TIDMRKH

RNS Number : 4083Y

Rockhopper Exploration plc

02 March 2017

 
 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                                    GB00B0FVQX23 
  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                         n/a 
  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                             n/a 
  similar economic 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)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject 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                                 28 February 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    2 March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                  3% 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 
  of              to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number            Number            Number        Number of voting           % of voting 
                  of                of                of shares     rights                     rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                   Direct      Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)         (xii) 
--------------      ------------      ------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  GB00B0FVQX23   12,321,695        12,321,695        -             -           14,678,346     -             3.21% 
                ----------------  ----------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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              Conversion                    rights that                  rights 
                      (xiii)            Period (xiv)                  may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
------------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------- 
 Right to recall 
  lent shares        -                 Anytime                       4,937,262                    1.08% 
------------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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) 
----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Equity Swaps      -                     from        -             6,520,201                    Nominal       Delta 
                                       25.09.2017 
                                           to 
                                       13.09.2019 
----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------  ---------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                -             1.43% 
--------------      ------------      ------------  ------------    --------  -------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 26,135,809                                                        5.72% 
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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 - 
              24,135,809 (5.28%); 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:                                                      Jamie Bonney / David Iglesias 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                          +41 44 239 8058 
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