PARIS, May 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Combined General Meeting of Maurel Prom shareholders held on Thursday May 20, 2010, chaired by Mr. Jean-Francois HENIN, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer approved all the resolutions submitted.

The General Meeting approved the consolidated financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2009 and delivered a quitus to the Board of Directors.

Upon proposal of this Board of Directors, the Shareholders' Meeting approved the payment of a dividend of EUR0.10 for 2009, which will be payable the June 2, 2010.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business, strategy and plans of Maurel Prom. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will or may occur in the future. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions which we believe are reasonable but that could ultimately prove inaccurate and are subject to a number of risk factors, including but not limited to price fluctuations in crude oil; exchange rate fluctuations; uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil reserves; actual future production rates and associated costs; operational problems; political stability; changes in laws and governmental regulations; wars and acts of terrorism or sabotage.

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