Genel Energy PLC: Holding(s) in Company

13 August 2018

Genel Energy plc

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

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For further information, please contact:

Genel Energy Andrew Benbow, Head of Communications	[phone]

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Genel Energy plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an 'X'if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer						X
2.Reason for the notification (please markthe appropriate box or boxeswith an 'X')
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Bilgin Grup Doğal Gaz A.Ş..
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Ankara, Turkey
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold wascrossed or reachedvi:			08/08/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified(DD/MM/YYYY):			09/08/2018
7. Total positionsof person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	14.89748%	0.0000%		14.89748%	279,025,723
Position of previous notification(if applicable)	15.019326%	0.0000%		15.019326%

8. Notified detailsof the resulting situation onthe date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% ofvoting rights
		Direct (Art 9of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)(DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9of Directive 2004/109/EC)(DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)(DTR5.2.1)
JE00B55Q3P39		41,567,813					14.89748%
SUBTOTAL 8. A
B1: Financial Instrumentsaccording to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B 1
B 2: Financial Instrumentswith similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC(DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable boxwith an 'X')
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii				X
Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bilgin Grup Doğal Gaz A.Ş..	14.89748%	0.0000%	14.89748%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Ankara
Date of completion	09 August 2018