Remuneration Information • Jun 30, 2017
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RNS Number : 7960J
Rockhopper Exploration plc
30 June 2017
30 June 2017
Rockhopper Exploration plc
("Rockhopper" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
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 June 2017. The Partnership Shares were acquired using cash contributed by the Directors.
| Director | Number of Partnership Shares acquired | Number of Matching Shares acquired | Price per Share | Date of Transaction |
| Sam Moody | 750 | 1500 | £0.20 | 26 June 2017 |
| Fiona MacAulay | 750 | 1500 | £0.20 | 26 June 2017 |
| Stewart MacDonald | 750 | 1500 | £0.20 | 26 June 2017 |
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 month of June 2017:
| 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 | 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 |
| 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 GB00BOFVQX23 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Date of transaction: 26 June 2017 Price: £0.20 Volume: Partnership Shares: 750 Matching Shares: 1,500 |
| d) | Aggregated information | Date of transaction: 26 June 2017 Aggregated volume: 2,250 Price: £0.20 |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 26 June 2017 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | 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 | 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 |
| 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 GB00BOFVQX23 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares through the Company's Share Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Date of transaction: 26 June 2017 Price: £0.20 Volume: Partnership Shares: 750 Matching Shares: 1,500 |
| d) | Aggregated information | Date of transaction: 26 June 2017 Aggregated volume: 2,250 Price: £0.20 |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 26 June 2017 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | 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 | 213800IPXW6XRLVCL581 |
| 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 GB00BOFVQX23 |
| 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: 26 June 2017 Price: £0.20 Volume: Partnership Shares: 750 Matching Shares: 1,500 |
| d) | Aggregated information | Date of transaction: 26 June 2017 Aggregated volume: 2,250 Price: £0.20 |
| e) | Date of the transactions | 26 June 2017 |
| f) | Place of the transactions | Outside a trading venue |
Total Voting Rights
In respect of the month of June 2017, the Company has on 26 June 2017 issued 30,000 new ordinary shares as part of the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP").
In conformity with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that, as at 30 June 2017, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 456,964,958 shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share).
The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure. The issued share capital figure can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The issue of shares under the SIP has been made under the Company's existing block listing entitlement.
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
Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona
Ben Simons
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7830 9700
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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