Tullow Oil plc says that Graham Martin, Executive Director and Company Secretary, will retire from Tullow following the Group's next Annual General Meeting, which is expected to be held on 28 April 2016. Mr. Martin has also resigned from the position of Company Secretary with effect from 1 January 2016. The Board has appointed Kevin Massie, currently Corporate Counsel and Deputy Company Secretary at Tullow, to the role of Company Secretary.

Simon Thompson, Non-executive Chairman, Tullow Oil plc, commented,'Graham has been a director of Tullow for the past 18 years and has made an outstanding contribution to the Group. We wish him every success and happiness in his well-earned retirement. We also congratulate Kevin Massie on his promotion to Company Secretary and wish him well as he takes up his new duties.'

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