TIDMRKH

RNS Number : 4805Q

Rockhopper Exploration plc

30 November 2016

Rockhopper Exploration plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Share Incentive Plan

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"):

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 2016.

 
 Director             Number of          Number of          Price       Date of 
                       Partnership        Matching           per         Transaction 
                       Shares Acquired    Shares Acquired    Share 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  ------------- 
                                                                        28 November 
 Sam Moody            674                1348               GBP0.2225    2016 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  ------------- 
                                                                        28 November 
 Fiona MacAulay       674                1348               GBP0.2225    2016 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  ------------- 
                                                                        28 November 
 Stewart MacDonald    674                1348               GBP0.2225    2016 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  ------------- 
 

The Company has previously disclosed participation of the Directors in the Company's SIP on a quarterly basis. In accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, disclosure is now required to be made on a monthly basis. 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 period September to November 2016 inclusive:

 
 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                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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 each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
                                        GB000BOFVQX23 
       Identification code 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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    Price        Volume 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         28 November            GBP0.2225    2022 
                                          2016 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         26 October 
                                          2016                  GBP0.27      1668 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         26 September 
                                          2016                  GBP0.2925    3075 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            Date of transaction   Aggregated   Price 
                                                                volume 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         28 November           2022         GBP0.2225 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         26 October            1668         GBP0.27 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         26 September          3075         GBP0.2925 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Dates of the transactions        28 November 2016 
                                        26 October 2016 
                                        26 September 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions        Outside a trading venue 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Fiona MacAulay 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Operating 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                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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 each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
                                        GB000BOFVQX23 
       Identification code 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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    Price        Volume 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         28 November            GBP0.2225    2022 
                                          2016 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         26 October 
                                          2016                  GBP0.27      1668 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         26 September 
                                          2016                  GBP0.2925    3075 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            Date of transaction   Aggregated   Price 
                                                                volume 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         28 November           2022         GBP0.2225 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         26 October            1668         GBP0.27 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         26 September          3075         GBP0.2925 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Dates of the transactions        28 November 2016 
                                        26 October 2016 
                                        26 September 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions        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                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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 each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
                                        GB000BOFVQX23 
       Identification code 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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    Price        Volume 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         28 November            GBP0.2225    2022 
                                          2016 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         26 October 
                                          2016                  GBP0.27      1668 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
                                         26 September 
                                          2016                  GBP0.2925    3078 
                                        ---------------------  -----------  ------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            Date of transaction   Aggregated   Price 
                                                                volume 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         28 November           2022         GBP0.2225 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         26 October            1668         GBP0.27 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                         26 September          3078         GBP0.2925 
                                          2016 
                                        --------------------  -----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Dates of the transactions        28 November 2016 
                                        26 October 2016 
                                        26 September 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions        Outside a trading venue 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries:

Rockhopper Exploration plc

Jan Davies, Company Secretary

Tel. +44 (0)20 7830 9700 (via Vigo Communications)

Canaccord Genuity Limited

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

Jack Scott

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 4620

Vigo Communications

Patrick d'Ancona

Ben Simons

Tel. +44 (0)20 7830 9704

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