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Genel Energy PLC

23 September 2016

23 September 2016

Genel Energy plc

Genel Energy plc advises that it has received the notification set out below from FIL Limited, pursuant to DTR 5 of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information please contact:

 
 Genel Energy 
  Sarah Robertson, Company 
  Secretary 
  Phil Corbett, Head of 
  Investor Relations          +44 20 7659 5100 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer                                    Genel Energy plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
  (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    FIL Limited 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               See Section 9 
  (if different from 
  3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   21 September 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold 
  is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      22 September 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that 
  is/are crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                          5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
--------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                 Number            Number            Number          Number of                % of voting 
                 of                 of                of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares             Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Indirect        Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
                           Below             Below 
  JE00B55Q3P39                5%                5%      13,993,745               13,993,745                   5.02% 
                ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument          date            Conversion                        rights that                rights 
                      (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
------------------  --------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial          price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)          period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
----------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                          13,993,745                                                             5.02% 
----------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                              Percentage 
    Controlled Undertaking      Holding 
    FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES 
     (UK) LIMITED                    5.02 
    Grand Total                      5.02 
   -------------------------  ----------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will acquire/ cease to hold: 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  acquire/ cease to hold voting rights: 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 13. Additional information:                                   N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                             Sally-Ann Hatton 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
                                                                fil-regreporting@fil.com, 
                                                                01737 837148 
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