Rockhopper Exploration plc Holding(s) in Company (5882Z)
May 27 2016 - 11:03AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRKH
RNS Number : 5882Z
Rockhopper Exploration plc
27 May 2016
TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Rockhopper Exploration Plc
issuer GB00B0FVQX23
of existing shares to which 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 n/a
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 n/a
effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a
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Other (please n/a
specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject UBS Investment Bank
to the UBS Group AG
notification obligation: (iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(iv) UBS AG London Branch
UBS Limited
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5. Date of the transaction and date 24 May 2016
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 May 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or 6% Section A
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 triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights (x)
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB00B0FVQX23 27,431,270 27,431,270 - - 27,384,467 - 5.998%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rights
(xiv) be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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Right to recall
lent shares - Anytime 2,000,000 0.44%
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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 rights
financial price date (xvii) Conversion rights instrument (xix, xx)
instrument period refers to
(xviii)
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Equity Swaps - 02.12.2016 - 3,690,167 Nominal Delta
25.09.2017
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- 0.81%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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33,074,634 7.24%
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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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UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business.
Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out
below.
UBS AG:
* directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch -
31,074,634 (6.81%); and
* indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited -
2,000,000 (0.44%)
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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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Akvile Budrikaite / David Iglesias
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15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 8525
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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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