FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

16 October 2020

Exillon Energy plc

Notification of EGM and intended cancellation of Ordinary Shares from the Official List and of trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange

The Board of Exillon Energy plc (the "Company") announces today the intended cancellation of the listing of the Company's ordinary shares (the "Shares") on the premium segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and of trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (the "Cancellation").

The Company now intends to proceed with the Cancellation and has today published on its website and submitted to the National Storage Mechanism a circular convening an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders to be held at the offices of Padva, Haslam-Jones & Partners LLP at Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HA, United Kingdom on 18 November 2020 at 11.00 am, seeking shareholder approval for the Cancellation and explaining the background to the proposed Cancellation .

Under the Listing Rules, the Cancellation can be effected by the Company after approval of a resolution by not less than 75 per cent of the Company's shareholders who attend and vote, in person or by proxy, at an Extraordinary General Meeting (the "Resolution"), followed by the expiration of a period of not less than 20 business days from the date of the Resolution.

If shareholder approval for the Cancellation is secured, it is anticipated that the effective date of the Cancellation will be 18 December 2020.