28th Feb 2014 14:42
("Ophir" or the "Company")
BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURNS
Date: 28 February 2014
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 2013 | To: | 28 February 2014 |
4 | Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 381,590 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): | 370,026 | |||
7 | Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 11,564 | |||
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) | 592,048,649 ordinary shares (no shares held in treasury) | |||
1 | Name of Company: | OPHIR ENERGY PLC | |||
2 | Name of scheme: | Ophir Foundation Incentive Scheme | |||
3 | Period of return: | From: | 31 August 2013 | To: | 28 February 2014 |
4 | Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 628,580 | |||
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): | 628,580 | |||
7 | Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 0 | |||
8 | Number of securities originally admitted and the date of admission | 628,580 ordinary shares on 26 March 2013 | |||
9 | Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period (including shares held in treasury) | 592,048,649 ordinary shares (no shares held in treasury) | |||
1 | Name of Company: | OPHIR ENERGY PLC | |||
2 | Name of scheme: | Ophir 2006 Share Option Plan | |||
3 | Period of return: | From: | 31 August 2013 | To: | 28 February 2014 |
4 | Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 2,633,583 | |||
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): | 1,458,163 | |||
7 | Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 1,175,420 | |||
8 | Number of securities originally admitted and the date of admission | 3,321,420 ordinary shares on 26 March 2013 | |||
9 | Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period (including shares held in treasury) | 592,048,649 ordinary shares (no shares held in treasury) | |||
1 | Name of Company: | OPHIR ENERGY PLC | |||
2 | Name of scheme: | Ophir Long-Term Incentive Plan 2011 | |||
3 | Period of return: | From: | 31 August 2013 | To: | 28 February 2014 |
4 | Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 1,382,251 | |||
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): | 0 | |||
7 | Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 1,382,251 | |||
8 | Number of securities originally admitted and the date of admission | 2,000,000 ordinary shares on 26 March 2013 | |||
9 | Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period (including shares held in treasury) | 592,048,649 ordinary shares (no shares held in treasury) | |||
1 | Name of Company: | OPHIR ENERGY PLC | |||
2 | Name of scheme: | Ophir Deferred Share Plan 2012 | |||
3 | Period of return: | From: | 31 August 2013 | To: | 28 February 2014 |
4 | Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: | 50,000 | |||
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): | 0 | |||
7 | Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 50,000 | |||
8 | Number of securities originally admitted and the date of admission | 50,000 ordinary shares on 26 March 2013 | |||
9 | Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period (including shares held in treasury) | 592,048,649 ordinary shares (no shares held in treasury) | |||
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:
Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7290 5800
Nick Cooper, CEO
Jacqueline Knox, Company Secretary and General Counsel
Brunswick Group +44 (0)20 7404 5959
Patrick Handley
Elizabeth Adams
Notes to Editors
Ophir Energy (OPHR.LN) is an African focused, upstream oil and gas exploration company which is listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 250). Ophir has an extensive deepwater acreage position in West and East Africa acquired since its foundation in 2004.
The Group's headquarters are located in London (England), with operational offices in Perth (Australia), Dar es Salaam and Mtwara (Tanzania), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Libreville (Gabon), Nairobi (Kenya) and Accra (Ghana).
For further information on Ophir, please refer to www.ophir-energy.com
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