Last checked at 31 Jan 2019 07:00
31 January 2019
Rockhopper Exploration plc
("Rockhopper" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
Share Incentive Plan
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key 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 January 2019. The Partnership Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.
Director | Number of Free Shares acquired | Number of Partnership Shares acquired | Number of Matching Shares acquired | Price per Share | Date of Transaction |
Samuel Moody | 13,333 | 667 | 1,334 | £0.225 | 28 January 2019 |
Stewart MacDonald | 13,333 | 666 | 1,332
| £0.225 | 28 January 2019 |
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 January 2019:
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 Free, Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Date of transaction: 28 January 2019 Price: £0.225 Volume: Free Shares: 13,333 Partnership Shares: 667 Matching Shares: 1,334 |
d) | Aggregated information
| Date of transaction: 28 January 2019 Aggregated volume: 15,334 Price: £0.225 |
e) | Date of the transaction | 28 January 2019 |
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 Free, Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Date of transaction: 28 January 2019 Price: £0.225 Volume: Free Shares: 13,333 Partnership Shares: 666 Matching Shares: 1,332 |
d) | Aggregated information
| Date of transaction: 28 January 2019 Aggregated volume: 15,331 Price: £0.225 |
e) | Date of the transactions | 28 January 2019 |
f) | Place of the transactions | Outside a trading venue |
Total Voting Rights
In respect of the month of January 2019, the Company has on 28 January 2019 issued 195,979 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 28 January 2019, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 457,691,878 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.
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 0231