Admission Document and Notice of General Meeting

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Serica Energy plc("Serica" or the "Company")

Publication of Admission Document and Notice of General Meeting

London, 30 November, 2017 - Serica Energy plc (AIM: SQZ) ("Serica" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that further to the announcement of 21 November 2017 regarding the proposed acquisition of BP's interests in the Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields in the North Sea and associated infrastructure, an Admission Document in relation to the Acquisition and Notice of General Meeting to approve the Acquisition will be posted to shareholders today and is available to download from the Company's website (www.serica-energy.com).

The General Meeting will be held at the offices of Ashurst LLP, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold St, London EC2A 2HA at 11.00 am on 18 December 2017.

Following the publication of the Admission Document, the Company anticipates that the suspension of the trading in the Company's shares will be lifted and that trading in the Company's Ordinary Shares will recommence this morning.

All capitalised terms, unless otherwise defined, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the announcement titled Acquisition of BP interests in the Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields in the North Sea and released by the Company at 7:00 am on 21 November 2017.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Serica Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the North Sea with exploration, development and production interests in the UK sector and exploration interests in the Atlantic margins offshore Ireland and Namibia. Further information on the Company can be found at www.serica-energy.com.

The Company's Ordinary Shares are quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker SQZ and Serica is a designated foreign issuer on the TSX. To receive Company news releases via email, please contact serica@instinctif.com and specify "Serica press releases" in the subject line.

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