Director Changes

1 November 2019

EQUATORIAL PALM OIL plc

("EPO" or the "Company") 

Director Changes

Equatorial Palm Oil plc (AIM: PAL), the AIM listed palm oil development and production company with operations in Liberia, West Africa, announces today that Geoffrey Brown has retired as an Executive Director and will now become a Non-Executive director of the Company with immediate effect.

Michael Frayne, currently Non-Executive Chairman, has been appointed as Executive Chairman of the Company.

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Notes to editors:

Equatorial Palm Oil plc is an AIM listed crude palm oil developer and producer with palm oil estates in Liberia, West Africa.  The Company was founded in 2005 and is focused on becoming a global, sustainable producer of high-quality palm oil to regional and international markets.

The Company is geographically well positioned to serve the international and regional markets and is committed to making a positive impact on the communities in which it operates through investment in local schools, health clinics, housing and infrastructure. 

The Company's largest shareholder and 50:50 joint venture partner in LPD is KLK. KLK is one of the largest palm oil producers in the world and the Company will greatly benefit from their many years of expertise in oil palm development.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014.