Final Dividend Payment Date

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17th March 2017

Capital Drilling Limited

("Capital Drilling", the "Group" or the "Company")

Final Dividend Payment Date

Further to the full year results announcement on 16 March 2017, Capital Drilling Limited (CAPD:LN), a leading drilling solutions company focused on emerging and developing markets, confirms that the proposed final dividend of 1 cent per share is payable to all shareholders on the Register of Members on 28 April 2017. The final dividend will be paid to shareholders on 19 May 2017, subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting."

For further information, please visit Capital Drilling's website www.capdrill.com or contact:

Capital Drilling Limited +230 464 3250

Jamie Boyton, Executive Chairman investor@capdrill.com

Dewald van Tonder, Chief Financial Officer

finnCap Ltd +44 20 7220 0500

Christopher Raggett, Corporate Finance

Emily Morris/Simon Johnson, Corporate Broking

Tamesis Partners LLP +44 20 3882 2868

Charlie Bendon

Richard Greenfield

Buchanan +44 20 7466 5000

Bobby Morse capitaldrilling@buchanan.uk.com

Gemma Mostyn-Owen

About Capital Drilling

Capital Drilling provides specialised drilling services to mineral exploration and mining companies in emerging and developing markets, for exploration, development and production stage projects. The Company currently owns and operates a fleet of 93 drilling rigs with established operations in Botswana, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Serbia and Tanzania. The Group's corporate headquarters is in Mauritius.