Rockhopper Exploration plc Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights (4015S)
October 02 2017 - 5:45AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRKH
RNS Number : 4015S
Rockhopper Exploration plc
02 October 2017
2 October 2017
Rockhopper Exploration plc
("Rockhopper" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding, Total Voting Rights and Blocklisting
Interim Update
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 September 2017. The Partnership
Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.
Director Number Number Price per Date of Transaction
of Partnership of Matching Share
Shares Shares
acquired acquired
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26 September
Sam Moody 594 1188 GBP0.2525 2017
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Stewart 26 September
MacDonald 594 1188 GBP0.2525 2017
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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 September 2017:
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) Name Samuel Moody
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
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a) Name Rockhopper Exploration plc
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b) LEI 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581
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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
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a) Description of the Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
financial instrument, each
type of instrument
Identification code GB00BOFVQX23
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b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of Partnership
and Matching Shares through
the Company's Share Incentive
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Date of transaction: 26
September 2017
Price: GBP0.2525
Volume:
Partnership Shares: 594
Matching Shares: 1,188
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d) Aggregated information Date of transaction: 26
September 2017
Aggregated volume: 1,782
Price: GBP0.2525
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e) Date of the transaction 26 September 2017
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) Name Stewart MacDonald
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
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a) Name Rockhopper Exploration plc
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b) LEI 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581
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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
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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
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Date of transaction: 26
September 2017
Price: GBP0.2525
Volume:
Partnership Shares: 594
Matching Shares: 1,188
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d) Aggregated information Date of transaction: 26
September 2017
Aggregated volume: 1,782
Price: GBP0.2525
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e) Date of the transactions 26 September 2017
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f) Place of the transactions Outside a trading venue
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Total Voting Rights
In respect of the month of September 2017, the Company has on 26
September 2017 issued 21,978 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 29
September 2017, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company
consisted of 457,041,770 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 entitlements.
Blocklisting Interim Update
The Company provides the following update in accordance with
Schedule Six of the AIM Rules for Companies regarding its existing
block listing arrangements.
Name of company Rockhopper Exploration PLC
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Name of scheme The Company's Share Incentive
Plan
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Period of return 1 April 2017 to 30 September
(from/ to) 2017
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Number and Class 135,704 Ordinary Shares
of Securities not
issued at the start
of the period under
the scheme
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Plus: The amount 500,000 Ordinary Shares
for which a blocklisting
application has been
made since the last
date of return
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Less: Number of securities 161,891 Ordinary Shares
issued under the
scheme during the
period
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Equals: Balance under 473,813 Ordinary Shares
the scheme of securities
not yet issued at
the end of the period
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Number and class 40,000 Ordinary Shares admitted
of securities originally on 29 March 2012
admitted and the 90,000 Ordinary Shares admitted
date of admission on 3 May 2013
150,000 Ordinary Shares admitted
on 2 April 2014
350,000 Ordinary Shares admitted
on 3 February 2015
550,000 Ordinary Shares admitted
on 26 February 2016
500,000 Ordinary Shares admitted
on 2 August 2017
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Enquiries:
Rockhopper Exploration plc
Jan Davies, Company Secretary
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7830 9700 (via Vigo Communications)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)
Tel: 020 7418 8900
Richard Crichton
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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