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Rockhopper ExplorationAnnouncement

31/03/2017 07:07

RNS Number : 0994B
Rockhopper Exploration plc
31 March 2017
31 March 2017
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 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 March 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 
682
1,364
0.22
27 March 2017 
Fiona MacAulay 
682
1,364
0.22
27 March 2017
Stewart MacDonald 
681
1,362
0.22
27 March 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 March 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
GB000BOFVQX23
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition ofPartnership and Matching Sharesthrough the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Date of transaction: 27 March 2017 
Price: 0.22
Volume: 
Partnership Shares: 682
Matching Shares: 1,364
d) 
Aggregated information
Date of transaction: 27 March 2017 
Aggregated volume: 2,046
Price: 0.22
e) 
Date of the transaction
27 March 2017
f) 
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Fiona MacAulay 
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Operating 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
GB000BOFVQX23
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Sharesthrough the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Date of transaction: 27 March 2017 
Price: 0.22
Volume: 
Partnership Shares: 682
Matching Shares: 1,364
d) 
Aggregated information
Date of transaction: 27 March 2017 
Aggregated volume: 2,046
Price: 0.22
e) 
Date of the transaction
27 March 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
GB000BOFVQX23
b)
Nature of the transactions
Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Sharesthrough the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Date of transaction: 27 March 2017 
Price: 0.22
Volume: 
Partnership Shares: 681
Matching Shares: 1,362
d) 
Aggregated information
Date of transaction: 27 March 2017 
Aggregated volume: 2,043
Price: 0.22
e) 
Date of the transactions
27 March 2017
f) 
Place of the transactions
Outside a trading venue
Total Voting Rights
In respect of the month of March 2017, the Company has on 27 March 2017 issued 24,132 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 31 March 2017, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 456,879,879 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 entitlement.
Enquiries:
Rockhopper Exploration plc
Jan Davies, Company Secretary
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7830 9700 (via Vigo Communications)
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona
Ben Simons
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7830 9700

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