Rockhopper Exploration plc Results of General Meeting (9816I)

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RNS Number : 9816I

Rockhopper Exploration plc

14 December 2015

14 December 2015

Rockhopper Exploration plc

"Rockhopper" or the "Company"

Results of General Meeting

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and Greater Mediterranean region, is pleased to announce that the resolution proposed at the Rockhopper General Meeting held earlier today for the purpose of authorising the Rockhopper Directors to allot the Rockhopper Consideration Shares in connection with the previously announced Merger with Falkland Oil and Gas Limited was duly passed.

Details of the proxy voting results are set out below:

 
 Votes For     Votes For     Votes Against   Votes Against   Votes Withheld 
                as % of                       as % of 
                Votes Cast                    Votes Cast 
------------  ------------  --------------  --------------  --------------- 
 116,669,018   97.90         2,498,745       2.10            10,957,084 
------------  ------------  --------------  --------------  --------------- 
 

Capitalised terms in this announcement, unless otherwise defined, have the same meaning given to them in the announcement issued by the Company on 24 November 2015.

Enquiries

For further information, please contact:

Rockhopper Exploration plc

Tel: (via Vigo Communications) - 020 7016 9571

Sam Moody - Chief Executive

Fiona MacAulay - Chief Operating Officer

Stewart MacDonald - Chief Financial Officer

Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Tel: [phone]

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

Liberum Capital (Joint Broker)

Tel: [phone]

Clayton Bush

Vigo Communications

Tel: [phone]

Peter Reilly

Patrick d'Ancona

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