Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0776F
Rockhopper Exploration plc
05 January 2010
 




For filings with the FSA include the annex


For filings with issuer exclude the annex



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

Gartmore Investment Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):iv

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or

reached:
 v

23rd December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24th December 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
 vi, vii

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

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0FVQX23

9,370,000

9,370,000

8,619,709


8,619,709


4.979%



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

8,619,709

4.979%

  

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:


14. Contact name:


15. Contact telephone number:


 

Share description
      Fund Managing Co
Shares Held
% of Issued Share Capital
UK Registered Owner
Beneficial Owner
Equities
      ROCKHOPPER EXPLORA    
 
 
 
 
      ORD GBP0.01
 
 
 
 
            Gartmore Fund Managers Limited
1,712,748
0.989%
HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd
Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish smaller companies
 
            Gartmore Investment Limited
2,104,633
681,810
 
4,120,518
1.216%
0.394%
 
2.380%
Nortrust Nominees
Gartmore Growth Opportunities
Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303
Strathclyde Pension Fund
Gartmore Growth Opportunities Plc
 
The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited
 
 
 
8,619,709
4.979%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 



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