3 Mar 2015 17:43
Ophir Energy plcDirector and PDMR Shareholding
Following the effective date of the scheme of arrangement of Salamander Energy PLC (the 'Scheme'), Ophir Energy plc (the 'Company') announces the acquisition (through the Scheme) by Directors and PDMRs (and of persons connected to them) of ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each ('Shares') in the capital of the Company as follows on 2 March 2015 (the "Effective Date"):
Name | Number of Shares received and retained |
Dr Nick Cooper | 486,115 |
Alison Nightingale (spouse of Dr Nick Cooper) | 915 |
Dr Carol Bell | 6,870 |
Tony Rouse | 191,722* |
Mrs Claudia Rouse (spouse of Mr Rouse) | 11,053 |
*on 25 February 2015 Tony Rouse exercised options over 168,616 Salamander Shares at 10p each that had vested under a Salamander Share Scheme. The resulting entitlement to 168,816 Salamander Shares was converted into 96,430 Ophir Shares, which are included in the above number.
As a result of the above, the shareholdings of the Directors and PDMRs in the Shares of the Company have increased as follows:
Name | Holdings in the Company prior to the Effective Date | Holdings in the Company after the Effective Date | % Issued share capital |
Nick Cooper* | 770,001 | 1,257,031 | 0.175 |
Tony Rouse* | 0 | 202,775 | 0.028 |
Dr Carol Bell | 2,324 | 9,194 | 0.001 |
*includes spouse holdings
This notification is made on 3 March 2015 in accordance with the requirements of D.T.R. 3.1.4.
Chandrika Kher
Company Secretary
3 March 2015
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