Total Voting Rights

Ophir Energy PLC

("Ophir" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

London, 1 October 2013: Ophir notifies the market that, following the allotment of new ordinary shares on the exercise of share options during September, the Company's issued share capital as at close of business on 30 September 2013 was 590,590,486 ordinary shares of £0.0025 each. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

Therefore, as at 1 October 2013, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 590,590,486.

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

Richard Rose, Corporate Communications and Strategy

Brunswick Group +44 (0)20 7404 5959

Patrick Handley

Elizabeth Adams

Notes to Editors

Ophir Energy (OPHR.LN) is an African focused, world-class upstream oil and gas exploration company which is listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 250). Ophir has an extensive deepwater acreage position in West and East Africa acquired since its foundation in 2004.

The Group's headquarters are located in London (England), with operational offices in Perth (Australia), Dar es Salaam and Mtwara (Tanzania), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Libreville (Gabon) and Nairobi (Kenya) and Accra (Ghana).

For further information on Ophir, please refer to www.ophir-energy.com