Adira Energy files statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Pelagic Investments Ltd. and Prentis B. Tomlinson Jr.

TSX.V: ADL

TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2013 /CNW/ - ADIRA ENERGY LTD. (TSXV: ADL) (OTCBB: ADENF) (FRANKFURT: 0AM1).  Adira Energy Ltd. ("Adira" or the "Company") announces that further to its news release dated September 11, 2013, it has filed a Statement of Claim in the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) naming as defendants, Pelagic Investments Ltd. and Prentis B. Tomlinson Jr. The Company is seeking damages for breach of contract, intentional interference with economic relations and intentional misrepresentation. 

About Adira Energy Ltd.

Adira Energy Ltd. is an oil and gas company which is focused in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Company has two petroleum exploration licenses offshore Israel; the Yitzhak license, located 17 km offshore between Hadera and Netanya and the Gabriella license, located 10 km offshore between Netanya and Ashdod. The Company also has an option on the Yam Hadera License, offshore Israel, which is located 30 km offshore Israel, between Hadera and Haifa and North West of Adira's Yitzhak license. 

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SOURCE: Adira Energy Ltd.

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