Genel Energy plc Announces Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2015

16 March 2016

Genel Energy plc ("the Company") announces that it has today posted its annual report and financial statements to shareholders together with the notice of the 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and forms of proxy. The Company will hold its AGM on Wednesday, 27 April 2016.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015, the Notice of AGM and proxy forms have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of AGM will also be available on the Company's website at www.genelenergy.com.

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Genel Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL). The Company, with headquarters in London and offices in Ankara and Erbil, is one of the largest London-listed independent oil producers, and is the largest holder of reserves and resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Through its Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields, the Company is set to be a cornerstone provider of gas to Turkey under the KRI-Turkey Gas Sales Agreement. Genel also continues to pursue further growth opportunities within the Middle East and Africa. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.