Iona Energy Announces Financial Update

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 18, 2013) -

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Iona Energy Inc. ("Iona" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:INA) is pleased to provide an update to the Company's press release dated June 20th, 2013. Iona is continuing to assess optimal market conditions for matching the Company's capital requirements with triggering its proposed Senior Secured Callable Bond Issue. In the meantime, the Company will continue to operate effectively under its existing Senior Borrowing Base Facility and Structured Energy Derivative Transaction.

Additionally, the Sales and Purchase Agreement with Carrizo in respect of the Huntington acquisition was amended such that Iona paid an agreed capital sum with the outstanding balance being payable on or before December 31, 2013 subject to certain other terms.

Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Iona Energy:

Iona is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on oil and gas development and exploration in the United Kingdom's North Sea.

Forward-looking statements

Some of the statements in this announcement are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the intent, belief and current expectations of Iona Energy Inc. or its officers with respect to various matters, including production, drilling activity or otherwise. When used in this announcement, the words "expects," "believes," "anticipate," "plans," "may," "will," "should", "scheduled", "targeted", "estimated" and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are not promises or guarantees, are based on various assumptions by Iona's management, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcome to differ materially from those suggested by any such statements, including without limitation, the risk of unanticipated delays to favourable bond market conditions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Iona Energy Inc. expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based except as required by applicable securities laws.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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