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Rockhopper ExplorationAnnouncement

01/08/2016 13:40

RNS Number : 8581F
Rockhopper Exploration plc
01 August 2016
1 August 2016
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 Greater 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 14,086 Rockhopper shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of employees and officers of the Company in respect of the month of July. The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement. Set out below is the executive directors' participation in the SIP for the month of July 2016.
Director
Number of
Partnership
Shares Purchased
using cash
contributed by
participants
Number of
Matching
Shares
Awarded
Price of
Awards
Number of
Ordinary Shares
held following
the Awards
% of issued
share capital
following the
Awards
Sam Moody
492
984
30.5p
2,042,690
0.447
Stewart MacDonald
491
982
30.5p
89,205
0.020
Fiona MacAulay
492
984
30.5p
120,854
0.026
Total Voting Rights
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following theissue of 14,086 shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 26 July 2016 consistsof 456,557,285 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).
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ENQUIRIES:
Rockhopper Exploration plc
via Vigo Communications - 020 7830 9700
Jan Davies, Company Secretary
Canaccord Genuity Limited, Nomad and Joint broker
020 7523 8000
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
Jack Scott
Vigo Communications, PR adviser to Rockhopper
Patrick d'Ancona / Ben Simons
020 7830 9700

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