Director Shareholding

RNS Number : 6089U

Rockhopper Exploration plc

19 October 2010

 

For immediate release: 19 October 2010

Rockhopper Exploration plc

(the "Company")

Director Dealing

As part of the Placing announced earlier today, the Directors of the Company subscribed for the following number of Ordinary Shares:

	Position held at the Company	Number of Ordinary Shares subscribed	Price paid	Number of Ordinary Shares held following the subscription	% of issued share capital after the subscription*
Pierre Jungels	Non-Executive Chairman	15,873	315 pence	905,297	0.35%
Sam Moody	Chief Executive	9,524	315 pence	1,137,959	0.44%
Peter Dixon-Clarke	Finance Director	12,698	315 pence	266,337	0.10%
David Bodecott	Exploration Director	12,698	315 pence	212,208	0.08%
David McManus	Non-Executive Director	12,698	315 pence	12,698	0.00%
Chris Walton	Non-Executive Director	6,349	315 pence	38,458	0.01%
Robert Peters	Non-Executive Director	3,175	315 pence	3,175	0.00%
John Crowle	Non-Executive Director	9,524	315 pence	33,333	0.01%

* percentage holdings are based on the enlarged issued share capital of the Company following admission of the Placing Shares to be traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will take place on or around 8 November 2010.

For further information please contact:

Rockhopper Exploration plc Sam Moody - Managing Director Tel. [phone] (via M: Communications)

M: Communications Patrick d'Ancona or Ben Simons Tel. [phone]

Canaccord Genuity Limited Robert Finlay / Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor Tel. [phone]

 

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