Forte Energy NL ACN 009 087 852 ASX and AIM Release 12 March 2013 Prospectus Forte Energy NL ("Forte Energy" or "The Company") (ASX/AIM: FTE) The Company advises that a short-form prospectus was lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission today and a copy subsequently released on the Australian Stock Exchange today. A copy of the prospectus may be viewed at the Company's website: [ www.forteenergy.com.au ]. Pursuant to the prospectus, the Company is offering 1,000 shares at an issue price of $0.03 each (Offer). Purpose of the Offer On 6 March 2013 the Company completed the placement of 29,250,000 Shares each at an issue price of £0.0201 (Placement Shares) to raise £587,177 (before costs). The Placement Shares were issued to Darwin Strategic Limited (Darwin) pursuant to a draw down under £10 million equity finance facility details of which were announced on ASX on 15 February 2013 (Darwin Finance Facility). This Prospectus has been issued to facilitate secondary trading of the Placement Shares as they were issued without disclosure under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act. A prospectus is required under the Corporations Act to enable Darwin to on-sell those Placement Shares within 12 months of their issue. The Company did not issue the Placement Shares with the purpose of Darwin selling or transferring the Placement Shares, or granting, issuing or transferring interests in the Placement Shares within 12 months of the issue but this Prospectus provides them with the ability to do so should they wish. Accordingly, the purpose of this prospectus is to: (a) make the Offer; and (b) ensure that the on-sale of the Placement Shares does not breach section 707(3) of the Corporations Act by relying on the exemption to the secondary trading provisions in section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act. The offer shall close on 14 March 2013 or such other date as the Directors in their absolute discretion shall determine, subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules. Application will be made for the new shares to be admitted to trading on both the ASX and AIM. Trading in the new shares is expected to occur on AIM on around 20 March 2013. Murray Wylie Company Secretary For further information contact: Mark Reilly, Managing Director Forte Energy NL Tel: +44 (0) 203 3849555 Stuart Laing RFC Ambrian Ltd Tel: +61 (0) 8 9480 2506 (AIM Nominated Adviser to the Company) Geoff Nash/Ben Thompson Tel: +44 (0)207 220 0550 Elizabeth Johnson (broking) finnCap Bobby Morse/Cornelia Browne/Louise Hadcocks Buchanan Tel: +44 (0) 207 466 5000 Forte Energy NL Australia United Kingdom Suite 3, Level 3 3C Princes House 1292 Hay Street 38 Jermyn Street West Perth WA 6005 London SW1Y6DN Ph: +61 (0)8 9322 4071 Ph: +44 (0)203 3847474 Fax: +61 (0)8 9322 4073 Fax: +44 (0)207 2878387 Email: [ info@forteenergy.com.au ] Email: [ info@forteenergy.co.uk ] Web: [ www.forteenergy.com.au ]