Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notifications of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DTR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

OPHIR ENERGY PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).

(i) TRANSACTIONS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2(R)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

DR NICHOLAS COOPER

MS LISA MITCHELL

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

N/A

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

N/A

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

N/A

8. State the nature of the transaction

N/A

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction

N/A

14. Date and place of transaction

N/A

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

N/A

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17. Date of grant

19 JUNE 2012 IN BOTH CASES

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

DR COOPER'S AWARD WILL BE EXERCISABLE ON:

19 JUNE 2015 FOR LONG TERM INCENTIVE AWARD TRANCHE 1 (240,000 SHARES)

19 JUNE 2016 FOR LONG TERM INCENTIVE AWARD TRANCHE 2 (320,000 SHARES)

19 JUNE 2017 FOR LONG TERM INCENTIVE AWARD TRANCHE 3 (320,000 SHARES)

MS MITCHELL'S AWARD WILL BE EXERCISABLE FROM 19 JUNE 2014

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

NIL

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

DR COOPER' AWARD IS IN RESPECT OF A MAXIUMUM OF 880,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.25 PENCE EACH WHICH MAY VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE THIRD (27.2%), FOURTH (36.4%) AND FIFTH (36.4%) ANNIVERSARIES OF THE DATE OF GRANT

MS MITCHELL'S AWARD IS IN RESPECT OF OPTIONS OVER 75,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.25 PENCE EACH WHICH MAY VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF GRANT

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

THE OPTIONS GRANTED TO MS MITCHELL HAVE AN EXERCISE PRICE OF 635.50 PENCE PER SHARE.

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

DR NICHOLAS COOPER: 2,186,970 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS

500,000 OPTIONS UNDER SHARE OPTION PLAN 2006

MS LISA MITCHELL: 75,817 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS 150,000 OPTIONS UNDER SHARE OPTION PLAN 2006

23. Any additional information

VESTING OF DR COOPER'S AWARD IS SUBJECT TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

CHRIS STAMP, PRISM COSEC: 07785 265335

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

STEPHANIE PRIOR, COMMERCIAL MANAGER

Date of notification 20 JUNE 2012