Woburn Energy PLC Board Changes (1349M)

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RNS Number : 1349M

Woburn Energy PLC

21 August 2013

For immediate release

21 August 2013

Woburn Energy Plc

("Woburn" or the "Company")

Board Changes

The Board of Woburn is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Syed Abedi as Non-executive Chairman of the Company with immediate effect.

Dr Abedi has over 38 years international oil industry experience. In 1972 he joined Royal Dutch Shell International Oil Company as a senior geophysicist where he worked in various senior technical and managerial roles for more than 26 years. The geographical scope of his career has spanned Europe, the Far East, the Middle East and North and West Africa. During this period, Dr Abedi established his reputation internationally as an exploration and production expert through publications, chairing international conferences and giving international seminars.

After taking early retirement from Shell Dr Abedi set up an exploration and development consultancy company, Zawiyah Associates Ltd, that offers expert services to the international oil and gas industry. Dr Abedi later co-founded Gulf of Guinea Energy (GOGE) Ltd where he managed all technical and managerial activities and is also a co-founder of Bonavista Energy Ltd, an oil and gas exploration and production company with its main assets in Nigeria.

Dr Abedi has a PhD in Applied Geophysics from University of London and is a former lecturer of geophysics at the University of London.

Dr Syed Mumtaz Hyder Abedi, 69, has held the following directorships and /or partnerships in the last 5 years:

 
 Current                         Past 
 Zawiyah Associates Limited      Gulf of Guinea Energy Ltd 
 Ocean Pakistan Limited 
 Hashoo Oil and Gas Group 
 Bonavista Energy Ltd 
 Osprey Petroleum Company, Inc

Dr Abedi has no interest in Woburn shares.

There is no further information on Dr Abedi required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Mr Hasan Ali-Hashwani has also today ceased to be a director of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Woburn Energy Plc                     Tel: +44 (0) 20 7380 
                                        4609 
 Kamran Ahmed                          www.woburnenergy.com 
 Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated   Tel: +44 (0)20 7628 3396 
  Adviser) 
 Michael Cornish

A copy of this announcement is available from the Company's website: www.woburnenergy.com

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