Board Appointment

Sirius Petroleum Plc.

("Sirius" or the "Company")

Directorate Change and New Company Secretary

Sirius Petroleum (AIM:SRSP) the investing company focused on oil and gas exploration and development opportunities in Nigeria is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Hawkins as a Non-Executive Director.

Simon has 29 years experience working in oil and gas finance, having had nine years international experience with the Royal Dutch Shell group of companies in London, Netherlands and Nigeria followed by a successful career as an equity analyst at UBS, Dresdner Kleinwort, Ambrian Partners, MF Global and N+1 Singer. He joins the Company after two challenging years at Afren plc, where he was Global Head of Investor Relations. Simon is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy, holds a BSc Econ (HONS) in Economics from the University of Wales and a postgraduate certificate in Oil and Gas Financial Management from the University of North Texas. Simon was ranked number one by Thomson Extel for his coverage of European Gas while at UBS.

The Company also announces the appointment of Simon Hawkins as Company Secretary.

Bobo Kuti, Chief Executive of Sirius Petroleum, commented: 

"I am delighted to welcome Simon to our Board. He is a highly respected Oil and Gas professional with a wealth of experience relevant to Sirius, particularly having worked in Port Harcourt as Finance Controller for Shell's Nigerian joint venture SPDC Nigeria." 

Pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, the following information is disclosed:

Simon John Lindsay Hawkins, aged 55 has been a director or member of the following companies or partnerships during the previous five years:

Mr Hawkins does not currently own any ordinary shares of the Company. Simultaneously, with Mr Hawkins appointment as a director of the Company, the Company has granted 5,000,000 warrants over new ordinary shares at a strike price of 2 (two) pence per share. The warrants will be exercisable from 30 November 2015 until 10 August 2018. 

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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