Genel Energy PLC: Transaction in Own Shares

14August 2019

GenelEnergy plc(the 'Company')

Transaction in Own Shares

GenelEnergy plc announces that on 14August 2019 it has purchased a total of 36,435 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company as part of the Company's buyback programme announced on 25June 2019.

Volume weighted average price per share	179.7608 pence
Highest price Per Share	180.0000 pence
Lowest price Per Share	179.2000 pence

The Company currently intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares.

Following this purchase, GenelEnergy plc holds 1,967,379ordinary shares in treasury, and has 278,280,819 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Aggregated Information

Exchangevenue	Volume weighted average price	Aggregated volume
XLON	179.7568	29611
TRQX	179.8474	4915
AQXE	179.6000	1275
CHIX	179.6000	634

Transaction Details

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a schedule of individual trades executed on behalf of the Company by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Limited is set out below:

Price (pence)	Date	Time	Quantity	Exchange Venue	Trade ID
180	14/08/2019	08:23:26	219	XLON	00051387404TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	08:23:26	648	XLON	00051387403TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	08:23:26	1075	XLON	00051387405TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	09:27:24	515	TRQX	00051389118TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	09:27:24	560	TRQX	00051389119TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	09:27:24	800	TRQX	00051389117TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	09:27:32	3040	TRQX	00051389124TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	09:45:04	582	XLON	00051389626TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	09:45:04	3227	XLON	00051389627TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	09:55:05	6	XLON	00051390028TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	10:07:15	1980	XLON	00051390277TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	10:22:45	2096	XLON	00051390691TRLO0
179.8	14/08/2019	10:23:16	1978	XLON	00051390715TRLO0
179.2	14/08/2019	10:48:50	1978	XLON	00051391370TRLO0
179.2	14/08/2019	10:48:50	2221	XLON	00051391369TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	10:51:55	1275	AQXE	00051391459TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	10:51:55	1500	XLON	00051391458TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	10:52:16	634	CHIX	00051391475TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	10:52:16	732	XLON	00051391474TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	11:04:20	1972	XLON	00051391834TRLO0
179.8	14/08/2019	11:04:20	3562	XLON	00051391835TRLO0
179.6	14/08/2019	11:09:03	2511	XLON	00051392015TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	11:09:18	290	XLON	00051392029TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	11:09:18	610	XLON	00051392027TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	11:09:18	947	XLON	00051392026TRLO0
180	14/08/2019	11:09:18	1477	XLON	00051392028TRLO0

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For further information, please contact:

GenelEnergy Andrew Benbow, Head of Communications	[phone]
Vigo Communications Patrick d'Ancona	[phone]

Notes to editors:

GenelEnergy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL, LEI: 549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94).The Company, with headquarters in London and offices in Ankara and Erbil, is one of the largestLondon-listedindependent oil producers,and is the largest holder of reservesand resourcesin the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Genelhas highly cash-generative oil production from the Taq Taqand Tawkelicences, with material growth potential from other assets in the portfolio. Genelalso continues to pursue further growth opportunities. For further information, please refer towww.genelenergy.com.