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Date1998 ........ The Kiame oilfield, offsho<strong>re</strong> Angola, operated by Ranger, commenced production inJune 1998. Production from <strong>the</strong> field terminated in April 2002. The Group held a5 per cent. net profit inte<strong>re</strong>st.1999 ........ HOC listed <strong>the</strong> HOC Common Sha<strong>re</strong>s on <strong>the</strong> TSX.1999 ........ Mau<strong>re</strong>l et Prom farms in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kouilou and Kouakouala A, B, C and D licences in <strong>the</strong>Congo and is appointed opera<strong>to</strong>r. The Group’s working inte<strong>re</strong>st <strong>re</strong>duces <strong>to</strong> 25 per cent.of Kouakouala A permit and 30 per cent. of <strong>the</strong> Kouilou exploration licence andKouakouala B, C and D licences.2001 ........ The Group sold a 50 per cent. working inte<strong>re</strong>st in <strong>the</strong> Uganda Block 3 licence <strong>to</strong>Energy Africa.2001 ........ Discovery of <strong>the</strong> M’Boundi field in <strong>the</strong> Kouilou exploration permit.2002 ........ The disposal of <strong>the</strong> Group’s 30 per cent. working inte<strong>re</strong>st in <strong>the</strong> Kouilou permit in <strong>the</strong>Congo in <strong>the</strong> first half of 2002 <strong>to</strong> Mau<strong>re</strong>l & Prom for a consideration of $30 million incash, $5 million in inte<strong>re</strong>st bearing convertible debentu<strong>re</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> purchaser and <strong>the</strong><strong>re</strong>tention of a 5 per cent. gross override royalty that becomes effective after 67 millionbbls have been produced.2004 ........ The disposal of <strong>the</strong> M’Boundi royalty <strong>to</strong> Mau<strong>re</strong>l et Prom for proceeds of $30.4 million.Acquisition of a 7 per cent. working inte<strong>re</strong>st in <strong>the</strong> Noumbi exploration permit in <strong>the</strong>Congo for $7 million.2004 ........ The Group is awarded a 50 per cent. working inte<strong>re</strong>st in Blocks 1 & 3A in Uganda andis appointed opera<strong>to</strong>r.2005 ........ The Group acqui<strong>re</strong>d a 95 per cent. inte<strong>re</strong>st in <strong>the</strong> Zapadno Chumpasskoye field, inRussia and appointed as opera<strong>to</strong>r.2006/07 ...... On 27 March 2006, HOC issued 600 unsecu<strong>re</strong>d convertible bonds each with a par valueof $100,000 for agg<strong>re</strong>gate proceeds of $60 million. The bonds had a coupon rate of10 per cent. per annum and a term of five years and one day. At <strong>the</strong> option of <strong>the</strong>holders, <strong>the</strong> bonds we<strong>re</strong> convertible, in whole or in part, in<strong>to</strong> HOC Common Sha<strong>re</strong>s ata price of U.S.$18.00 per sha<strong>re</strong> at any time during <strong>the</strong> term of <strong>the</strong> bonds. HOC had anoption <strong>to</strong> <strong>re</strong>deem, in whole or part, <strong>the</strong> bonds for cash at any time on or befo<strong>re</strong>28 March 2007, at 150 per cent. of par value. On 17 January 2007, HOC gave noticethat it had exercised its option <strong>to</strong> <strong>re</strong>deem <strong>the</strong> 550 outstanding unsecu<strong>re</strong>d convertiblebonds at 150 per cent. of par value for <strong>to</strong>tal proceeds of $82.5 million plus accruedinte<strong>re</strong>st which was paid on 28 March 2007. Fifty of <strong>the</strong> 600 unsecu<strong>re</strong>d convertiblebonds, with a <strong>to</strong>tal par value of $5 million, we<strong>re</strong> converted in<strong>to</strong> 277,778 HOC CommonSha<strong>re</strong>s at an exercise price of $18.00 per sha<strong>re</strong> subsequent <strong>to</strong> 31 December 2006.2006 ........ In July 2006, Blocks 1 and 2, adjacent <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ugandan blocks, in <strong>the</strong> DRC we<strong>re</strong>awarded under a single PSC with <strong>the</strong> government of <strong>the</strong> DRC.2006 ........ The Group ente<strong>re</strong>d in<strong>to</strong> an ag<strong>re</strong>ement with TISE Holding Company <strong>to</strong> establish ajointly owned company, TISE-<strong>Heritage</strong> Nefetegas, which was incorporated in 2007 <strong>to</strong>appraise and jointly acqui<strong>re</strong> oil and gas opportunities in Russia and internationally.Sha<strong>re</strong>holders of TISE Holding Company include Concord, Zarubejneft,Zarubejneftegas (a wholly-owned Gazprom subsidiary), Technopromexport andZarubejstroymontaj.2006 ........ In November 2006, <strong>Heritage</strong> Congo was sold <strong>to</strong> Af<strong>re</strong>n for a consideration of$21.0 million, plus 1,500,000 Af<strong>re</strong>n warrants, with a term of five years and an exerciseprice of £0.60 per sha<strong>re</strong>. <strong>Heritage</strong> Congo held a 14 per cent. inte<strong>re</strong>st in <strong>the</strong> NoumbiPermit, in <strong>the</strong> Congo.2006 ........ At <strong>the</strong> end of 2006, <strong>the</strong> West Bukha-2 appraisal/development well test produced acombined flow-rate from <strong>the</strong> zones tested (Ilam/Mishrif/Mauddud and Thamama) ofapproximately 12,750 bopd and 26 MMscf/d.Event54

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