TIDMRKH

RNS Number : 0863T

Rockhopper Exploration plc

30 December 2016

30 December 2016

Rockhopper Exploration plc

("Rockhopper" or 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 December 2016.

 
 Director             Number of          Number of          Price per   Date of Transaction 
                       Partnership        Matching Shares    Share 
                       Shares acquired    acquired 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 Sam Moody            667                1334               GBP0.225    28 December 2016 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 Fiona MacAulay       667                1334               GBP0.225    28 December 2016 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 Stewart MacDonald    666                1332               GBP0.225    28 December 2016 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 

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 December 2016:

 
 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 
       financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification code              GB000BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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: 28 
                                        December 2016 
                                        Price: GBP0.225 
                                        Volume: 2001 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 28 
                                        December 2016 
                                        Aggregated volume: 2001 
                                        Price: GBP0.225 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          28 December 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         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 
       financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification code              GB000BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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: 28 
                                        December 2016 
                                        Price: GBP0.225 
                                        Volume: 2001 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 28 
                                        December 2016 
                                        Aggregated volume: 2001 
                                        Price: GBP0.225 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          28 December 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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                              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 
       financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification code              GB000BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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: 28 
                                        December 2016 
                                        Price: GBP0.225 
                                        Volume: 1998 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 28 
                                        December 2016 
                                        Aggregated volume: 1998 
                                        Price: GBP0.225 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Dates of the transactions        28 December 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 9700

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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