Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8539H
Rockhopper Exploration plc
17 July 2012
 



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

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):


n/a

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

UBS Investment Bank

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

UBS AG London Branch

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

12 July 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 July 2012

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

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

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17,723,134

17,723,134

16,250,914

16,250,914

-

5.72%

-



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

16,250,914

5.72%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

 


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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