Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5127F

Rockhopper Exploration plc

15 June 2012

 

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
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					X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		GLG Partners LP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		12/06/12
6. Date on which issuer notified:		13/06/12
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 Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

2,570,918

2,570,918

2,570,918

2,570,918

0.90%

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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

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

12,093,968

Nominal

Delta

4.26%

4.26%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,664,886

5.16%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
GLG Partners is an investment management firm investing money on behalf of clients and investment funds.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Not applicable
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		Not applicable
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		Not applicable
13. Additional information:	Not applicable
14. Contact name:	Dan Johnson
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7016 7426

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Not applicable
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Dan Johnson
Phone number & email	020 7016 7426
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Dan Johnson
Contact address	1 Curzon Street, London W1J  5HB
Phone number & email	020 7016 7426 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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