Directorate Change

28 Sep 2009 07:00



PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release: 28 September 2009

Matra Petroleum plc ("Matra" or the "Company")

Board Change

Matra Petroleum announces that Peter Gunzburg, who is based in Australia and has been a non executive director of the Company since Admission to trading on AIM in April 2006, has tendered his resignation as a non-executive Director of the Company.

Sir Michael Jenkins, Matra Petroleum's Chairman, said:

"I would like to thank Peter for support and wise counsel to the Board over the last three and a half years, and wish him well in his other business pursuits."

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