Genel Energy PLC Directorate Change (6123Z)

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RNS Number : 6123Z

Genel Energy PLC

16 March 2017

16 March 2017

Genel Energy plc

Directorate Change

Genel Energy plc ("Genel Energy" the "Company") announces that Ümit Tolga Bilgin has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.

No information is required to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

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For further information please contact:

 
 Genel Energy 
  Sarah Robertson, Company 
  Secretary 
  Phil Corbett, Head of 
  Investor Relations          [phone] 
 Andrew Benbow, Head of 
  Public Relations 
 

Notes to editors:

Genel Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL). The Company, with headquarters in London and offices in Ankara and Erbil, is the largest independent oil producer and the largest holder of reserves and resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and, through its Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields, is set to be a cornerstone provider of gas to Turkey under the KRI-Turkey Gas Sales Agreement. Genel also continues to pursue further growth opportunities within the Middle East and Africa. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.

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