30 January 2015

Bowleven plc ('Bowleven' or 'the Company')

Etinde Farm-out Update

Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, is pleased to announce that it is now in receipt of the signed Presidential decree approving the transfer of interests. We now await the gazetting of the decree, the final condition to completion of the Etinde farm-out and receipt of transaction proceeds.

ENQUIRIES

For further information please contact:

Bowleven plc

Kevin Hart, Chief Executive                                          00 44 131 524 5678

Kerry Crawford, Finance Director       

Brunswick Group LLP

Patrick Handley                                                            00 44 207 404 5959

Simon Maine                                                   

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (Nomad)                                     

Jon Fitzpatrick                                                              00 44 203 037 2000

Ken Fleming

Nick Stamp

Notes to Editors:

Bowleven is an African focused oil and gas exploration group, based in Edinburgh and traded on AIM. Bowleven's strategy is focused on creating and realising material value through exploration led organic growth.  Bowleven holds equity interests in three blocks in Cameroon, with one block located offshore in shallow water and two onshore. An application for a new PSC over two offshore blocks has been submitted. All of these blocks are operated by Bowleven.

On 24 June 2014, Bowleven announced that the Group had entered into a conditional farm-out agreement to sell an aggregate 40% (post government back-in) operated interest in the Etinde Permit, Cameroon to LUKOIL and NewAge (or their nominated affiliates). On completion of the farm-out transaction operatorship of the offshore Etinde Permit in Cameroon will transfer to NewAge.

Bowleven also holds an equity interest in an onshore block in Kenya, operated by Adamantine Energy, and has been awarded three blocks in Zambia, with applications on two blocks pending.

Notes to Announcement: 

(1)        The information in this release reflects the views and opinions of Bowleven as operator and has not been reviewed in advance by its joint venture partners.

Glossary of Terms:

The following are the main terms and abbreviations used in this announcement: