I3 NewsAppointment of Brokers i3 Energy plc (AIM:I3E) (TSX:ITE), an independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK and Canada, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited as a joint corporate broker alongside Tennyson Securities and WH Ireland Limited, who is also the Company's Nominated Adviser. The Company also announces the appointment of the Carlingford division of GFI Securities Limited as its mandated transaction arranger to assist i3 in issuing a new debt facility by which it expects to expand its business through asset development and/or potential acquisitions. Graham Heath, CFO of i3 Energy plc, commented: "We are very pleased to appoint Stifel, one of our sector's most active brokers, to raise our profile amongst current and potential equity investors. Additionally, and as previously stated, we expect to introduce a measured amount of leverage onto our balance sheet through which we would expand and accelerate the development of our Canadian assets and bolster the Company's ability to capture material inorganic opportunities as they arise. Carlingford, who i3 has very successfully relied upon previously, is best placed to assist us with this near-term undertaking." END