3rd Jul 2006 13:30
Forum Energy Plc03 July 2006 3 July 2006 Forum Energy Plc ("Forum" or "the Company") Appointment of Director and result of AGM The Company is pleased to announce that at its AGM, held on Friday 30th June,all resolutions considered were subsequently passed. The Company is alsopleased to announce, following the AGM, the appointment of Oscar de Venecia asnon-executive director of Forum. Oscar is currently Chairman of Basic Consolidated, Inc. ("Basic"), a companylisted on the Philippine Stock Exchange, and a member of the consortium whichdiscovered oil in the Nido and Matinloc fields in N.W. Palawan. Oscar has spentover 30 years with Basic in a number of roles, including President and ChiefExecutive Officer and is also past Chairman and President and now Senior Advisorto the Petroleum Association of the Philippines. Alan Henderson, Chairman of Forum, said: "We are delighted that Oscar has joined Forum and his experience and contacts inthe Philippines will be invaluable to us as we look to take the Company forwardin the coming year. "We have made considerable progress since our admission to AIM in August lastyear and are looking forward to our first coal sales, expected to commence thissummer from our Central Cebu coal license. Further operational updates will bereleased in the near future." For further information please contact: Russell Harvey, Chief Executive, Forum Energy Plc: +44 (0) 1932 445 344 Mark Froggatt, Noble & Company Limited: +44 (0) 20 7763 2200 Ian Foster, First City Financial Public Relations: +44 (0) 20 7436 7486 +44 (0) 7739 185 050 Or visit the Company's website: www.forumenergyplc.com Additional information In accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information inrelation to the appointment of Oscar de Venecia (age 73) as a director of Forumis disclosed: Current directorships and partnerships: Basic Consolidated, Inc Basic Diversified Industrial Holdings, Inc Basic Consolidated International, Inc Pan-Phil Aqua Culture Corporation Manila Economic and Cultural Office Macro Management Services, Inc Directorships and partnerships held in the past five years: Basic Petroleum and Minerals, Inc Export and Industry Bank Southwest Resources, Inc Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information fallingto be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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