Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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

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):

INTER GROUP TRANSFER OF SHARES

X

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

KULCZYK INVESTMENTS S.A.

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

HYDROCARBON INVESTMENTS LIMITED

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION LIMITED

(SEE BOX 9)

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

27th March, 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28th March, 2013

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

N/A

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

Ordinary shares of

0.25 pence each

(I SIN

BGOOB24CT194)

56,607,366

56,607,366

33,678,381

33,678,381

22,928,985

5.73%

3.9%

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

N/A

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

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

56,607,366

9.63%

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

KULCZYK INVESTMENTS S.A. (33 ,678,381 - 5.73%)

HYDROCARBON INVESTMENTS LIMITED (976,042- 0.17%)

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION LIMITED (21 ,952,943- 3.73%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Mr Justin van Spall

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 203 205 2210