Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. Announces Board and Management Changes

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX: PTQ)(OTCBB: PTQMF)(FRANKFURT: P7Z) announces the resignation of the following persons as directors and officers of the Company:

John H. Resing, as Executive Chairman and Director;

Christopher Davie, as President and Chief Executive Officer;

John Cook, as Lead Director;

Gaston Araya, C., as Director;

Robert Baxter, as Director; and

Graham H. Scott, as Corporate Secretary.

Richard Fifer, C., a resident of Panama, and the sole remaining Director of the Company, is presently reconstituting the Board to include Daniel Small and David Levy of New York City, and David Kaplan of Connecticut.

The Company will issue a news release shortly disclosing the new Board members.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of PETAQUILLA MINERALS LTD.

Richard Fifer, Director

No stock exchange has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Contacts:
Petaquilla Minerals Ltd.
Richard Fifer
(604) 694-0021
(604) 694-0063 (FAX)
www.petaquilla.com

SOURCE: Petaquilla Minerals Ltd.

http://www.petaquilla.com

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