Rockhopper Exploration plc Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights (3761C)
September 28 2018 - 7:45AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRKH
RNS Number : 3761C
Rockhopper Exploration plc
28 September 2018
28 September 2018
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 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 September 2018. The Partnership
Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.
Director Number of Number of Matching Price per Date of Transaction
Partnership Shares acquired Share
Shares acquired
26 September
Samuel Moody 383 766 GBP0.3915 2018
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26 September
Stewart MacDonald 384 768 GBP0.3915 2018
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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 2018:
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Samuel Moody
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Rockhopper Exploration plc
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b) LEI 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581
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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
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a) Description of the financial Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code GB00BOFVQX23
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b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of Partnership and Matching
Shares through the Company's Share
Incentive Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Date of transaction: 26 September
2018
Price: GBP0.3915
Volume:
Partnership Shares: 383
Matching Shares: 766
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d) Aggregated information Date of transaction: 26 September
2018
Aggregated volume: 1,149
Price: GBP0.3915
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e) Date of the transaction 26 September 2018
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Stewart MacDonald
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Rockhopper Exploration plc
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b) LEI 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581
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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
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a) Description of the financial Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code GB00BOFVQX23
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b) Nature of the transactions Acquisition of Partnership and Matching
Shares through the Company's Share
Incentive Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Date of transaction: 26 September
2018
Price: GBP0.3915
Volume:
Partnership Shares: 384
Matching Shares: 768
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d) Aggregated information Date of transaction: 26 September
2018
Aggregated volume: 1,152
Price: GBP0.3915
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e) Date of the transactions 26 September 2018
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f) Place of the transactions Outside a trading venue
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Total Voting Rights
In respect of the month of September 2018, the Company has on 26
September 2018 issued 13,038 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
September 2018, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company
consisted of 457,432,713 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/ 29 March 2018 to 28 September 2018
to)
Number and Class of Securities 174,865 Ordinary Shares
not issued at the start
of the period under the
scheme
Plus: The amount for which -
a blocklisting application
has been made since the
last date of return
Less: Number of securities 91,995 Ordinary Shares
issued under the scheme
during the period
Equals: Balance under the 82,870 Ordinary Shares
scheme of securities not
yet issued at the end of
the period
Number and class of securities 40,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 29
originally admitted and March 2012
the date of admission 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 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
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