For immediate release 22 April 2015 Kea Petroleum plc ("Kea" or the "Company") Notice of General Meeting

Further to the announcements of 21 April 2015, the Company has today published a notice of general meeting seeking shareholder authority to issue shares and the approval of the issue of shares under Rule 21.1 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. The meeting will be held at the Company's offices at 1st Floor, 5-8 The Sanctuary, London SW1P 3JS, on 8 May 2015 at 12 noon.
The notice is being sent to shareholders today and is available on the Company's website at
www.keapetroleum.com.

For further information please contact:

Kea Petroleum plc

David Lees, Executive Director

Peter Wright, Finance Director

Tel: +44 (0)20 7340 9970

Tel: +64 (0) 4 385 0032

WH Ireland Limited (Nomad)

James Joyce

James Bavister

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 1666

Buchanan

Mark Court

Sophie Cowles

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

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