28th Feb 2013 17:00
("Ophir" or the "Company")
BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN
Date: 28 February 2013
1 | Name of Company: | OPHIR ENERGY PLC | |||
2 | Name of scheme: | Ophir Foundation Incentive Scheme,Ophir 2006 Share Option Plan andOphir Long-Term Incentive Plan 2011 | |||
3 | Period of return: | From: | 31 August 2012 | To: | 28 February 2013 |
4 | Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 1,915,520 ordinary shares | |||
5 | The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for): | 0 | |||
6 | Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G): | 1,337,500 ordinary shares | |||
7 | Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 578,020 ordinary shares | |||
8 | Number of securities originally admitted and the date of admission | 4,000,000 ordinary shares on 31 August 2011 | |||
9 | Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period (including shares held in treasury) | 400,214,189 ordinary shares (no shares held in treasury) | |||
For Further Information please contact:
Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7290 5800
Nick Cooper, CEO
Stephanie Prior, Commercial Manager
Brunswick Group +44 (0)20 7404 5959
Patrick Handley
Elizabeth Adams
Notes to Editors
Ophir Energy (OPHR.LN) is an African focussed, upstream oil and gas resource company which is a member of the FTSE 250. The Group's headquarters are located in London (England), with operational offices in Perth (Australia), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Dar es Salaam and Mtwara (Tanzania), Port Gentil (Gabon) and Nairobi (Kenya).
Ophir is the 5th largest deepwater acreage holder in Africa, present in four key emerging sub-Saharan exploration themes, and the largest net acreage holder in offshore East Africa.
For further information on Ophir, please refer to www.ophir-energy.com
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