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22 July 2020

ADM Energy PLC 

("ADM" or the "Company") 

Directorate Changes

Dr Stefan Liebing, Chairman of the German-African Business Association, joins ADM Energy

ADM Energy PLC (AIM: ADME; BER and FSE: P4JC), a natural resources investing company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Stefan Liebing to the Board of Directors with immediate effect. In addition, Sergio Lopez, Non-executive Director, is stepping down from the Board to pursue other business interests.

Dr Stefan Liebing is the Chairman of Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V., the prestigious German-African Business Association, where as part of his role, he advises the German Government on investment in Africa. He chaired the G20 Compact with Africa investment summits in 2018 and 2019, held under the patronage of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Dr Liebing is the CEO of Conjuncta GmbH, a boutique investment and project development company. Previously, Dr Liebing was a Director of International Gas Business at EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG, one of the largest energy supply companies in Europe, and earlier in his career held various senior positions at Royal Dutch Shell.

Peter Francis, Non-executive Chairman of ADM, said: "It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr Liebing to ADM Energy. We are assembling a Board and management team with the expertise and calibre to match the ambition of the Company. ADM is entering a busy period as it plans to close deals and expand its investments in projects across Nigeria and West Africa. The addition of Stefan, who has chaired global economic and investment forums, will prove invaluable as we grow the Company.

"On behalf of the Board we would like to extend our thanks to Sergio for his valuable contribution to ADM over the years and we wish him well in the future."

On his appointment, Dr Stefan Liebing commented: "ADM Energy has a driven team with a clear strategy and impressive plans to grow the business. With its focus in West Africa and recent listing in Germany, my experience of the industry and investment in Africa, as well as my contacts within the German investment community, complements the rest of the team and I look forward to helping ADM grow."

The newly appointed director is currently or has been a director of the following companies within the previous five years:

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.

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About ADM Energy PLC

ADM Energy (AIM:ADME) is a natural resources investment company with an existing asset base in Nigeria. ADM Energy holds a 5% profit interest in the Aje Field, part of OML 113, which covers an area of 858km² offshore Nigeria, and in February 2020 entered into an agreement with EER (Colobos) Nigeria Limited to acquire a further 4.2% profit interest. Aje has multiple oil, gas and gas condensate reservoirs in the Turonian, Cenomanian and Albian sandstones with five wells drilled to date.

ADM Energy is seeking to build on its existing asset base in Nigeria and target other investment opportunities across the West African region in the oil and gas sector with attractive risk reward profiles such as proven nature of reserves, level of historic investment, established infrastructure, route to early cash flow and exploration upside.