RNS Number : 9055M
Rockhopper Exploration plc
25 January 2016
 

 




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 Ord Gbp0.01

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


Other (please specify):

Company's outstanding shares increased from 296,580,000 to 456,265,000 causing RLAM's holding to fall within 3% band.

X

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

Royal London Asset Management Limited

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

Registered Shareholder

Nominal

%

HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd

17,758,583

 

 

 

3.8922

 

 

 

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

21 January 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 January 2016

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

Below 5% & 4%


 

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

 

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17,758,583

 

17,758,583

 

17,758,583

 

17,758,583

 

N/A

3.8922%

 

N/A



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

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,758,583

 

3.8922%

 


 

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

 

See 4 above


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:

Karl Casey

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 506 6652

 


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