Directorate Change (4431L)

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RNS Number : 4431L

Oracle Coalfields PLC

01 August 2011

1(st) August 2011

Oracle Coalfields PLC

(`Oracle' or the `Company')

Appointment of Chairman

Oracle Coalfields PLC (AIM:ORCP), the UK developer of a 1.4 billion tonne coal resource in the south-eastern desert of the Sindh Province, Pakistan, today announces the appointment, effective immediately, of Adrian Loader as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Mr William Adrian Loader comes to Oracle with extensive international experience from Royal Dutch Shell in energy management, projects, strategy, business development and new market entry. He has held regional responsibility for Shell's operations in Pakistan and, as President of Shell Canada, he has been responsible for Shell's oil sands open pit mining activities and their expansion.

Mr Loader has previously been appointed to the following public company boards - Alliance-Unichem, Shell Canada Ltd, Alliance-Boots and Candax Energy Inc where he served as Chairman. He is currently a Director of Holcim Ltd, a member of the Garda World International Advisory Board and a member of the Advisory Board of Lane, Clark and Peacock.

Adrian Loader's directorship history over the past five years is shown below:

 
 Current Directorships   Past Directorships 
 Adrian Loader Limited   Alliance Boots Plc 
 Holcim Limited          Candax Energy Inc. 
                         Shell Canada Limited 
                         Shell International 
                          Limited

Mr Loader is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds a Masters degree in History from Cambridge University.

Commenting on Mr Loader's appointment, Shahrukh Khan, CEO, Oracle Coalfields, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Adrian to the team at Oracle Coalfields. His expertise in corporate management and governance and energy development as well as his long standing history of board experience will prove invaluable. Adrian's appointment as Chairman is an important corporate development at Oracle and he brings us a step closer to first production of coal in 2013."

No further disclosures are required to be made in relation to Mr Adrian Loader under Schedule 2 (g) (iii) - (viii) of the AIM rules.

ENQUIRIES:

Oracle Coalfields PLC

Shahrukh Khan, CEO

Telephone: +44 (0) 1366500722

Email: s.khan@oraclecoalfields.com

Blythe Weigh Communications

Tim Blythe, Ana Ribeiro, Matthew Neal

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 138 3204

Libertas Capital Corporate Finance Limited

Sandy Jamieson, Neil Pidgeon

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 569 9650