For Immediate Release - 2 April 2015

Ref. #026/15

ASX Ltd/SGX

Companies Announcement Office

Electronic Lodgement System

Dear Sir,

APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Further to Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT, 'Beach') 19 November 2014 ASX announcement, Beach is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Colin Beckett as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. Mr Beckett's biography was detailed in the earlier release. Mr Beckett's Appendix 3X is attached.

Yours faithfully,

Cathy Oster

Company Secretary



Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.1

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity Beach Energy Limited
ABN 20 007 617 969

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director

COLIN DAVID BECKETT

Date of appointment

02 / 04 / 2015

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

31,929 fully paid ordinary shares

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

11/3/2002 Appendix 3X Page 1

Appendix 3X
Initial Director's Interest Notice

Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of interest

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to

the relevant interest.

Number & class of Securities

N/A

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract

N/A

Nature of interest

N/A

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

N/A

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

N/A

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3X Page 2 11/3/2002

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