DGAP-News: Coastal Energy Announces Insider Transaction


Coastal Energy Company 

31.01.2012 22:46
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HOUSTON, 2012-01-31 22:46 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Coastal Energy Company (the 'Company' or 'Coastal') (TSX:CEN) (AIM:CEO), an
independent exploration and production company with assets in Thailand,
announces that it was notified today of the following transactions in the
common shares. 

                                                                                
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 Shareholder     Title      Transact  Shares     Price        Shares      % of  
                               ion                            Owned      Total  
                              Date                          Following   Outstand
                                                           Transaction     ing  
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Option                                                                          
 Exercise                                                                       
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 Stephen M.        VP,      01/27/20  68,550   C$1.35 -       78,550     0.07%  
   Holder     Administrati     12                C$3.94                         
                   on                                                           
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After accounting for the transactions listed above, Directors & Officers own a
total of 3,818,538 Common Shares of the Company, or 3.34% of outstanding shares
based on total shares issued and outstanding of 114,169,105. 

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

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. 

This statement contains 'forward-looking statements' as defined by the
applicable securities legislation. Statements relating to current and future
drilling results, existence and recoverability of potential hydrocarbon
reserves, production amounts or revenues, forward capital expenditures,
operation costs, oil and gas price forecasts and similar matters are based on
current data and information and should be viewed as forward-looking
statements. Such statements are not guarantees of future results and are
subject to risks and uncertainties beyond Coastal Energy's control. Actual
results may differ substantially from the forward-looking statements. 


         CONTACT: 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 Communications
         Tim Thompson
         Ben Romney
         +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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Language:     English
Company:      Coastal Energy Company
              
               
              Cayman Islands
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ISIN:         KYG224041189
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