21 November 2022

Beacon Energy plc

("Beacon Energy" or the "Company")

Change of Name

Advance Energy plc, the energy company seeking growth through acquisition or farm-in to interests in discovered upstream projects, is pleased to announce that all the regulatory formalities to change the company name to Beacon Energy plc have been satisfied.

The Company's updated website at www.beaconenergyplc.com will go live later today.

Beacon Energy plc (AIM:BCE) retains the same strategy and continues to work diligently to conclude a definitive agreement for the acquisition of a European oil and gas company (the "Potential Acquisition").

As per RNS dated 9 September, the Potential Acquisition would be considered a reverse transaction under the AIM Rules for Companies and is therefore subject, inter alia, to the issue of a new AIM Admission Document that would set out details of the Proposed Acquisition and convene a General Meeting of the Company to obtain shareholder approval for the Potential Acquisition. 

The Company's shares were temporarily suspended from trading on AIM on 9 September and will remain so until Advance is in a position to publish the associated AIM Admission Document for the Potential Acquisition. In the event that the Potential Acquisition does not proceed for whatever reason, it is expected that the temporary suspension in the Company's shares would be lifted.

It should be noted there is no certainty that the Potential Acquisition, or any transaction, will take place.

Commenting on the change of name, Interim CEO Larry Bottomley said:

"We felt it was appropriate to change the Company's name to reflect our forward looking objectives which are underpinned by a focused strategy and supportive market dynamics.  The change of name has been delivered in a very cost effective manner and gives the company a new identity through which we hope to deliver long-term value for our shareholders.  We look forward to providing an update on the Potential Acquisition in due course."

Enquiries:

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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.