CEO Coastal Eng

Coastal Energy Company (TSX:CEN) (AIM:CEO) is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held earlier today, 19 June 2012, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.

Additional information, including the Company's complete competent person's report may be found on the Company's website at www.CoastalEnergy.com or may be found in documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The Coastal Energy Company logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=10062

CONTACT: Enquiries:
         Coastal Energy Company
         Email: investor@CoastalEnergy.com
         +1 (713) 877-6793
         
         Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)
         Rory Murphy / Paul Cocker
         +44 (0) 20 7409 3494
         
         Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (Broker)
         Paul Connolly / Jeffrey Auld
         +44 (0) 20 3037 2000
         
         FirstEnergy Capital LLP (Broker)
         Hugh Sanderson / Travis Inlow
         +44 (0) 20 7448 0200
         
         Buchanan
         Tim Thompson / Ben Romney
         +44 (0) 20 7466 5000