Changes to Board Committee Composition

RNS Number : 5043E

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC

08 May 2017

 

Amsterdam, 8 May 2017

Changes to Board Committee Composition

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (LSE: NOG) ("Nostrum", or "the Company"), an independent oil and gas company engaging in the production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin, today announces that at a meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on 8 May 2017 the following changes to the composition of Board committees were approved, all effective from 8 May 2017:

1.   The Nomination and Governance Committee is comprised of Sir Christopher Codrington Bt. (Chair), Mark Martin and Kaat Van Hecke, all of whom are independent non-executive directors, and Atul Gupta, the Chairman of the Board.

2.   The Audit Committee is comprised of Sir Christopher Codrington Bt. (Chair ad interim), Mark Martin and Kaat Van Hecke, all of whom are independent non-executive directors.

3.   The Remuneration Committee is comprised of Mark Martin (Chair) Sir Christopher Codrington Bt. and Kaat Van Hecke, all of whom are independent non-executive directors, and Michael Calvey.

Sir Christopher Codrington Bt. has been appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee for a temporary period.  As previously announced the Company intends to appoint additional independent non-executive directors to the Board in due course so that in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code at least half of the Board, excluding the Chairman, is comprised of independent non-executive directors.

Further information:

For further information please visit www.nog.co.uk 

Further enquiries:

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC - Investor Relations

Kirsty Hamilton-Smith

Amy Barlow

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Instinctif Partners - UK

David Simonson

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Promo Group Communications - Kazakhstan

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About Nostrum

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC is an independent oil and gas company currently engaging in the production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: NOG). The principal producing asset of Nostrum is the Chinarevskoye field, in which it holds a 100% interest and is the operator through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhaikmunai LLP. In addition, Nostrum holds a 100% interest in and is the operator of the Rostoshinskoye, Darinskoye and Yuzhno-Gremyachenskoye oil and gas fields through the same subsidiary. Located in the pre-Caspian basin to the north-west of Uralsk, these exploration and development fields are situated approximately 60 and 120 kilometres respectively from the Chinarevskoye field.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this document are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the intent, belief and current expectations of the Group or its officers with respect to various matters. When used in this document, the words "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "may," "will," "should" and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are not promises or guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those suggested by any such statements.

No part of this announcement constitutes, or shall be taken to constitute, an invitation or inducement to invest in the Company or any other entity, and shareholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Save as required by the Listing Rules and applicable law, the Company does not undertake to update or change any forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date of this announcement.

 

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