End of Offer Period

MAPLE ENERGY PLC

("Maple" or "the Company")

End of Offer Period

On 24 July 2014 the board of directors of Maple Energy plc ("Maple" or the "Company") announced that it had received an approach which may or may not lead to a cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company. The announcement noted that the approach was highly conditional and preliminary in nature.

The board of directors announces that discussions relating to the possible cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company by the parties who made the approach have been terminated. Accordingly the board of directors can confirm that the Company is not in discussions with any party regarding a possible offer for the issued share capital of the Company.

As previously reported, the Company has been actively seeking equity investment from strategic investors in order to secure the sustainability of its ethanol business. The Company has been progressing in this and other initiatives and is seeking to close a transaction in this regard. There can be no guarantees that a transaction with a strategic or financial investor can be reached on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.

For further information, please contact:

Maple Energy plc (+ 51 1 611 4000)

Guillermo Ferreyros, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser)

Derrick Lee +44 131 220 6939

Alan Stewart +44 131 220 6939

The directors of Maple accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Maple (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.