24 Mar 2015 18:24
Ophir Energy plcNotification 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 Dr Nick Cooper, Chief Executive Officer and Dr Bill Higgs, Chief Operating Officer. The acquisitions took place in London.
Name | Date of Transaction | Date of Notification to Company | Number of Shares Purchased | Purchase Price per Share (pence) |
Nick Cooper | 24 March 2015 | 24 March 2015 | 79,500 | 1.3873 |
Bill Higgs | 23 March 2015 | 23 March 2015 | 39,251 | 1.4012 |
Bill Higgs | 23 March 2015 | 23 March 2015 | 5,007 | 1.3980 |
As a result of the above, the shareholdings of the Directors in the Shares of the Company have increased as follows:
Name | Prior Holdings in the Company | Holdings in the Company after the Purchase | % of Total Voting Rights |
Nick Cooper | 1,257,031* | 1,336,531* | 0.187 |
Bill Higgs | 0 | 44,258 | 0.006 |
*Includes 1,715 shares held by spouse.
This notification is made on 24 March 2015 in accordance with the requirements of D.T.R. 3.1.4.
Chandrika Kher
Company Secretary
24 March 2015
For Further Information please contact:
Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7811 2400
Nick Cooper, CEO
Chandrika Kher, Company Secretary
Brunswick Group +44 (0)20 7404 5959
Patrick Handley
Marleen Geerlof
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