Total Voting Rights

1 March 2017

Ophir Energy PLC

("Ophir" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

Ophir notifies the market that the Company's issued share capital as at close of business on 28 February 2017 was 746,019,407 ordinary shares of £0.0025 each. The Company holds, or will hold, 39,918,385 ordinary shares in treasury.

Therefore, as at 28 February 2017, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 706,101,022.

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 FCA'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 7811 2400

Philip Laing, General Counsel & Company Secretary