Statement re Composition of Board Committees

Ruspetro plc ("Ruspetro" or the "Company")

Board Committee Composition Changes

London, 15 August 2013: Ruspetro plc (LSE: RPO), the independent oil & gas development and production company, with operations in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of the West Siberian basin, today announces that, following the previously announced Board changes, its committees are currently composed as follows:

Audit Committee:

Robert Jenkins (Chairman)

Jim McBurney

John Conlin

Remuneration Committee:

Rolf Stomberg (Chairman)

John Conlin

Frank Monstrey

Nomination Committee:

Alexander Chistyakov (Chairman)

Jim McBurney

Rolf Stomberg

Alexander Chistyakov, Chairman, commented:

"I would like to thank our former directors for their contribution to these committees. With the work of these committees, the Company continues to comply with the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code."

ENDS

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About Ruspetro

Ruspetro plc is an independent oil & gas development and production company, listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: RPO). The Company's operations are located on three contiguous licence blocks in the middle of the Krasnoleninsk Arch in Western Siberia. Ruspetro assets include proved and probable (2P) reserves of over 1.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent.