20 Mar 2015 16:10
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 Nicholas Smith, Non-Executive Chairman and Vivien Gibney and William (Bill) Schrader, both Non-Executive Directors of the Company. The acquisitions all took place in London.
Name | Date of Transaction | Date of Notification to Company | Number of Shares Purchased | Purchase Price per Share (pence) |
Nicholas Smith | 20 March 2015 | 20 March 2015 | 12,000 | 129.704 |
Vivien Gibney | 19 March 2015 | 19 March 2015 | 5,000 | 128.928 |
Bill Schrader | 20 March 2015 | 20 March 2015 | 7,500 | 135.000 |
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 |
Nicholas Smith | 128,000 | 140,000 | 0.0196 |
Vivien Gibney | 10,000 | 15,000 | 0.0021 |
Bill Schrader | 10,200 | 17,700 | 0.0025 |
This notification is made on 20 March 2015 in accordance with the requirements of D.T.R. 3.1.4.
Chandrika Kher
Company Secretary
20 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