27 Aug 2009 07:00
REGENCY MINES PLC
Directorate Change
Dated: 27 August 2009
Regency Mines plc ("Regency" or the "Company"), the mining exploration and mineral investment company with interests in copper and nickel in Western Australia, Queensland, and Papua New Guinea, is pleased to announce the appointment of Edmund Bugnosen, aged 59, as a Director of the Company with immediate effect.
Mr. Bugnosen gained a BSc in Mining Engineering from Adamson University in Manila in 1973, and was subsequently a lecturer and Head of the Mining Department at St Louis University, Manila. He is a Member of the Institution of Materials, Mineral and Mining, a Life Member of the Philippine Society of Mining Engineers and a Member of the Philippine Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Geological Engineers.
After a period working for the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the Philippines, Mr Bugnosen has since 1989 worked out of the UK as a consultant for a variety of NGOs, aid/development agencies, and governments, including the UN, UNIDO, the World Bank, the EU, the ILO, DFID, and the BGS, as well as for mining companies. In 1995-6 he served as Senior Mining Engineer in the Department of Mines and Petroleum, Papua New Guinea.
He has published and given papers on mining laws and regulation, small scale gold mining and environmental, social and development issues.
Commenting on the appointment, Andrew Bell, Chairman of Regency said:
"We are delighted to welcome Edmund to the Board. His work in the last year supervising our activities in Papua New Guinea has enabled us to know him well. We have in that time frequently depended on his calm and practical approach, and his cultural awareness, to resolve issues quickly and maintain the progress of our exploration in the aftermath of the 2007 typhoon."
There are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with rule 17 and or Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies of the London Stock Exchange in connection with Mr. Bugnosen's appointment.
As at the date of this announcement Edmund Bugnosen owned no ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the issued ordinary share capital of Regency and is interested in the following options to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company.
| | Number of Options | Expiry Date | Exercise Price |
| Edmund Bugnosen | 100,000 | 3 May 2010 | 1 pence |
| | 100,000 | 3 May 2011 | 1.25 pence |
Enquiries:
| Andrew Bell | 0207 402 4580 or 07766 474849 | Regency Mines plc | Chairman |
| Peter Trevelyan-Clark / Ben Jeynes | 020 7489 4500 | Blomfield Corporate Finance Ltd | Nominated Adviser |
| Nick Emerson | 01483 413500 | Simple Investments Ltd | Broker |
| Ron Marshman / John Greenhalgh | 020 7011 9411 | Lothbury Financial Limited | Public Relations |
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on its website, www.regency-mines.com.