LAM.L Regulatory News (LAM)

29 APRIL 2013

LAMPRELL PLC("Lamprell" or the "Company", and with its subsidiaries the "Group")

DIRECTORATE CHANGES

Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announces the following changes to the Board of the Company.

Effective from the end of the Company's 2013 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") which is scheduled to take place on 27 May 2013, Jonathan Silver, Colin Goodall and Deena Matter will retire as non-executive directors from the Board.

Lamprell is pleased to announce, also effective as from 27 May 2013, the appointment of Michael Press, John Malcolm and Ellis Armstrong as non-executive directors of the Company. It is anticipated that Ellis Armstrong will assume the chairmanship of the Company's Audit Committee upon the retirement of Deena Mattar at the end of the 2013 AGM. Further, Michael Press will assume the roles of Senior Independent Director and the chairmanship of the Company's Remuneration Committee upon the retirement of Colin Goodall at the end of the 2013 AGM.

Biographical details for each of the three new appointees are set out below.

John Kennedy, Chairman, Lamprell, commented: 

"I am delighted to announce the appointment of these three highly experienced directors. Michael, John and Ellis bring a diverse but complimentary set of skills and backgrounds to the Group and this will serve the Company well in the years to come. A key consideration in their respective appointments was the desire to form a Board with a strong combination of industry specific, regional and operational experience and I am pleased that we have achieved that goal.

I would also personally like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation to Jonathan, Colin and Deena for their efforts and forbearance during this difficult period for the Group over the last 12 months."

In accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the Company confirms that there are no further details that are required to be disclosed under paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Rules in respect of Michael Press other than as follows:

Current Directorships

·; Non-executive director of Chart Industries Inc.

·; Non-executive director of Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.

Previous Directorships (past 5 years)

·; Non-executive director of Petrofac Limited

·; Non-executive director of T3 Energy Services Inc.

In accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the Company confirms that there are no further details that are required to be disclosed under paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Rules in respect of John Malcolm other than as follows:

Current Directorships

·; Non-executive director of Foster Wheeler AG

Previous Directorships (past 5 years)

·; None

In accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the Company confirms that there are no further details that are required to be disclosed under paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Rules in respect of Ellis Armstrong.

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Michael Press

Currently, Michael Press acts as a director to a number of companies in the energy sector, notably in the role of Lead Independent Director for Chart Industries, Inc. (a publicly traded company on NASDAQ) and as a Non-Executive Director for Thermon Group Holdings, Inc (a NYSE-listed company that provides equipment to the upstream and downstream petroleum and power sectors). Previously, Mr Press served as Senior Independent Director at Petrofac Limited (a global provider of oilfield services to the international oil and gas industry, listed on the London Stock Exchange) for nine years until 2010. Mr Press has been self-employed since 2001. Prior to that he spent 27 years in the energy sector in senior management and executive positions. Mr Press has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Colorado College and Master of Science in Operations Research from Columbia University School of Engineering, New York.

John Malcolm

After 25 years with Shell International Exploration and Production, John Malcolm retired from the Shell group at the end of 2010 to become an independent consultant to the energy industry. During his tenure at Shell, he held various senior management positions including most recently as Managing Director for Petroleum Development Oman from 2002-2010 where he implemented a series of change initiatives to overcome many major business development challenges. Mr Malcolm has been a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council since 1979 and has a Ph.D. in Process Control Systems, from the Heriot Watt University which he obtained in 1975.

Ellis Armstrong

Ellis Armstrong is a senior executive within the energy industry with wide international experience covering operations and strategy in North and South America, and Europe. Mr Armstrong has worked for more than 30 years with BP, where he held a variety of operational and leadership roles in Exploration and Production including line operating roles in the North Sea and Alaska, VP for Latin America and Caribbean, Head of Technology and, most recently, Chief Financial Officer. Mr Armstrong is a Chartered Engineer with a BSc and a PhD, both in Civil Engineering, from Imperial College, and a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford.