Kibo Energy PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 29, 2020

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Kibo Energy PLC

29 April 2020

Kibo Energy PLC (Incorporated in Ireland)

(Registration Number: 451931)

(External registration number: 2011/007371/10)

Share code on the JSE Limited: KBO

Share code on the AIM: KIBO

ISIN: IE00B97C0C31

("Kibo" or "the Company")

Dated: 29 April 2020

Kibo Energy PLC ('Kibo' or the 'Company')

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Kibo 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 mark the appropriate box or boxes with 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			Yakoub Yakoubov
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
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 was crossed or reachedvi:			29 April 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			29 April 2020
7. Total positions of 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	5.35%	0%		5.35%	1,272,272,188
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.04%	0%		4.04%

	8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 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							% of voting rights
	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)			Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)				Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
	ORDINARY SHARES OF EUR 0.001 ISIN: IE00B97C0C31			68,033,333			0%				5.35%		0%
	SUBTOTAL 8. A			68,033,333							5.35%
	B 1: Financial Instruments according 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 Instruments with 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 box with 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
Full chain 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
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	London, UK
Date of completion	29 April 2020

**ENDS**

For further information please visit www.kibo.energy or contact:

Louis Coetzee	info@kibo.energy	Kibo Energy PLC	Chief Executive Officer
Andreas Lianos	+27 (0) 83 4408365	River Group	Corporate and Designated Adviser on JSE
Philip Adler	+44 (0) 20 7392 1494	ETX Capital Limited	Joint Broker
Bhavesh Patel / Stephen Allen	+44 20 3440 6800	RFC Ambrian Limited	NOMAD on AIM
Isabel de Salis / Beth Melluish	+44 (0) 20 7236 1177	St Brides Partners Ltd	Investor and Media Relations Adviser

Johannesburg

29 April 2020

Corporate and Designated Adviser

River Group

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