Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9887Q

Rockhopper Exploration plc

27 October 2011

 



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
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:		CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LTD
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		24/10/2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		26/10/2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

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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Not reportable

Not reportable

N/A

N/A

14,429,241

N/A

5.078%

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

N/A

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

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,429,241

5.078%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
1.    Credit Suisse Group AG 2.    Credit Suisse AG       2.1. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd
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:	Liane Agostini/ Anthony Allen / Paul MacDonald
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]/ 8548

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)	Credit Suisse Group AG
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ
Phone number & email	020 7883 5416 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Anthony Allen
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
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
Our ref: 840028
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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