Total Voting Rights

30 April 2012

Bowleven plc ("Bowleven")

Total Voting Rights and Share Capital

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, Bowleven is required to notify the market of the following:

Bowleven's issued share capital consists of 294,630,343 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 10 pence each, with voting rights.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Bowleven is 294,630,343, which should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in Bowleven under the Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Bowleven does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

ENQUIRIES

For further information please contact:

Bowleven plc

Kevin Hart, Chief Executive 00 44 131 524 5678

Peter Wilson, Company Secretary

Brunswick Group LLP

Patrick Handley 00 44 207 404 5959

Natalia Erikssen

BofA Merrill Lynch (NOMAD)

Derek Ross 00 44 207 628 1000

Tony White