Result of AGM and Directorate Change

24 Jun 2009 16:39



24 JUNE 2009

Fortune Oil PLC ('Fortune Oil' or "the Company")

Result of AGM and Directorate Change

Fortune Oil announce that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) convened and held at the Oriental Club, Stratford House, Stratford Place, London W1C 1ES on Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 11:00am, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of meeting were approved by the shareholders on a show of hands.

The results of the proxy votes will be available on our website, www.fortune-oil.com

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.2, two copies of all resolutions, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business at the AGM today, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at UKLA's document Viewing Facility situated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel: 020 7066 1000).

As previously announced, at the conclusion of today's AGM, Mr Trevor Bedford, a Non-executive Director of the Company, retired from the Board and Mr Frank Attwood joins the Company as the Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee.

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11R.

Fortune Oil PLC

John Pexton - Deputy Chief Executive Tel: 00 852 2583 3113 (Hong Kong)

Pelham Public Relations

Archie Berens Tel: 020 7337 1509 or 07802 442 486