Sonde Resources Corp. (SOQ) Announces Redemption of Convertible Preferred Shares

CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 01/03/12 — Sonde Resources Corp. (“Sonde” or the “Company”) (TSX:SOQ) (NYSE Amex:SOQ) announced today that it has redeemed all 150,000 of its previously outstanding US $100.00 5% Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares, Series B (the “Preferred Shares”). The Preferred Shares were redeemed at a price equal to US $100.00 for each Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends per Preferred Share to December 30, 2011, being US $1.25 per Preferred Share. Sonde used existing cash balances to fund the redemption of the Preferred Shares, which totaled US $15,186,987.

Sonde Resources Corp. is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada based energy company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Its operations are located in Western Canada and offshore North Africa. See Sonde’s website at www.sonderesources.com to review further detail on Sonde’s operations.

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