Total Voting Rights

("Ophir" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

London, 1 September 2015: Ophir notifies the market that, the Company's issued share capital as at close of business on 31 August 2015 was 746,019,407 ordinary shares of £0.0025 each. The Company holds, or will hold 40,679,692 ordinary shares in treasury.

Therefore, as at 31 August 2015, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 705,339,715.

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

Chandrika Kher, Company Secretary

Notes to Editors

Ophir Energy (OPHR.LN) is an, upstream oil and gas exploration company which is a member of the FTSE 250. The Group's headquarters are located in London (England). Ophir has a large portfolio of assets across Africa and Asia.

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