Pharos Energy Regulatory News (PHAR)

Pharos Energy plc

("Pharos" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Increase in Director Shareholdings

The Company announces that on, 29 January 2021, its Chief Executive Officer, Ed Story, increased his shareholdings pursuant to the vesting of contingent share awards ("Awards") under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2014 ("DSBP") over ordinary shares of £0.05 each in the Company ("Shares"), as set out in the table below. The Awards were originally granted in 2019 to vest after two years in respect of a proportion of the performance related annual bonus earned in the 2018 financial year.

The Board has determined that, in this instance, it serves the best interest of the Company and its shareholders, with the agreement of Mr Story, to deliver only the net number of Shares after deducting the number of Shares that otherwise would be sold in the market to settle the tax liabilities associated with the settlement of these Awards. Therefore, no Shares will be sold as the associated tax liabilities will be settled by the Company. The Shares being delivered to Mr Story are from those held by the Pharos employee benefit trust to satisfy such Awards. There is therefore no increase in the issued share capital of the Company as a result of the satisfaction of these Awards.

1. 14,412,407 Shares (3.26%) are held personally by E Story. 1,675,000 Shares (0.38%) are held through The Story Family Trust, a closely associated person to Ed Story.

For further information, please contact:

Pharos Energy plc Tel: 0207 603 1515

Tony Hunter, Company Secretary

Notes to editors

Pharos Energy plc is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on sustainable growth and returns to stakeholders, headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Pharos has production, development and/or exploration interests in Egypt, Israel and Vietnam.

In Egypt, Pharos holds a 100% working interest in the El Fayum oil Concession in the Western Desert. The Concession produces from 10 fields and is located 80 km south west of Cairo. It is operated by Petrosilah, a 50/50 JV between Pharos and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC). Pharos is also an operator with a 100% working interest in the North Beni Suef (NBS) Concession, which is located immediately south of the El Fayum Concession.

In Israel, Pharos together with Cairn Energy plc and Israel's Ratio Oil Exploration, were successful in their bid for eight licences in the second offshore bid round in Israel. Each party has an equal working interest and Cairn is the operator.

In Vietnam, Pharos has a 30.5% working interest in Block 16-1 which contains 97% of the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field and is operated by the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company. Pharos' unitised interest in the TGT field is 29.7%. Pharos also has a 25% working interest in the Ca Ngu Vang (CVN) field located in Block 9-2, which is operated by the Hoan Vu Joint Operating Company. Blocks 16-1 and 9-2 are located in the shallow water Cuu Long Basin, offshore southern Vietnam. Pharos also holds a 70% interest in and is designated operator of Blocks 125 & 126, located in the moderate to deep water Phu Khanh Basin, north east of the Cuu Long Basin, offshore central Vietnam.