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Huntington Announces Closing of Private Placement of Units

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HUNTINGTON EXPLORATION INC.

#1910, 407 2 nd STREET S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 2Y3 T. 587-351-3538 www.huntingtonexploration.ca

Huntington Announces Closing of Private Placement of Units

News Release

Calgary, Alberta - August 16, 2019

Huntington Exploration Inc. (“ HEI " or the “ Company ”) (TSX VENTURE: HEI) announced today that it has c ompleted the

closing of the previously announced non-brokered private placement offering of units (“Units”), subject to final approval

of the TSX Venture Exchange. HEI issued 10,000,000 Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $500,000 (the

“Private Placement”). Each Unit consists of one com mon share and one transferable common share purchas e warrant,

with each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.05 per share for

a period of two years from closing.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Pr ivate Placement for general and administrative expe nses, to

replenish working capital, to evaluate strategic al ternatives and for general corporate purposes. All securities issued in

connection with the Private Placement are subject to a hold period that expires on December 15, 2019.

Bob Verhelst, an officer and a director of HEI, J. Timothy Bowes an officer and director of HEI and Mi chael Binnion, a

director of HEI, subscribed for, directly and indirectly, 2,000,000 Units, 1,000,000 Units and 500,000 Units, respectively,

under the Private Placement. HEI has determined tha t exemptions from the various requirements of Multi lateral

Instrument 61-101 are available for the issuance of the Units (Formal Valuation - Issuer Not Listed on Specified Markets;

Minority Approval - Fair Market Value Not More Than $2,500,000).

Bob Verhelst, an officer and a director of HEI, acq uired 2,000,000 Units, comprised of 2,000,000 commo n shares

(representing 10.05% of the issued and outstanding common shares) and 2,000,000 warrants. Prior to the offering, Mr.

Verhelst held 628,062 common shares, or approximately 6.34% of the total issued and outstanding common shares and

425,000 previously outstanding common share purchase warrants. Mr. Verhelst now controls 2,628,062 common shares,

or approximately 13.21% of the total issued and outstanding common shares, 425,000 previous warrants and 2,000,000

warrants. Upon the exercise of the warrants, Mr. Verhelst would own 5,053,062 common shares, or approximately 22.64%

of the total issued and outstanding common shares. In addition, J. Timothy Bowes, an officer and a di rector of HEI,

acquired 1,000,000 Units, comprised of 1,000,000 co mmon shares (representing 5.03% of the issued and o utstanding

common shares) and 1,000,000 warrants. Prior to t he offering, Mr. Bowes held 492,832 common shares, or

approximately 4.98% of the total issued and outstanding common shares and 416,667 previously outstanding common

HUNTINGTON EXPLORATION INC.

#1910, 407 2 nd STREET S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 2Y3 T. 587-351-3538 www.huntingtonexploration.ca

share purchase warrants. Mr. Bowes now controls 1,492,832 common shares, or approximately 7.50% of the total issued

and outstanding common shares, 416,667 previous warrants and 1,000,000 warrants. Upon the exercise of the warrants,

Mr. Bowes would own 2,909,499 common shares, or approximately 13.65% of the total issued and outstanding common

shares. The acquisition of the Units by each of Mr. Verhelst and Mr. Bowes was made for investment pur poses. Mr.

Verhelst and Mr. Bowes may increase or decrease their investment in HEI depending on market conditions or any other

relevant factors. The head office address for HEI is Suite 1920, 407 - 2nd Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2Y3, the address for

Mr. Verhelst is 228 Schooner Cove NW, Calgary, AB T 3L 1Z2 and the address for Mr. Bowes is 419 Clearwa ter Landing,

Calgary, AB T3Z 3T2.

HEI is an exploration-focused corporation actively pursuing opportunities in the oil and natural gas business in the Western

Canada sedimentary basin.

On behalf of the Board of Directors:

Bob Verhelst

President and CEO

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX

Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements whic h constitute forward-looking statements or informat ion (“forward-

looking statements”), including statements regardin g HEI’s business and the Private Placement. Such fo rward-looking

statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond HEI's control, including the impact

of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of

reserve estimates, environmental risks, operational risks in exploration and development, competition from other

industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility and the ability

to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Although HEI believes that the expectations in its forward-

looking statements are reasonable, they are based on factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove

to be inaccurate. Those factors and assumptions are based upon currently available information. Such s tatements are

subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties a nd other factors that could influence actual result s or events and

cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the f orward looking

information. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward looking informa tion, as no

assurance can be provided as to future results, lev els of activity or achievements. The forward-lookin g statements

contained in this document are made as of the date of this document and, except as required by applicable law, HEI does

not undertake any obligation to publicly update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as

a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are

expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.