30 September 2016

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

Total Voting Rights and Share Capital

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company announces that as at 30 September 2016, the Company's issued share capital consists of 327,440,659 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 10 pence each ("Shares").  Bowleven holds 2,432,614 Shares in treasury.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the share capital of the Company is 325,008,045 (one vote per Share).

The above figure of 325,008,045 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Admission of Shares to AIM

Application has been made for 276,409 new ordinary shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company to be admitted to trading on AIM.  It is expected that admission of the Ordinary Shares will become effective on 5 October 2011.  These Ordinary Shares are being listed in connection with the exercise of options by a former employee.  The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in the Company. 

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)                                     

Alex Reynolds                                                                00 44 203 037 2000

Nicholas Harland

Nick Stamp