RNS Number : 6203M
Rockhopper Exploration plc
28 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

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):


No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

Kames Capital

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


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

23/08/2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27/08/2013

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

3%


 

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

GB00B0FVQX23

8,780,649

8,780,649

7,019,512



2.46%



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

 

CFD




310,893

Nominal

Delta

0.11%

1


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,330,405

2.57%


 

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

 

Kames Capital:-

Kames Capital Plc

Kames Capital Management Ltd

Kames Capital ICVC

Kames Capital VCIC

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Kames Capital

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:

IMS Supervisor / Manager

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 549 3706


 

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)

 

Kames Capital

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

Kames House

3 Lochside  Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9SA

Phone number & email

 

0870 60 90 101

 

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 

Alison Talbot

Company Secretary

0131 549 3205



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

IMS Supervisor / Manager

Contact address

 

Kames House

3 Lochside  Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9SA

Phone number & email

 

0131 549 3706

imsmb@kamescapital.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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