Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

OPHIR ENERGY PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

FIL Limited.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

4 May 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 May 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B24CT194

19,594,068

19,595,068

20,404,303

20,404,303

5.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,404,303

5.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FIL Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will aquire:

810,235

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

4 May 2012

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Nina Collomose

15. Contact telephone number:

[email protected]

SHARES HELD

NOMINEE

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding

164,000

BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS

FPM

company for various direct and indirect

578,000

BNP PARIBAS, PARIS

FIGEST

subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management

10,200

BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C)

FIL

Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd

14,317,647

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX

FIL

(FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset

66,100

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

FIJ

Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL

127,600

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FII

Investments Management (Hong Kong)

2,113,800

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FIL

Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management

1,320,358

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FISL

(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and

198,800

MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN

FIJ

FIL Investments International (FII), investment

171,822

KOOKMIN BANK

FIL

managers for various non-US investment

579,335

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)

FIL

companies and institutional clients.

161,946

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)

FIL

211,995

STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (C

FIL

359,300

BNP PARIBAS FND SRVS AUST(C)

FIL

23,400

CITIBANK N A JERSEY (C)

FIL