London - Serica Energy plc (AIM: SQZ) announces that today Malcolm Webb, non-executive director, purchased 18,290 ordinary shares in the Company at a purchase price of 108.80p per share.

Following this transaction Mr Webb is interested in 62,971 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, representing 0.0235% of the Company's current issued share capital.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Serica Energy is a British independent oil and gas exploration and production company with exploration, development and production assets in the UK and exploration interests offshore Namibia.

Serica is the operator of the producing Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields in the UK Northern North Sea, holding a 98% interest in the Bruce field, a 100% interest in the Keith field and a 50% interest in the Rhum field. .

Serica holds an 18% non-operated interest in the producing Erskine field in the UK Central North Sea and a 50% operated interest in the Columbus field for which development has been approved by the OGA and has commenced.

The Company's shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker SQZ and the Company is a designated foreign issuer on the TSX. To receive Company news releases via email, please subscribe via the Company website.

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