OPHR.L Regulatory News (OPHR)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Ophir Energy Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

16th December 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17th December 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

6%

  8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of

Shares

Number of

Voting

Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

xi

Direct

xii

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares and Ordinary

Shares dealt in unsponsored ADR

form

33,996,148

33,458,248

35,726,948

6.17%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix,

xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

35,726,948

6.17%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC

725 S. Figueroa Street, 39th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017

14. Contact name:

Tina Kodama

15. Contact telephone number:

213-430-1897