Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7681Y

Rockhopper Exploration plc

03 December 2014

 

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 GB00B0FVQX23
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				n/a
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):	The event triggering notification is the acquisition of UBS AG by UBS Group AG through the completion of a share transfer offer on 28 November 2014 in which the shareholders of UBS AG became shareholders of UBS Group AG and their shares in UBS AG were transferred to UBS Group AG.  As a result, UBS Group AG controls UBS AG. Thus, UBS Group AG has become an indirect shareholder of Rockhopper Exploration Plc.			Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		UBS Investment Bank UBS Group AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		UBS AG London Branch UBS Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		28 November 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		02 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Above 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

GB00B0FVQX23

17,638,395

17,638,395

-

-

18,973,903

-

6.49%

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

18,973,903

6.49%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below. UBS AG: -     directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 16,971,295 (5.80%); and -     indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 2,005,570 (0.69%)
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:	[phone]

 

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