12 May 2017

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

Total Voting Rights and Share Capital

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook, the Company announces that as at 12 May 2017, the Company's issued share capital consists of 332,316,335 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 10 pence each ("Shares").  Bowleven holds 7,807,281 Shares in treasury.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the share capital of the Company is 324,509,054 (one vote per Share).

The above figure of 324,509,054 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the Financial Conduct Authority.

ENQUIRIES

For further information, please contact:

Bowleven plc

Christopher Ashworth, Chairman                                  00 44 131 524 5678

Eli Chahin, Chief Executive

Brunswick Group LLP

Patrick Handley                                                             00 44 207 404 5959

Will Rowberry                                                 

Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD)                                            

Derrick Lee                                                                    00 44 131 220 6939

Neil McDonald