Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

28 October 2016

Ascent Resources plc("Ascent", the "Group", or the "Company")

Notice of General Meeting

The Board of Ascent (AIM: AST) is pleased to announce that it is today sending to shareholders a circular (the "Circular") setting out details of the proposed Placing announced by the Company on 27 October 2016, and containing a Notice of General Meeting, to be held at 11.00 a.m. on 15 November 2016 at the offices of Taylor Wessing LLP, 5 New Street Square, London EC4A 3TW.

At the General Meeting resolutions will be proposed to authorise the issue of the Second Placing Shares and to renew Directors' general authority to allot Ordinary Shares.

The Circular will be available on the Company's website: www.ascentresources.co.uk.

Enquiries:

Ascent Resources plc 0207 251 4905

Clive Carver, Chairman

Colin Hutchinson, CEO

Stockdale Securities Limited, Nominated Adviser and Broker 020 7601 6100

Richard Johnson

Andy Crossley

Northland Capital Partners Limited, Broker 020 3861 6625

Tom Price

John Howes

Abigail Wayne

IFC Advisory Ltd, Financial PR and IR 0203 053 8671

Graham Herring

Tim Metcalfe

Heather Armstrong

Definitions in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Company's announcement of the Proposed Placing on 27 October 2017 unless otherwise stated.