and well established onshore player would be better placed to develop and add significant value to the enlarged asset base.“We are firmly of the view that it is possible to build a meaningful onshore E&P business, however this will need both scale and management focus. It is our view that this transaction would enable Egdon to accelerate its transition into a significant onshore E&P player.”

For further information please contact:Egdon Resources plcMark Abbott Managing Director01256 702292Buchanan CommunicationsBen Willey, Miranda Higham020 7466 5000Nominated Adviser and Broker – Seymour PierceRichard Redmayne, Jonathan Wright, Sarah Jacobs020 7107 8000

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The EnCore Assets:The package of assets included in the deal are listed below:Onshore UK LicenceEquity (%)OperatorPEDL068 Cleveland Basin20.0Egdon ResourcesPEDL256 Weald Basin7.5Northern PetroleumPEDL125 Weald Basin10.0Northern PetroleumPEDL126 Weald Basin10.0Northern PetroleumPEDL154 Weald Basin10.0Northern PetroleumPEDL155 Weald Basin10.0NP Weald LimitedPEDL098 Wessex Basin7.5Northern PetroleumPEDL240 Wessex Basin7.5Northern PetroleumPEDL253 Humber60.0 EnCoreOnshore France LicenceEquity (%)OperatorMairy Paris Basin 30.0LundinNimes Rhone Graben100.0 EnCoreUKCS - CeresLicenceEquity (%)OperatorP.1241 Southern North Sea10.0CentricaEgdon Resources plcEgdon Resources plc is an established UK-based exploration and production company primarily focused on onshore exploration and production in the hydrocarbon-producing basins of the UK and Europe.Egdon holds interests in twenty three licences in the UK and France and has an active programme of exploration, appraisal and development within its balanced portfolio of oil and gas assets. Egdon is an approved operator in both the UK and France.Egdon has production from the Keddington and Kirklington oil fields in the East Midlands and the Avington oil field in Hampshire. Further oil and gas production is anticipated from Waddock Cross and Eakring-Dukes Wood during 2009 with Kirkleatham to follow in 2010.Egdon Resources plc listed on AIM in January 2008, following the demerger of its gas storage business, Portland Gas plc. The pre-demerged business was formed in 1997 and listed on AIM in December 2004.www.egdon-resources.comEnCore Oil plcEnCore Oil plc (LSE:EO.) is an oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company quoted on AIM.It is not the Company’s aim to build a full cycle E&P company. The principal strategy is to create shareholder value through the successful exploration and appraisal of prospects and discoveries. The Company will seek to monetise or exchange the asset at the appropriate point in its life cycle and return value directly to shareholders wherever possible.EnCore has an experienced and proven management team, a number of whom were responsible for the discovery of the Buzzard field in the UK North Sea, which currently produces over 10 per cent. of the UK’s total oil production.All EnCore’s commercial and material technical evaluations are undertaken in-house by the EnCore team. This brings both continuity to the management and development of the assets and an ownership that is vital to unearth the best and most creative new ideas and opportunities.www.encoreoil.co.ukIn accordance with AIM rules - guidance for mining, oil and gas companies, the information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and signed off by the Managing Director of Egdon Resources plc Mark Abbott, a Geoscientist with over 23 years experience.View or download full release