Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5199M

Rockhopper Exploration plc

27 August 2013

 

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:		ODEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
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:		23 AUGUST 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		27 AUGUST 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		13%

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 Share (GB00B0FVQX23)

16,305,208

16,305,208

16,305,208

16,305,208

5.73%

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

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

Contract for Difference (CFD)

23,015,545

Nominal

Delta

8.10%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Ordinary Shares + CFD

13.83%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Odey UK Absolute Return Fund holds 7.63%. All other holdings are less than 3% per fund.
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:	FERGUS LEE
15. Contact telephone number:	020 72081413

 

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