• Contracts signed with Beach Energy for sale of 25% stake in PEP 171, onshore Otway Basin
• Sale subject to conditions precedent, including joint venture and regulatory approvals
• Consideration of $1.25 million, including $1.0 million cash and waiver of $0.25 million milestone payment

Vintage Energy Ltd (ASX: VEN) has announced the signing of contracts with Adelaide Energy Pty Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beach Energy Limited 'Beach', ASX: BPT) for the sale of Vintage's entire 25% stake in PEP 171, onshore Otway Basin, Victoria. Completion of the sale is subject to conditions precedent, including joint venture and regulatory and Ministerial approvals. The consideration for the sale is $1.25 million, which will be paid to Vintage on completion, including cash of $1.0 million and waiver of $0.25 million in a milestone payment otherwise due from Vintage. The sale is subject to a waiver of pre-emptive rights by Amplitude Energy (ASX: AEL, 75% interest) and agreement with Amplitude Energy that Beach will be appointed as operator of PEP 171. Divestment of the PEP 171 interest was initiated to advance Vintage Energy's strategy of concentrating its resources on the advancement of its Southern Flank gas fields project in the Cooper Basin and the Nangwarry Contingent Resource in the Otway Basin. Vintage's Managing Director, Neil Gibbins, stated that the company remains enthusiastic about the gas prospectivity of PEP 171 and its relevance for eastern Australia's gas supply needs, but the existing cash generation and expenditure requirements of the Southern Flank gas fields are an immediate priority. The sale, together with the $2.1 million from the recent and fully subscribed capital raising, and expenditure reduction, has Vintage on a stronger footing as the company approaches execution of the Production Uplift Program and other initiatives.