Serica Energy plc: Share purchase by Directors

LONDON--(Marketwired - Jul 16, 2013) -

TSX:SQZ
Serica Energy plc
("Serica" or the "Company")

Share purchase by Directors

Serica Energy plc (TSX: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that the Trustees of
the Serica Energy Share Incentive Plan ("the Plan") have made purchases
of and allocated Serica shares under the terms of the plan on behalf of
employees and officers of the Company as a result of which certain
directors increased their beneficial shareholdings in the Company by a
total of 3,750 shares on 15 July 2013, as follows:

Christopher Hearne (Finance Director) acquired 1,875 ordinary shares at
an average price of 24 pence per share taking his total beneficial
shareholding to 815,618 shares representing 0.45 % of the voting
rights;

Mitchell Flegg (Chief Operating Officer) acquired 1,875 ordinary shares
at an average price of 24 pence per share taking his total beneficial
shareholding to 123,802 shares representing 0.07% of the voting rights.

The Company has 182,770,311 shares issued and outstanding.


16 July 2013

Serica Energy plc
Tony Craven       tony.cravenwalker@serica-energy.com  +44 (0)20 7487 7300
Walker,
Chairman & Interim CEO
Mitch Flegg,  COO   mitch.flegg@serica-energy.com     +44 (0) 20 7487 7300
Chris Hearne, CFO  chris.hearne@serica-energy.com     +44 (0) 20 7487 7300
J.P.Morgan Cazenove
Michael   michael.wentworthstanley@jpmorgancazenove.com  +44 (0)2075882828
Wentworth-Stanley

RBC Capital Markets
Matthew Coakes     matthew.coakes@rbccm.com           +44 (0)20 7653 4000
Peel Hunt
Richard Crichton   richard.crichton@peelhunt.com       +44 (0)20 7418 8900
College Hill
David Simonson     david.simonson@collegehill.com      +44 (0)20 7457 2020
Catherine Wickman  catherine.wickman@collegehill.com   +44 (0)20 7457 2020
Alexandra Roper    alexandra.roper@collegehill.com     +44 (0)20 7457 2020


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