12 January 2017

Faroe Petroleum plc

('Faroe Petroleum' or the 'Company')

Notification of Directors' interests

On 11 January 2017, Executive Directors of the Company acquired ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares'). The Ordinary Shares acquired by the Executive Directors have been treated as 'Investment Shares' under the Faroe Petroleum plc Co-Investment Plan ('FPCIP'), and the Remuneration Committee, which is comprised wholly of non-executive directors, has today madean award of conditional Matching Shares. The value of the Matching Shares is equivalent to the gross amount invested prior to the deduction of income tax at the participant's marginal rate together with any employee social security charge or other similar payroll deduction.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

(Disclosure in relation to purchase of shares and award of matching shares)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Graham Duncan Stewart

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Faroe Petroleum plc

b)

LEI

213800RE18GVZGNYB270

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

73,398 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

138,512 Matching Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

ISIN: GB0033032904

b)

Nature of the transaction

(i) Purchase of Ordinary Shares

(ii) Award of conditional Matching Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

(i) 103.50p

73,398

(ii) 104.00p

138,512

d)

Aggregated information

211,910 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

e)

Date of the transaction

11 and 12 January 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Helge Ansgar Hammer

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Faroe Petroleum plc

b)

LEI

213800RE18GVZGNYB270

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

60,546 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

114,044 Matching Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

ISIN: GB0033032904

b)

Nature of the transaction

(i) Purchase of Ordinary Shares

(ii) Award of conditional Matching Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

(i) 103.50p

60,546

(ii) 104.00p

114,044

d)

Aggregated information

174,590 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

e)

Date of the transaction

11 and 12 January 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jonathan Robert Cooper

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Faroe Petroleum plc

b)

LEI

213800RE18GVZGNYB270

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

49,563 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

93,533 Matching Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

ISIN: GB0033032904

b)

Nature of the transaction

(i) Purchase of Ordinary Shares

(ii) Award of conditional Matching Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

(i) 103.50p

49,563

(ii) 104.00p

93,533

d)

Aggregated information

143,096 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Faroe Petroleum plc.

e)

Date of the transaction

11 and 12 January 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

Total Holdings

Following these transactions the relevant Directors hold the following Ordinary Shares together with options over the same (including historic Matching Shares) exercisable at various prices up to 127.5 pence, as follows:

Director

No of Ordinary Shares

of 10p each

No. of options over

ordinary shares of 10p each

Graham Duncan Stewart

1,027,335

6,763,083

Helge Ansgar Hammer

546,510

3,876,970

Jonathan Robert Cooper

203,330

3,058,998

shareholding includes 636 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares, together an equal and opposite movement in the options total, since the last announcement on 4 January 2017.

shareholding includes 552 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares, together an equal and opposite movement in the options total, since the last announcement on 4 January 2017.

shareholding includes 952 shares awarded following the vesting of SIP matching shares, together an equal and opposite movement in the options total, since the last announcement on 4 January 2017.

- Ends -

For further information please contact:

Faroe Petroleum plc

Graham Stewart, CEO

Tel: +44 1224 650 920

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited

Callum Stewart /Nicholas Rhodes/Ashton Clanfield

Tel: +44 20 7710 7600

RBC Capital Markets

Matthew Coakes/Roland Symonds

Tel: +44 20 7653 4000

FTI Consulting

Edward Westropp/Kim Camilleri

Tel: +44 20 3727 1000

The information contained within this announcement is considered to be inside information prior to its release, as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014, and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations.

Faroe Petroleum plc published this content on 12 January 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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