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Director Share Purchases
Director Share Purchases.
About this update from Rockhopper Exploration Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 2882P\n Rockhopper Exploration plc\n 08 June 2020\n \n \n \n \n 8 June 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n Rockhopper Exploration plc\n \n \n (\"Rockhopper\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n \n Director Share Purchases \n \n \n \n \n \n Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, announces \n that, on 5 June 2020, the Company's non-executive directors purchased, in aggregate, 292,744 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company in line with their commitment, as announced on 19 May 2020, that 20 per cent of their fees, after tax and national insurance, will be used to purchase shares in the Company.\n \n \n \n \n \n A summary of the purchases appears below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Director\n \n \n \n \n Price (pence)\n \n \n \n \n Number of shares purchased \n \n \n \n \n Total number of shares held following purchases \n \n \n \n \n % of issued share capital following purchases\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keith Lough (Chairman)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n £0.0808\n \n \n \n \n 148,515\n \n \n \n \n 228,515\n \n \n \n \n 0.05\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alison Baker (Senior Independent Director) \n \n \n \n \n £0.0885\n \n \n \n \n 70,000\n \n \n \n \n 70,000\n \n \n \n \n 0.02\n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Summers (Non-Executive Director) \n \n \n \n \n £0.0808\n \n \n \n \n 74,229\n \n \n \n \n 318,329\n \n \n \n \n 0.07\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set out below is the information required by Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 in relation to the acquisition of Shares by certain Directors in their capacity as persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs): \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated\n \n \n \n \n \n \n a)\n \n \n \n \n Name\n \n \n \n \n Keith Lough\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n Reason for the notification\n \n \n \n \n \n \n a)\n \n \n \n \n Position/status\n \n \n \n \n Chairman\n \n \n \n \n \n \n b)\n \n \n \n \n Initial notification/Amendment\n \n \n \n \n Initial notification\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction...