22 Dec 2014 10:25

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For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Â Â 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 | Â 16th December 2014 | ||
 6. Date on which issuer notified: |  17th December 2014 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Â 6% | ||
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  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 | Â Â Â Â 33,996,148 | Â Â Â Â 33,458,248 | Â Â Â Â 35,726,948 | Â Â Â Â 6.17% |
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 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 |
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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 | |||||
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 Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
 35,726,948 |  6.17% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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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: |
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 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 |
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