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RNS Number : 0299D

Rockhopper Exploration plc

01 July 2016

1 July 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 (SIP)

The Trustee of the SIP has approved the issue of 5,621 Rockhopper shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of employees and officers of the Company in respect of the month of June. The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement.

As previously advised in an RNS dated 29th January 2015, details of the directors' participation will be made on a quarterly basis. Set out below is the directors' participation in the SIP for the three month period ended 30 June 2016.

 
 Director            Number          Number      Price of    Number            % of issued 
                      of              of          Awards      of                share 
                      Partnership     Matching                Ordinary          capital 
                      Shares          Shares                  Shares            following 
                      Purchased       Awarded                 held following    the 
                      using                                   the grants        grants 
                      cash 
                      contributed 
                      by 
                      participants 
==================  ==============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============ 
                                                 34.25p to 
   Sam Moody         1,273           2,546        37.50p     2,041,214         0.447 
==================  ==============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============ 
 
   Stewart                                       34.25p to 
   MacDonald         1,273           2,546        37.50p     87,732            0.019 
==================  ==============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============ 
                                                 34.25p to 
   Fiona MacAulay    1,273           2,546        37.50p     119,378           0.026 
==================  ==============  ==========  ==========  ================  ============

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following the issue of 5,621 shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 27 June 2016 consists of 456,543,199 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

Ends

ENQUIRIES:

 
 Rockhopper Exploration           via Vigo Communications 
  plc                              - 020 7016 9571 
 Jan Davies, Company Secretary 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited, 
  Nomad and Joint broker          020 7523 8000 
 Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor 
  Jack Scott 
 Vigo Communications, PR 
  adviser to Rockhopper           020 7016 9571 
 Patrick D'Ancona

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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