Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ophir Energy plc ("Ophir" or the "Company")

Director Shareholding

London, 11 November: The Company has been informed by Alan Stein, a Director of the Company, that pursuant to a personal reorganisation of shareholdings and separation of jointly held interests in FIL Resources Limited and Haroma Pty Ltd, there has been a change in his interests in the ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). As at 13 July 2011, Dr Stein and his connected persons had an interest in 7,303,792 Ordinary Shares which included 1,083,326 Ordinary Shares held by FIL Resources Limited (a company in which Dr Stein held a 40 per cent interest) and 523,326 Ordinary Shares held by Haroma Pty Ltd (which was wholly owned by FIL Resources Limited). As a result of the reorganisation, Alan Stein and his connected persons no longer have an interest in FIL Resources Limited and the 1,083,326 Ordinary Shares held by it and Dr Stein is now the sole beneficial owner of an indirect interest in the 523,326 Ordinary Shares held by Haroma Pty Ltd. The reorganisation was completed on 7 November 2011. The reorganisation has not involved any market sales and the Ordinary Shares held by FIL Resources Limited, Haroma Pty Ltd and Dr Stein continue to be subject to lock-up arrangements.

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