13th Sep 2007 17:46
Rockhopper Exploration plc13 September 2007 Rockhopper Exploration PLC ("the Company") Issue of equity Rockhopper Exploration plc (the "Company") announces that, following receipt ofa Notice of Exercise on 5 September 2007, options have been exercised in respectof 1,980 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). The option to purchase Ordinary Shares was granted on 10 May 2005. Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to tradingon AIM on or around 19 September 2007. The new Ordinary Shares will rank paripassu with the existing ordinary share capital of the Company and have beenallotted and issued credited as fully paid. Following admission, the total issued share capital of the Company will increaseto 75,665,285 Ordinary Shares. For further information, please contact: Rockhopper Exploration plc www.rockhopperexploration.co.ukSam Moody - Managing Director 01722 414 419 Aquila Financial Ltd www.aquila-financial.comPeter Reilly 020 7202 2601Yvonne Fraser 020 7202 2609 Landsbanki Securities (UK) Limited - Corporate FinanceAndrew Matharu 020 7426 9000Tom Hulme This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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