Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7150L

Rockhopper Exploration plc

14 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				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:		Bank of America Corporation
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Merrill Lynch International
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		07 August 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		09 August 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Below disclosable threshold

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

GB00B0MT3Y97

14,386,255

14,386,255

Below disclosable threshold

Below disclosable threshold

0

0

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

Below disclosable threshold

Below disclosable threshold

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Merrill Lynch International - Below disclosable threshold
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:
14. Contact name:	Szabino Biro
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7996 5648

 

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