5 May 2009 11:51

 5 MAY 2009
FORTUNE OIL PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION BY DIRECTOR
Fortune Oil PLC ("Fortune Oil" or the "Company") has been notified today that on 30 April 2009, First Level Holding Limited ("First Level"), a company jointly owned and controlled by Mr Daniel Chiu, Executive Vice Chairman of the Company and Dennis Chiu, Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased 530,000 ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at an average price of 6.05 pence per share, representing 0.03% of the issued share capital of Fortune Oil.
First Level now holds an interest in 722,324,284 Ordinary Shares, representing 37.46% of the issued share capital of Fortune Oil.Â
Mr Daniel Chiu and Mr Dennis Chiu only hold an interest in Fortune Oil through First Level.
This purchase is in accordance with Note 11 to Rule 9.1 of the City Code on Takeover and Mergers (the "Code") and accordingly First Level will not be obliged to make a mandatory offer under Rule 9 of the Code.
As announced on 2 December 2008, First Level is permitted to purchase a maximum of 19,281,526 Ordinary Shares, representing one per cent. of the current issued share capital, during the 12 month period beginning 4 July 2008
In total, First Level has now purchased 5,079,387 Ordinary Shares since 4 July 2008, representing 0.26% of the issued share capital of Fortune Oil.
This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a) and (c) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:Â
| Fortune Oil PLC | |
| John Pexton - Deputy Chief Executive | Tel: 00 852 2583 3113 (Hong Kong) |
| Pelham Public Relations | |
| Archie Berens | Tel: 020 7337 1509Â or 07802 442 486 |
| Robert Koh | Tel. 020 7337 1525 |