Ophir Energy Plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (7093A)

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RNS Number : 7093A

Ophir Energy Plc

13 September 2018

13 September 2018

Ophir Energy PLC

("Ophir" or the "Company")

Notification of Transactions of Directors/PDMRs

The Company has been notified of the following acquisitions of Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each in the Company, by Alan Booth, Interim Chief Executive Officer; Vivien Gibney, Non-Executive Director and Carol Bell, Senior Independent Director.

 
  Name              Date of Transaction     Date of Notification     Number of Shares    Purchase 
                                             to Company               Purchased           Price per 
                                                                                          Share (pence) 
  Alan Booth        13/9/2018               13/9/2018                100,000             37.15 
                                                                      100,000             37.95 
                                                                      53,283              38.05 
  Vivien Gibney     13/9/2018               13/9/2018                5,500               36.71 
----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
  Carol Bell        13/9/2018               13/9/2018                30,000              37.55 
----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
 

Following these transactions, the beneficial shareholdings of the Directors in the Shares of the Company are as follows:

 
  Name              Prior Holdings     Holdings in            % of Total 
                     in the Company     the Company            Voting Rights 
                                        after the Purchase 
  Alan Booth        125,000            378,283                0.0535 
  Vivien Gibney     15,000             20,500                 0.0029 
----------------  -----------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
  Carol Bell        9,194              39,194                 0.0055 
----------------  -----------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 and provides further detail.

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

 
 1.   Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') 
 a)   Name                                             Alan Booth 
 b)   Position/status                                  Interim Chief Executive Officer 
 c)   Initial notification/                            Initial Notification 
       amendment 
 2.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
 a)   Name                                             Ophir Energy PLC 
 b)   LEI                                              213800LAZOZTKPAV2583 
 3.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been 
       conducted 
 a)   Description of the financial instrument          ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 
                                                        ISIN: GB00B24CT194 
 b)   Nature of the transaction 
 c)   Price(s) and                                      Price(s)           Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                                         GBP pence 37.15    100,000 
                                                         GBP pence 37.95    100,000 
                                                         GBP pence 38.05    53,283 
 d)   Aggregated information                            Price                Aggregated volume 
                                                         GBP pence 37.6552    253,283 
 e)   Date of the transaction                          13 September 2018 
 f)   Place of the transaction                         London Stock Exchange Main Market (XLON) 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') 
 a)   Name                                             Vivien Gibney 
 b)   Position/status                                  Non-Executive Director 
 c)   Initial notification/                            Initial Notification 
       amendment 
 2.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
 a)   Name                                             Ophir Energy PLC 
 b)   LEI                                              213800LAZOZTKPAV2583 
 3.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been 
       conducted 
 a)   Description of the financial instrument          ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 
                                                        ISIN: GB00B24CT194 
 b)   Nature of the transaction 
 c)   Price(s) and                                      Price(s)           Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                                         GBP pence 36.71    5,500 
 d)   Aggregated information                           Non-applicable 
 e)   Date of the transaction                          13 September 2018 
 f)   Place of the transaction                         London Stock Exchange Main Market (XLON) 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') 
 a)   Name                                             Carol Bell 
 b)   Position/status                                  Non-Executive Director 
 c)   Initial notification/                            Initial Notification 
       amendment 
 2.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
 a)   Name                                             Ophir Energy PLC 
 b)   LEI                                              213800LAZOZTKPAV2583 
 3.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been 
       conducted 
 a)   Description of the financial instrument          ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 
                                                        ISIN: GB00B24CT194 
 b)   Nature of the transaction 
 c)   Price(s) and                                      Price(s)           Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                                         GBP pence 37.55    30,000 
 d)   Aggregated information                           Non-applicable 
 e)   Date of the transaction                          13 September 2018 
 f)   Place of the transaction                         London Stock Exchange Main Market (XLON) 
 

For Further Information please contact:

Ophir Energy plc [phone]

Philip Laing, General Counsel & Company Secretary

About Ophir:

Ophir Energy is an independent upstream oil and gas exploration and production company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LEI: 213800LAZOZTKPAV2583).

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