Board Change

9 June 2011

Circle Oil Plc

("Circle" or the "Company")

Board Change

Circle Oil Plc (AIM: COP) the international oil and gas exploration, development, and production company, announces that Mr Ezzedin Hamyouni, a non-executive director of the Company, has today resigned from the Board of the Company with immediate effect.

For further information contact: 

Circle Oil Plc (+44 20 7638 9571)Thomas Anderson, Chairman

Evolution Securities (+44 20 7071 4300)Chris SimNeil Elliot

Fox-Davies Capital (+44 20 7936 5010)Daniel Fox-Davies

Philip Davies

David Porter

Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571)Martin Jackson

Kate Lehane

Murray Consultants (+353 1 498 0300)Joe MurrayJoe Heron