Notice of AGM

RusPetro plc ("Ruspetro" or "the Company") (LSE:RPO)

Notice of Annual General Meeting

London 25 March: Ruspetro announces the publication of its Notice of Annual General Meeting ("the Notice") and advises that the Notice has been posted to the registered shareholders of the Company.

Registered shareholders have also been sent a Form of Proxy for the Annual General Meeting.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of the Notice of Annual General Meeting and a sample Form of Proxy have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. The Notice of Annual General Meeting and the 2012 Annual Report and Accounts are also available on the Company's website at www.ruspetro.com

The Annual General Meeting will be held at the offices of White & Case LLP at 5, Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DW, United Kingdom on Wednesday 17 April 2013 commencing at 11.00 am (UK time).

Enquiries

Investors / Analyst enquiriesDominic Manley, Ruspetro+44 207 318 1265

MediaPatrick Handley / Catriona McDermott, Brunswick+44 207 404 5959

About Ruspetro

Ruspetro plc is an independent oil & gas development and production company, listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: RPO). The Company's operations are located on three contiguous licence blocks in the middle of the Krasnoleninsk Arch in Western Siberia. Ruspetro assets include proved and probable (2P) reserves of over 1.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent.