Rockhopper Exploration PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 20, 2014

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RNS Number : 8418C

Rockhopper Exploration plc

20 March 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Rockhopper Exploration plc
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
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): Update of position
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	19 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20 March 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%, 4%, 5%, 6% Upwards

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB0001216000	Below minimum threshold			Below minimum threshold							19,282,311				6.78%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period					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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights
Equity Swap									394,719				Nominal			Delta
0.14%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
19,677,030								6.92%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 19,677,030 (6.92%) J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: 19,677,030 (6.92%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Tung Thanh Le
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7742 7272

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