Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 4015S

Rockhopper Exploration plc

02 October 2017

2 October 2017

Rockhopper Exploration plc

("Rockhopper" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding, Total Voting Rights and Blocklisting Interim Update

Share Incentive Plan

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"). The Directors named below have acquired a further interest in Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company as a result of their participation in the SIP in September 2017. The Partnership Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.

Director	Number of Partnership Shares acquired	Number of Matching Shares acquired	Price per Share	Date of Transaction
Sam Moody	594	1188	£0.2525	26 September 2017
Stewart MacDonald	594	1188	£0.2525	26 September 2017

Set out below is the information required by Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 in relation to participation in the Company's SIP by Directors in their capacity as persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) for the month of September 2017:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Samuel Moody
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Rockhopper Exploration plc
b)	LEI	213800IPXW6XRLVCL581
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each GB00BOFVQX23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Price: £0.2525 Volume: Partnership Shares: 594 Matching Shares: 1,188
d)	Aggregated information	Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Aggregated volume: 1,782 Price: £0.2525
e)	Date of the transaction	26 September 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Stewart MacDonald
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Rockhopper Exploration plc
b)	LEI	213800IPXW6XRLVCL581
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each GB00BOFVQX23
b)	Nature of the transactions	Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Price: £0.2525 Volume: Partnership Shares: 594 Matching Shares: 1,188
d)	Aggregated information	Date of transaction: 26 September 2017 Aggregated volume: 1,782 Price: £0.2525
e)	Date of the transactions	26 September 2017
f)	Place of the transactions	Outside a trading venue

Total Voting Rights

In respect of the month of September 2017, the Company has on 26 September 2017 issued 21,978 new ordinary shares as part of the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP").

In conformity with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, as at 29 September 2017, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 457,041,770 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure. The issued share capital figure can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlements.

Blocklisting Interim Update

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

Name of company	Rockhopper Exploration PLC
Name of scheme	The Company's Share Incentive Plan
Period of return (from/ to)	1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017
Number and Class of Securities not issued at the start of the period under the scheme	135,704 Ordinary Shares
Plus: The amount for which a blocklisting application has been made since the last date of return	500,000 Ordinary Shares
Less: Number of securities issued under the scheme during the period	161,891 Ordinary Shares
Equals: Balance under the scheme of securities not yet issued at the end of the period	473,813 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 550,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 26 February 2016 500,000 Ordinary Shares admitted on 2 August 2017