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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 6978V Rockhopper Exploration plc 05 November 2010 \n \n\n 05 November 2010\n \nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN\n \nRockhopper Exploration plc\n£206.3 million share placing (the \"Placing\")\nAll resolutions passed at today's General Meeting \nThe Board of Rockhopper Exploration plc (\"Rockhopper\") announces that all the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting of Rockhopper held today, including the resolution to approve the Placing, were passed. The levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions received prior to the meeting are set out in Appendix I.\nThe Placing announced on 19 October 2010 remains conditional on the admission to trading on AIM of all 65,500,000 new Ordinary Shares (the \"Placing Shares\") that are the subject of the Placing and on the Placing Agreement between Rockhopper, Canaccord Genuity Limited (\"Canaccord Genuity\"), and Merrill Lynch International (\"Merrill Lynch\") becoming unconditional in all other respects.\nIt is expected that the Placing will become unconditional and the admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM will become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 8 November 2010.\nCapitalised terms used, but not defined in this announcement, have the same meanings as set out in the announcement released by Rockhopper on 18 October 2010.\nEnquiries:\n\n\n\n\nRockhopper Exploration \nSam Moody - Chief Executive\n \n\n\n+44 (0)20 7920 2340 \n(via M: Communications)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBofA Merrill Lynch\n\n\n+44 20 7996 1000\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Osborne\nOliver Holbourn\nPaul Frankfurt\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanaccord Genuity \n\n\n+44 20 7050 6500\n\n\n\n\nRobert Finlay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Berkeley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHenry Fitzgerald-O'Connor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nThis announcement is for information purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to buy, sell, issue, or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, or subscribe for any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This announcement has been issued by and is t...