S 338 Request

20 April 2017

JKX OIL & GAS PLC

("JKX" or "the Company")

S 338 Request

Pursuant to section 338 of the Companies Act 2006, the Company received a request from Eclairs Group Limited (a member of the Company holding 27.5 percent of the total voting shares) for an ordinary resolution to be proposed at the next Annual General Meeting to appoint Mr Michael Bakunenko as a director of the Company.

Shareholders are requested to take no action. The Board will update shareholders with a response to this request shortly, and will incorporate the resolution into the AGM Notices at the appropriate time

This announcement contains inside information as defined in EU Regulation No. 596/2014 and is in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of that Regulation.

ENDS

JKX Oil & Gas plc +44 (0) 20 7323 4464

Russell Hoare, Chief Financial Officer

Stockdale Securities +44 (0) 20 7601 6100

Robert Finlay, Daniel Harris

EM Communications +44 (0) 20 3709 5711

Stuart Leasor, Jeroen van de Crommenacker