Rockhopper Exploration plc
24 August 2006
Correction to announcement: The announcement issued today at 10.35 am RNS Number
05871, did not state the number of shares purchased under the option. A
corrected announcement follows.
Rockhopper Exploration plc
24 August 2006
Exercise of options over ordinary shares
Rockhopper Exploration plc (the 'Company') was notified on 18 August 2006 that
David Bodecott, an independent consultant to the Company in petroleum geology
and seismic interpretation, exercised options to purchase 75,000 new ordinary
shares in the Company at an option price of 10 pence per ordinary share.
The option to purchase ordinary shares was granted to David Bodecott at the time
of the Company's listing on AIM on 15th August 2005.
Application has been made for the new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading
on AIM on or around 30 August 2006. The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu
with the existing ordinary share capital of the Company and have been allotted
and issued credited as fully paid.
Following the exercise of the options the revised number of issued ordinary
shares of 1p each is 72,074,605.
www.rockhopperexploration.co.uk
For further information, please contact:
Rockhopper Exploration
Sam Moody, Managing Director 01722 414 419
Aquila Financial Limited
Peter Reilly 020 7202 2601
www.aquila-financial.com
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