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1 3 July 2012 Company Announcements Platform Australian Securities Exchange Level 4 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 By e-lodgement ON MARKET OFFER FOR EUREKA COMPULSORY ACQUISITION Aurora to proceed to compulsory acquisition of remaining shares in Eureka Aurora currently holds 91.75% of Eureka Eureka shareholders who accept before end of the Offer period will receive payment three trading days after acceptance Offer closes at 4.00pm (AEST) Friday 6 July 2012 As set out in its Bidder s Statement dated 30 April 2012, Aurora Oil & Gas Limited (ASX:AUT) (TSX:AEF) ( Aurora ) made an on market offer ( Offer ) to acquire all of the ordinary shares in Eureka Energy Limited (ASX:EKA) ( Eureka ) that it did not already own at the time of the Offer. As at 2 July 2012, Aurora s relevant interest in Eureka is 91.75%. Aurora will now proceed to acquire the remaining Eureka shares under the compulsory acquisition provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The compulsory acquisition will be on the same terms as the Offer, that is, cash consideration of $0.45 per Eureka share. The compulsory acquisition process, which is subject to the Corporations Act, is likely to take approximately 4 to 6 weeks but may take longer in some circumstances. Shareholders who have not accepted into the Offer, you may still do so before 4.00pm (AEST) Friday 6 July 2012 and receive payment three trading days after acceptance. If shareholders wait to have their Eureka shares compulsorily acquired they will have to wait at least four weeks to receive payment. Attached to this announcement is: a copy of ASIC form 6021 notice of compulsory acquisition following takeover bid, which sets out the compulsory acquisition procedure and the remaining Eureka shareholders rights; and an accompanying letter to be sent to the remaining Eureka shareholders. Please note shareholders do not need to sign or return the enclosed notice. Further Information: -- ENDS -- If shareholders have any questions in relation to the Offer please call the Offer Information Line on (toll-free for calls made within Australia) or (for calls made from outside Australia) from Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm (AEST time). Please note that calls to these numbers may be recorded. Media Contact: Shaun Duffy Ilse Schache FTI Consulting (Perth) FTI Consulting (Sydney) shaun.duffy@fticonsulting.com ilse.schache@fticonsulting.com

2 [Date] July 2012 [Shareholder name] [Address line 1] [Address line 2] Dear Eureka Shareholder Compulsory Acquisition Notice I am writing to you on behalf of Aurora Oil and Gas Limited (Aurora) to provide an update on Aurora s onmarket takeover bid for all of the ordinary shares in Eureka Energy Limited (ACN ) ( Eureka Shares) that Aurora does not hold (the Offer). The terms of the Offer are contained in the bidder s statement dated 30 April 2012 and supplementary bidder s statement dated 20 June As at close of business on2 July 2012, Aurora had received acceptances in respect of at least 75% of Eureka Shares it offered to acquire under the Offer, and Aurora had a relevant interest in 91.75% of Eureka Shares. Aurora therefore proposes to acquire your Eureka Shares under the compulsory acquisition provisions in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act). We enclose an ASIC Form 6021 (Notice of compulsory a cquisition following takeover bid) which Aurora is required to give you to exercise its right to compulsorily acquire outstanding Eureka Shares. Please read this form carefully, it sets out the compulsory acquisition procedure and your rights. The compulsory acquisition will be on the same terms as those that applied to the acquisition of Eureka Shares pursuant to the Offer. This means that you will receive A$0.45 per Eureka Share. If your Eureka Shares are compulsorily acquired, you will receive the consideration for your Eureka Shares upon completion of the compulsory acquisition process. The compulsory acquisition process, which is subject to the Corporations Act, is likely to take approximately 4 to 6 weeks but may take longer in some circumstances. On completion of the compulsory acquisition procedure, Aurora will pay Eureka the consideration for your Eureka Shares. You will then be entitled to claim the consideration from Eureka. Please note that you do not need to sign or return the enclosed notice. In due course Eureka will send you a letter which will set out details for the method to claim payment of the cash consideration payable to you upon compulsory acquisition of your Eureka Shares. If you have not accepted the Offer, you may still do so before the offer period closes at 4.00pm (AEST) on 6 July If you have any questions about the Offer or how to accept, please contact the Offer Information Line on (toll free, within Australia) or (not toll free, outside Australia) between 9.00am and 5.00pm (AEST) Monday to Friday. If you have accepted the Offer recently, please disregard this letter and the enclosed ASIC Form Yours sincerely Ian Lusted Executive Director Aurora Oil & Gas Limited

3 Australian Securities & Investments Commission Form 6021 Corporations Act B(1)(a) Notice of compulsory acquisition following takeover bid If there is insufficient space in any section of the form, you may photocopy the relevant page(s) and submit as part of this lodgement Lodgement details Who should ASIC contact if there is a query about this form? Name Julie Foster ASIC registered agent number (if applicable) Company/entity name Aurora Oil & Gas Limited ACN\ABN\ARBN\ARSN Telephone number Postal address Level 20, Allendale Square, 77 St Georges Tce, Perth WA address (optional) Notice Name and address of holder. To: Name The shareholder whose name and address appears in the letter accompanying this notice. ACN (if applicable) At the office of, C/- (if applicable) Office, unit, level. Street number and Street name Suburb/City State/Territory Postcode Country (if not Australia) Name of target company or body Securities of: Name ( the Company ) Eureka Energy Limited ACN/ARBN/ARSN ACN ASIC Form January 2011 Page 1 of 3

4 Continued... Notice 1. Under an Off Market Bid X Market Bid offers were made by Name of bidder. Aurora Oil & Gas Limited ACN Insert description of class of securities to which the bid related in respect of the acquisition of all of the fully paid ordinary shares in the Company. The offers closed Insert date offers closed or are scheduled to close Insert paragraph 5 only where alternative terms are included in the offer Insert details of alternative terms. are scheduled to close on Date 0 6 / 0 7 / 1 2 [D D] [M M] [Y Y] 2. You are, or are entitled to be, registered as the holder of securities in respect of which an offer was made, but have not accepted the takeover offer. 3. The bidder hereby gives you notice under subsection 661B(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 ( the Act ) that the bidder has become entitled pursuant to subsection *661A(1)/661A(3) of the Act to compulsorily acquire your securities and desires to acquire those securities 4. Under section 661D of the Act, you have the right, by notice in writing given to the bidder within one month after this notice is lodged with ASIC, to ask the bidder for a written statement of the names and addresses of everyone else the bidder has given this notice to. 5. You are entitled, within one month after being given this notice, or within 14 days after being given a statement requested under section 661D of the Act (as referred to in paragraph 4 of this notice), whichever is the later, by notice in writing to the bidder, to elect which of the following forms of consideration will apply to the acquisition of your securities: Set out the terms that will apply If you do not elect which of the alternative forms of consideration will apply to the acquisition of your securities, the form of consideration that will apply will be: 6 Under section 661E of the Act, you have the right, within one month after being given this notice or within 14 days after being given a statement requested under section 661D of the Act (as referred to in paragraph 4 of this notice), whichever is the later, to apply to the Court for an order that the securities not be compulsorily acquired. 7. The bidder is entitled and bound to acquire the securities on the terms that applied under the takeover bid immediately before X this notice was given. the end of the offer period. 8. Unless on application made by you under section 661E within one month after being given this notice (as referred to in paragraph 6 of the notice) or within 14 days after being given a statement under section 661D of the Act (as referred to in paragraph 4 of this notice), whichever is the later, the Court otherwise orders, the bidder must comply with paragraph 7 of this notice. ASIC Form January 2011 Page 2 of 3

5 Signature Name or person signing Julie Foster Capacity Company Secretary Signature Lodgement Date signed 0 3 / 0 7 / 1 2 [D D] [M M] [Y Y] Send completed and signed forms to: Australian Securities and Investments Commission, PO Box 9827 in your capital city. Or lodge the form in person at an ASIC Service Centre (see For more information Web Need help? Telephone ASIC Form January 2011 Page 3 of 3