TIDMRKH

RNS Number : 4453O

Rockhopper Exploration plc

09 February 2016

9 February 2016

Rockhopper Exploration Plc

(the "Company" or "Rockhopper")

Directors Dealing and Total Voting Rights

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"), including the participation of certain directors.

Share Incentive Plan

Under the terms of the SIP, which was approved by shareholders in 2011, an award of up to GBP3,600 worth of ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") (the "Free Share Award") can be made in respect of each tax year to eligible employees, all of whom can participate on the same basis. The Remuneration Committee has agreed that a Free Share Award of GBP3,000 worth of Shares should be made for the 2015/16 tax year. The Free Share Award is satisfied by the allotment of new Shares based on the closing price of the Shares on the day before the allotment.

On 4 February 2016, Sam Moody, Stewart MacDonald and Fiona MacAulay each accepted a Free Share Award of 10,084 shares in respect of the 2015/16 tax year at a share price of 29.75 pence being the closing mid-market price on 4(th) February 2016.

In addition, set out below is the directors' participation in the SIP for the three month period ended 31 December 2015.

 
 Director            Number         Number      Price         Number        % of 
                      of             of          of            of            issued 
                      Partnership    Matching    Awards        Ordinary      share 
                      Shares         Shares                    Shares        capital 
                      Awarded        Awarded                   held          as at 
                                                               as at         5 February 
                                                               5 February    2016 
                                                               2016* 
------------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
                                                  26.25p 
   Sam Moody           1,377          2,754       to 41.25p     2,034,101     0.446 
------------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
   Stewart                                        26.25p 
   MacDonald           1,376          2,752       to 41.25p     35,394        0.008 
------------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
                                                  26.25p 
   Fiona MacAulay      1,377          2,754       to 41.25p     62,398        0.014 
------------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ------------

*Totals include the Free Share Awards made on 5(th) February

The Company's Remuneration Committee will continue to review annually the operation of the SIP.

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following the issue of 40,336 Shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 5 February 2016 consists of 456,461,591 Shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

Enquiries

Rockhopper Exploration plc

Tel: (via Vigo Communications) - 020 7016 9573

Jan Davies, Company Secretary

Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Tel: 020 7523 8000

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

Liberum Capital (Joint Broker)

Tel: 020 3100 2227

Clayton Bush

Vigo Communications

Tel: 020 7016 9573

Patrick d'Ancona

Ben Simons

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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