Eland Oil & Gas PLC announced that with effect from January 1, 2013 Andrew Donald Bartlett and James Lawrence Ede-Golightly will join the Board of Eland as Non-Executive Directors. Andrew Bartlett has over 30 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. Mr. Bartlett is currently Oil & Gas Adviser at Helios LLP.

James Ede-Golightly has a background in investment management and banking including with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Commerzbank AG. Mr. Ede-Golightly is a non-executive director of ORA Capital Partners Ltd.