Rockhopper Exploration PLC

Director's Dealing • Nov 30, 2016

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RNS Number : 4805Q

Rockhopper Exploration plc

30 November 2016

Rockhopper Exploration plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Share Incentive Plan

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"):

The Directors named below have acquired a further interest in Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company as a result of their participation in the SIP in November 2016.

Director	Number of Partnership Shares Acquired	Number of Matching Shares Acquired	Price per Share	Date of Transaction
Sam Moody	674	1348	£0.2225	28 November 2016
Fiona MacAulay	674	1348	£0.2225	28 November 2016
Stewart MacDonald	674	1348	£0.2225	28 November 2016

The Company has previously disclosed participation of the Directors in the Company's SIP on a quarterly basis. In accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, disclosure is now required to be made on a monthly basis. Set out below is the information required by Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 in relation to participation in the Company's SIP by Directors in their capacity as persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) for the period September to November 2016 inclusive:

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Samuel Moody

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rockhopper Exploration plc

b)

LEI

N/A

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

GB000BOFVQX23

b)

Nature of the transactions

Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Date of transaction	Price	Volume
28 November 2016	£0.2225	2022
26 October 2016	£0.27	1668
26 September 2016	£0.2925	3075

d)

Aggregated information

Date of transaction	Aggregated volume	Price
28 November 2016	2022	£0.2225
26 October 2016	1668	£0.27
26 September 2016	3075	£0.2925

e)

Dates of the transactions

28 November 2016

26 October 2016

26 September 2016

f)

Place of the transactions

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Fiona MacAulay

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rockhopper Exploration plc

b)

LEI

N/A

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

GB000BOFVQX23

b)

Nature of the transactions

Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Date of transaction	Price	Volume
28 November 2016	£0.2225	2022
26 October 2016	£0.27	1668
26 September 2016	£0.2925	3075

d)

Aggregated information

Date of transaction	Aggregated volume	Price
28 November 2016	2022	£0.2225
26 October 2016	1668	£0.27
26 September 2016	3075	£0.2925

e)

Dates of the transactions

28 November 2016

26 October 2016

26 September 2016

f)

Place of the transactions

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Stewart MacDonald

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rockhopper Exploration plc

b)

LEI

N/A

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

GB000BOFVQX23

b)

Nature of the transactions

Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Date of transaction	Price	Volume
28 November 2016	£0.2225	2022
26 October 2016	£0.27	1668
26 September 2016	£0.2925	3078

d)

Aggregated information

Date of transaction	Aggregated volume	Price
28 November 2016	2022	£0.2225
26 October 2016	1668	£0.27
26 September 2016	3078	£0.2925

e)

Dates of the transactions

28 November 2016

26 October 2016

26 September 2016

f)

Place of the transactions

Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

Rockhopper Exploration plc

Jan Davies, Company Secretary

Tel. +44 (0)20 7830 9700 (via Vigo Communications)

Canaccord Genuity Limited

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

Jack Scott

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 4620

Vigo Communications

Patrick d'Ancona

Ben Simons

Tel. +44 (0)20 7830 9704

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