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RNS Number : 6611V

Rockhopper Exploration plc

31 January 2017

31 January 2017

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 January 2017. The Partnership Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.

 
 Director          Number      Number            Number         Price        Date of 
                    of Free     of Partnership    of Matching    per Share    Transaction 
                    Shares      Shares            Shares 
                    acquired    acquired          acquired 
----------------  ----------  ----------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
                                                                             26 January 
 Sam Moody         11,059      553               1,106          GBP0.27125    2017 
----------------  ----------  ----------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
                                                                             26 January 
 Fiona MacAulay    11,059      553               1,106          GBP0.27125    2017 
----------------  ----------  ----------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
 Stewart                                                                     26 January 
  MacDonald        11,059      553               1,106          GBP0.27125    2017 
----------------  ----------  ----------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
 

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 January 2017:

 
 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 Free, Partnership 
                                        and Matching Shares through 
                                        the Company's Share Incentive 
                                        Plan 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        January 2017 
                                        Price: GBP0.27125 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Free Shares: 11,059 
                                        Partnership Shares: 553 
                                        Matching Shares: 1,106 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        January 2017 
                                        Aggregated volume: 12,718 
                                        Price: GBP0.27125 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          26 January 2017 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 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 Free, Partnership 
                                        and Matching Shares through 
                                        the Company's Share Incentive 
                                        Plan 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        January 2017 
                                        Price: GBP0.27125 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Free Shares: 11,059 
                                        Partnership Shares: 553 
                                        Matching Shares: 1,106 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        January 2017 
                                        Aggregated volume: 12,718 
                                        Price: GBP0.27125 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          26 January 2017 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 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 Free, Partnership 
                                        and Matching Shares through 
                                        the Company's Share Incentive 
                                        Plan 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        January 2017 
                                        Price: GBP0.27125 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Free Shares: 11,059 
                                        Partnership Shares: 553 
                                        Matching Shares: 1,106 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        January 2017 
                                        Aggregated volume: 12,718 
                                        Price: GBP0.27125 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 e)   Dates of the transactions        26 January 2017 
---  -------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 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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