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Rockhopper ExplorationAnnouncement

31/01/2017 18:05

RNS Number : 6611V
Rockhopper Exploration plc
31 January 2017
31 January 2017
Rockhopper Exploration plc 
("Rockhopper" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
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 January 2017. 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
Sam Moody 
11,059
553
1,106
0.27125
26 January 2017 
Fiona MacAulay 
11,059
553
1,106
0.27125
26 January 2017
Stewart MacDonald 
11,059
553
1,106
0.27125
26 January 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 January 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
N/A
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 ofFree, Partnership and Matching Sharesthrough the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Date of transaction: 26 January 2017 
Price: 0.27125
Volume: 
Free Shares: 11,059
Partnership Shares: 553
Matching Shares: 1,106
d) 
Aggregated information
Date of transaction: 26 January 2017 
Aggregated volume: 12,718
Price: 0.27125
e) 
Date of the transaction
26 January 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
N/A
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 Free, Partnership and Matching Sharesthrough the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Date of transaction: 26 January 2017 
Price: 0.27125
Volume: 
Free Shares: 11,059
Partnership Shares: 553
Matching Shares: 1,106
d) 
Aggregated information
Date of transaction: 26 January 2017 
Aggregated volume: 12,718
Price: 0.27125
e) 
Date of the transaction
26 January 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
N/A
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 ofFree, Partnership and Matching Sharesthrough the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Date of transaction: 26 January 2017 
Price: 0.27125
Volume: 
Free Shares: 11,059
Partnership Shares: 553
Matching Shares: 1,106
d) 
Aggregated information
Date of transaction: 26 January 2017 
Aggregated volume: 12,718
Price: 0.27125
e) 
Dates of the transactions
26 January 2017
f) 
Place of the transactions
Outside a trading venue
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
Jack Scott
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 4620
Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona
Ben Simons
Tel. +44 (0)20 7830 9700

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