RNS Number : 5877L
Rockhopper Exploration plc
12 January 2016
 

                                                           

For filings with the FCA include the annex


For filings with issuer exclude the annex



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

GB00B0FVQX23

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

n/a

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

n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

n/a

Other (please specify):


n/a

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

UBS Investment Bank

UBS Group AG

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

 

UBS AG London Branch

UBS Limited

 

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

7 January 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 January 2016

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

 

6% (Section A)

 


 

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 xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

GB00B0FVQX23

17,175,626

17,175,626

-

-

17,806,485

-

6.004%



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

Right to recall lent shares

-

Anytime

9,306,433

3.14%


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

 

Equity Swaps

-

02.12.2016

25.09.2017

-

4,221,317

Nominal

Delta

-

1.42%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

31,334,235

10.57%


 

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

 

UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.

 

UBS AG:

-     directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 29,967,635 (10.11%); and

-     indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 1,366,600 (0.46%)

 


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:

Konstantina Georgaki / Zuzana Görögová

15. Contact telephone number:

+41 44 239 4071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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