ARMS.L Regulatory News (ARMS)

31 May 2013

For Immediate Release

Bumi plc ("Bumi" or the "Company")

Board Changes

Bumi today announces that, in line with its stated intention of restructuring the Bumi Board, Sir Graham Hearne and Lord Robin Renwick will not be seeking re-election at the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 26 June 2013 at which time they will stand down as Independent Non-Executive Directors. As previously announced, Scott Merrillees will also not be seeking re-election as a director of the Company. The other eight current directors will all stand for re-election.

Subject to the outcome of the AGM, Graham Holdaway will succeed Lord Renwick as chairman of the Audit Committee, Steven Shapiro will succeed Sir Graham Hearne as chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Sir Richard Gozney will become chairman of the Conflicts Committee replacing Steven Shapiro.As announced on 22 February 2013, Samin Tan will step down as Chairman of the Company once a new independent chairman has been found but will remain on the Board as a non-executive director and the Company's business partner in Indonesia. The Inzito Partnership has been appointed to assist with the recruitment of a new chairman and this search is well advanced.- Ends -

For enquiries, please contact:

Bumi plc

Jayesh Pankhania

+44 (0) 20 7201 7506

RLM Finsbury

Ed Simpkins / Charles O'Brien

+44 (0) 20 7251 3801