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13 July 2017

SDX ENERGY INC.

("SDX" or the "Company")

Grant of stock options to Non-Executive Directors

SDX Energy Inc. (TSXV, AIM: SDX), the North Africa focused oil and gas company announces that it has granted stock options to purchase up to 160,000 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares"), to each of its Non-executive Directors.

Details of the stock options granted and the associated exercise prices, being the share price at the close of trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto and the AIM Market in London on July 12, 2017 are shown below.  The stock options vest over three years and expire on July 12, 2022.

About SDX

SDX is an international oil and gas exploration, production and development company, headquartered in London, England, UK, with a principal focus on North Africa. In Egypt, SDX has a working interest in two producing assets (50% North West Gemsa & 50% Meseda) located onshore in the Eastern Desert, adjacent to the Gulf of Suez. It also has a 55% operated working interest in the South Disouq concession, located in the Nile Delta, where a gas discovery was made by the SD-1X well in 2017.  In Morocco, SDX has a 75% working interest in the Sebou concession situated in the Rharb Basin. These producing assets are characterised by exceptionally low operating costs making them particularly resilient in a low oil price environment. SDX's portfolio also includes high impact exploration opportunities in both Egypt and Morocco.

For further information, please see the website of the Company at www.sdxenergy.com or the Company's filed documents at www.sedar.com.  

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