Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rockhopper Exploration plc
02 April 2007


Rockhopper Exploration plc

2 April 2007

                               Director dealings

Rockhopper Exploration has received notification that on 30 March 2007 a
non-executive Director, Mr Richard Visick, sold 55,000 shares at a sale price of
35 pence per share. In addition, his IPS pension fund, of which he is the sole
beneficiary, immediately purchased 55,000 shares at 35.1 pence per share

These transactions do not alter the total beneficial share holding of Mr Visick,
which stands at 19,032,444 ordinary shares representing 25.15% of the issued
share capital of the Company.


For further information, please contact:


Rockhopper Exploration
Sam Moody, Managing Director                  01722 414 419

Aquila Financial Limited
Peter Reilly                                  020 7202 2601


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