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RNS Number : 6081L
Rockhopper Exploration plc
07 July 2014 
 
                                                                                                                                                                  
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Rockhopper Exploration PlcGB00B0FVQX23  
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                            
 attached:                                                                                                                                                                                                
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                      Yes                                     
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  n/a                                     
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                       n/a                                     
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                 n/a                                     
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                                  n/a  
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                                                         UBS Investment Bank                     
 notification obligation:                                                                                                                                                                                 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   UBS AG London Branch                    
  (if different from 3.):                                                                                                                                                                                 
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           03 July 2014                            
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                        
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                07 July 2014                            
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           Below Notifiable Threshold              
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                       
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                              Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                                                                                     to the triggering                                                                  
 if possible using                                                                          transaction                                                                        
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                 
 Number                                                                                     Number                       Number                                                Number of voting            % of  voting rights                           
 of                                                                                         of                           of shares                                             rights                                                                    
 Shares                                                                                     Voting                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                            Rights                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                            Direct                       Indirect                                              Direct                      Indirect                                      
 GB00B0FVQX23                                                                               14,831,930                   14,831,930                                            Below Notifiable Threshold  Below Notifiable Threshold                    Below Notifiable Threshold  Below Notifiable Threshold  Below Notifiable Threshold  
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                        
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
 Type of financial                                                                          Expiration                   Exercise/                                             Number of voting            % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                 date                         Conversion Period                                     rights that may be          rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                               acquired if the                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                               instrument is                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                               exercised/ converted.                                                     
 -                                                                                          -                            -                                                     -                           -                                             
                                                                                            
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
 Type of financial                                                                          Exercise price               Expiration date                                       Exercise/                   Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights          
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                    Conversion period                                                                                     
 -                                                                                          -                            -                                                     -                           -                                             Nominal                     Delta                       
 -                                                                                          -                            
                                                                                            
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                              
 Number of voting rights                                                                    Percentage of voting rights  
 Below Notifiable Threshold                                                                 Below Notifiable Threshold   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
 Proxy Voting:                                                                   
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                        
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                                                  
 to hold:                                                                                                             
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                                                    
 voting rights:                                                                                                       
                                                                                 
 13. Additional information:                                                                                          
 14. Contact name:                                                               Zuzana Görögová / Akvile Budrikaite  
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                   +41 44 239 6227                      
                                                                                                                        
 
 
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