TIDMRKH

RNS Number : 2228G

Rockhopper Exploration plc

18 November 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                               Rockhopper Exploration 
  the underlying issuer                                                               Plc 
  of existing shares to which                                                  Sedol: B0FVQX2GB 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            NO 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                           Majedie Asset Management Limited 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                           Majedie UK Smaller Companies 
                                                                                    Fund 
                                                                           Majedie UK Income Fund 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                  16 November 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                     18 November 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                     Over 5% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                  triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number            Number          Number of                  % of voting 
                 of               of                of shares       voting                     rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                            rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                   Direct          Direct       Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
-------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B0FVQX23      14755166         14755166                        14885409                                   5.02 
               ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                         Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                        rights that                  rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
-----------------  -------------  --------------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial         price         date            Conversion         rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)          period             refers to                    xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
---------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights 
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                     14885409                                                      5.02 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                Majedie Asset Management 
  13. Additional information:                                   Limited is a discretionary 
                                                                Fund Manager. It invests 
                                                                funds on behalf of its clients 
                                                                on a segregated basis as 
                                                                well as through sub-funds 
                                                                of its pooled vehicles, Majedie 
                                                                Asset Management Investment 
                                                                Fund Company and Majedie 
                                                                Asset Management (International) 
                                                                Investment Fund Company Plc. 
                                                                It is also the manager of 
                                                                the Majedie Institutional 

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