Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights

Capital Drilling Limited

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

Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights

Capital Drilling Limited (CAPD: LN), the emerging and developing markets focused drilling company, today announces that it has issued 299,715 new common shares pursuant to terms of the Company's employee share schemes. The new common shares will rank pari passu with the existing common shares.

Following the share issue and allotment, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 134,903,396 common shares of $0.0001 each. This figure may be used by shareholders as denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, Capital Drilling under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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

Capital Drilling Limited +230 464 3250

Jamie Boyton, Chairman investor@capdrill.com

Mark Parsons, Chief Executive Officer

finnCap +44 (0)20 7220 0500

Christopher Raggett, Corporate Finance

Joanna Scott/Tim Redfern, Corporate Broking

Buchanan +44 (0)20 7466 5000

Bobby Morse capitaldrilling@buchanan.uk.com

Helen Chan

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 94 drilling rigs with established operations in Botswana, Chile, Egypt, Mauritania and Tanzania. The Group's corporate headquarters is in Mauritius.