American Natural Energy Corporation Announces Date for Annual General Meeting

TULSA, OK, Sept. 29 /CNW/ - American Natural Energy Corporation ("ANEC") (TSX Venture: ANR.U) announces that it will hold its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on November 30, 2010 at its offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ANEC held its last AGM in January 2009 and is in default of TSX Venture Exchange policies requiring a period of no more than 15 months between meetings.

ANEC is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based independent exploration and production company with operations in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.

This press release is issued in compliance with the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This Press Release may contain statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of ANEC, its directors, or its officers with respect to the future business, well drilling and operating activities and performance of ANEC. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The actual results and outcome of events may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The levels of and fluctuations in the prices for natural gas and oil and the demand for those commodities, the outcome of ANEC's development and exploration activities, including the success of its current and proposed well drilling activities and the availability of capital to pursue those activities could affect ANEC and its future prospects. Important additional factors that could cause such differences are described in ANEC's periodic reports and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and may be viewed at the Commission's Website at http://www.sec.gov.

For further information: Michael Paulk, CEO, or Steven P. Ensz, CFO, [phone], both of American Natural Energy Corporation, [phone], Fax, [phone]