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RNS Number : 4527G

Ophir Energy Plc

03 March 2015

Ophir Energy plc

Director and PDMR Shareholding

Following the effective date of the scheme of arrangement of Salamander Energy PLC (the 'Scheme'), Ophir Energy plc (the 'Company') announces the acquisition (through the Scheme) by Directors and PDMRs (and of persons connected to them) of ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each ('Shares') in the capital of the Company as follows on 2 March 2015 (the "Effective Date"):

 
              Name                Number of Shares received and 
                                             retained 
 Dr Nick Cooper                              486,115 
                                 ------------------------------ 
 Alison Nightingale (spouse of 
  Dr Nick Cooper)                              915 
                                 ------------------------------ 
 Dr Carol Bell                                6,870 
                                 ------------------------------ 
 Tony Rouse                                 191,722* 
                                 ------------------------------ 
 Mrs Claudia Rouse (spouse of 
  Mr Rouse)                                  11,053 
                                 ------------------------------

*on 25 February 2015 Tony Rouse exercised options over 168,616 Salamander Shares at 10p each that had vested under a Salamander Share Scheme. The resulting entitlement to 168,816 Salamander Shares was converted into 96,430 Ophir Shares, which are included in the above number.

As a result of the above, the shareholdings of the Directors and PDMRs in the Shares of the Company have increased as follows:

 
      Name          Holdings in     Holdings in the   % Issued share 
                    the Company      Company after        capital 
                    prior to the     the Effective 
                   Effective Date         Date 
 Nick Cooper*         770,001          1,257,031          0.175 
                 ----------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Tony Rouse*             0              202,775           0.028 
                 ----------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Dr Carol Bell         2,324             9,194            0.001 
                 ----------------  ----------------  ---------------

*includes spouse holdings

This notification is made on 3 March 2015 in accordance with the requirements of D.T.R. 3.1.4.

Chandrika Kher

Company Secretary

3 March 2015

Notes to Editors

Ophir Energy (OPHR.LN) is an, upstream oil and gas exploration company which is a member of the FTSE 250. The Group's headquarters are located in London (England). Ophir has a large portfolio of assets across Africa and Asia.

For further information on Ophir, please refer to www.ophir-energy.com

This information is provided by RNS

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