Serica Energy plc: Share purchase by Directors

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - May 14, 2014) - Serica Energy plc (TSX: SQZ) (LSE: SQZ)

TSX: SQZ; LSE: 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 8,184 shares on 13 May 2014, as follows:

Christopher Hearne (Finance Director) acquired 4,092 ordinary shares at an average price of 11 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 1,104,942 shares representing 0.44 % of the voting rights;

Mitchell Flegg (Chief Operating Officer) acquired 4,092 ordinary shares at an average price of 11 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 354,789 shares representing 0.14% of the voting rights.

The Company has 250,179,040 shares issued and outstanding.

14 May 2014

Serica Energy plc 

Tony Craven	tony.cravenwalker@serica-energy.com	+44 (0)20 7487
Walker, Chairman		7300& 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
Peel Hunt
Richard Crichton	richard.crichton@peelhunt.com	+44 (0)20 7418
		8900
Charles Batten	charles.batten@peelhunt.com	+44 (0)20 7418
		8900
RBC Capital
Markets
Matthew Coakes	matthew.coakes@rbccm.com	+44 (0)20 7653
		4000
Daniel Conti	daniel.conti@rbccm.com	+44 (0)20 7653
		4000
Instinctif
Partners
David Simonson	david.simonson@instinctif.com	+44 (0)20 7457
		2020
Catherine Wickman	catherine.wickman@instinctif.com	+44 (0)20 7457
		2020

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