Rockhopper Exploration PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 16, 2017

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RNS Number : 3616I

Rockhopper Exploration plc

16 June 2017

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
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					x
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
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		8 June 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		15 June 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Drop below 5%

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
Common Stock GB00B0FVQX23	23,420,467			23,420,467			22,630,467	22,630,467			4.9530%
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
22,630,467								4.9530%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	Please note that this notification relates to a decrease in position below the 5% threshold to 22,630,467 ordinary shares on 8 June 2017 and is being made retrospectively as soon as possible after learning of the disclosable holding event.
14. Contact name:	Joe Brucchieri, Chief Legal Officer
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 207 591 3450

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