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RNS Number : 7232N
Rockhopper Exploration plc
30 July 2014 
 
FORM 8 (DD) 
 
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT
(INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS) 
 
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Identity of the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure:                                                                   Samuel Moody (Director)                                   
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient                                                            
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                    Rockhopper Exploration Plc                                
 (d) Status of person making the disclosure:     e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with the offeror/offeree (specify name of offeror/offeree)  Person acting in concert with Rockhopper Exploration Plc  
 (e) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                                                                                29 July 2014                                              
 (f)  Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?                             No                                                        
 
 
2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing 
 
 Class of relevant security:                       1p ordinary shares  
                                                   Interests           Short positions  
 Number                                            %                   Number           %  
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:  1,551,507           0.54                  
 (2) Derivatives (other than options):                                                       
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                
 TOTAL:                                            1,551,507           0.54                  
 
 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. 
 
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase
or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions). 
 
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL). 
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and
other executive options) 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:   Options of Ordinary Shares                                                                                                                  
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  Options Exercise Price  Grant date Samuel Moody (Director) 425,000 10p April 11, 2005 Samuel Moody (Director) 1,500,000 42p August 8, 2005  
 
 
Options 
 
Exercise Price 
 
Grant date 
 
Samuel Moody (Director) 
 
425,000 
 
10p 
 
April 11, 2005 
 
Samuel Moody (Director) 
 
1,500,000 
 
42p 
 
August 8, 2005 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:   Share Appreciation Rights (SARs)                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) Base price Grant date Samuel Moody (Director) 76,056 SAR awards 77,777 SAR awards 91,077 SAR awards 372.75p  303.75p  159p January 11, 2011  January 17, 2012  January 30, 2013  
 
 
Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) 
 
Base price 
 
Grant date 
 
Samuel Moody (Director) 
 
76,056 SAR awards 77,777 SAR awards 91,077 SAR awards 
 
372.75p  303.75p  159p 
 
January 11, 2011  January 17, 2012  January 30, 2013 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:   Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)                                                                                                 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) Exercise Price  Grant date Samuel Moody (Director) 508,007 nil cost options 1p October 8, 2013  
 
 
Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) 
 
Exercise Price 
 
Grant date 
 
Samuel Moody (Director) 
 
508,007 nil cost options 
 
1p 
 
October 8, 2013 
 
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security. 
 
3.         DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit  
                                                                                  
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position  Number of reference securities  Price per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number of securities to which option relates  Exercise price per unit  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                                                                                                                 
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion                                                                                       Details                                     Price per unit (if applicable)  
 Ordinary Shares             Issued to the Trustee of the Rockhopper Exploration Plc Share Incentive Plan (SIP) held for the beneficial interest of Samuel Moody  474  shares relating to July SIP allotment  95.25p                          
 
 
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in. 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"  
 None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person relating to:(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"  
 None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
(c)        Attachments 
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)  NO  
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)             NO  
 
 
 Date of disclosure:  30 July 2014                    
 Contact name:        Jan Davies (Company Secretary)  
 Telephone number:    07733 308318                    
 
 
Telephone number: 
 
07733 308318 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is
available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure
requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
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