Results of Placing & Restoration of Trading
Rockhopper Exploration plc
27 August 2026
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27 August 2026
Rockhopper Exploration plc
("Rockhopper" or the "Company")
Results of Placing & Restoration of Trading
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, is pleased to announce that the Company has raised approximately US$180 million (approximately £132.4 million) through the placing of 189,210,582 New Ordinary Shares (the "Placing Shares") with existing and new institutional investors at a fixed price of 70 pence per share (the "Issue Price") via an accelerated bookbuild (the "Placing").
The Placing attracted strong demand from existing and new institutional investors and was significantly oversubscribed at the Issue Price.
Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord") and Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt") acted as Joint Bookrunners in connection with the Placing.
The Placing Shares being issued represent approximately 22% of the existing issued ordinary share capital of the Company prior to the Placing. The Placing was conducted using the Company's existing share authorities.
Open Offer
As detailed in the Company's announcement of 27 August 2026 titled "Proposed Capital Raising", the Company has also launched an Open Offer to provide Qualifying Shareholders with the opportunity to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price. A circular containing full details of the Open Offer and the expected timetable will be posted to Shareholders on 28 August 2026 and made available on the Company's website shortly thereafter.
Sam Moody, CEO of Rockhopper Exploration plc, said:
"We are delighted with the strong response from investors. The support reflects the compelling opportunity presented by Sea Lion and the value uplift to project Net Present Value, as highlighted in yesterday's announcement. We are also pleased to offer qualifying shareholders the opportunity to participate in this exciting development through the Open Offer."
Capital Access Window & Restoration of Trading
As detailed in the Company's announcement of 24 August 2026 titled "Sea Lion Update & Potential Capital Raise", the Company entered a Capital Access Window at 7:45 a.m. BST on 24 August 2026, in order to reach a broader range of investors during the Placing.
Following the results of the Placing, the Capital Access Window has now closed and normal trading in the Company's existing Ordinary Shares is expected to resume at 7:30 a.m. BST on 28 August 2026.
Admission & Total Voting Rights
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and admission is expected to become effective on or around 8.00 a.m. on 2 September 2026 ("Admission").
The Company confirms that, upon Admission of the Placing Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company will consist of 1,051,439,462 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company and there will be no Ordinary Shares held in treasury. This issued share capital figure can be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Other than where defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the announcement titled "Proposed Capital Raising" released by the Company at 7:00 a.m. BST on 27 August 2026.
Enquiries:
Rockhopper Exploration plc
Sam Moody - Chief Executive Officer
Tel. +44 (0)20 7390 0230 (via Vigo Consulting)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Bookrunner, NOMAD and Joint Broker)
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor/James Asensio/Charlie Hammond (Investment Banking)
Sam Lucas/Darren Furby (ECM)
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Bookrunner and Joint Broker)
Richard Crichton/ Georgia Langoulant
Sohail Akbar / Ambika Bose
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Vigo Consulting
Patrick d'Ancona/Ben Simons/Fiona Hetherington
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7390 0234
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Neither this Announcement, nor any copy of it, may be released or otherwise forwarded, distributed, transmitted or sent in or into the United States. This Announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in or into the United States. The New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, delivered, transferred, or taken up, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The Company does not intend to register any portion of the Capital Raising in the United States or to conduct an offering of securities in the United States. The New Ordinary Shares are being offered and sold in "offshore transactions" as defined in, and in reliance on, Regulation S under the Securities Act.
This Announcement does not contain an offer or constitute any part of an offer to the public. This Announcement is not a "prospectus" within the meaning of Regulation 21(1) of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 ("POATR") and a copy of it has not been, and will not be, delivered to any authority which could be a competent authority for the purpose of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "EU Prospectus Regulation"). The contents of this Announcement have not been examined or approved by the London Stock Exchange, nor has it been approved by an "authorised person" for the purposes of Section 21 of the FSMA. This Announcement is being distributed to persons in the United Kingdom only in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply.
This Announcement is directed only at: (a) persons in member states of the European Economic Area who are qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(e) of the EU Prospectus Regulation, and (b) if in the United Kingdom, persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of "investment professionals" in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), or are high net worth companies, unincorporated associations or partnerships or trustees of high value trusts as described in article 49(2) of the Order, and (ii) are qualified investors as defined in paragraph 15 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the POATR, and (c) otherwise, to persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to communicate it (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any investment in connection with the Placing will only be available to, and will only be engaged with, Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this Announcement or any of its contents.
This document does not constitute a prospectus under the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968 (the "Israeli Securities Law"), and has not been filed with or approved by the Israel Securities Authority. In Israel, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer of the Placing Shares is directed only at: (i) a limited number of persons in accordance with the Israeli Securities Law, and (ii) investors listed in the first addendum (the "Addendum") to the Israeli Securities Law, consisting primarily of joint investment in trust funds, provident funds, insurance companies, banks, portfolio managers, investment advisors, members of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, underwriters, venture capital funds, entities with equity in excess of NIS 50 million and 'qualified individuals', each as defined in the Addendum (as it may be amended from time to time), collectively referred to as qualified investors (in each case, purchasing for their own account or, where permitted under the Addendum, for the accounts of their clients who are investors listed in the Addendum). Qualified investors are required to submit written confirmation that they fall within the scope of the Addendum, are aware of the meaning of same and agree to it.
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Canaccord Genuity Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting as nominated adviser, joint bookrunner and joint broker for the Company and for no-one else in connection with the Placing, and Canaccord will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its customers or for providing advice to any other person in relation to the Placing or any other matter referred to herein.
Peel Hunt LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting as joint bookrunner and joint broker for the Company and for no-one else in connection with the Placing and Peel Hunt will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing protections afforded to its customers or for providing advice to any other person in relation to the Placing or any other matter referred to herein.
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