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Jersey Oil and Gas PLC

17 January 2019

17 January 2019

Jersey Oil and Gas plc

("Jersey Oil & Gas" or the "Company")

Grant of Share Options

Jersey Oil & Gas (AIM: JOG), an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf ("UKCS") region of the North Sea, announces that it has today granted options over, in aggregate, 300,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the share capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to its directors, senior management and employees at an exercise price of 175 pence per Ordinary Share (the "Options"), being the middle market closing price on 16 January 2019, the latest practicable date prior to this announcement.

These Option awards were approved by the Remuneration Committee, and by the Board in the case of the Option awards to Non-Executive Directors, as part of the Company's annual pay review process. The Options have been issued under the Jersey Oil and Gas plc 2016 Enterprise Management Incentive and Unapproved Share Option Plan.

Executive Directors

The following new Options have been granted to Executive Directors of the Company:

 
 Name                   Position        Number of        Exercise      Exercise    Total Options 
                                        New Options      Price Per      Period     Held Following 
                                          Granted        Ordinary                    This Grant 
                                                       Share (pence) 
                    Chief Executive 
 Andrew Benitz       Officer              70,000           175         7 years        430,000 
                   -----------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------- 
                    Chief Operating 
 Ronald Lansdell     Officer              70,000           175         7 years        430,000 
                   -----------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------- 
                    Chief Financial 
 Vicary Gibbs        Officer              40,000           175         7 years        190,000 
                   -----------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------- 
 

The new Options set out in the table above for Executive Directors all vest in three equal tranches (one, two and three years from the date of grant) and are subject to the satisfaction of certain performance conditions to be determined and interpreted at the discretion of the Remuneration Committee. Subject to vesting and such performance conditions being met, the new Options are exercisable for up to seven years from their date of grant and will lapse if not exercised by such date.

Non-Executive Directors

The following new Options have been granted to Non-Executive Directors of the Company:

 
 Name              Position                   Number of        Exercise      Exercise    Total Options 
                                              New Options      Price Per      Period     Held Following 
                                                Granted        Ordinary                    This Grant 
                                                             Share (pence) 
 Marcus Stanton    Non-Executive Chairman       20,000           175          5 years       101,570 
                  ------------------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------- 
 Frank Moxon       Non-Executive Director       15,000           175         5 years        55,000 
                  ------------------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------- 
 

The new Options set out in the table above for Non-Executive Directors all vest in three equal tranches (one, two and three years from the date of grant) and have no performance conditions. Subject to vesting, the new Options are exercisable for up to five years from their date of grant and will lapse if not exercised by such date.

Senior Management and Employees

A further 85,000 new Options, in aggregate, have been granted to certain other members of senior management and employees at the same exercise price of 175 pence per Ordinary Share.

Enquiries:

 
 Jersey Oil and Gas plc   Andrew Benitz, CEO   C/o Camarco: 
                                                Tel: 020 3757 4983 
 Strand Hanson Limited    James Harris         Tel: 020 7409 3494 
                           Matthew Chandler 
                           James Bellman 
 Arden Partners plc       Paul Shackleton      Tel: 020 7614 5900 
                           Benjamin Cryer 
 BMO Capital Markets      Jeremy Low           Tel: 020 7236 1010 
  Limited                  Tom Rider 
 Camarco                  Billy Clegg          Tel: 020 3757 4983 
                           Georgia Edmonds 
                           James Crothers 
 

Notes to Editors:

Jersey Oil & Gas is a UK E&P company focused on building an upstream oil and gas business in the North Sea. The Company owns an 18% interest in the P2170 licence, Blocks 20/5b & 21/1d, Outer Moray Firth, in which the operator, Equinor UK Limited, owns a 70% interest and CIECO V&C (UK) Limited owns a 12% interest. This licence contains the Verbier oil discovery, with initial operator estimates of gross recoverable resources of between 25 and 130 million barrels of oil equivalent ("mmboe") with an estimated mean of 69mmboe.

The Company plans to build an upstream E&P portfolio via both organic development and acquisitions coinciding with the cyclical recovery in the oil price and the opportune buying market in the North Sea. The Company is involved in multiple acquisition opportunities and intends to draw on its management team's considerable experience, knowledge and expertise to deliver shareholder value from its stated growth strategy.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").

PDMR Notification Forms:

The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of MAR.

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                              Andrew Benitz 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                   Chief Executive Officer (Director) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment    Initial notification 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                               213800RIR1SZC1734G32 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 Financial      Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument    each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
      Identification code               GB00BYN5YK77 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction         Grant of Options over ordinary shares 
                                         of 1 pence each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s) Volume(s) 
                                         175p 70,000 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume Price 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           17 January 2019 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                              Ronald Lansdell 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                   Chief Operating Officer (Director) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment    Initial notification 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                               213800RIR1SZC1734G32 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 Financial      Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument    each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
      Identification code               GB00BYN5YK77 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction         Grant of Options over ordinary shares 
                                         of 1 pence each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s) Volume(s) 
                                         175p 70,000 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume Price 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           17 January 2019 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                              Vicary Gibbs 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                   Chief Financial Officer (Director) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment    Initial notification 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                               213800RIR1SZC1734G32 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 Financial      Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument    each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
      Identification code               GB00BYN5YK77 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction         Grant of Options over ordinary shares 
                                         of 1 pence each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s) Volume(s) 
                                         175p 40,000 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume Price 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           17 January 2019 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                              Marcus Stanton 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                   Non-Executive Chairman (Director) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment    Initial notification 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                               213800RIR1SZC1734G32 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 Financial      Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument    each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
      Identification code               GB00BYN5YK77 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction         Grant of Options over ordinary shares 
                                         of 1 pence each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s) Volume(s) 
                                         175p 20,000 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume Price 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           17 January 2019 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                              Frank Moxon 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                   Non-Executive Director (Director) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment    Initial notification 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                               213800RIR1SZC1734G32 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 Financial      Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument    each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
      Identification code               GB00BYN5YK77 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction         Grant of Options over ordinary shares 
                                         of 1 pence each in the Company 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s) Volume(s) 
                                         175p 15,000 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume Price 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           17 January 2019 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) 
     --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 

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