Admission of New Ordinary Shares

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EnQuest PLC, 21 November 2016

Placing and Open Offer

Admission of New Ordinary Shares

Further to the announcement made by EnQuest PLC ("EnQuest" or the "Company") on 17 November 2016, the Company announces that 356,738,114 New Ordinary Shares being issued pursuant to the Placing and Open Offer were admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List and were admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, in each case with effect from 8.00 a.m. today, 21 November 2016.

It is expected that admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trading on NASDAQ Stockholm will become effective later today.

The enlarged share capital of the Company following Admission will be 1,159,398,871 Ordinary Shares in aggregate. This figure may 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, the Company.

This announcement should be read in conjunction with the full text of the combined circular and prospectus (the "Prospectus") published by the Company on 14 October 2016 in connection with the Placing and Open Offer. Unless defined herein, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Prospectus.

ENQUIRIES

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of EnQuest. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may or should be placed by any person for any purpose whatsoever on the information contained in this announcement or on its accuracy or completeness. The information in this announcement is subject to change.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase securities to any person with a registered address in, or who is resident in, any Excluded Territory or in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. None of the securities referred to herein have been or will be registered under the relevant laws of any state, province or territory in any Excluded Territory. Subject to certain limited exceptions, none of these materials will be released, published, distributed or forwarded in or into any Excluded Territory.  

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for, or any solicitation to purchase or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction. No offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for, or any solicitation to purchase or subscribe for, any securities will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. The information contained in this announcement is not for release, publication or distribution to persons in the United States or any other Excluded Territory, and should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into any jurisdiction, where to do so might constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations.  

This announcement has been prepared in accordance with English law, the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance Rules and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside England. 

The distribution of this announcement into jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom and Sweden may be restricted by law, and, therefore, persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdiction. In particular, subject to certain exceptions, this announcement should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into the United States or any other Excluded Territory.  

NOTICE TO ALL INVESTORS 

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (which conducts its UK investment banking services as "J.P. Morgan Cazenove") and Merrill Lynch International ("BofA Merrill Lynch") are each authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. J.P. Morgan Cazenove and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting for EnQuest and are acting for no one else in connection with the Placing and Open Offer and will not regard any other person as a client in relation to the Placing and Open Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than EnQuest for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in connection with the Placing and Open Offer or any other matter, transaction or arrangement referred to herein.  

No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this announcement and the Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorised by EnQuest or J.P. Morgan Cazenove or BofA Merrill Lynch. Subject to the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the issue of this announcement shall not, in any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of EnQuest since the date of this announcement or that the information in it is correct as at any subsequent date.