Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9502R
Rockhopper Exploration plc
01 September 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


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

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

GLG Partners LP

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

N/A

 

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

20/08/2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23/08/2010

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

> 5%

8. Notified details:




 

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

Ordinary shares

 

GB00B0FVQX23

 

1,424,342

 

 

1,424,342

 

 

 

1,424,342

 

 

 

 

 

1,424,342

 

 

 

 

0.74%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

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

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

8,265,631

Nominal

Delta

4.29%

4.29%


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,689,973

5.03%



 

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

GLG Partners is an investment management firm investing money on behalf of clients and investment funds.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Not applicable

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

Not applicable

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

Not applicable



13. Additional information:

 

Not applicable

14. Contact name:

Dan Johnson

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7016 7426

 


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