Northern Spirit Resources Inc. Announces Appointment of New Director and Filing of Second Quarter 2013 Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Aug. 28, 2013) – Northern Spirit Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NS) (“Northern Spirit“) is pleased to announce that Mr. Paul Cheung has joined Northern Spirit’s board of directors. Mr. Cheung has been an independent businessman since January 2001. He has founded multiple drilling and oilfield services companies since 1997, including Alliance Drilling and Oilfield Services Ltd., Partner Drilling Ltd., Advance Drilling Ltd. and Independent Well Servicing Ltd. Additionally, Mr. Cheung has been involved with Grand Bow Petroleum Ltd. and Alliance Energy Ltd., both private oil and gas exploration companies.

“Mr. Cheung brings a wealth of financial, business and corporate skills and experience to Northern Spirit and we are extremely pleased to welcome him to our board of directors,” said Kevin R. Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Spirit.

Additionally, Northern Spirit is pleased to announce that it has filed its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and the related management’s discussion and analysis on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) website at www.sedar.com.

All filings can be accessed electronically under Northern Spirit’s profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

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