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

25 July 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 July 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

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B24CT194

20,325,566

20,325,566

19,317,596

19,317,596

4.84

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

19,317,596

4.84

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 dispose:

1,007,970

12. Date on which proxy holder will dispose of voting rights:

25 July 2012

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Sally-Ann Hatton

15. Contact telephone number:

[email protected]

FIL

Issuer name:

OPHIR ENERGY PLC

Current ownership percentage:

4.84%

Total shares held:

19,317,596

Issued share capital:

398,556,529

SHARES HELD

NOMINEE

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent

595,640

BNP PARIBAS, PARIS

FIGEST

holding company for various direct and indirect

9,398

BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C)

FIL

subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management

13,319,354

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX

FIL

Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd

57,900

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

FIJ

(FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL

10,500

CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S

FPM

Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL),

127,600

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FII

FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong)

2,068,000

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FIL

Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management

1,347,209

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FISL

(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL

95,800

MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN

FIJ

Investments International (FII), investment managers

179,800

NORTHERN TRUST LONDON

FIL

for various non-US investment companies and

20,300

STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S

FIL

institutional clients.

177,801

KOOKMIN BANK

FIL

474,560

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)

FIL

184,190

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)

FIL

149,600

MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN (C)

FIJ

241,595

STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (C

FIL

30,100

CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG BR (S)

FIL

24,300

MELLON BANK NA (S)

FIL

183,949

BNP PARIBAS FND SRVS AUST(C)

FIL

20,000

CITIBANK N A JERSEY (C)

FIL