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Rockhopper ExplorationAnnouncement

03/12/2014 15:31

RNS Number : 7681Y
Rockhopper Exploration plc
03 December 2014
   

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
Rockhopper Exploration Plc
GB00B0FVQX23
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
n/a
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):
Theeventtriggeringnotificationistheacquisitionof UBS AG by UBS Group AG through the completionof a share transfer offer on 28November 2014 in which the shareholders ofUBS AG became shareholders of UBS Group AG and their shares in UBS AG were transferred to UBS Group AG. As a result, UBS Group AG controls UBS AG. Thus, UBS Group AG has become an indirect shareholder of Rockhopper Exploration Plc.
Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
UBS Investment Bank
UBS Group AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
UBS AG London Branch
UBS Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
28 November 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
02 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
Above 6%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights 

Direct 
Indirect 
Direct
Indirect
GB00B0FVQX23
17,638,395
17,638,395
-
-
18,973,903
-
6.49%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date 
Exercise/
Conversion Period 
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
-
-
-
-
-

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date 
Exercise/
Conversion period 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights 
-
-
-
-
-
Nominal
Delta
-
-

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
18,973,903
6.49%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.
UBS AG:
- directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 16,971,295 (5.80%); and
- indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 2,005,570 (0.69%)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:



13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:
Konstantina Georgaki / Zuzana Grgov
15. Contact telephone number:
+41 44 239 4071

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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