Result of AGM

For immediate release

12 October 2016

New World Oil and Gas plc

("the Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Company announces that, at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held today, Resolutions 1 - 4 (inclusive), as announced in the Notice of AGM, were duly passed.

In relation to the resolution to appoint Mr Gary Bullivant as a director, as announced in the RNS dated 10 October 2016, the Chairman reported on behalf of the Board, that in order to give all shareholders the opportunity to vote on this resolution, the meeting be adjourned. On a vote of shareholders present at the meeting, it was agreed that the meeting would be adjourned and reconvened at 11:00am on Monday, 31 October at the offices of Jeffreys Henry, Finsgate 5-7 Cranwood Street, London, EC1V 9EE.

A letter setting out Mr Bullivant's background, the reasons he is seeking appointment, and the Board's recommendations to shareholders will be sent to shareholders shortly, at which point it will be notified and made available on the Company's website: www.nwoilgas.com.

-Ends-

Enquiries:

Adam Reynolds

New World Oil and Gas plc

Tel. +44 (0) 7785 908158

or

Nicholas Lee

New World Oil and Gas plc

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7580 7576

Roland Cornish or Felicity Geidt

Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7628 3396

Jeremy Garcia, Ben Simons or Antonia Pollock

Vigo Communications (Financial Public Relations)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7830 9700