Additional Listing

Ophir Energy PLC

("Ophir" or the "Company")

Additional Listing

London, 30 March 2012: The Company hereby advises that an application has been made to the Financial Services Authority for admission to the Official List, and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange plc trading, for a total of 1,097,173 ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each. It is expected that admission will be granted on 2 April 2012 and that trading will commence on 3 April 2012.

These shares are being issued on the conversion of warrants previously issued to OZ Master Fund, Ltd., OZ Europe Master Fund, Ltd, OZ Global Special Investments Master Fund, L.P. and Standard Bank plc, as described in the Company's prospectus dated 8 July 2011. Following these conversions, the Company will have no warrants outstanding.

When issued, these shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.

For Further Information please contact:

Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7290 5800

Nick Cooper, CEO

FTI Consulting (PR Advisor to Ophir) +44 (0)20 7269 7157

Billy Clegg/Edward Westropp