Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1296O
Rockhopper Exploration plc
23 June 2010
 



 




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

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:

Ignis Investment Services Limited    

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

 

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

22 June 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 June 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

5%



 

8. Notified details: Nominee holdings

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD

GB00B0FVQX23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,382,537

 

 

 

3.83%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

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

% of voting
rights

CFD



2,244,735

1.17%


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

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights






Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,627,272

5.00%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

Pearl Group Limited

Impala Holdings Limited

Pearl Group Holdings (No.1) Ltd

Ignis Asset Management Ltd

Ignis Investment Services Ltd (indirect)

     

Vidacos Nominees Ltd            (5,760,445.00            2.99%)

Merrill Lynch                           (1,152,420.00            0.60%)

HSBC                                      (1,092,315.00             0.57%)

State Street Nominees             (1,021,284.00             0.53%)

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd     (346,898.00                0.18%)

MELLON BANK NA             (253,911.00               0.13%)


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:

 

Percentage calculation based on Issued Share Capital of 192,527,755

14. Contact name:

Deborah A. Wagner

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 222 8000

 


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