CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/31/13

Sonde Resources Corp. ("Sonde" or the "Company") (TSX:SOQ) (NYSE MKT:SOQ) (NYSE Amex:SOQ) has posted a link on its website allowing the public access to the Information Memorandum ("IM") being distributed by FirstEnergy Capital Corp. ("FirstEnergy") in conjunction with Sonde's western Canadian strategic alternatives process. The IM contains three packages (by area) with additional information regarding the Company's properties, reserves and future net revenues associated therewith.

Sonde Resources Corp. is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada based energy company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Its operations are located in Western Canada, and offshore North Africa. See Sonde's website at www.sonderesources.com to review further detail on Sonde's operations.

Contacts:
Sonde Resources Corp.
Kurt A. Nelson
Chief Financial Officer
(403) 503-7944
(403) 216-2374 (FAX)

Sonde Resources Corp.
Suite 3200, 500 - 4th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2V6
www.sonderesources.com