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Niche Group (The) PLC

30 March 2012

Embargoed: 07:00hrs, 30 March 2012

The Niche Group plc

("Niche" or the "Company")

Update Re. Proposed Acquisition:

Share Purchase Agreement Signed

Further to the announcement of 26 March 2012 regarding the proposed acquisition of Oman Resources Limited ("Oman"), Niche, the oil and gas focused investment company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") for the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Oman (the "Oman Transaction").

Completion of the SPA is subject to a number of conditions including (i) the Company having entered into an agreement to acquire Arar Petrol ve Gaz AUPAS's interests in the four petroleum licence blocks (the "Blocks") held in partnership with Oman (the "ARAR Transaction"); (ii) the publication of an Admission Document in connection with the Oman Transaction and the ARAR Transaction; (iii) Niche shareholder approval of the Oman Transaction and the ARAR Transaction having been obtained; and (iv) the Company having completed a fundraising sufficient in quantum to satisfy ongoing working capital requirements and to fulfil licence conditions (the "Placing"). The consideration payable by the Company under the SPA is EUR1.

The SPA also includes an undertaking by the Company to procure repayment of loans to Oman totalling GBP1,000,000 in aggregate. The GBP1,000,000 will then be used by those lenders, in respect of such loans, to subscribe for new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Placing at the relevant placing price. Under the terms of the SPA, the existing convertible loan agreements with Oman will remain in full force and effect.

Shareholders should note that, as previously advised, Niche can give no assurances that the conditions set out above will be met and that the Oman Transaction will be completed. However, it is the opinion of the directors that all parties are fully committed to the process and believe that a successful outcome is achievable.

Enquiries:

The Niche Group plc

Stuart Thomas

Tel. +44 (0)1491 629609

Deloitte LLP - Nominated Adviser

Oliver Rigby or Jon Hinton

Tel: +44 (0)20 7007 1815

M: Communications

Ben Simons

Tel. +44 (0)20 7920 2340

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