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RNS Number : 2096B

Rockhopper Exploration plc

29 January 2020

29 January 2020

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 key interests in the North Falkland Basin, 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 January 2020. The Partnership Shares were purchased using cash contributed by the Directors.

 
 Director             Number      Number of          Number of          Price        Date of Transaction 
                       of Free     Partnership        Matching           per Share 
                       Shares      Shares acquired    Shares acquired 
                       acquired 
                                                                                     27 January 
 Samuel Moody         16,313      815                1,630              GBP0.1839     2020 
                     ----------  -----------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------------- 
                                                                                     27 January 
 Stewart MacDonald    16,313      816                1,632              GBP0.1839     2020 
                     ----------  -----------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------------- 
 

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 January 2020:

 
 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        Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                 GB00BOFVQX23 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Acquisition of Free, Partnership 
                                           and Matching Shares through the 
                                           Company's Share Incentive Plan 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)              Date of transaction: 27 January 
                                           2020 
                                           Price: GBP0.1839 
                                           Volume: 
                                           Free Shares: 16,313 
                                           Partnership Shares: 815 
                                           Matching Shares: 1,630 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information              Date of transaction: 27 January 
                                           2020 
                                           Aggregated volume: 18,758 
                                           Price: GBP0.1839 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction             27 January 2020 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                 GB00BOFVQX23 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transactions          Acquisition of Free, Partnership 
                                           and Matching Shares through the 
                                           Company's Share Incentive Plan 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)              Date of transaction: 27 January 
                                           2020 
                                           Price: GBP0.1839 
                                           Volume: 
                                           Free Shares: 16,313 
                                           Partnership Shares: 816 
                                           Matching Shares: 1,632 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information              Date of transaction: 27 January 
                                           2020 
                                           Aggregated volume: 18,761 
                                           Price: GBP0.1839 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transactions            27 January 2020 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transactions           Outside a trading venue 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 

Total Voting Rights

In respect of the month of January 2020, the Company has on 27 January 2020 issued 225,111 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 27 January 2020, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company consisted of 458,204,866 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 entitlements.

Enquiries:

Rockhopper Exploration plc

Jan Davies, Company Secretary

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7390 0230 (via Vigo Communications)

Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor

James Asensio

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)

Richard Crichton

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Vigo Communications

Patrick d'Ancona

Ben Simons

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7390 0231

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