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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

FORTUNE OIL PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

X

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

VITOL ENERGY (BERMUDA) LTD

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

VITOL ENERGY (BERMUDA) LTD

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

03 October 2013 - New Ordinary Shares allotted and issued to Fortune Dynasty Holdings Limited increasing Fortune Oil issued share capital to 2,587,106,295 ordinary shares with voting rights therefore reducing the overall share percentage of Vitol Energy (Bermuda) Ltd.

6. Date on which issuer notified:

08 October 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:

VITOL ENERGY (BERMUDA) LTD from 7.4% to 5.69%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0001022960

147,108,505

147,108,505

147,108,505

147,108,505

N/A

5.69%

N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

147,108,505

5.69%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

VITOL ENERGY (BERMUDA) LIMITED and FIRST LEVEL HOLDINGS LIMITED are parent companies to FORTUNE DYNASTY HOLDINGS LIMITED which is the parent company to FORTUNE OIL PLC.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 2,587,106,295

REPORTING COMPANY: VITOL SERVICES LIMITED

14. Contact name:

ODILE ROY DE PUYFONTAINE

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 312 4435

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

VITOL ENERGY BERMUDA LTD

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

SUTHERLAND PLACE

10/12 BURNABY STREET

HAMILTON HM 11

BERMUDA

Phone number & email

(441) 295 1408

BEL@VITOL.COM

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

BARBARA LIGHTBOURN-WEST

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

VITOL SERVICES LIMITED

Contact address

BELGRAVE HOUSE, 76 BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD, LONDON SW1W 9TQ

Phone number & email

02073124435

ORP@VITOL.COM

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

ODILE ROY DE PUYFONTAINE

HEAD OF COMPLIANCE (EMEA & ASIA)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.