Ascent Resources Plc announced the following proposed changes to the Board in anticipation of the initiation of Cuban operations. Leonardo Salvadori, Non-Executive Director, will be assuming the part time role of Technical Director from 1st October 2020, leading the Company's technical work across both Cuba and Slovenia. Mr. Salvadori will therefore become an executive of the Company, relinquishing his Non-Executive duties and stepping down from the Board, effective 1st October 2020. Stephen Birrell will be joining the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 October 2020, subject to completion of the prerequisite regulatory checks. Stephen is a, Spanish speaking, geoscientist who has worked in the upstream oil and gas industry for over 35 years with a deep focus on Central Eastern Europe. He has operated across multiple jurisdictions including the Caribbean and CEE with Britoil, BP and Elf. He is currently a Director of Ossian Energy Ltd. and the President of ROPEPCA, the upstream oil and gas operator association of Romania. Malcolm Graham-Wood will also be joining the Board as a Non-Executive director of the Company with effect from 1 October 2020. Malcolm has over 40 years' experience in the energy business and is a well known corporate broker and market commentator to both private and institutional audiences. Malcolm is a Founding Partner of HydroCarbon Capital which provides independent advisory services to the oil & gas sector and is also a Director of the Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC. Following the appointment of Messrs Birrell and Graham-Wood the Board will comprise of three non-executive directors and two executive directors and have a strong component of independent Directors consistent with the requirements of the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code 2018.