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Director Share Purchases and Awards
Director Share Purchases and Awards.

About this update from Rockhopper Exploration Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3991I Rockhopper Exploration plc 19 June 2017 \n\n19 June 2017\nRockhopper Exploration plc\n(\"Rockhopper\" or the \"Company\")\n \nDirector Share Purchases and Awards and Relinquishment under Long Term Incentive Plan\n \nRockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, makes the following announcements in relation to Director dealings and the Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 (the \"LTIP\"):\n \nDirector Dealings\n \nThe Company announces that on 16 June 2017 a total of 1,229,197 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company (\"Shares\") were purchased by certain Directors as follows: \n \n\n\n\n\nDirector\n\n\nPrice (pence)\n\n\nNumber of shares purchased \n\n\nTotal number of shares held following purchases \n\n\n% of issued share capital following purchases\n\n\n\n\nSam Moody (CEO)\n \n\n\n£0.2048\n\n\n246,898\n\n\n2,319,211\n\n\n0.51\n\n\n\n\nDavid McManus (Chairman)\n\n\n£0.2048\n\n\n366,149\n\n\n498,952\n\n\n0.11\n\n\n\n\nStewart MacDonald (CFO)\n\n\n£0.2048\n\n\n122,050\n\n\n240,881\n\n\n0.05\n\n\n\n\nJohn Martin (Non-Executive Director)\n\n\n£0.20125\n \n\n\n250,000\n\n\n341,600\n\n\n0.07\n\n\n\n\nJohn Summers (Non-Executive Director)\n\n\n£0.2048\n\n\n244,100\n\n\n244,100\n\n\n0.05\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\n1\n\n\nDetails of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nName\n\n\n Samuel Moody\n\n\n\n\n2\n\n\nReason for the notification\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nPosition/status\n\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\n\n\n\nb)\n\n\nInitial notification/Amendment\n\n\nInitial notification\n\n\n\n\n3\n\n\nDetails of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nName\n\n\nRockhopper Exploration plc\n\n\n\n\nb)\n\n\nLEI\n\n\n213800IPXW6XRLVCL581\n\n\n\n\n4\n\n\nDetails of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; ...