Appointment of Non Executive Director

FORUM ENERGY plc

("Forum Energy" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Forum Energy, the UK incorporated oil and gas exploration and production company is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Charles Nicholson to the Board of Directors on 9 March 2010.

Mr. Nicholson (age 54) qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1980 and in Hong Kong in 1982. He was a Senior Partner of Richards Butler in Hong Kong from 1985 to 2001 where he established the corporate and commercial department. He has had wide experience in corporate finance and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, regional telecommunications, debt and equity capital markets, corporate reorganizations and the privatization of state-owned enterprises in the People's Republic of China.

Mr. Nicholson joined Hong Kong listed First Pacific's Board in June 2003 and was named an Executive Director in June 2003. He was a Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors of PCCW Limited between August 2001 and September 2003. He is an Independent Non-executive Director of QPL International Holdings Limited and Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, a Non-executive Director of India Capital Growth Fund Limited (listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange) since November 2005. Mr. Nicholson serves as a Commissioner of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, and is a Director of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Philex Mining Corporation, Pitkin Petroleum Plc and Level Up! International Holdings Pte Ltd.

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Additional information

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules the following information in relation to the appointment of Mr Nicholson to the Board of Forum Energy is disclosed:

Current Directorships and Partnerships:

Artino Limited

Artonio Limited

Asia Link Management Services Limited

Asia Link Holdings Limited

China Investment Incorporations (BVI) Limited

Crogan Limited

Excel Pacific International Limited

First Pacific Brands Limited

First Pacific Company Limited

First Pacific Enterprise Holdings B.V.

First Pacific Investments Limited

First Pacific Management Services Limited

First Pacific Resources Limited

First Pacific Telecom Holdings B.V.

FP Assets (2007) Limited

FP Capital Limited

FP Finance (2009) Limited

FP Finance (2010) Limited

FP Finance (MNTC) Limited

FP Finance (Philex) Limited

FP Treasury Limited

Great Newton Limited

Holland Pacific N.V.

India Capital Growth Fund Limited

Intalink B.V.

Kirtman Limited

Konji Limited

Level Up! International Holdings Pte.Ltd.

Maxella Limited

Media Ray Limited

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation

Metro Pacific Investments Limited

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited

Philex Gold Philippines Inc

Philex Mining Corporation

Pitkin Petroleum plc

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

QPL International Holdings Limited

Red Square Holdings Limited

Semilion Enterprises Inc.

Superline Investments Limited

The China Club (China Investment Incorporations) Limited

Tregunter Properties Limited

Directorships and Partnerships held in the last five years:

Ardfern Group Limited

Ullapool Limited

Loch Broom Limited

Salient Holdings Limited

FP Assets Limited

First Pacific Finance Limited

Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information falling to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.