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2 January 2015
Rockhopper Exploration Plc
(the "Company" or "Rockhopper")
Directors Dealing and Total Voting Rights
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM:RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Mediterranean region, provides the following update regarding the Rockhopper Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"), including the participation of certain directors.
Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
The Trustee of the SIP has approved the issue of 9,513 Rockhopper shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of employees and officers of the Company in respect of the month of December. The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement.
As previously advised in an RNS dated 28th February 2014, details of the directors' participation will be made on a quarterly basis. Set out below is the directors' participation in the SIP for the three month period ended 31 December 2014.
Director | Number of Partnership Shares Awarded | Number of Matching Shares Awarded | Price of Awards | Number of Ordinary Shares held following the grants | % of issued share capital following the grants |
Sam Moody | 628 | 1,256 | 64p to 82.5p | 1,742,260 | 0.6 |
Stewart MacDonald | 753 | 1,506 | 64p to 82.5p | 6,643 | 0.002 |
Fiona MacAulay | 628 | 1,256 | 64p to 82.5p | 34,085 | 0.01 |
Total Voting Rights
In accordance with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosures and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following the issue of 9,513 shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued share capital of the Company as at 31 December 2014 consists of 292,805,453 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).
ENQUIRIES
Rockhopper Exploration plc Jan Davies, Company Secretary
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