Rockhopper Exploration plc Holding(s) in Company (2362K)

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RNS Number : 2362K

Rockhopper Exploration plc

19 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Rockhopper Exploration 
  the underlying issuer                                          Plc 
  of existing shares to which                                    GB00B0FVQX23 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                         n/a 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                             n/a 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           n/a 
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 Other (please                                                              n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject to the                                             UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                 UBS AG London Branch 
                                                              UBS Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 15 September 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    19 September 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                  5% Section A 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                         Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                          triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number                Number               Number       Number of voting         % of voting 
                  of                    of                   of shares    rights                   rights (x) 
                  Shares                Voting 
                                        Rights 
--------------  --------------------  -------------------  -----------  -----------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                                         Direct      Indirect     Direct       Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
--------------  ----  ----  --------  ---    ------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 
  GB00B0FVQX23   24,366,892            24,366,892           -            -           22,771,198   -            4.99% 
                --------------------  -------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial           Expiration       Exercise/                        Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument                  date             Conversion                       rights that                   rights 
                              (xiii)           Period (xiv)                     may be 
                                                                                acquired if 
                                                                                the 
                                                                                instrument 
                                                                                is 
                                                                                exercised/ 
                                                                                converted. 
--------------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------ 
 Right to recall 
  lent shares                -                Anytime                          2,000,000                     0.44% 
--------------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of               Exercise             Expiration      Exercise/    Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial             price                date           Conversion    rights instrument                 rights (xix, 
  instrument                                 (xvii)         period        refers to                         xx) 
                                                            (xviii) 
--------------------  -------------------  --------------  -----------  --------------------------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swaps          -                                    -            4,801,172                         Nominal       Delta 
--------------------  -------------------                  -----------  --------------------------------  ------------  ------ 
                                            02.12.2016                                                     -             1.05% 
                                             25.09.2017 
--------------  ----  ----  --------  ---  --------------  -----------  ----  ----  -----------  -------  ------------  ------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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 29,572,370                                                              6.48% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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        UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment 
        Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled 
        undertakings as set out below. 
 
        UBS AG: 
         *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
              27,567,533 (6.04%); and 
 
 
         *    indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 
              2,004,837 (0.44%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                      Raphael Lang / Jamie Bonney 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                          [phone] 

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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name                             UBS Investment Bank 
  (including legal form of 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address                       1 Finsbury Avenue 
  (registered office for legal          London 
  entities)                             EC2M 2PP 
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 Phone number & email 
                                         [phone] 
                                         [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                             Raphael Lang / Jamie Bonney 
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 Contact address                       Europastrasse 2 
                                        8152 Opfikon 
                                        Switzerland 
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 Phone number & email 
                                         [phone] 
                                         [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FCA website. 
 

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