16 May 2023

Pharos Energy plc

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

DIRECTORS/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Vesting and Exercise of Long-Term Incentive Awards

The Company announces that on 15 May 2023, Sue Rivett, its Chief Financial Officer increased her shareholding pursuant to the vesting and exercise of awards ("Awards") under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") over ordinary shares of £0.05 each in the Company ("Shares").

The LTIP Awards vested and exercised are set out in the table below. The Awards were originally granted in 2020 to vest and become exercisable after three years at nil price, subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions. These Awards were granted prior to Sue's appointment to the Board in July 2021.

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, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Pharos has production, development and/or exploration interests in Egypt and Vietnam. In Egypt, Pharos holds a 45% working interest share in the El Fayum Concession in the Western Desert, with IPR Lake Qarun, part of the international integrated energy business IPR Energy Group, holding the remaining 55% working interest. The El Fayum Concession produces oil from 10 fields and is located 80 km southwest of Cairo. It is operated by Petrosilah, a 50/50 joint stock company between the contractor parties (being IPR Lake Qarun and Pharos) and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC). Pharos also holds a 45% working interest share in the North Beni Suef (NBS) Concession in Egypt, which is located immediately south of the El Fayum Concession. IPR Lake Qarun operates and holds the remaining 55% working interest in the NBS Concession. 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 (CNV) 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.