FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

OPHIR ENERGY PLC

relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 18 November 2014
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are YES:
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC
of any other party to this offer?

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security: ORD
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 956,309 0.16% 7,892,778 1.35%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 7,647,366 1.31% 752,650 0.13%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 8,603,675 1.47% 8,645,428 1.48%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
ORD Purchase 600 1.9100 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,000 1.9258 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,759 1.9090 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,359 1.9092 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,038 1.9015 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,195 1.9224 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,934 1.9072 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,786 1.9182 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,649 1.9043 GBP
ORD Purchase 19,673 1.9086 GBP
ORD Purchase 43,360 1.9160 GBP
ORD Purchase 49,425 1.9376 GBP
ORD Purchase 51,025 1.9108 GBP
ORD Purchase 61,253 1.9278 GBP
ORD Purchase 84,022 1.9028 GBP
ORD Purchase 118,792 1.9161 GBP
ORD Sale 288 1.9004 GBP
ORD Sale 400 1.9060 GBP
ORD Sale 1,032 1.9176 GBP
ORD Sale 1,200 1.9100 GBP
ORD Sale 1,759 1.9090 GBP
ORD Sale 3,270 1.9325 GBP
ORD Sale 4,341 1.9341 GBP
ORD Sale 5,566 1.9029 GBP
ORD Sale 10,794 1.9102 GBP
ORD Sale 18,534 1.9076 GBP
ORD Sale 18,804 1.9112 GBP
ORD Sale 20,168 1.9040 GBP
ORD Sale 31,327 1.9080 GBP
ORD Sale 42,848 1.9313 GBP
ORD Sale 105,832 1.9157 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
ORD CFD Long 288 1.9004 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 1,000 1.9337 GBP
ORD CFD Long 1,032 1.9176 GBP
ORD CFD Long 6,002 1.9363 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 12,921 1.9209 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 18,804 1.9112 GBP
ORD CFD Long 31,327 1.9080 GBP
ORD CFD Long 45,010 1.9034 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 85,167 1.9142 GBP
ORD CFD Short 495 1.9502 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 1,100 1.9192 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 1,100 1.9237 GBP
ORD CFD Short 8,819 1.9108 GBP
ORD CFD Short 14,649 1.9043 GBP
ORD CFD Short 19,673 1.9086 GBP
ORD CFD Short 43,889 1.9161 GBP
ORD CFD Short 49,425 1.9376 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 50,643 1.9095 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 79,052 1.9180 GBP
ORD CFD Short 84,022 1.9028 GBP

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details Price per unit (if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 19 Nov 2014
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number: 020 3555 4634

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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