OREANDA-NEWS. April 22, 2015. Petaquilla Minerals Ltd (OTCBB: PTQMF)(FRANKFURT: P7Z) ("Petaquilla" or the "Company") On April 20, 2015, Petaquilla Minerals LTD. Filed an action against Global Hunter Securities, LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking in excess of one hundred million dollars in damages arising from Global Hunter Securities, LLC's alleged breach of a confidentiality agreement when Global Hunter Securities was involved in a \\$200M bond offering by Petaquilla in 2012. The company will continue to provide updates as warranted.

About Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. - Petaquilla is a growing, diversified gold producer committed to maximizing shareholder value through a strategy of efficient production, targeted exploration and select acquisitions. The Company operates a surface gold processing plant at its Molejon Gold Project which is in process of reactivation and is located in the south central area of Panama. In addition, the Company has exploration operations located in the northeast part of the Spanish/Portuguese (Iberian) Pyrite Belt and several other exploration licenses in Iberia.

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

Richard Fifer, Executive Chairman

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