Director's Dealings

RNS Number : 8342U

Rockhopper Exploration plc

30 June 2009

 



30 June 2009

Rockhopper Exploration PLC ('The Company')

Director's Dealings

The Company announces that it received notification today from Samuel Moody, Peter Dixon-Clarke and David Bodecott that on the same date they acquired ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'). The Company also received notification on Monday 29 June 2009 from Pierre Jungels that on the same date he acquired Ordinary Shares.  Details of the number of shares purchased and price paid are set out below:

                                                                   Number of shares    price paid

                                                                   purchased        

Pierre Jungels                                            150,000 shares        32 pence per share

Executive Chairman        

Samuel Moody                                            242,980 shares       31.25 pence per share

Managing Director        

Peter Dixon-Clarke                                     108,510 shares        31.25 pence per share

Finance Director        

David Bodecott                                           108,510 shares        31.25 pence per share

Exploration Director        

Following the share purchases the holdings of the Directors are:

                                                                    Number of shares    % of issued share capital

                                                                    held

Pierre Jungels                                             866,074                    1.08

Executive Chairman        

Samuel Moody                                            1,128,435                 1.40    

Managing Director        

Peter Dixon-Clarke                                      253,639                    0.31    

Finance Director        

David Bodecott                                            199,510                    0.25    

Exploration Director        

For further information please contact:

Rockhopper Exploration plc           www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk 

Sam Moody - Managing Director        01722 414 419

Aquila Financial Ltd                          www.aquila-financial.com 

Peter Reilly                                          0118 978 4100

Canaccord Adams Limited

Jeffrey Auld / Elijah Colby                    020 7050 6500

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

Notes to editors

www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk 

The Rockhopper Group started trading in February 2004 to invest in and carry out an offshore oil exploration programme to the north of the Falkland Islands. The Group, floated on AIM in August 2005, is currently the largest licence holder in the North Falkland Basin and has a 100 per cent. interest in four offshore production licences which cover approximately 3,800 sq. km. These licences have been granted by the Falkland Islands government.

 

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