Rockhopper Exploration plc Holding(s) in Company (3616I)

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RNS Number : 3616I

Rockhopper Exploration plc

16 June 2017

 
 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 
  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                                   x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  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 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                       Carlson Capital UK LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                            8 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                              15 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                          Drop below 5% 
  crossed or 
  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) 
-------------      -------------      -----------  -------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Common 
 Stock 
 GB00B0FVQX23      23,420,467        23,420,467      22,630,467     22,630,467                4.9530% 
               -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration         Exercise/                     Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial           date               Conversion                    rights that                  rights 
 instrument          (xiii)             Period (xiv)                  may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
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 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) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 22,630,467                                                        4.9530% 
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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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 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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                                                                Please note that this notification 
  13. Additional information:                                             relates to a decrease in 
                                                                   position below the 5% threshold 
                                                                     to 22,630,467 ordinary shares 
                                                                       on 8 June 2017 and is being 
                                                                      made retrospectively as soon 
                                                                        as possible after learning 
                                                                        of the disclosable holding 
                                                                                            event. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                     Joe Brucchieri, Chief Legal 
                                                                                           Officer 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                    [phone] 
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