Rockhopper Exploration PLC

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Rockhopper Exploration plc

19 September 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 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	15 September 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	19 September 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	5% 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	24,366,892			24,366,892			-	-		22,771,198	-			4.99%


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			2,000,000				0.44%

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		-	4,801,172				Nominal			Delta
-			1.05%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
29,572,370								6.48%


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 - 27,567,533 (6.04%); and - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 2,004,837 (0.44%)

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:	Raphael Lang / Jamie Bonney
15. Contact telephone number:	+41 44 239 6201


Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	UBS Investment Bank
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	1 Finsbury Avenue London EC2M 2PP
Phone number & email	+41 44 239 6201 [email protected]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Raphael Lang / Jamie Bonney
Contact address	Europastrasse 2 8152 Opfikon Switzerland
Phone number & email	+41 44 239 6201 [email protected]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

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