Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4923Q

Rockhopper Exploration plc

19 October 2011

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
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
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					X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		RICHARD FARAS VISICK
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		___
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		17 OCTOBER 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19 OCTOBER 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		BELOW 4%

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

10,492,720

10,492,720

10,492,720

10,492,720

10,492,720

3.69%

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

10,492,720

3.69%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
N/A
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:	RICHARD FARAS VISICK
15. Contact telephone number:	C/o Bruce Jones (Solicitor) Bircham, Dyson, Bell 020 778 33525

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)	RICHARD FARAS VISICK
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	C/o Bruce Jones (Solicitor) Bircham, Dyson, Bell 29 Abingdon Road, Sandhurst Berks. GU47 9RN
Phone number & email	020 778 33525 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	___
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	N/A
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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