Bowleven Regulatory News (BLVN)

15 July 2014

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

Update on Petrofac Strategic Alliance Agreement

Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, announces that it has reached a mutually acceptable agreement with Petrofac to terminate the Strategic Alliance Agreement. This satisfies one of the conditions of the LUKOIL and NewAge farm-out transaction announced on 24 June 2014. The termination agreement is subject to completion of the farm-out.

Under this arrangement Bowleven will pay $9 million to Petrofac upon completion of the farm-out transaction as full and final settlement and the Strategic Alliance Agreement shall terminate.* 

Kevin Hart, Chief Executive of Bowleven plc, said:

"We have worked closely with Petrofac over the last two years and we appreciate their co-operation in reaching a mutually acceptable termination agreement."

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

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Nomad)

Tony White 00 44 207 628 1000

Derek Ross

Note:

\* This specific termination event was not envisaged in the SAA. Under the SAA, a termination payment of $15 million is payable in the event of either a change of control of Bowleven or a transfer by Bowleven of all of its interests in the Etinde Permit to a third party.

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 five blocks in Cameroon, with three blocks located offshore in shallow water and two onshore. All of these blocks are operated by Bowleven. 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.

On 24 June 2014, Bowleven announced that the Group had entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell an aggregate 50% operated interest in the Etinde Permit, Cameroon to LUKOIL and NewAge. It is anticipated that on completion of the farm-out transaction operatorship of the offshore Etinde Permit in Cameroon will transfer to CAMOP. Approval of the transaction by Bowleven shareholders will be sought at a general meeting on 21 July 2014. The circular relating to the proposed farm-out agreement has been sent to shareholders and a copy can be found on the Bowleven website www.bowleven.com.

Glossary:

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