Heritage-Transactions in Own Shares

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Oct 12 (MARKET WIRE) --
Heritage Oil Plc (TSX:HOC)(LSE:HOIL), an independent upstream exploration
and production company, announces that on 12 October 2011 it purchased
100,000 Ordinary Shares to be held in treasury at 235.485 pence per share
(with a price range of 228.6 and 238.0 pence per share). Following this
purchase, Heritage Oil Plc holds 31,956,281 Ordinary Shares in treasury,
and has 257,791,749 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
as well as 2,811,408 exchangeable shares of no par value of Heritage Oil
Corporation each carrying one voting right in Heritage.

The total number of voting rights in Heritage, excluding treasury shares,
as at 12 October 2011 is 260,603,157.

The above figure (260,603,157) may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in,
Heritage under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Notes to Editors

-- Heritage is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and
is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The trading symbol is HOIL.
Heritage has a further listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:HOC).

-- Heritage is an independent upstream exploration and production company
engaged in the exploration for, and the development, production and
acquisition of, oil and gas in its core areas of Africa, the Middle East
and Russia.

-- Heritage has a producing property in Russia and exploration projects in
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malta,
Pakistan, Tanzania and Mali.

-- For further information please refer to our website,
www.heritageoilplc.com

Contacts:
Heritage Oil Plc
Tony Buckingham
CEO
+44 (0) 1534 835 400

Heritage Oil Plc
Paul Atherton
CFO
+44 (0) 1534 835 400
info@heritageoilplc.com

Heritage Oil Plc - Investor Relations
Tanya Clarke
+44 (0) 20 7518 0838
tanya.clarke@heritageoilplc.com

Pelham Bell Pottinger - PR - Europe
Nick Lambert
+44 (0) 20 7861 3936
NLambert@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk

Pelham Bell Pottinger - PR - Europe
Duncan Mayall
+44 (0) 20 7861 3888
DMayall@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk

CHF Investor Relations - Investor Relations - Canada
Cathy Hume
+1 416 868 1079 x231
cathy@chfir.com

CHF Investor Relations - Investor Relations - Canada
Jeanny So
+1 416 868 1079 x225
jeanny@chfir.com

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