LONDON--(Marketwire - Feb 15, 2013) - Serica Energy plc (
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 4,014 shares on 13 February 2013, as follows: Christopher Hearne (Finance Director) acquired 1,338 ordinary shares at an average price of 28 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 797,308 shares representing 0.44% of the voting rights; Peter Sadler (Business Development Director) acquired 1,338 ordinary shares at an average price of 28 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 188,848 shares representing 0.10% of the voting rights. Mitchell Flegg (Chief Operating Officer) acquired 1,338 ordinary shares at an average price of 28 pence per share taking his total beneficial shareholding to 105,495 shares representing 0.06% of the voting rights. The Company has 182,770,311 shares issued and outstanding. 15 February 2013 Serica Energy plc Tony Craven tony.cravenwalker@serica-energy.com +44 (0)20 7487 7300 Walker, Chairman & Interim CEO Peter Sadler, peter.sadler@serica-energy.com +44 (0)20 7487 7300 Business Development Director Chris Hearne, chris.hearne@serica-energy.com +44 (0)20 7487 7300 CFO J.P.Morgan Cazenove Michael michael.wentworthstanley@jpmorgancazenove.com Wentworth-Stanley +44 (0)20 7588 2828 RBC Capital Markets Matthew Coakes matthew.coakes@rbccm.com +44 (0)20 7653 4000 College Hill Matthew Tyler Matthew.tyler@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 To receive Company news releases via email, please contact serica@collegehill.com and specify "Serica press releases" in the subject line. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END
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