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15 January 2020
Rockhopper Exploration plc
("Rockhopper" or the "Company")
Director Share Purchases
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, announces that on 14 January 2020 a total of 285,00 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Shares") were purchased by certain Directors as follows:
Director | Price (pence) | Number of shares purchased | Total number of shares held following purchases | % of issued share capital following purchases |
Sam Moody (CEO) | £0.1945 | 125,000 | 2,528,865 | 0.55 |
Keith Lough (Chairman) | £0.1924 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 0.02 |
Stewart MacDonald (CFO) | £0.1924 | 80,000 | 405,532 | 0.09 |
Set out below is the information required by Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 in relation to the acquisition of Shares by certain Directors in their capacity as persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs):
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Samuel Moody |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Rockhopper Exploration plc |
b) | LEI | 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BOFVQX23 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Date of transaction: 14 January 2020 Price: £0.1945 Volume: 125,000 |
d) | Aggregated information
| Date of transaction: 14 January 2020 Aggregated volume: 125,000 Price: £24,312.50 |
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 January 2020 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Keith Lough |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Chairman |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Rockhopper Exploration plc |
b) | LEI | 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BOFVQX23 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Date of transaction: 14 January 2020 Price: £0.1924 Volume: 80,000 |
d) | Aggregated information
| Date of transaction: 14 January 2020 Aggregated volume: 80,000 Price: £15,393.36 |
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 January 2020 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Stewart MacDonald |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Rockhopper Exploration plc |
b) | LEI | 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BOFVQX23 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Date of transaction: 14 January 2020 Price: £0.1924 Volume: 80,000 |
d) | Aggregated information
| Date of transaction: 14 January 2020 Aggregated volume: 80,000 Price: £15,393.36 |
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 January 2020 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
Enquiries:
Rockhopper Exploration plc
Jan Davies, Company Secretary
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7390 0230 (via Vigo Communications)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor/James Asensio
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)
Richard Crichton
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona/Ben Simons
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7390 0234
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