1 July 2014
This announcement replaces RNS Number : 9797K which was published on 30 June 2014 and restates the number of shares held by Fiona MacAulay. The corrected announcement is copied below.
Rockhopper Exploration Plc
(the "Company" or "Rockhopper")
Directors Dealing and Total Voting Rights
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, provides the following update regarding the Rockhopper Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"), including the participation of certain directors.
Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
The Trustee of the SIP has approved the issue of 5,255 Rockhopper shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of employees and officers of the Company in respect of the month of June. The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement.
As previously advised in an RNS dated 28th February 2014, details of the directors' participation will be made on a quarterly basis. Set out below is the directors' participation in the SIP for the three month period ended 30 June 2014:
Director |
Number of Partnership Shares Awarded |
Number of Matching Shares Awarded |
Number of Ordinary Shares held following the grants |
% of issued share capital following the grants |
Sam Moody |
485 |
970 |
1,551,033 |
0.54% |
Stewart MacDonald |
204 |
408 |
2,608 |
0.009% |
Fiona MacAulay |
485 |
970 |
30,722 |
0.01% |
Total Voting Rights
In accordance with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following the issue of 5255 shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 30 June 2014 consists of 284,729,798 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).
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ENQUIRIES:
Rockhopper Exploration plc |
via Vigo Communications -
020 7016 9571 |
Sam Moody, Chief Executive |
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Stewart MacDonald, Chief Financial Officer |
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Canaccord Genuity Limited, Nomad and Joint broker |
020 7523 8000 |
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Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor |
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Vigo Communications, PR adviser to Rockhopper |
020 7016 9571 |
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Peter Reilly |
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