Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5127F
Rockhopper Exploration plc
15 June 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 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:
iii

GLG Partners LP

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

12/06/12

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13/06/12

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

>5%



 

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

Ordinary shares

2,570,918

 

2,570,918

 

2,570,918

 


2,570,918

 


0.90%

GB00B0FVQX23


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

 

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

 

12,093,968

 

 

Nominal

Delta

4.26%

4.26%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,664,886

                                   5.16%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

GLG Partners is an investment management firm investing money on behalf of clients and investment funds.

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Not applicable

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

Not applicable

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

Not applicable



13. Additional information:

 

Not applicable

14. Contact name:

Dan Johnson

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7016 7426



 

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)

 

 

Not applicable

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

Dan Johnson

Phone number & email

 

020 7016 7426

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

Dan Johnson

Contact address

 

1 Curzon Street, London W1J  5HB

Phone number & email

 

020 7016 7426

daniel.johnson@man.com

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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