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30/04/2025 13:30

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RNS Number : 8733G  Seplat Energy PLC  30 April 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seplat Energy Plc ("Seplat Energy" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Mrs. Bashirat Odunewu as Senior Independent Non- Executive
Director

Lagos and London - April 30, 2025: Seplat Energy has announced the appointment
of Mrs. Bashirat Odunewu, Independent Non-Executive Director, as the new
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director ("SINED") of its Board, effective
April 25, 2025. She succeeds Mr. Bello Rabiu, who stepped down to join the
Board of NNPC Limited.

Mrs. Odunewu joined the Seplat Energy Board on May 18, 2022, during which time
she has served as a Member of the Risk Management & HSSE Committee, Board
Finance & Audit Committee, Nominations & Governance Committee,
Statutory Audit Committee and Chairman of the Energy Transition Committee. She
is currently the Chairman of the Board Finance and Audit Committee.

Mrs. Odunewu has 30 years of experience in the finance and banking industry,
with a strong background in corporate banking, energy, natural resources, and
infrastructure. She previously served as a C-suite executive at First Bank
Nigeria Ltd and has held leadership roles overseeing international banking
operations across multiple African countries and China.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma, Chairman of Seplat Energy,
stated:

"The Board is pleased to confirm the appointment of Mrs. Odunewu as Senior
Independent Non-Executive Director. This appointment reflects the high regard
in which she is held and recognises the strategic insight, sound judgement and
governance she consistently brings to the Board."

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For: Seplat Energy Plc.

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Edith Onwuchekwa

Director Legal/Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enquiries:

   Seplat Energy Plc
   Eleanor Adaralegbe   Chief Financial Officer
   Chioma Afe             Director External Affairs and Social Performance
   Edith Onwuchekwa       Director Legal/Company Secretary
   James Thompson         Head of Investor Relations
   FTI Consulting         Ben Brewerton / Chris Liang

                         +44 (0) 203 727 1000 seplatenergy@fticonsulting.com
                        (mailto:seplatenergy@fticonsulting.com)

Notes to editors

Seplat Energy Plc is Nigeria's leading indigenous energy company. It is listed
on the Premium Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX: SEPLAT) and the
Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: SEPL).

Through our strategy to Build a sustainable business and Deliver energy
transition, we are transforming lives by delivering affordable, reliable and
sustainable energy that drives social and economic prosperity.

Following the acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Seplat
Energy's enlarged portfolio consists of eleven oil and gas blocks in onshore
and shallow water locations in the prolific Niger Delta region of Nigeria,
which we operate with partners including the Nigerian Government and other oil
producers. Furthermore, we have an operated interest in three export terminals
including the Qua Iboe export terminal and Yoho FSO, as well as an operated
interest in the Bonny River Terminal (BRT) NGL recovery plant. We operate two
gas processing plants onshore, at Oben in OML 4 and Sapele in OML 41, and are
soon to open the 300 MMscfd ANOH Gas Processing Plant in OML 53 as a joint
venture with NGIC. Combined, these gas facilities augment Seplat Energy's
position as a leading supplier of natural gas to the domestic power generation
market.

 

For further information please refer to our website, https://seplatenergy.com/
(https://seplatenergy.com/)

 

 

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