Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification 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) A TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2(R)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

DR NICHOLAS COOPER AND MR JOHN LANDER

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

NOTIFICATION RELATES TO:

ALISON NIGHTINGALE, A PERSON CONNECTED TO DR COOPER

VECTIS PETROLEUM LTD, A COMPANY CONNECTED TO MR LANDER

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

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF HOLDINGS BY THE PERSONS NAMED IN BOTH 3 AND 4 ABOVE

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

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.25 PENCE EACH

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

JAMES CAPEL (NOMINEES) LIMITED 572 ORDINARY SHARES

W B NOMINEES LIMITED 21,960 ORDINARY SHARES

8. State the nature of the transaction

ALLOTMENT OF ORDINARY SHARES FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF DOMINION PETROLEUM LIMITED PURSUANT TO A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT UNDER SECTION 99 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1981 OF BERMUDA

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)

LESS THAN 1%

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

ISSUE OF 0.0244 ORDINARY SHARES IN OPHIR ENERGY PLC FOR EVERY SHARE HELD IN DOMINION PETROLEUM LIMITED PURSUANT TO A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT UNDER SECTION 99 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1981 OF BERMUDA

14. Date and place of transaction

LONDON, 3 FEBRUARY 2012

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

DR NICHOLAS COOPER AND HIS CONNECTED PERSONS 120,572 ORDINARY SHARES

MR JOHN LANDER AND HIS CONNECTED PERSONS 193,960 ORDINARY SHARES

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

24 FEBRUARY 2012

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

17. Date of grant

N/A

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

23. Any additional information

N/A

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

Dr NICHOLAS COOPER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Date of notification 27 FEBRUARY 2012