LONG BEACH, Calif., April 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)--

Since I began as President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. ("Global") (OTCBB: GCEH), I have been sending an annual letter to my fellow shareholders in an effort to communicate how we are on delivering on our plan, to identify our achievements and set-backs, and provide some insight into our plans for the upcoming year.

On March 21

 Revenues increased by more than 50%;

 We acquired an additional 5,557 acres in Mexico, thereby increasing our farm acreage by more than 54%;

 We committed to developing a farm in the Dominican Republic, which we will use as a research farm to test and research the growth of multiple varieties of Jatropha plants in the Dominican Republic;

 We increased our full time employees by more than 30% to 488;

 We increased our asset base by more than $5.1 million, an increase of over 46%, while liabilities increased by less than 34%. We plan to continue to invest in assets and expand our farming operations;

 We reduced our general and administrative expenses by more than 21%, compared to 2010;

 We increased the amount of management and advisory services that we provide to partners and third parties;

 We raised an additional $7.9 million in project equity and financing;

I continue to be proud of the great social work our team is doing by supporting local villages near our farms in Mexico. We have a deep corporate commitment to work with the local communities to improve the social conditions where our employees and their families live.

Over the past year I have been asked to be an expert speaker at a number of bio-fuels conferences—including the recent Air Transportation Action Group (ATAG) annual meeting in Geneva Switzerland. The common theme I heard was an unwavering commitment to use biofuels and a general frustration with the unavailability of feedstocks to satisfy currently existing demand. These sentiments continue to validate my confidence in our business roadmap. We are clearly on the right side of this business supply chain; and if we stay committed to being "the low cost producer" in the biofuels feedstock market, we will drive significant revenue and profit.

I am thrilled with the progress we have made and the advances we continue to see in the development of our supply platform. The exceptional effort our scientific and operational teams are making will allow us to continue with leading edge research and development work. The ability to apply new technological advances will help drive our business efficiencies and hasten our speed to new development …further adding to shareholder value.

We are all keenly aware of our focus on driving long term shareholder value. I thank you for your continued support and confidence. Please follow us on Twitter [@gceholdings] and Facebook [global clean energy holdings].

Sincerely,

Richard Palmer

President and Chief Executive Officer

Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.