CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - July 04, 2016) - Vital Energy Inc. ("Vital" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: VUX) announces the appointment of Mr. Ngai (Roy) Ho to the board of directors of the Corporation.

Mr. Ho is a financial consultant with over 10 years of financial and banking experience. Mr. Ho is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in finance. Mr. Ho is currently a director of Scion Management Ltd., and prior thereto was with BMO Bank of Montreal, CITC Bank International and Axcellance Legal Group.

Vital Energy Inc. is actively engaged in developing oil production from its core areas of Gull Lake and Pennant, both located in S.W. Saskatchewan.

Vital is a publicly traded junior oil and gas production company whose shares trade on the TSX-V exchange under the trading symbol "VUX".

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Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.

For further information please contact:
Jeff Standen
President

Tel: (403) 699-9668
Fax: (403) 699-9660
Email: jstanden@vitalenergyoil.com
www.vitalenergyoil.com