Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0776F

Rockhopper Exploration plc

05 January 2010

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Rockhopper Exploration Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Gartmore Investment Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):iv		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23rd December 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24th December 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0FVQX23

9,370,000

9,370,000

8,619,709

8,619,709

4.979%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,619,709

4.979%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

Share description       Fund Managing Co	Shares Held	% of Issued Share Capital	UK Registered Owner	Beneficial Owner
Equities       ROCKHOPPER EXPLORA
ORD GBP0.01
Gartmore Fund Managers Limited	1,712,748	0.989%	HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd	Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish smaller companies
Gartmore Investment Limited	2,104,633 681,810   4,120,518	1.216% 0.394%   2.380%	Nortrust Nominees Gartmore Growth Opportunities Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303	Strathclyde Pension Fund Gartmore Growth Opportunities Plc   The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited
	8,619,709	4.979%

 

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