Oslo, 27 April 2026 - Panoro Energy ASA ("Panoro" or the "Company") announces
today the following corporate changes in connection with the published calling
notice for the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") to be held on 21 May 2026.
Further to the Company announcement of 20[th] October 2025 stating that Mr John
Hamilton, Group Chief Executive Officer, had taken a leave of absence for
personal reasons, Mr Hamilton has informed the Board that he will retire from
the role as of the AGM citing his full confidence in the wider management team
and succession plan which has been put in place allowing him to make this
decision.
Since his appointment in 2015, Mr Hamilton has successfully led the Company
through multiple accretive acquisitions, equity and debt financings, challenging
periods of macro-uncertainty including the Covid 19 pandemic, value adding
development programmes and exploration successes, enabling Panoro to achieve
several key milestones and establish itself as one of the leading independent
upstream E&P companies active in Africa today.
As detailed in the calling notice for the AGM, and to ensure continuity, the
Nomination Committee has proposed the election of Mr Hamilton to the Board as
non-executive director.
In line with a succession plan established by the Board, Mr Julien Balkany will
continue to act as Executive Chairman until at least the end of 2026, working
closely alongside current Chief Operating Officer and President Mr Eric
d'Argentré who will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer from 1[st]
January 2027.
Mr Julien Balkany will head Panoro's Executive Committee to be comprised of Mr
Eric d'Argentré (Chief Operating Officer and President), Mr Qazi Qadeer (Chief
Financial Officer), Mr Andrew Dymond (Head of Corporate Development) and Mr Kim
Hansen (Head of Engineering).
In addition, Deputy Chairman Mr Torstein Sanness will transition to a new role
becoming Emeritus Chairman, in this capacity he will continue as an observer to
the Board, and also oversee a newly formed Technical Committee. Mr Sanness will
also join the Nomination Committee, replacing Grace Reksten Skaugen who will
step down at the AGM.
Julien Balkany, Chairman of Panoro, commented:
"I would like to thank John for his exceptional leadership and for his
invaluable contributions to the Company over the past eleven years. John has
been instrumental in shaping Panoro into the resilient, opportunity driven
African E&P company that it is today. His remarkable stewardship through
transformative acquisitions, new country entries and unprecedented global events
has laid a strong foundation for the years ahead. We support John in his
decision to step down as CEO and welcome him as a new Board nominee.
To our shareholders and broader stakeholder community, I want to offer clear
reassurance: Panoro is in very capable hands. Our succession plan has been
thoughtfully developed and implemented, and the incoming executive leadership
team brings deep operational expertise, financial discipline, capital markets
experience and a unified vision for delivering sustainable growth and
shareholder returns. With continuity at the Board, a strengthened executive team
and Torstein's continued role with the Company, Panoro is exceptionally well
placed for the next exciting phase of its growth."
Enquiries
Qazi Qadeer, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 203 405 1060
Email: investors@panoroenergy.com
About Panoro Energy
Panoro Energy ASA is an independent exploration and production company based in
London and listed on the main board of the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker
PEN. Panoro holds production, exploration and development assets in Africa,
namely interests in Block G, Block EG-01 and Block EG-23 offshore Equatorial
Guinea, the Dussafu Marin, Niosi Marin and Guduma Marin Licenses offshore
southern Gabon, the TPS operated assets in Tunisia and onshore Exploration Right
376 in South Africa.
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