Directorate Change

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9 August 2012

JKX OIL & GAS plc ("JKX")

DIRECTORATE CHANGE

"The Board of JKX Oil & Gas PLC is pleased to announce that it has appointed Dipesh Shah OBE as Senior Independent Director. He succeeds Nigel Moore who became Chairman on 13th July, 2012. Dipesh was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2008 and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee."

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Notes to Editors:

JKX Oil & Gas plc is an exploration and production company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Company has licence interests in Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia.