Press release

26 April 2016

Riverstone Energy Limited

("REL" or the "Company")

Notice of AGM

The Company announces that its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be held at The Old Government House Hotel, St Ann's Place, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2NU, Channel Islands at 10.30 a.m. (BST) on 19 May 2016.

The Notice of AGM has been dispatched to all shareholders. An electronic copy of the Notice of AGM is also available on the Company's website http://www.riverstonerel.com/investors/reports-and-presentations/.

A copy of the Notice and Form of Proxy can be inspected at the National Storage Mechanism web-site at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

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About Riverstone Energy Limited:

REL is a closed-ended investment company that invests exclusively in the global energy industry, with a particular focus on the exploration & production and midstream sectors. REL aims to capitalise on the opportunities presented by Riverstone's energy investment platform.  REL is a member of the FTSE 250 and its ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol RSE.  To date, REL has made 16 investments spanning conventional and unconventional oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, Continental U.S., Western Canada, the U.K. North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, Mexico and credit.

For further details, see www.RiverstoneREL.com

Neither the contents of Riverstone Energy Limited's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the websites (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.