TIDMOPHR

RNS Number : 2107X

Ophir Energy Plc

26 August 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                               Ophir Energy Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                           X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, 
  to the                                        LLC 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           21 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             26 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           11% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type    Situation previous                     Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of             to the triggering                      transaction 
 shares         transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
------------  -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
               Number            Number               Number         Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                of                of                   of shares      rights                   (x) 
                Shares            Voting 
                                  Rights 
------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------  -----------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                      Direct         Direct      Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)        (xii) 
------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ---  -------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
 and 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
 dealt 
 in 
 unsponsored 
 ADR form      83,943,978        77,479,978           85,134,778                 78,561,578                  11.14% 
              ----------------  -------------------  -------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                        Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      Conversion Period                rights that may              rights 
                                          (xiv)                            be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
---------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/           Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial        price           date (xvii)     Conversion          rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period              refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
--------------  --------------  --------------  ------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
--------------  --------------  --------------  ------------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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                           78,561,578                                                      11.14% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                           The shares referred to in section 
  13. Additional information:               8 are held in portfolios managed by 
                                            H&W on a discretionary basis for clients 
                                            under investment management agreements. 
                                            This disclosure has been calculated 
                                            on issue capital share amount 705,277,504 
                                            (as of 31 July 2015). 
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 14. Contact name:                         Anna Marie Lopez 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             213-430-1896 
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