Rockhopper Exploration PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 26, 2016

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RNS Number : 9966M

Rockhopper Exploration plc

26 January 2016

TR-1:NOTIFICATIONOFMAJORINTERESTINSHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Rockhopper Exploration Plc
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			X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Carlson Capital UK LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
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	5.46%

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	Indire ct xii	Direct	Indirect
Common Stock GB00B0FVQX 23	24,911,045	24,911,045	24,911,045	24,911,045		5.46%

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
24,911,045	5.46%

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:	Shahla F. Ali, Chief Compliance Officer
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 0207 5913450 or +1 212 994 8303

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