Rockhopper Exploration plc Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights (8955P)

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RNS Number : 8955P

Rockhopper Exploration plc

31 May 2018

31 May 2018

Rockhopper Exploration plc

("Rockhopper" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights

Share Incentive Plan

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, provides the following update regarding the Rockhopper Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The Directors named below have acquired a further interest in Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company as a result of their participation in the SIP in May 2018. The Partnership Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.

 
 Director             Number of          Number of          Price        Date of Transaction 
                       Partnership        Matching           per Share 
                       Shares acquired    Shares acquired 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------------- 
 Samuel Moody         389                778                GBP0.3855    29 May 2018 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------------- 
 Stewart MacDonald    389                778                GBP0.3855    29 May 2018 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------------- 
 

Set out below is the information required by Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 in relation to participation in the Company's SIP by Directors in their capacity as persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) for the month of May 2018:

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Samuel Moody 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Rockhopper Exploration plc 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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               Ordinary Shares of 1 pence 
       financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification code              GB00BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction        Acquisition of Partnership 
                                        and Matching Shares through 
                                        the Company's Share Incentive 
                                        Plan 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Date of transaction: 29 
                                        May 2018 
                                        Price: GBP0.3855 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Partnership Shares: 389 
                                        Matching Shares: 778 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 29 
                                        May 2018 
                                        Aggregated volume: 1,167 
                                        Price: GBP0.3855 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          29 May 2018 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         Outside a trading venue 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Stewart MacDonald 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Financial Officer 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Rockhopper Exploration plc 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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               Ordinary Shares of 1 pence 
       financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification code              GB00BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transactions       Acquisition of Partnership 
                                        and Matching Shares through 
                                        the Company's Share Incentive 
                                        Plan 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Date of transaction: 29 
                                        May 2018 
                                        Price: GBP0.3855 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Partnership Shares: 389 
                                        Matching Shares: 778 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 29 
                                        May 2018 
                                        Aggregated volume: 1,167 
                                        Price: GBP0.3855 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transactions         29 May 2018 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions        Outside a trading venue 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

Total Voting Rights

In respect of the month of May 2018, the Company has on 29 May 2018 issued 14,391 new ordinary shares as part of the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP").

In conformity with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, as at 31 May 2018, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 457,376,868 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure. The issued share capital figure can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlements.

Enquiries:

Rockhopper Exploration plc

Jan Davies, Company Secretary

Tel. [phone] (via Vigo Communications)

Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

James Asensio

Tel. [phone]

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)

Richard Crichton

Tel. [phone]

Vigo Communications

Patrick d'Ancona

Ben Simons

Tel. [phone]

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