Clontarf Energy PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (3836X)

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RNS Number : 3836X

Clontarf Energy PLC

30 April 2019

30 April 2019

Clontarf Energy plc

("Clontarf" or "the Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Clontarf Energy, the oil and gas exploration company focused on Ghana and Bolivia, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr Peter O'Toole as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.

Mr O'Toole has operated civil engineering and construction companies for over 30 years, specialising in the mining and government infrastructure sectors. He is also the Honorary Consul General of Ireland in Bolivia. He is a Civil Engineer by discipline, educated at University of London - Queen Mary College, and GMIT Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland.

David Horgan, Director, commented:

"Peter is uniquely qualified to serve as a Non-Executive Director of Clontarf. He has operated in Bolivia for over 30 years and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Bolivian mining, hydrocarbon, and infrastructure needs. We believe that Peter has the contacts, skills and credibility to execute a lithium evaporates project in South America."

As required by Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, the Company confirms that Mr Peter Joseph O'Toole, aged 59, is currently a director/partner, or has been a director/partner in the past five years, of the companies listed below:

 
 Current Directorships/Partnerships   Past Directorships/Partnerships 
 Agroandina SA (Panama)               Agroandina SA (Chile) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
 ByS Vegetales Spa (Chile)            Empresa Constructora Rascacielos 
                                       SA (Bolivia) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
 Silo Guazu SA (Bolivia)              Ferroviaria Oriental SA (Bolivia) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
                                      GWB Inversiones SA (Bolivia) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
                                      Inversiones en Logistica Invercol 
                                       SA (Bolivia) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
                                      Itikaguazu SA (Bolivia) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
                                      Rio Tinto SA (Bolivia) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
                                      Transportes Ferroviarias SA. 
                                       (Chile) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
                                      Trenes Continentales SA (Bolivia) 
                                     ---------------------------------- 
 

Mr O'Toole has no direct or indirect interest in the Company's issued share capital.

Other than the information contained within this announcement, there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

For further information please visit http://clontarfenergy.com or contact:

 
            Clontarf Energy plc 
 John Teeling, Chairman                      [phone] 
 David Horgan, Director 
 
            Nominated & Financial Adviser 
            Strand Hanson Limited 
            Ritchie Balmer                              [phone] 
 Rory Murphy 
 
            Broker 
            Novum Securities Limited 
            Colin Rowbury                               [phone] 
 
 

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