Rockhopper Exploration PLC

Director's Dealing • Aug 1, 2016

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Rockhopper Exploration plc

01 August 2016

1 August 2016

Rockhopper Exploration Plc

(the "Company" or "Rockhopper")

Directors Dealing and Total Voting Rights

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, 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 14,086 Rockhopper shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of employees and officers of the Company in respect of the month of July. The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement. Set out below is the executive directors' participation in the SIP for the month of July 2016.

Director	Number of Partnership Shares Purchased  using cash  contributed by  participants	Number of Matching Shares Awarded	Price of Awards	Number of Ordinary Shares held following the Awards	% of issued share capital following the Awards
Sam Moody	492	984	30.5p	2,042,690	0.447
Stewart MacDonald	491	982	30.5p	89,205	0.020
Fiona MacAulay	492	984	30.5p	120,854	0.026

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, following the issue of 14,086 shares under the terms of the SIP, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 26 July 2016 consists of 456,557,285 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).

Ends

ENQUIRIES:

Rockhopper Exploration plc	via Vigo Communications - 020 7830 9700
Jan Davies, Company Secretary
Canaccord Genuity Limited, Nomad and Joint broker	020 7523 8000
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor Jack Scott
Vigo Communications, PR adviser to Rockhopper Patrick d'Ancona / Ben Simons	020 7830 9700

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