TOWER RESOURCES PLC — Share Issue/Capital Change 2017

May 23, 2017

Wentworth Resources Limited : Admission of Placement Shares and New Share Capital

Wentworth Resources Limited : Admission of Placement Shares and New Share Capital

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FURTHER, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT

CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR ISSUE OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY,

SUBSCRIBE FOR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE ANY NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF WENTWORTH

RESOURCES LIMITED IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH ANY SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION

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23 May 2017

Wentworth Resources Limited

Admission of Placement Shares and New Share Capital

Wentworth Resources Limited ("Wentworth" or the "Company"), the Oslo Stock

Exchange (OSE: WRL) and AIM (AIM: WRL) listed independent, East Africa-focused

oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement

made on Wednesday, 17 May 2017, regarding completion of the private placement of

new common shares in the Company and the announcements made on Thursday, 18 May

2017, and Monday, 22 May 2017, regarding the timing of the admission to trading

of the new shares, 16,953,496 new fully-paid common shares have now been legally

and validly authorized and issued and admitted to trading on AIM and the Oslo

Stock Exchange.

The total issued and outstanding share capital of the Company is now

186,488,465 common shares of no par value. This figure may be used by

shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which

they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a

change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's

Disclosure and Transparency Rules or the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

About Wentworth Resources

Wentworth Resources is a publicly traded (OSE:WRL, AIM:WRL), independent oil &

gas company with: natural gas production; exploration and appraisal

opportunities; and large-scale gas monetisation initiatives, all in the Rovuma

Delta Basin of coastal southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique.

Enquiries:

Wentworth  Geoffrey Bury, gpb@wentworthresources.com

Managing Director +1 403 993 4450

Lance Mierendorf, lance.mierendorf@wentworthresources.com

Chief Financial +1 403 680 8773

Officer

Katherine Roe katherine.roe@wentworthresources.com

Vice President +44 7841 087 230

Corporate

Development and

Investor

Relations

Crux Advisers Investor Relations +47 909 808 48

Adviser

(Norway)

Carl Bachke

Stifel Nicolaus AIM Nominated +44 (0) 20 7710 7600

Europe Limited Adviser and Broker

(UK)

Callum Stewart

Ashton Clanfield

GMP FirstEnergy Broker (UK) +44 (0) 20 7448 0200

Hugh Sanderson

David van Erp

FTI Consulting Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

Adviser (UK)

Edward Westropp

Kim Camilleri

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

This announcement may contain certain forward-looking information. The words

"expect", "anticipate", believe", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "intend",

"forecast", "plan", and similar expressions are used to identify forward looking

information.

The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are based on

management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made

in light of management's experience, current conditions and expected future

development in the areas in which Wentworth is currently active and other

factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Wentworth

undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking

statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events

or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking

information. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous

assumptions, risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the

predicted outcome will not occur, including some of which are beyond Wentworth's

control. These assumptions and risks include, but are not limited to: the risks

associated with the oil and gas industry in general such as operational risks in

exploration, development and production, delays or changes in plans with respect

to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures, the imprecision

of resource and reserve estimates, assumptions regarding the timing and costs

relating to production and development as well as the availability and price of

labour and equipment, volatility of and assumptions regarding commodity prices

and exchange rates, marketing and transportation risks, environmental risks,

competition, the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external

sources and changes in applicable law. Additionally, there are economic,

political, social and other risks inherent in carrying on business in Tanzania

and Mozambique. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will

prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could vary or differ

materially from those anticipated in such statements. See Wentworth's

Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2016,

available on Wentworth's website, for further description of the risks and

uncertainties associated with Wentworth's business.

Notice

Neither the Oslo Stock Exchange nor the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange

has reviewed this announcement and neither accepts responsibility for the

adequacy or accuracy of this announcement.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.