Shareholding and Total Voting Rights

1 June 2011

Afren plc

('Afren' or 'the Company')

Shareholding in the Company and Total Voting Rights

In conformity with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules the Company would like to notify the market of the following:

Afren plc's total issued share capital consists of 984,525,940 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Afren plc is 984,525,940.

The above figure (984,525,940 Ordinary Shares) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Afren plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

Elekwachi Ukwu

Deputy Company Secretary

Afren plc

+ 44 20 7451 9700