Notice of AGM

PRESS RELEASE

7 June 2010

Matra Petroleum plc ("Matra" or the "Company")

Annual General Meeting 2010

Matra is pleased to announce that The Annual General Meeting 2010 will be held at the offices of BDO at 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU at 11:00 am on Monday 28 June 2010. Formal notice of this meeting has been dispatched to shareholders today together with a copy of the Annual Report and Accounts 2010, both of which can be downloaded from the Matra website.

Enquiries:

Matra Petroleum plc www.matrapetroleum.com

Peter Hind, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 7990 807855

Matrix Corporate Capital LLP Tel: +44 (0) 20 3206 7000

Louis Castro

Anu Tayal

Pelham Bell Pottinger Tel: +44 (0) 20 7861 3148 

Evgeniy Chuikov