ESI - Ensign Energy Services Inc. - Increase in fourth quarter dividend (CAD 0.11)

Company: Ensign Energy Services Inc.
Stock Name: ESI
Amount: CAD 0.11
Announcement Date: 07/11/2012
Record Date: 19/12/2012

Dividend Detail:

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CALGARY, Nov. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Ensign Energy Services Inc. announces the
declaration of a 4.8% increase in its regular quarterly dividend to
$0.11 (eleven cents) per Common Share.

The Board of Directors of Ensign has declared the dividend of $0.11 per
Common Share to be payable on January 4, 2013 to all Common
Shareholders of record as of December 21, 2012.�� The dividend payment
is pursuant to the quarterly dividend policy adopted by the Company.

The total dividends declared by Ensign for its 2012 fiscal year amount
to $0.425 per Common Share, a 9.0% increase over the total dividends of
$0.39 per Common Share declared for the 2011 fiscal year.�� Ensign has
increased the cumulative amount of dividends declared in each fiscal
year since the Company began paying a dividend in September, 1995.

Pursuant to subsection 89(1) of the Canadian Income Tax Act ("ITA"), the
dividend being paid is designated as an "eligible dividend", as defined
in subsection 89(1) of the ITA.

Ensign Energy Services Inc. is an international oilfield services
contractor based in Calgary, Alberta.�� Ensign Common Shares (symbol:
ESI) are publicly traded through the facilities of the Toronto Stock
Exchange.

SOURCE: Ensign Energy Services Inc.

For further information:

Ensign Energy Services Inc.
1000, 400 - 5^th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0L6

Mr. Glenn Dagenais, Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Telephone:�� (403) 262-1361