Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. Announces Appointment of Aidan M. Walsh as Director

CALGARY, Oct. 16, 2014 /CNW/ - Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. ("Legacy" or the "Company") (TSX:LEG) is pleased to announce that Aidan M. Walsh has joined the Board of Directors of Legacy. Mr. Walsh is President and Chief Executive Officer of Baccalieu Energy Inc., a Canadian junior oil and gas company. Mr. Walsh has 37 years of oil and gas experience in production, marketing, transportation, acquisitions, finance, facility engineering and construction. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Burmis Energy Inc. from 2003 to 2008 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Elk Point Resources Inc. from 1993 to 2003. He is currently a director of Baccalieu Energy Inc. and Freehold Royalties Ltd. and a director and former Chair of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada. Mr. Walsh has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland and an MBA from the University of Calgary. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). In 2014, Mr. Walsh received the designation of ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

"We are excited to welcome Aidan Walsh to the Legacy board," said Trent Yanko, President and Chief Executive Officer of Legacy. "He brings a depth of experience and reputation that will be of great value to Legacy and its shareholders."

Legacy is a uniquely positioned, well-capitalized, technically driven, intermediate oil and natural gas company with a proven management team committed to aggressive, cost-effective growth of light oil reserves and production in large hydrocarbon in-place assets and resource plays. Legacy's common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol LEG.

SOURCE Legacy Oil + Gas Inc.