TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION | ||||
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 | Ignis Investment Services Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | |||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 15/01/2013 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 16/01/2013 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type of
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Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB00BOFVQX23 | 12,884,525 | 4.53% | ||||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting | ||||||||||||
CfD's | 1,050,120 | 0.37% | ||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ | 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 | |||||||||||||||
13,934,645 | 4.90% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd (839,651, 0.30%) Vidacos Nominees Ltd (11,596,913, 4.08%) State Street Nominees (315,701, 0.11%) HSBC (748,260, 0.26%) Merrill Lynch (434,120, 0.15%) Phoenix Group Holdings Impala Holdings Limited Ignis Asset Management Ltd Ignis Investment Services Ltd (Indirect) | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | ||
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14. Contact name: | Investment Operations | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0141 222 8158 | |
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