Rockhopper Exploration plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (9161U)

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RNS Number : 9161U

Rockhopper Exploration plc

28 November 2019

28 November 2019

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, 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 November 2019. The Partnership Shares were purchased using cash contributed by the Directors.

 
 Director            Number of           Number of Matching   Price per   Date of Transaction 
                      Partnership         Shares acquired      Share 
                      Shares purchased 
 Samuel Moody        952                 1904                 GBP0.1576   26 November 
                                                                           2019 
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 Stewart MacDonald   951                 1902                 GBP0.1576   26 November 
                                                                           2019 
                    ------------------  -------------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 

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 November 2019:

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name                               Samuel Moody 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, 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: 26 November 
                                         2019 
                                         Price: GBP0.1576 
                                         Volume: 
                                         Partnership Shares: 952 
                                         Matching Shares: 1904 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            Date of transaction: 26 November 
                                         2019 
                                         Aggregated volume: 2856 
                                         Price: GBP0.1576 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           26 November 2019 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          Outside a trading venue 
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 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 financial      Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, 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: 26 November 
                                         2019 
                                         Price: GBP0.1576 
                                         Volume: 
                                         Partnership Shares: 951 
                                         Matching Shares: 1902 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            Date of transaction: 26 November 
                                         2019 
                                         Aggregated volume: 2853 
                                         Price: GBP0.1576 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transactions          26 November 2019 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions         Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

Total Voting Rights

In respect of the month of November 2019, the Company has on 26 November 2019 issued 34,257 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 26 November 2019, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 457,944,196 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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