Total Voting Rights

Ophir Energy PLC

("Ophir" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

London, 30 March 2012: Ophir notifies the market that the Company's issued share capital as at close of business on 30 March 2012 was 365,914,356 ordinary shares of £0.0025 each. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

The issued share capital figure above excludes

(i) the 30,500,000 new ordinary shares to be issued as a result of the Company's Placing, which was announced on 28 March 2012 (the Placing Shares). An application has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the Financial Services Authority and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (together, Admission). Subject to Admission becoming effective, the Placing Shares will be issued on 2 April 2012; and

(ii) the 1,097,173 new ordinary shares to be issued as a result of the conversion of share warrants (the Warrant Shares). An application has been made for the Admission of the Warrant Shares which, subject to Admission becoming effective, will be issued on 3 April 2012.

Therefore, as at close of business on 30 March 2012, the total number of voting rights in the Company remains at 365,914,356.

Shareholders may use this figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTR").

This announcement is in conformity with DTR 5.6.1.

For Further Information please contact:

Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7290 5800

Nick Cooper, CEO

FTI Consulting (PR Advisor to Ophir) +44 (0)20 7269 7157

Billy Clegg/Edward Westropp