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RNS Number : 0268O

Rockhopper Exploration plc

30 September 2019

30 September 2019

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, 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 2019. 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         765                1530                 GBP0.1962    2019 
                     -----------------  -------------------  ----------  -------------------- 
                                                                          26 September 
 Stewart MacDonald    764                1528                 GBP0.1962    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 September 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      Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
 
       Identification code               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 
                                         2019 
                                         Price: GBP0.1962 
                                         Volume: 
                                         Partnership Shares: 765 
                                         Matching Shares: 1530 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            Date of transaction: 26 September 
                                         2019 
                                         Aggregated volume: 2,295 
                                         Price: GBP0.1962 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           26 September 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      Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
 
       Identification code               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 
                                         2019 
                                         Price: GBP0.1962 
                                         Volume: 
                                         Partnership Shares: 764 
                                         Matching Shares: 1528 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information            Date of transaction: 26 September 
                                         2019 
                                         Aggregated volume: 2,292 
                                         Price: GBP0.1962 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transactions          26 September 2019 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions         Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

Total Voting Rights

In respect of the month of September 2019, the Company has on 26 September 2019 issued 27,516 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 26 September 2019, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 457,879,279 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 2019 to 28 September 2019 
 to) 
Number and Class of Securities  277,805 Ordinary Shares 
 not issued at the start 
 of the period under the 
 scheme 
Plus: The amount for which      Nil 
 a blocklisting application 
 has been made since the 
 last date of return 
Less: Number of securities       141,501 Ordinary Shares 
 issued under the scheme 
 during the period 
Equals: Balance under the        136,304 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 
                                 500,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 
                                 29 January 2019 
 

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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