SILVERBIRCH ENERGY ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CALGARY, Dec. 30 /CNW/ -- 
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CALGARY, Dec. 30 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Board of Directors of
 SilverBirch Energy Corporation ("SilverBirch"), Donald R. Ingram,
 Chairman, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Watson to the
 Board of Directors.


Mr. Watson has had a very successful career in the petroleum industry
 for over 35 years and has recently retired from his position as Chief
 Operating Officer of Husky Energy's South East Asia Business Unit. 
 Much of that career was with Marathon Oil Company in a variety of
 locations including Calgary, Houston, Russia, Alaska and the North
 Sea.  He has expertise in the areas of engineering, project management
 and in situ oil sands development. 


The Board of Directors is very pleased to have Mr. Watson join
 SilverBirch and is confident that his expertise will benefit the
 organization.


In connection with his appointment, Mr. Watson has been granted 45,000
 options by SilverBirch. The options have an exercise price of $7.07 and
 expire on December 29, 2017. The options granted vest as to one third
 on the first anniversary of the date of grant, one third on the second
 anniversary of the date of grant and the balance on the third
 anniversary of the date of grant. The appointment of directors of
 SilverBirch and all stock option grants are subject to receipt of the
 necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX
 Venture Exchange.


About SilverBirch 


SilverBirch Energy Corporation is a pre-production oil sands company
 headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  SilverBirch has a rich
 portfolio of mining and in situ oil sands properties, including 50%
 ownership of the Frontier and Equinox Projects.  To learn more, please
 visit www.silverbirchenergy.com.


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