HOUSTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dune Energy, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: DNE) will distribute a press release after the market closes on Thursday, March 5, 2009 detailing its fourth quarter and full year 2008 operating and financial results. James A. Watt, President and CEO, and Alan Gaines, Chairman of the Board of Directors, will discuss these operating and financial results in a conference call to be held on Friday, March 6, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 EST). Participants may call toll free: United States: (800) 762-4717 International: (480) 629-9025 A replay of the conference call will be available on March 6, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EST and end on March 20, 2009, by dialing toll free: United States: (800) 475-6701 International: (320) 365-3844 Access Code: 991215 Click here for more information: http://www.duneenergy.com/news.html?b=1683&1=1 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This document includes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning estimates of expected drilling and development wells and associated costs, statements relating to estimates of, and increases in, production, cash flows and values, statements relating to the continued advancement of Dune Energy, Inc.'s projects and other statements which are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "potential," "should," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although Dune Energy, Inc. believes that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include the potential that the Company's projects will experience technological and mechanical problems, geological conditions in the reservoir may not result in commercial levels of oil and gas production, changes in product prices and other risks disclosed in Dune's Annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Dune Energy, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Steven J. Craig, Sr. Vice President Investor Relations and Administration, Dune Energy, Inc., +1-713-229-6300. Web Site: http://www.duneenergy.com/

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