Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7771V

Rockhopper Exploration plc

17 December 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				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:		The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs International
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		12 December 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16 December 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		8%

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

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20,211,017

7.11%

22,744,546

8.00%

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

22,744,546

8.00%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (parent company); 22,744,546 shares; 8.00% Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 22,724,746 shares; 7.99% Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (U.K.) Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.); 22,724,746 shares; 7.99% Goldman Sachs Holdings (U.K.) (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (U.K.) Limited); 22,724,746 shares; 7.99% Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Holdings (U.K.)); 22,724,746 shares; 7.99% Goldman Sachs & Co.(Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	General email contact: [e-mail]
14. Contact name:	Helen-Marie Moloney
15. Contact telephone number:	44(20)7774 8019

 

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