Vancouver, British Columbia, December 9th, 2020. Newport Exploration Ltd ("Newport" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the management Information Circular for the 2020 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Shareholders were re-elected as directors of Newport. A total of 61,829,897 common shares or 58.56 per cent of Newport's issued and outstanding common shares were voted in connection with the AGM. The detailed results are set out in the table.

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
Ian Rozier	57,455,537	92.93	4,374,360	7.07
Barbara Dunfield	57,455,537	92.93	4,374,360	7.07
Merfyn Roberts	60,339,537	97.59	1,490,360	2.41
James Robertson	61,773,537	99.91	56,360	0.09

These AGM results indicate strong support for the management and Board of Directors of the Company and for the current management strategy of allocating capital to shareholders through quarterly dividends, as announced on December 12, 2019.

For further information contact:

Ian Rozier, Director and Chief Executive Officer
+1 604 685 6851
info@newport-exploration.com
www.newport-exploration.com
www.beachenergy.com.au
www.santos.com

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