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2 October 2017
Rockhopper Exploration plc
("Rockhopper" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding, Total Voting Rights and Blocklisting Interim Update
Share Incentive Plan
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"). The Directors named below have acquired a further interest in Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company as a result of their participation in the SIP in September 2017. The Partnership Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.
Director | Number of Partnership Shares acquired | Number of Matching Shares acquired | Price per Share | Date of Transaction |
Sam Moody | 594 | 1188 | £0.2525 | 26 September 2017 |
Stewart MacDonald | 594 | 1188 | £0.2525 | 26 September 2017 |
Set out below is the information required by Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 in relation to participation in the Company's SIP by Directors in their capacity as persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) for the month of September 2017:
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 Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Price: £0.2525 Volume: Partnership Shares: 594 Matching Shares: 1,188 |
d) | Aggregated information
| Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Aggregated volume: 1,782 Price: £0.2525 |
e) | Date of the transaction | 26 September 2017 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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 transactions | Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Price: £0.2525 Volume: Partnership Shares: 594 Matching Shares: 1,188 |
d) | Aggregated information
| Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Aggregated volume: 1,782 Price: £0.2525 |
e) | Date of the transactions | 26 September 2017 |
f) | Place of the transactions | Outside a trading venue |
Total Voting Rights
In respect of the month of September 2017, the Company has on 26 September 2017 issued 21,978 new ordinary shares as part of the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP").
In conformity with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, as at 29 September 2017, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 457,041,770 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).
The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure. The issued share capital figure can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlements.
Blocklisting Interim Update
The Company provides the following update in accordance with Schedule Six of the AIM Rules for Companies regarding its existing block listing arrangements.
Name of company | Rockhopper Exploration PLC |
Name of scheme | The Company's Share Incentive Plan |
Period of return (from/ to) | 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017 |
Number and Class of Securities not issued at the start of the period under the scheme | 135,704 Ordinary Shares |
Plus: The amount for which a blocklisting application has been made since the last date of return | 500,000 Ordinary Shares |
Less: Number of securities issued under the scheme during the period | 161,891 Ordinary Shares |
Equals: Balance under the scheme of securities not yet issued at the end of the period | 473,813 Ordinary Shares |
Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission | 40,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 29 March 2012 90,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 3 May 2013 150,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 2 April 2014 350,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 3 February 2015 550,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 26 February 2016 500,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 2 August 2017 |
Enquiries:
Rockhopper Exploration plc
Jan Davies, Company Secretary
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7830 9700 (via Vigo Communications)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)
Tel: 020 7418 8900
Richard Crichton
Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona
Ben Simons
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7830 9700