Update on the General Meeting

London, 27 July 2015

Afren Plc ('Afren' or the 'Company') refers to the announcement made on 21 July 2015 concerning the General Meeting.

The Company confirms that the General Meeting that was earlier scheduled to take place at 11:00 on 24^th July 2015 was adjourned indefinitely.

ENDS

For further information contact:

Afren plc                                                                                                          Tel: +44 20 7864 3700

Alan Linn, Chief Executive Officer

Natalia Erikssen, Investor Relations                                            

Bell Pottinger (public relations adviser to Afren plc)                                       Tel: +44 20 3772 2500

Gavin Davis

Henry Lerwill

Notes to Editors

Afren is an independent upstream oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Afren has a portfolio of assets spanning the full cycle E&P value chain. Afren is currently producing from its assets in Nigeria and holds further exploration interests in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Congo Brazzaville, Kenya, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Seychelles, Tanzania and South Africa. For more information please refer to www.afren.com.