Karoo Energy plc                                
                           ("Karoo Energy" or "the Company")                       

    29 January 2016

                                   Total Voting Rights                             

    In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and
    Transparency Rules, the Company hereby announces that it has 160,658,837
    ordinary shares of 0.25p each in issue, each share carrying the right to one
    vote. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

    The above figure of 160,658,837 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in
    the Company 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, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct
    Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

    The directors of Karoo Energy are responsible for the contents of this
    announcement.

    ENQUIRIES:

    Company
    Noel Lyons
    020 3130 0674

    Corporate Adviser
    Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited
    Guy Miller and Mark Anwyl
    Telephone: 020 7220 9795