Rockhopper Exploration PLC

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RNS Number : 7681Y

Rockhopper Exploration plc

03 December 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 GB00B0FVQX23
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				n/a
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):	The event triggering notification is the acquisition of UBS AG by UBS Group AG through the completion of a share transfer offer on 28 November 2014 in which the shareholders of UBS AG became shareholders of UBS Group AG and their shares in UBS AG were transferred to UBS Group AG. As a result, UBS Group AG controls UBS AG. Thus, UBS Group AG has become an indirect shareholder of Rockhopper Exploration Plc.			Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		UBS Investment Bank UBS Group AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):		UBS AG London Branch UBS Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		28 November 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		02 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Above 6%


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		Indirect	Direct			Indirect
GB00B0FVQX23	17,638,395			17,638,395			-	-		18,973,903	-			6.49%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date			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
-		-			-		-	-				Nominal			Delta
-			-

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
18,973,903								6.49%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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 - 16,971,295 (5.80%); and - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 2,005,570 (0.69%)

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:	Konstantina Georgaki / Zuzana Görögová
15. Contact telephone number:	+41 44 239 4071

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