Total Voting Rights/Director Shareholding

RNS Number : 5966B

Rockhopper Exploration plc

04 April 2013

 



4 April 2013

Rockhopper Exploration plc

("Rockhopper" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights, Director Dealing and update on Share Incentive Plan

Total Voting Rights

In respect of the month of March 2013 the Company has on 2 April 2013 issued 18,978 shares as part of the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). In conformity with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, as at 2 April 2013, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 284,224,774 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure. The issued share capital figure can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The issue of shares under the SIP have been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement.

Director Dealing

Fiona MacAulay, a director of the Company, has participated in the last monthly award of shares under the SIP in respect of the 2012/13 tax year pursuant to standing instructions which were made before she became a director of the Company. Details of her participation is set out below:

Director	Number of Partnership Shares	Number of Matching Shares Awarded	Number of Ordinary Shares held following the award	% of issued share capital following the award
Fiona MacAulay	82	164	22,817	0.01%

Update on Share Incentive Plan

The Company's HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"), launched in March 2012, that is made available to all employees of the Company including executive Directors, will continue to roll forward through to the 2013 / 2014 tax year. As with the previous year, the Directors' participation in the Partnership/Matching part of the SIP for 2013/14 will be by way of a single grant annually which will take place during the course of the 2013/14 tax year. Directors will also be eligible to receive an award of Free Shares in line with other employees.

Enquiries:

Rockhopper Exploration plc                                                                Tel: [phone]

Sam Moody - Chief Executive                                                                 (via M: Communications)

Peter Dixon-Clarke - Finance Director

Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)                       Tel: [phone]

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

Giles Fitzpatrick

M: Communications                                                                             Tel: [phone]

Patrick d'Ancona

 

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