Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5907C
Rockhopper Exploration plc
16 November 2009
 




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

OZ Management LP and Och-Ziff Management Europe

Ltd.

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

Chetwynd Nominees Limited

Credit Suisse Client Nominees (UK) Limited

Morstan Nominees Limited

Vidacos Nominees Limited

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

reached:
 v

13-Nov-09

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16-Nov-09

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

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0FVQX23

Less than 5%

Less than 5%



11,250,000


6.50



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

11,250,000

6.50%

  

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:


OZ Management LP acts as the investment manager

for a number of private investment funds and those

funds beneficially own the shares and financial

instruments that are the subject of this notification.

Och-Ziff Management Europe Limited is a sub-advisor

to OZ Management LP.

14. Contact name:

Andrew Frank

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 758 4433

  

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)



Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)



Phone number & email



Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)





B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name



Contact address



Phone number & email



Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 



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