Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4895L

Rockhopper Exploration plc

04 September 2012

 



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
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached					No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					No
Other (please specify):					No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Kames Capital
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		31st August 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		4th September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		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

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11,421,687

11,421,687

9,343,058

9,343,058

1,836,404

3.28%

0.64%

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

Contract for Difference

159,440

Nominal

Delta

0.06%

1

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,338,902

3.98%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Kames Capital:- Kames Capital plc Kames Capital Management Ltd Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Kames Capital
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:	Wendy Dunsmore
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 549 3706

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)	Kames Capital
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	3 Lochside Crescent, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9SA
Phone number & email	0870 60 90 101
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Alison Talbot, Company secretary, 0131 549 3205
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Wendy Dunsmore
Contact address	3 Lochside Crescent, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9SA
Phone number & email	0131 549 3706 [e-mail]
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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