Ascent Resources Regulatory News (AST)

14 December 2012

Ascent Resources plc

('Ascent' or 'the Company')

Board Change

The Board of Directors of Ascent ("the Board") announces that the employment of Jeremy Eng as Chief Operating Officer of the Company has been terminated by the Company, subject to his right of appeal, and he has submitted his resignation from office as a director of the Company.

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Ascent Resources plc has a diversified portfolio of hydrocarbon exploration and development projects across five countries in Europe: Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, and the Netherlands.