BNK Petroleum Inc. Announces Annual General Meeting Date and Operations Update

Camarillo, California (ots/PRNewswire) -

TSX ticker symbol; BKX

BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company" or "BNK") is pleased to
announce that its 2013 Annual General Meeting will be held on July
19. The meeting had originally been scheduled for June 10.

At the meeting, in addition to the regular annual meeting business
shareholders will be asked to approve ordinary resolutions approving
an Advance Notice Policy and Restricted Share Unit Plan for the
Company and minor alterations to the Company's Articles to permit the
Company to use the "notice-and-access" delivery of materials to
shareholders for future meetings, which was recently implemented
under applicable securities laws. Details of the business to be
considered at the meeting will be provided in the information
circular and other materials for the meeting, which are expected to
be mailed to shareholders and filed on SEDAR on or about June 24. The
Company's Advance Notice Policy is available on the Company's website
and will also be attached as a schedule to the information circular.

Operations Update

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary BNK Petroleum
(US) Inc, is drilling the lateral portion of the Dunn 2-2H well in
the Caney formation in the Tishomingo Field, Oklahoma. The fracture
stimulation of the Barnes 6-3H well, also in the Caney formation, was
started later than anticipated due to weather. It is expected that
the stimulation will be finished in the next week. Results from the
Barnes 6-3H well are anticipated in the next 3-4 weeks.

About BNK Petroleum Inc.

BNK Petroleum Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and
production company focused on finding and exploiting large,
predominately unconventional oil and gas resource plays. Through
various affiliates and subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates
shale gas properties and concessions in the United States, Poland,
Spain and Germany. Additionally the Company is utilizing its
technical and operational expertise to identify and acquire
additional unconventional projects outside of North America. The
Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
stock symbol BKX.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute
"forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable
Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding the
Company's Annual General Meeting and Caney formation wells
development. Forward-looking information is based on plans and
estimates of management and interpretations of exploration
information by the Company's exploration team at the date the
information is provided and is subject to several factors and
assumptions of management, including that that that required
regulatory approvals will be available when required, that that no
unforeseen delays, unexpected geological, weather or other effects,
equipment failures, permitting delays or labor or contract disputes
are encountered, that the development plans of the Company and its
co-venturers will not change, that the demand for oil and gas will be
sustained, that the Company will continue to be able to access
sufficient capital through financings, farm-ins or other
participation arrangements to maintain its projects, and that global
economic conditions will not deteriorate in a manner that has an
adverse impact on the Company's business, its ability to advance its
business strategy and the industry as a whole. Forward-looking
information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and
other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to
vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking
information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information
in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are
not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions on which such
forward looking information is based vary or prove to be invalid,
including that the Company or its subsidiaries is not able for any
reason to obtain and provide the information necessary to secure
required approvals or that required regulatory approvals are
otherwise not available when required, that unexpected delays,
geological, weather or other effects or conditions, equipment
failures, permitting delays or labor or contract disputes are
encountered, that completion techniques require further optimization,
that the Company is unable to access required capital, that
occurrences such as those that are assumed will not occur, do in fact
occur, and those conditions that are assumed will continue or
improve, do not continue or improve, and the other risks and
uncertainties applicable to exploration and development activities
and the Company's business as set forth in the Company's management
discussion and analysis and its annual information form, both of
which are available for viewing under the Company's profile at
http://www.sedar.com, any of which could result in delays, cessation
in planned work or loss of one or more concessions and have an
adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements, other than as required by applicable law.

For further information:

Wolf E. Regener, +1(805)484-3613
Email: investorrelations@bnkpetroleum.com
Website: http://www.bnkpetroleum.com

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