Appointment of Managing Director and Resignation of Director

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
31 January 2012
(5 pages by email)

APPOINTMENT OF MANAGING DIRECTOR

and

RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR

The Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Julian Ford as the Company's Managing
Director.
Mr Ford, who has been the Company's Chief Executive Officer since May 2011, is an experienced mining professional with a career spanning more than 25 years within the global resources industry. He has held senior positions within several major resource companies including Alcoa, British Gas London and Western Metals Limited and co-founded copper and gold focused exploration and development company Zambezi Resources Ltd in 2004.
Mr Ford holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Natal, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of South Africa and a Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the University of Western Australia.
The Directors also announce the resignation of Dr Michael Price as a Non-Executive Director of the
Company due to other commitments.
Dr Price has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since July 2007. The Board of Sumatra would like to express its gratitude to Dr Price for the valuable contribution he has made to the Company over the previous four and a half years and wished him every future success.
In accordance with Listing Rule 3.19A, I attach an Appendix 3X, Initial Director's Interest Notice, for
Julian Ford and an Appendix 3Z, Final Director's Interest Notice, for Michael Price.
Yours sincerely
Richard Edwards
Company Secretary
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SUMATRA COPPER & GOLD plc ABN 14 136 694 267 Level 2, 66 Hunter Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia P [phone] F [phone] E [e-mail] W www.sumatracoppergold.com Registered in England and Wales Registered Number 5777015

Registered address: 39 Parkside, Cambridge CB1 1PN United Kingdom

Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Appendix 3X

Initial Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.1

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX

become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity Sumatra Copper & Gold plc ABN 14 136 694 267

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	Julian Ford
Date of appointment	30 January 2012

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

2,500,000 A$0.35 26/10/2014 Options

2,500,000 A$1.00 01/06/2016 Performance Options

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

11/3/2002 Appendix 3X

Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of interest

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.

Nil

Number & class of Securities Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract	Nil
Nature of interest	N/A
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)	N/A
No. and class of securities to which interest relates	N/A

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

11/3/2002 Appendix 3X

Appendix 3Z Final Director's Interest Notice

Appendix 3Z

Final Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity Sumatra Copper & Gold plc ABN 14 136 694 267

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of director	Dr Michael Allan Price
Date of last notice	15 June 2010
Date that director ceased to be director	30 January 2012

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

750,000 A$0.20 26/10/2014 Options

250,000 A$0.25 26/10/2014 Options

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

11/3/2002 Appendix 3Z Page 1

Appendix 3Z Final Director's Interest Notice

Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of interest

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest

Shona Price, the wife of Dr Price

Number & class of securities

20,000 CHESS Depositary Interests

60,000 fully paid ordinary shares

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts

Detail of contract	Nil
Nature of interest	N/A
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)	N/A
No. and class of securities to which interest relates	N/A

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

11/3/2002 Appendix 3Z Page 2