The Board of Ascent announces the following changes to the PLC Board.

Executive changes

John Edmund Buggenhagen, aged 49, who joined the management team as Chief Operating Officer on 14 January 2019 has today been appointed to the PLC Board.

John is an experienced and dynamic geophysicist with 20 years working knowledge of the industry. He was the CEO of Palomar Natural Resources, a Polish focussed E&P Company. Prior to that John was Director of Exploration for San Leon Energy in London, and Exploration Manager Europe for Aspect Energy/Hungarian Horizon. He holds a bachelor's degree in geophysics from the University of Arizona, a master's degree in geophysics from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. in geophysics also from the University of Wyoming.

Non-Executive changes

Further to our announcement of 14 January 2019, Nigel Moore has retired from the board. Nigel had been a director of Ascent since 2006 and has provided valuable support to the Company including in his role as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Louis Emmanuel Castro, aged 60, has been appointed as non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. Louis is a chartered accountant and former investment banker with more than 30 years' City and industry experience.

He was previously CFO at Eland Oil and Gas, an AIM listed upstream Oil and Gas company operating in Nigeria, and CEO at Northland Capital Partners, the investment bank and broker, where he represented a significant number of Oil and Gas clients. Louis is also a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Stanley Gibbons Group plc and Jangada Mines plc.
 
Colin Hutchinson, CEO of Ascent Resources plc, commented:
"I am delighted that both John and Louis have joined the board and very much look forward to working with them to progress our project in Slovenia and on developing our new ventures."

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