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RNS Number : 7948H

Independent Oil & Gas PLC

27 March 2020

27 March 2020

Independent Oil and Gas plc

Director & PDMR Dealing

Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG" or the "Company"), the development and production company focused on becoming a substantial UK gas producer, is pleased to announce that certain Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") of the Company have purchased in the market 320,000 ordinary shares of 1p each at an average price of 11.87p per share in the Company, equating to an aggregate value of GBP37,973.87. Share purchases and revised shareholdings are shown below:

 
 Director/Senior           Role              Number of        Resultant       Percentage 
      manager                                 Ordinary         number of      of Enlarged 
                                          Shares Purchased     Ordinary      Share Capital 
                                                              Shares held    held directly 
                                                                              and by PCA 
 Andrew Hockey      CEO                       80,000           790,729          0.16% 
                   -------------------  ------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 Rupert Newall      CFO                       100,000         3,767,050         0.78% 
                   -------------------  ------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 Mark Hughes        COO                       100,000          693,770          0.14% 
                   -------------------  ------------------  -------------  --------------- 
                    Head of Corporate 
 James Chance        Finance & IR             40,000           165,000          0.03% 
                   -------------------  ------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 

Following this purchase, Directors and PDMRs of the Company, including Persons Closely Associated ("PCA") holds a total of 6,216,549 ordinary shares, representing 1.3% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                           Andrew Hockey 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                Chief Executive Officer 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification           Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                           Independent Oil and Gas plc 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                            2138005OA2NLZS2NRT74 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
        for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the             Independent Oil & Gas plc Ordinary 
        financial instrument,          Shares of 1p each 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code            ISIN: GB00BF49WF64 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction      Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)             Price(s)            Volume(s) 
      -----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
                                          11.8799p              80,000 
 ----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information         Aggregated price    Aggregated volume 
      -----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
                                          11.8799p              80,000 
 ----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transactions       26 March 2020 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
                                       (XLON) 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                           Rupert Newall 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                Chief Financial Officer 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification           Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                           Independent Oil and Gas plc 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                            2138005OA2NLZS2NRT74 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
        for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the             Independent Oil & Gas plc Ordinary 
        financial instrument,          Shares of 1p each 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code            ISIN: GB00BF49WF64 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction      Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)             Price(s)            Volume(s) 
      -----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
                                           11.90p               50,000 
 ----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
                                          11.8799p              50,000 
 ----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information         Aggregated price    Aggregated volume 
      -----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
                                           11.89p              100,000 
 ----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transactions       26 March 2020 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
                                       (XLON) 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                           Mark Hughes 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                Chief Operating Officer 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification           Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                           Independent Oil and Gas plc 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                            2138005OA2NLZS2NRT74 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
        for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the             Independent Oil & Gas plc Ordinary 
        financial instrument,          Shares of 1p each 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code            ISIN: GB00BF49WF64 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction      Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)             Price(s)            Volume(s) 
      -----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
                                            11.8p              100,000 
 ----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information         Aggregated price    Aggregated volume 
      -----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
                                            11.8p              100,000 
 ----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transactions       26 March 2020 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
                                       (XLON) 
      -----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                           James Chance 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                Head of Corporate Finance & IR (PDMR) 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification           Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                           Independent Oil and Gas plc 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                            2138005OA2NLZS2NRT74 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
        for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the             Independent Oil & Gas plc Ordinary 
        financial instrument,          Shares of 1p each 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code            ISIN: GB00BF49WF64 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction      Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)              Price(s)            Volume(s) 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
                                            11.95p               40,000 
 ----------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information          Aggregated price    Aggregated volume 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
                                            11.95p               40,000 
 ----------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transactions       26 March 2020 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
                                       (XLON) 
      -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

Certain information communicated in this announcement was, prior to its publication, inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

Enquiries:

   Independent Oil and Gas plc                                                   +44 (0) 20 7036 1400 

Andrew Hockey (CEO)

Rupert Newall (CFO)

James Chance (Head of Corporate Finance & IR)

finnCap Ltd +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Christopher Raggett, Simon Hicks (Corporate Finance)

Camille Gochez (Corporate Broking)

Peel Hunt LLP +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Richard Crichton

David McKeown

Vigo Communications +44 (0) 20 7390 0230

Patrick d'Ancona

Chris McMahon

Simon Woods

About IOG:

IOG owns and operates a 50% stake in substantial low risk, high value gas reserves in the UK Southern North Sea. The Company's Core Project targets a gross 2P peak production rate of 140 MMcfe/d (c. 24,000 Boe/d) from gross 2P gas Reserves of 302 Bcfe(1) + 2C gas Contingent Resources of 108 Bcfe(2), via an efficient hub strategy. In addition to the independently verified 2P reserves at Blythe, Elgood, Southwark, Nailsworth and Elland and 2C Contingent Resources at Goddard, IOG also has independently verified best estimate gross unrisked prospective gas resources of 73 Bcfe(2) at Goddard. Alongside this IOG has management estimated mid-case recoverable gas volumes of 40 Bcfe and 100 Bcfe at the Harvey and Redwell licences and continues to pursue value accretive acquisitions to generate significant shareholder returns.

(1) ERC Equipoise Competent Persons Report: October 2017, adjusted by Management to account for updated project timing and compression

(2) ERC Equipoise Competent Persons Report: October 2018

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