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 8,178 shares on 13 June 2014, as follows:

Christopher Hearne (Finance Director) acquired 4,089 ordinary shares at an average price of 11 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 1,109,031 shares representing 0.44 % of the voting rights;

Mitchell Flegg (Chief Operating Officer) acquired 4,089 ordinary shares at an average price of 11 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 358,878 shares representing 0.14% of the voting rights.

The Company has 250,179,040 shares issued and outstanding.

13 June 2014

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