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21 Jun 2007 09:11

Matra Petroleum PLC21 June 2007 Matra Petroleum plcFor immediate release: 21 June 2007 Board Appointment Further to previous announcements, the Board of Matra Petroleum is pleased toannounce the formal appointment of Gideon Tadmor to the Board as a Non-executiveDirector, with immediate effect. Gideon is President and CEO of Delek Energy Systems Ltd, a position he has heldfor the past six years. He joins the Board following the Matra share placementto Delek announced at the end of March. Matra's Managing Director, Peter Hind commented: "We are very pleased to welcome Gideon onto our Board. Gideon's experience willbe invaluable to Matra as we progress our opportunities in Russia and I lookforward to working with him." For further information, please contact: Matra Petroleum www.matrapetroleum.comPeter Hind, Managing Director +44 (0) 7990 807 855 Aquila Financial Limited www.aquila-financial.comPeter Reilly +44 (0) 20 7202 2601Yvonne Fraser +44 (0) 20 7202 2609 Matra's nominated Advisor is RFC Corporate Finance Ltd -Contact: Steve Allen +61894802500 In accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules, Gideon Tadmor is 44 years ofage and has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past 5years: Current:Avner Oil & Gas LtdAxter 1973 Agencies and Services LtdC.T. Maya Properties and Investments Company LtdCohen Development & Industrial Building LtdCohen Development (1979) LtdCohen Development-Six LtdCohen Family Properties LtdCohen Technologies Development (C.P.T.) LtdDash Global Finances LtdDelek and Anver - Yam Tetis LtdDelek Energy Systems (Gibraltar) LtdDelek Energy Systems Ltd (which holds 452 million ordinary shares in MatraPetroeum, being a 29.9% interest in the Company)Delek Energy Vietnam LLCDelek International Energy LtdGaroth Global Real Estate Overview LtdGlobal Finance J.R. Holdings Ltd & its subsidiariesNakrit LtdNechamka Management and Consulting Ltd There are no previous directorships or partnerships to report in the past 5years and Mr Tadmor has not been involved in any events which requiredisclosure. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange