TIDMRKH

RNS Number : 7960J

Rockhopper Exploration plc

30 June 2017

30 June 2017

Rockhopper Exploration plc

("Rockhopper" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights

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

 
 Director             Number of          Number of          Price per   Date of Transaction 
                       Partnership        Matching Shares    Share 
                       Shares acquired    acquired 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 Sam Moody            750                1500               GBP0.20     26 June 2017 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 Fiona MacAulay       750                1500               GBP0.20     26 June 2017 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 Stewart MacDonald    750                1500               GBP0.20     26 June 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 June 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                              213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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              GB00BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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: 26 
                                        June 2017 
                                        Price: GBP0.20 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Partnership Shares: 750 
                                        Matching Shares: 1,500 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        June 2017 
                                        Aggregated volume: 2,250 
                                        Price: GBP0.20 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          26 June 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                              213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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              GB00BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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: 26 
                                        June 2017 
                                        Price: GBP0.20 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Partnership Shares: 750 
                                        Matching Shares: 1,500 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        June 2017 
                                        Aggregated volume: 2,250 
                                        Price: GBP0.20 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          26 June 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                              213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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              GB00BOFVQX23 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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: 26 
                                        June 2017 
                                        Price: GBP0.20 
                                        Volume: 
                                        Partnership Shares: 750 
                                        Matching Shares: 1,500 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           Date of transaction: 26 
                                        June 2017 
                                        Aggregated volume: 2,250 
                                        Price: GBP0.20 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transactions         26 June 2017 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions        Outside a trading venue 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

Total Voting Rights

In respect of the month of June 2017, the Company has on 26 June 2017 issued 30,000 new ordinary shares as part of the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP").

In conformity with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, as at 30 June 2017, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 456,964,958 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure. The issued share capital figure can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement.

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

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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