Holding(s) in Company

 For filings with the FCA include the annex

 For filings with issuer exclude the annex

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Ruspetro plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

FORCAR HOLDINGS LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

02.02.2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

08.02.2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

8%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B4ZH7J18

33,779,849

33,779,849

77,284,849

77,284,849

0

8.88%

0%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

77,284,849

8.88%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Andreas Tsisios

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

77,284,849

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Andreas Tsisios

14. Contact name:

FORCAR HOLDINGS LIMITED

Andreas Tsisios

82 Griva Digeni, office 301 C, 3101, Limassol, Cyprus

15. Contact telephone number:

+357 22 55 66 77

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

FORCAR HOLDINGS LIMITED

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

82 Griva Digeni, office 301 C, 3101, Limassol, Cyprus

Phone number & email

+357 22 55 66 77

[email protected]

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Andreas Tsisios, Director

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

n/a

Contact address

n/a

Phone number & email

n/a

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

n/a

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.