Blocklisting Interim Review

RNS Number : 8824A

Rockhopper Exploration plc

01 October 2015

 

1 October 2015

ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC (The 'Company')

Blocklisting Interim Update

The Company provides the following updates in accordance with Schedule Six of the AIM Rules for Companies regarding its existing block listing arrangements.

1.    Share incentive plan

Name of company	Rockhopper Exploration PLC
Name of scheme	The Company's Share Incentive Plan
Period of return (from/ to)	29 March 2015 to 28 September 2015
Number and Class of Securities not issued at the start of the period under the scheme	321,690 Ordinary Shares
Plus: The amount for which a blocklisting application has been made since the last date of return	0 Ordinary Shares
Less: Number of securities issued under the scheme during the period	66,102 Ordinary Shares
Equals: Balance under the scheme of securities not yet issued at the end of the period	255,588 Ordinary Shares
Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission	40,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 29 March 2012 90,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 3 May 2013 150,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 2 April 2014 350,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 3 February 2015

2.    Falkland Islands options

Name of company	Rockhopper Exploration PLC
Name of scheme	Options over Ordinary Shares that were granted under the 10 May 2005 scheme to Falklands Conservation and various persons associated with businesses in the Falkland Islands (the 'Falklands Scheme')
Period of return (from/ to)	31 January 2015 to 30 September 2015
Number and Class of Securities not issued at the start of the period under the scheme	13,368 Ordinary Shares
Plus: The amount for which a blocklisting application has been made since the last date of return	0 Ordinary Shares
Less: Number of securities issued under the scheme during the period	7,920 Ordinary Shares
Equals: Balance under the scheme of securities not yet issued at the end of the period	5,448 Ordinary Shares
Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission	50,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 3 February 2010

As at 30 September 2015, 5,448 options under this scheme remained unexercised and duly expired under the terms of the scheme. Accordingly 5,448 of the 50,000 ordinary shares originally blocklisted will never be issued and the Company is requesting the termination of the remaining headroom and closing of the blocklisting.

Enquiries:

Rockhopper Exploration plc	via Vigo Communications - 020 7016 9571
Jan Davies, Company Secretary
Canaccord Genuity Limited, Nomad and Joint broker	020 7523 8000
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
Vigo Communications, PR adviser to Rockhopper	020 7016 9571
Peter Reilly

 

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