Director/PDMR Shareholding

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Kerogen Investments No. 18 Limited

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Person closely associated (PCA) with Roy Kelly, a person discharging managerial responsibility at Hurricane Energy plc (Director)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Hurricane Energy plc

b)

LEI:

2138007Z66OO4XWKM819

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:

Identification code:

Ordinary shares of 0.1p each in Hurricane Energy plc ("Shares")

ISIN: GB00B580MF54

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Execution of subscription right (Top-up Right) under the relationship deed dated 18 April 2016 between Hurricane Energy plc and Kerogen Investments No. 18 Limited

Subsequent market sale of Shares subscribed to under Top-up Right

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

d)

Aggregated information:

e)

Date of the transaction:

8 May 2019 and 9 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction:

Top-up Right: Outside of trading venue

Market sale: AIM