29 August 2017

Regal Petroleum plc

("Regal" or the "Company")

Board Changes

Regal Petroleum plc (AIM: RPT), the AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration and production group, announces changes to the Board of Directors of the Company. 

Mr Adrian Coates has stepped down as Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 29 August 2017. The Company wishes to extend its appreciation to Mr Coates for his valued contribution during his tenure as Non-Executive Director over the last 9 years.

With effect from the same date, Mr Bruce Burrows has joined the Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director of the Company.  Mr Burrows is currently the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Lekoil Limited. He has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, and, in particular, Ukraine and Eastern Europe, having been Finance Director of JKX Oil & Gas plc for 14 years until 2011.  He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia & New Zealand, and has a BSc Honours from Canterbury University (New Zealand) and a Diploma in Accounting from Victoria University (New Zealand).

Additional information:

Bruce James Burrows, aged 59, is currently a director of the following companies:-

Lekoil Limited

Lekoil Nigeria Limited

In the last five years he has been a director of the following companies:-

Seven Energy (UK) Limited

Seven Energy Finance Limited

Seven Energy BVI Limited

Exoro Holding BV

Rialto Energy Limited (now named Azonto Petroleum Limited)

There is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two to the AIM Rules for Companies.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

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