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RNS Number : 8822A

Rockhopper Exploration plc

01 October 2015

1 October 2015

Rockhopper Exploration Plc

(the "Company" or "Rockhopper")

Directors Dealing and Total Voting Rights

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, provides the following update regarding the Rockhopper Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"), including the participation of certain directors.

Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

The Trustee of the SIP has approved the issue of 14,853 Rockhopper shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of employees and officers of the Company in respect of the month of September. The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement.

As previously advised in an RNS dated 29th January 2015, details of the directors' participation will be made on a quarterly basis. Set out below is the directors' participation in the SIP for the three month period ended 30 September 2015.

 
 Director            Number         Number      Price of    Number            % of issued 
                      of             of          Awards      of                share 
                      Partnership    Matching                Ordinary          capital 
                      Shares         Shares                  Shares            following 
                      Awarded*       Awarded                 held following    the 
                                                             the grants        grants 
==================  =============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============ 
                                                40.00p to 
   Sam Moody         945            1,890        63.50p     2,018,425         0.680 
==================  =============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============ 
 
   Stewart                                      40.00p to 
   MacDonald         945            1,890        63.50p     19,718            0.007 
==================  =============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============ 
                                                40.00p to 
   Fiona MacAulay    945            1,890        63.50p     46,722            0.016 
==================  =============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============

* Using cash contributed by participants

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following the issue of 14,853 shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 28 September 2015 consists of 296,525,327 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

Ends

ENQUIRIES:

 
 Rockhopper Exploration           via Vigo Communications 
  plc                              - 020 7016 9571 
 Jan Davies, Company Secretary 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited, 
  Nomad and Joint broker          020 7523 8000 
 Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor 
 Vigo Communications, PR 
  adviser to Rockhopper           020 7016 9571 
 Peter Reilly

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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