Rockhopper Exploration plc Directors Dealing and Total Voting Rights (8581F)

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RNS Number : 8581F

Rockhopper Exploration plc

01 August 2016

1 August 2016

Rockhopper Exploration Plc

(the "Company" or "Rockhopper")

Directors Dealing and Total Voting Rights

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, provides the following update regarding the Rockhopper Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"), including the participation of certain directors.

Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

The Trustee of the SIP has approved the issue of 14,086 Rockhopper shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of employees and officers of the Company in respect of the month of July. The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement. Set out below is the executive directors' participation in the SIP for the month of July 2016.

 
 Director            Number          Number      Price of   Number            % of issued 
                      of              of          Awards     of                share 
                      Partnership     Matching               Ordinary          capital 
                      Shares          Shares                 Shares            following 
                      Purchased       Awarded                held following    the 
                      using                                  the Awards        Awards 
                      cash 
                      contributed 
                      by 
                      participants 
==================  ==============  ==========  =========  ================  ============ 
 
   Sam Moody         492             984         30.5p      2,042,690         0.447 
==================  ==============  ==========  =========  ================  ============ 
 
   Stewart 
   MacDonald         491             982         30.5p      89,205            0.020 
==================  ==============  ==========  =========  ================  ============ 
 
   Fiona MacAulay    492             984         30.5p      120,854           0.026 
==================  ==============  ==========  =========  ================  ============ 
 

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following the issue of 14,086 shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 26 July 2016 consists of 456,557,285 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

Ends

ENQUIRIES:

 
 Rockhopper Exploration           via Vigo Communications 
  plc                              - 020 7830 9700 
 Jan Davies, Company Secretary 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited, 
  Nomad and Joint broker          020 7523 8000 
 Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor 
  Jack Scott 
 Vigo Communications, PR 
  adviser to Rockhopper 
  Patrick d'Ancona / Ben 
  Simons                          020 7830 9700 
 
 

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