Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8324C

Rockhopper Exploration plc

19 April 2013

 

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					ü
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		FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		18  April 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19  April  2013
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

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

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14,030,124

14,030,124

14,730,124

14,730,124

5.18

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

136,200

Nominal

Delta

0.05%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,866,324

5.23

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Sum of Factored Shares Held Custodian Advisor Total BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FG-FIL GESTION 1,387,474 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C) FFML-FIL FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2,784,686 FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED 21,820 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FIJ-FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED 149,400 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C) FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL 2,070,876 FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 8,452,068 Grand Total 14,866,324
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:		700,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:		18 April 2013
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Shelley Muller
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail], 01737 834624

 

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