CONTACT RESERVES INCREASE BY 320% IN FISCAL 2013

Jul 2, 2013

Contact Exploration Inc.’s independent reserves evaluations effective March 31, 2013, have been completed by the company’s reserves evaluators in accordance with the COGE handbook. GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. (“GLJ”) evaluated the Company’s Stoney Creek and Hopewell properties in New Brunswick, while McDaniel and Associates Consultants Ltd. (“McDaniel”) evaluated the Company’s core area at Kakwa, Alberta.

During fiscal 2013, the Company more than tripled the reserves in its portfolio. The Montney discovery at Kakwa, Alberta, as announced on May 3, 2012, was successfully expanded and delineated with the drilling of the 14-30 and 3-19 wells, resulting in a reserves booking on 6 gross sections, which represents approximately one third of the Company’s East Kakwa 19 section block. Reserves assigned to these 6 sections are currently restricted to the Middle Montney interval. Reserves have not yet been assigned in any of the other potential Montney intervals. Contact holds a 25% working interest at East Kakwa.

The West Kakwa assets, which consist of 11 sections (100% working interest held by Contact) located approximately 6 miles to the west of East Kakwa, were not part of the independent evaluation.

Highlights include (all numbers are reported as “net” to the Company and before tax and in many cases referenced against bookings from Contact’s previous fiscal year):

— Total Company reserves (net proved and probable) increased by 320% from 1,935 mboe to 6,235 mboe (54% oil and natural gas liquids).

— Total Company net present value (net proved and probable reserves discounted at 10%) increased by 220% from $46.8MM to $103.0MM. The Kakwa reserves account for $64.2MM of the Company’s total net present value.

— Net proved reserves increased in 2013 by 390% from reserve volumes reported in 2012, from 395 mboe to 1,552 mboe. (58% oil and natural gas liquids).

— Net present value of net proved reserves (discounted at 10%) increased by 237%, from $11.8MM in 2012 to $28.0MM in 2013.

— Stoney Creek and Hopewell, New Brunswick field evaluations remained consistent from 2012, with total proved and probable reserves decreasing less than 1% (1,935 mboe to 1,921 mboe), with a net present value in 2013 of $38.9MM discounted at 10%.

— Kakwa proved plus probable reserves were assigned 135 bbl/mmcf free condensate, with an additional 12 bbl/mmcf of natural gas liquids recoveries at processing facilities.

— Kakwa proved plus probable reserves were assigned 4,315 mboe consisting of 2,507 mboe natural gas and 1,808 mboe liquids.

Additional Lands Secured

In addition to Contact’s West Kakwa acreage, the Company is pleased to announce that is has acquired an additional 31 sections of 100% acreage within the Deep Basin Montney trend. These additional lands have varied rights, some including all rights from surface to basement; however, Contact’s Alberta focus continues to remain on the Montney. The Company expects to release further details on these lands as additional technical evaluations are completed. Contact expects to maintain its 2013 drilling focus on East Kakwa. With the recent land acquisitions, Contact now holds 46.7 net (61 gross) sections of Montney-focused acreage within Alberta’s Deep Basin.

Drilling and Completions Update

As previously reported on January 29, 2013, Contact participated in a non-operated Montney well, immediately adjacent to Contact’s existing 25% working interest East Kakwa acreage. The well was successfully drilled before spring breakup and the well operator now advises that the well is expected to be completed and tested in mid-July 2013, as ground conditions have improved and will now support the required equipment. This well will evaluate the Upper Montney. Contact is responsible to pay for 23.75% of well costs to earn a 23.75% working interest in the spacing unit of the well, and a total of 2.25 gross sections, subject to a 5% non-convertible gross overriding royalty.

The next Contact-operated Kakwa well to be drilled in the East Kakwa block is scheduled to be spud within the first two weeks of July 2013. Contact will hold a 25% working interest in this well.

Production Update

The Company’s first 3 operated wells in East Kakwa have continued to produce at high rates and liquids yields. The 13-17 well has been on production since December 2012, and has produced condensate yields steadily at 135 bbl/mmcf, with the well continuing to perform at 1 mmcf/d. Contact’s second well, 14-30, has flowed between 2 and 4 mmcf/d in the first two months of production, with condensate yields averaging 180 bbl/mmcf. In accordance with standard operating practices, the 14-30 well has recently been shut in to record build pressures. Since shutting in the 14-30 well, the 3-19 well has been brought online at approximately 3.5 mmcf/d with a condensate yield of 166 bbl/mmcf. Contact holds a 37.5% working interest (before payout) in the 13-17 well and a 25% working interest in both the 14-30 well and 3-19 well.

The Company is also pleased to announce that its proposed 15 MM/d compressor station and condensate stabilization has received approval. The facility will be centrally located and will serve to lower gathering pipeline and wellhead flowing pressures on the East Kakwa lands. Equipment ordering has commenced with start-up still anticipated prior to the end of 2013.

We seek Safe Harbor.

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