Share purchase by Directors

Serica Energy plc

("Serica" or the "Company")

Share purchase by Directors

Serica Energy plc (TSX: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that the Trustees of the Serica Energy Share Incentive Plan ("the Plan") have made purchases of and allocated Serica shares under the terms of the plan on behalf of employees and officers of the Company as a result of which certain directors increased their beneficial shareholdings in the Company by a total of 3,750 shares on 15 July 2013, as follows:

Christopher Hearne (Finance Director) acquired 1,875 ordinary shares at an average price of 24 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 815,618 shares representing 0.45 % of the voting rights;

Mitchell Flegg (Chief Operating Officer) acquired 1,875 ordinary shares at an average price of 24 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 123,802 shares representing 0.07% of the voting rights.

The Company has 182,770,311 shares issued and outstanding.

16 July 2013

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