The Mission Group Regulatory News (TMG)

14 Nov 2005 09:00

Thistle Mining Inc.14 November 2005 THISTLE MINING INC ("Thistle" or the "Company") Thistle Announces Directorate Changes The Company is pleased to announce that it has appointed Paul Marchand as adirector of the Company effective 11 November 2005. The Company also announcesthat due to his other business commitments, Askar Dostiyarov has resigned as adirector of the Company effective 11 November 2005. The Board wishes to thankAskar for his contributions to and support of the Company. Paul Marchand is a solicitor and General Counsel of the Meridian Capital group.Mr. Marchand was formerly a partner of White & Case LLP, an international lawfirm, and spent time at its New York and London offices. Prior to joining White& Case LLP, Mr. Marchand was a solicitor at Linklaters, an international lawfirm, and an attorney at Cliffe Dekker, a South African national law firm. Mr.Marchand is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and holds a BCLdegree from Oxford University, an LL.B degree from the University ofStellenbosch and a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Higher Diploma in TaxationLaws from the University of the Witwatersrand. Matters required under Schedule 2(f) of the AIM Rules in respect of appointmentof directors: Full name: Paul Alexander Marchand Age: 38 Names of current and past directorships / partnerships in the past five years Current PastUzPEC Limited White & Case LLPMeridian Biotech Holdings LimitedMeridian Middle East Investments Limited Edata LimitedMeridian Oil & Gas (Middle East) LimitedIndago Petroleum LimitedIndago Al Khaleej LimitedIndago West Asia LimitedIndago Oman LimitedIndago Oman Block 30 Limited There are no other matters to be disclosed under Schedule 2(f) (iii) - (viii) ofthe AIM Rules. For further information, contact Paul Marchand, Company Secretary, +44 207494-6060. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange